Jacob Adams (1873 - 1905)

Born 13 Jan 1873 in Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois

Ancestors

Died 14 Jul 1905 at age 32 in Stacyville, Mitchell County, Iowa

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Husband of Bertha Matson

NOTE: Jacob Adams was born in Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois on 13 January 1873 and baptized on 14 January 1873, recorded in St John the Baptist Catholic Church records, Witnesses to his baptism were Jacob Adams and Adam Freund

"Jacob Adams was born in [Johnsburg] McHenry County, Illinois on January [13] 23, 1873. Soon after his parents moved to Mitchell County, and on February 29, 1882, his father died, and on March 10, 1887, his mother. Although still a young man he has by hard work and saving gained quite a fortune. In 1898, he married Miss Bertha Mattson. Three children blessed their home of which the oldest is six years of age. Since his marrage his home has been at Stacyville with the exception of a year when he worked a farm for Mr. Hanson. He has been sick for more than a year and died Friday morning, July 14, at 7:15 a.m. He has seven brothers and two sisters. Joe Adam came from DeGraff, Minnesota, some time ago. A message was sent to Martin Adams who was at St. Paul and fortunately he arrived about five hours before his brother's death".... Osage News, Thursday July 20, 1905

Sources

St John the Baptist Catholic Church records, Johnsburg

Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934; Name Jacob Adams; Event Type Marriage; Event Date 22 Nov 1898; Event Place New Haven, Mitchell, Iowa; Age 24; Birth Year (Estimated) 1874; Father's Name Nicholis Adams; Mother's Name Anna M. Stiffins; Spouse's Name Bertha E. Matson; Spouse's Age 28; Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1870; Spouse's Father's Name Martin Matson; Spouse's Mother's Name Mary Peterson; Citing this Record; "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC48-QXP : 18 October 2017), Jacob Adams and Bertha E. Matson, 22 Nov 1898, New Haven, Mitchell, Iowa, United States; citing reference it6 p148, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,502,967.

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