Do you know who James Adams' parents were? My Adams came from South Carolina -- and I know several others who descend from the same line settled in this area of Georgia. -------------- Original message -------------- > Rebecca, > > This is my family. I just have that they were out in the county somewhere > near Waleska. > > 1900 Cobb Co., GA > James Adams 41 farming > Anna 32 > Calvin R. 14 > Vergil E. 14 > Dora Lee, 11 > Carl 9 > Arthur C. 7 > Robert L. 5 > Annie M. 9/12 > > 1910 Cobb Co., GA Post Oak militia dist. 25 April Post Oak Road p 15 B, > 284, 295 > Adams, James head, 51, married 27 yrs, GA/SC/SC, farmer, general farm, Emp. > Y Y, off. 47 > Annie 43, mom of 8, 8 living GA/GA/GA/ > Virgil E. 24 occupation none > Carl 20 farm laborer > Arthur C. 17 farm laborer > Robert L. farm laborer > Annie M. 11 none > Fannie L. 8 none > > They moved so the children could have higher education to Waleska & > Reinhardt College. This would have been c. 1910 as Virgil was at Reinhardt > that fall. The new farm was never as good as the one in Cobb Co. Rockier > for one thing. > > 1920 Cherokee Co., GA Waleska town, Harbins dist. 21 Jan. > 11B, Adams, James 60, GA/GA/GA/, farm laborer working out, wage earner, own > house > Annie 53 > Annie May 21 college student > F. D. 18 college student (Frances Delila) > > must have sold the farm and moved right after Annie Mae & Frances graduated > spring 1920 from Reinhardt College. James was a night watchman and Anna ran > a boarding house. They finally lost the house during the Depression when > the boarders couldn't afford to pay their rent. > > 1930 Fulton Co., GA Atlanta dist. 49 p5A > Confederate Ave. > 682.57.59. Adams, James W. head owns $6000 no radio 70 age marr. 25 > GA/GA/GA none > Anna wife 63 age marr. 17 GA/GA/GA seamstress public utility > Davis, Bessa roomer 45 widowed age marr. 18 salesman dept store > Elizabeth roomer 16 none > John A. roomer 14 none > > Virginia says: Anna worked in a factory; can't explain reference to public > utility. > > > GA death index: > Name Gender Race Death Date Death County Age Volume Certificate Residence > County Comments > James W Adams 08 Feb 1937 Fulton 3389 > > The Atlanta Constitution, Feb. 9, 1937 > Adams - Mr. James W. Adams of 682 Confederate Avenue, S E, died last night > (Monday) at his residence. He is survived by his wife; daughters, Mrs. R. T. > Pritchard of Canton, Ga., and Mrs. G. W. Davis, of Winterville, Ga, sons: > Mr. C. R. Adams of Mobile, Ala., Mr. V E Adams of Atlanta, Ga., and Mr. Carl > Adams of Newnan, Ga. The remains were removed to the chapel of Harry G. > Poole. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. > > Adams--The friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Adams of 682 > Confederate Avenue SE; Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Prichard, Canton, Ga; Mr. and Mrs. > G W Davis, Winterville, Ga., Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Adams, Mobile, Ala; Mr. and > Mrs. Carl Adams, Newnan, Ga., and Mr. and Mrs. V E Adams are invited to > attend the funeral of Mr. James W. Adams tomorrow (Wednesday) morning at > 10:30 o'clock from the Bethany Primitive Baptist Church. Rev. Bartow > Phillips will officiate. Interment, Mount Zion cemetery (Cobb County). > Gentlemen selected to serve as pallbearers will meet at the residence at 10 > o'clock. Harry G. Poole, funeral director. > > > Funeral book > James W. Adams > Born Georgia, March 19, 1858 > Passed Atlanta, Georgia Feb. 8, 1937 > age 78 > In charge of Services: Pastor Rev. Bartow Phillips > Place of Services: Bethany Primitive Baptist church > Final resting place: Mt. Zion (Cobb) cemetery > date of interment Feb. 10, 1937 > Bearers: L. L. Wright, Glenn Mall, Tom Brock, ______ Everett, ______ Daniel, > Clarence Keyton > Musical Selections: How Beautiful Heaven Must Be, Jesus Lover of My Soul, > Rock of Ages, I'm Going Home to Die No More > Our Loved one's life history [written in V E Adams, Sr's hand] > James Wilson Adams the son of Henry Adams, and Delilh Pool Adams was born in > Forsyth County, Georgia March 19, 1858, and lived in Forsyth, Milton, Cobb > and Fulton counties all of his life. He joined the Primitive Baptist church > about 1881 and remained a member in good standing until the day of his death > February 8, 1937. He was married to Ana Hardeman on March 4, 1882, by > Revered. Lewis Ball. He was the father of eight children Calvin Reeves Adams > born Aug. 28, 1884, Virgil Emory Adams born Feb. 26, 1886, Dora Lee (Adams) > Prichard born Dec. 25, 1887, Carl Adams born Dec. 9, 1889, Arthur Claude > Adams born March 6, 1893, Robert Lyman Adams born February 19, 1895, Annie > Mae (Adams) Davis born August 12, 1898, Frances Delilah