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Wiley Gray Adams 1922–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 January 1922

Birth Location: Edgecombe County, NC

Death Date: 15 September 1986

Death Location: Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Wiley Adams

Mother: Bessie Adams

Spouse(s): Othelle Adams

Children(s): James Adams, Dennis Adams

Wiley Gray Adams was born in 1922 in Edgecombe County, NC, the child of Wiley Luther Adams And Bessie Adams. In 1950, Wiley Gray Adams resided in Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA. Wiley Gray Adams married Othelle Harris Adams, and had children including Dennis A Adams, James W Adams, Roger Dale Adams. Wiley Gray Adams passed away in 1986 in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Wiley Gray Adams was born in 1922 in Edgecombe County, NC, the child of Wiley Luther Adams And Bessie Adams.
  • In 1950, Wiley Gray Adams resided in Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA.
  • Wiley Gray Adams married Othelle Harris Adams, and had children including Dennis A Adams, James W Adams, Roger Dale Adams.
  • Wiley Gray Adams passed away in 1986 in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wiley Adams's Ancestors

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Wiley Adams
1922–1986
Birth Place: Edgecombe County, NC
Parents
Wiley Luther Adams
1890–1977
North Carolina, United States of America
Bessie Adams
1894–1936
Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas Jackson
1844–1912
Nash Co., N.C., North Carolina, USA
Frances (Ann Annie) Boon
1854–1919
Nash, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wiley Adams's Descendants

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Wiley (Gray) Adams (25 January 1922–15 September 1986) m. Othelle (Harris) Adams (abt 1924–)
  1. 1. James (W) Adams 1945–2016
  2. 2. Dennis (A) Adams 1949–1994

Wiley Adams's Timeline

3 Records

1922
25 January 1922
Birth of Wiley Gray Adams in Edgecombe County, NC
Edgecombe County, NC
1950
1950
Age 28
Wiley Gray Adams resided here in Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA
Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA
1986
15 September 1986
Age 64
Death of Wiley Gray Adams in Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina, United States of America
Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 January 1922
    Event Place: Edgecombe County, NC
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Rocky Mount, Nash, N
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Rocky Mount, Nash, N

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 September 1986
    Event Place: Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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