James Theophilus Adams (1839 - 1918)

Born 7 Sep 1839 in Wake, North Carolina, United States

Husband of Lucy Ann (Beckwith) Adams — married 28 Sep 1863 in Perquimans, North Carolina, United States

Died 19 Feb 1918 at age 78 in Wake, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Lieut. Col. James Adams served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1861
Mustered out: 1865
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 26th Regiment, 26th Infantry Confederate Army

An article in November 1912 edition of Confederate Veteran Magazine provides considerable detail about family and military service. Located via Confederatevets.com^[1] Informative obituary in April 1918 edition of Confederate Veterans Magazine ^[2]

Residence 1850: Wake County, North Carolina as DT, male age 10 in household of James Adams (45) with E Adams (42), D C Adams (male, 20), MW Adams (female, 18), AA Adams (female, 15), S A Adams (female, 8), B Avery (male, 6), C Page (male 19), A Page (male 18). Viewing the image of the census page, one could make the case for a "J T" Adams age 10 (line 20). ^[3]

Residence 1860: Southern Division, Wake County, North Carolina as Theophilus Adams (20) in household of James Adams (55) with Elizabeth Adams (53), Civil Adams (18) and Bryant Adams (17).^[4]

Joined 26th Regiment, 26th Infantry in 1861; wounded at Malvern Hill and Gettysburg; present with regiment at Appomattox.^[5]

Marriage: 1863 to Lucy Ann Beckwith; Perquimans County Record ^[6] and Wake County License: ^[7]

Residence 1870: Buckhorn Township, Wake County, North Carolina as head of household James T Adams (30) with Lucy Ann Adams (25), Anna Lee Adams (3), Remilus M Adams (2) and Wailon Adams (5 months). ^[8]

Residence 1880: Middle Creek Township, Wake County, North Carolina as head of household J T Adams (40) with wife Lucy A Adams (34), daughter Anna L Adams (13), son Romulas Adams (11), son Waylon G Adams (9), son James C Adams (7), daughter Florence Adams (5), son Corlas V Adams (3) and daughter Maggie Adams (9 months) ^[9]

Residence 1910: Holly Springs, Wake County, North Carolina as head of household James T Adams (69) with wife Lucy A Adams (65). ^[10]

Death: 1918 in Wake County, North Carolina.^[11]

Burial: Holly Springs Cemetery, Wake County, North Carolina. The Find a Grave Online Memorial has a brief biography ^[12] for him.

Additional References

• Cited with spouse in marriage record of son Carl V Adams 1906) ^[13].
• Cited with spouse in death record of son Carl Vestus Adams (1941) ^[14]; cited with spouse in death record of son Ramulus Marion Adams (1935) ^[15]; cited with spouse in death record of daughter Maggie Adams Oldham (1958) ^[16]; cited with spouse in death record of daughter Maude Adams Holleman (1968)^[17]; cited with spouse in death record of daughter Annie Lee Adams (1940) ^[18]; cited with spouse in death record of son James Clovis Adams (1944)^[19]

I*https://www.carolana.com/NC/Civil_War/26th_nc_regiment.html

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.confederatevets.com/documents/adams_nc_cv_11_12_art.shtml Now Growing Old Gracefully
2. ↑ Confederate Veterans Magazine April 1918 Col J. T. Adams
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4B2-QHH : accessed 19 March 2015), James Adams, Wake county, part of, Wake, North Carolina, United States; citing family 165, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Also viewed copy of microfilm online: Year: 1850; Census Place: Western Division, Wake, North Carolina; Roll: M432_647; Page: 182B; Image: 368.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MD6C-Y6N : accessed 19 March 2015), Theophilus Adams in household of James Adams, Southern Division, Wake, North Carolina, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 47, household ID 362, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 803,916. Also viewed copy of microfilm online:Year: 1860; Census Place: Southern Division, Wake, North Carolina; Roll: M653_916; Page: 47; Image: 51; Family History Library Film: 803916.
5. ↑ Confederatevets.com website: http://www.confederatevets.com/documents/adams_nc_cv_11_12_art.shtml Now Growing Old Gracefully
6. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZQ-42RS : 28 November 2018), Jas T Or James T Adams and Lucy Ann Beckwith, 28 Sep 1863; citing Perquimans, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 833,353.
7. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJQ-61LG : 4 November 2017), James T Adams and Lucy Ann Beckwith, 28 Sep 1863; citing Wake, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 2,242,683.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWD3-PJ6 : 19 March 2020), James T Adams, 1870.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCXY-469 : 19 August 2017), J T Adams, Middle Creek, Wake, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 261, sheet 140B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,984.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLSS-L7W : accessed 30 September 2020), James T Adams, Holly Springs, Wake, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 96, sheet 3B, family 53, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1135; FHL microfilm 1,375,148.
11. ↑ "North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F36H-PV8 : accessed 19 March 2015), James T. Adams, 19 Feb 1918; citing Holly Springs, Holly Springs, Wake, North Carolina, reference 408, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,892,194.
12. ↑ Find A Grave Website: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Adams&GSfn=James&GSmn=T&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1918&GSdyrel=in&GSst=29&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=24562435&df=all& LTC James Theophilus Adams
13. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ7-MWQT : 6 November 2017), J T Adams in entry for Carl V Adams and Flossie J Stephens, 04 Jan 1906; citing Wake, North Carolina, United States, p. 112, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 2,312,519.
14. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H426-77N2 : 21 January 2020), James T. Adams in entry for Carl Vestus Adams, 1941.
15. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HWBH-V9MM : 14 February 2020), James T. Adams in entry for Ramulus Marion Adams, 1935.
16. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H4MC-6K6Z : 14 February 2020), James T. Adams in entry for Maggie Adams Oldham, 1958.
17. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPQD-RYW : 10 February 2018), James Adams in entry for Maude Adams Holleman, 21 May 1968; citing Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, v 18A cn 18475, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,983,200.
18. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPK5-NDB : 17 July 2017), J. T. Adams in entry for Annie Lee Adams, 16 Mar 1940; citing Holly Springs, Wake, North Carolina, no 262, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,182.
19. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H4J7-2GZM : 14 February 2020), J. T. Adams in entry for James Clovis Adams, 1944.