Adams born September > 22, 1901. > > Relatives attending: V. E. Adams, Frances Prichard, Roy Prichard, Annie Mae > A. Davis, Dora Prichard, Carl Adams, Harold Prichard, L. C. Prichard, Mrs. > Lloyd C. Prichard, Mrs. R. L. Adams, Mr. & Mrs. H. B. Bagwell, Virginia > Adams, Sara Davis, Lillie Mae Jones, Emory Adams, Tom Adams, Mrs. V. E. > Adams (Louise) & Marianna, George W. Davis, Bernice Davis, Robert L. Adams > > Friends who called: lots listed too numerous to name > > on last page of Friends who called in Anna's writing: > Arthur Claud Adams born March 6, 1893, died Sept 17, 1916 > Robert Lyman Adams born Feb. 19, 1895, died July 28, 1917 > Frances Delilah Adams born Sept 22, 1901 died Sept 5, 1923 > James Wilson Adams born March 19, 1858, died Feb 8, 1937. > > flower remembrances in Louise Payne Adams' writing > Men's Bible Class Grant Park M E church > Missionary Society Winterville, Ga > Board of Stewards M E church, Winterville > Post Bible Class Newnan, Ga M E > Ga. Marble Finishing works, Canton, Ga. > Mrs. & Mrs. Willis Edwards, Newnan, Ga. > Mr. & Mrs. G. C. Polk, Newnan, Ga. > American Legion, Newnan, Ga. > American Legion Auxilery Newnan, Ga. > Bethany Primitive Bapt Church, Moreland Ave., Atlanta, Ga. > Mrs. B. F. Hardeman & family, 404 Washington Ave., Montgomery, Ala. > The neighbors, Atlanta, Ga > Mr. & Mrs. R. L. Prichard, Decatur, Ga. > > Mt. Zion church cemetery, Post Oak-Tritt Road, Roswell, GA > Take GA 400 North to exit 4B for 140 West in Roswell. Name of road will > change to Crossville. Follow along. After about 5 miles, turn left onto > Childers Rd. at light. Go aways and road deadends into Shallowford Rd. Turn > right. > At first intersection with light, make left turn onto John Ferry Rd. Go to > second light and make left onto Post Oak-Tritt Rd. Cemetery will be on your > left after you turn. It's small so look carefully. > > James Wilson Adams Anna Hardeman > March 19, 1858 December 7, 1866 > February 8, 1937 July 21, 1951 > > Frances Delilah Adams > Sept. 22, 1901 > Sept. 5, 1923 > > across from them & closer to road > Robert Lyman Adams Ida B. Weems Adams > Feb. 19, 1895 July 13, > 1894 > July 28, 1917 April 6, > 1988 > Every joy to us is dead > Since husband is not here > Just in the morning of his day > in youth and love he died > > 495 W. Ontario Ave. SW > Atlanta, Georgia > May 13th 1937 > Elder C. H. Cayce > Thornton, Arkansas > Elder R H Pittman, > Luray, Virginia > Dear Brethren: > I enclose copy of memorial on the passing of our beloved Brother James > Wilson Adams, which we request that you publish in your respective papers. > Thanking you, we remain, > Unworthily yours, > G P Nall > > Copy to Mrs. Anna Adams, Confederate Ave. SE, Atlanta, Ga. > Dear Sister, > Enclosed please find a copy of the resolution for you and the family. > Best wishes and kindest personal regards, I am, > Your unworthy brother, > G P Nall > > In Memoriam > Brother James Wilson Adams was the second son of Henry Adams and Delilah > Pool Adams. He was born March 19th 1859 (this is marked out & 58 written in) > and died February 8th, 1937, having passed the mark of three score and ten > years, his exact age being 77 years 10 months and 19 days. > On March 4, 1883 Brother Adams was joined in marriage to Miss Anna Hardeman, > this union being blessed with eight children, five sons and three daughters, > all of whom survive except two sons and one daughter, also his companion, > Sister Anna Adams is left to mourn his loss. > Having professed hope in Christ, Brother Adams united with the Primitive > Baptist Church at Mars Hill, near Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, in the > summer of 1882. In September 1926 Bethany Primitive Baptist Church was > constituted and established and brother Adams was enrolled as a member. > Through all these years brother Adams has been a loyal and devoted member of > the Primitive Baptist faith and was a faithful and dearly beloved member of > Bethany church at his death. > The church at Bethany feels deeply the loss of brother Adams. His vacant > seat brings to mind his going away and fills our hearts with sadness, but we > are made to rejoice in the hope, from the evidence he has left us, that he > is now sweetly resting on the other side. > We believe when the Saints of God are brought forth from the grave on the > resurrection morning that the body of Brother Adams will be among those > fashioned like unto the body of Jesus and share the Glory of God in that > world that has no end. > Submitted in Love, W. D. Sullivan, Walter Bartlett, G P Nall, committee > > > ==== GACHEROK Mailing List ==== > GACHEROK-L mailing list archives. 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