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Wiley Creighton Adams 1862–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Sep 1862

Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina

Death Date: 31 Jul 1936

Death Location: Nash, North Carolina

Father: Lott Adams

Mother: Charity Williams

Spouse(s): Louisiana Winstead

Children(s): Theophilus Adams

Wiley Creighton Adams was born in 1862 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, the child of Lott Adams And Charity Cherry Aunt Puss Moody Williams. Wiley Creighton Adams married Louisiana Winstead, and had children including Theophilus O Bud Adams. Wiley Creighton Adams passed away in 1936 in Nash, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Wiley Creighton Adams was born in 1862 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, the child of Lott Adams And Charity Cherry Aunt Puss Moody Williams.
  • Wiley Creighton Adams married Louisiana Winstead, and had children including Theophilus O Bud Adams.
  • Wiley Creighton Adams passed away in 1936 in Nash, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lott Adams
1816–1900
Birth Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
LA
Charity Williams
1827–1878
Birth Location: North Carolina
CW

Spouses(s)

Louisiana Winstead
1860–1929
Birth Location: Nash, N.C.
LW

Children(s)

Theophilus Adams
1887–1948
Birth Location: Nashville, Nash, North Carolina
TA

Wiley Adams's Ancestors

Self
Wiley Adams
1862–1936
Birth Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina
Parents
Lott Adams
1816–1900
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Charity ("Cherry" "Aunt Puss" Moody) Williams
1827–1878
North Carolina
Grandparents
William (Adams (DNA) Match)
1787–1862
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Winnefred (Davis Eidson (DNA) Match)
1783–1838
St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Nancy (H. Barner) Moody
1796–1871
Greensville, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Lott Adams
1756–1816
Nancy Rourke
1768–1845
Creighton Match)
1746–1826
Winnefred Match)
1750–1810
Benjamin Barner
1764–1850
Mary Jones
1766–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Adams
1730–1767
Martin Rourke
1756–1807
Joseph Eidson
1717–1758
Winifred Davis
1723–1758
Francis Barnes
1700–
John Barner
1736–1822
Elizabeth Harrison
1739–1822

Wiley Adams's Descendants

1.
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Wiley (Creighton) Adams (2 Sep 1862–31 Jul 1936) m. Louisiana Winstead (24 Jun 1860–28 July 1929)
  1. 1. Theophilus (O "Bud") Adams 1887–1948 m. Annie (Lee) Burchett 1894–1965
    1. 1. Evelyn (Lutoria) Adams 1915–1971 m. James (Crandall) Perkins 1913–1969
      1. 1. Donald (Lee “Don”) Perkins 1943–2001

Wiley Adams's Timeline

3 Records

1862
2 Sep 1862
Birth of Wiley Creighton Adams in Edgecombe, North Carolina
Edgecombe, North Carolina
1881
21 Dec 1881
Age 19
Wiley Creighton Adams was married in Nash, North Carolina, United States
Nash, North Carolina, United States
1936
31 Jul 1936
Age 74
Death of Wiley Creighton Adams in Nash, North Carolina
Nash, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1862
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1881
    Event Place: Nash, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1936
    Event Place: Nash, North Carolina
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