Herman Woodward Adams (1894 - 1918)

Born 31 Jul 1894 in West Taylor, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA

Ancestors

Died 16 Sep 1918 at age 24 in France

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Biography

Private Herman Adams served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 1917
Unit(s): Battery C, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, 157th Field Artillery Brigade, 82nd Division
Service ended: Sep 16, 1918 (KIA)

Private Herman Adams was Killed in Action during World War I.

Second child of Jacob and Nancy. His older brother Wilbert died in infancy. His mother died when he was 13 and his father remarried.

He was working for the O Harrow Company in Cambria, Pennsylvania as a laborer when he registered for the draft on June 5, 1917 ^[1]

Private Adams was killed in action ^[2]. He is buried in Benshoff Hill Cemetery Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA^[3]

1900 U.S.Census: Herman Adams, 5, was born in Jul 1894 in Pennsylvania. In 1900 he lived in West Taylor, Cambria, Pennsylvania. Household members were: Jacob 30, Nancy E. 28, Herman 5, Jonathan 3, and Jacob S. 6/12.^[4]

1910 U.S.Census: Woodward Adams was born in 1895 in Pennsylvania. In 1910 he lived in West Taylor, Cambria, Pennsylvania. His parents were both born in Pennsylvania. His occupation was laborer in a steel mill. Household members were: Jacob 42, Jennie E. 33, Woodward 15, Jonathan E, 13, Spurgeon 10, Lewis E. 8, Ruth 0.^[5]

Draft: Herman Woodward Adams was born in Pennsylvania on 31 Jul 1894. His address in 1917-1918 was Rd 1, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. He was medium build and height, with light brown hair and blue eyes.^[6]

Burial: Pvt. Herman Woodward Adams was born 31 Jul 1894 and died in 16 Sep 1918. He was buried in Benshoff Hill Cemetery, Middle Taylor Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania. His parents were Jacob and Nancy Jane Adams.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6VS-Z5Y : accessed 15 April 2015), Herman Woodward Adams, 1917-1918; citing Cambria County no 1, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,877,747.
2. ↑ Soldiers of the Great War, Volume III page 160, Haulsee, W. M.; Howe, F. G.; Doyle, A. C.,Washington, D.C.; Soldiers Record Publishing Association, 1920
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #93356356
4. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census. Year: 1900; Census Place: West Taylor, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1389; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0160; FHL microfilm: 1241389.
5. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census. Year: 1910; Census Place: West Taylor, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1324; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0144; FHL microfilm: 1375337.
6. ↑ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Cambria; Roll: 1877747; Draft Board: 1.
7. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial 93356356.