Born in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Harry Boyd Adams
and Bessie Jane (Degrote) Croff
Sister of
Unnamed Infant Adams, Marion Adams, Bessie Adams, Richard Adams and [private brother (1920s - unknown)] [half]
Wife of
William Fritzen Smith
— married
29 Sep 1919 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 71
in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Aug 2016
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Biography
Died Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage (4days) Arterio Schlerosis. 3 JUN 1970. Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States. Note: Funeral home: Vanderpool Chapel,Grand Rapids, MI. Informant was John Henry Smith of 1644 Chapel St. 3 DR: Kent County, MI.
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3 funeral card.
Note: Funeral home: Vanderpool Chapel,Grand Rapids, MI. Informant was John Henry Smith of 1644 Chapel St. 2 Postcards in possession of John Smith - viewed 5 Jan 1990. 28 Dec 1920 Mrs. William Smith from Artha at Jackson MI. 17 June 1923 Mrs. Irene Smith receives a postcard from cousin - Bessie June in Midland, Michigan. no date - postcard to Miss Irene Adams, 209 Burr Oak, Grand Rapids, MI from cousin Etta - could this be Ettie May Dunn?. 2 undated report card from 8th Grade - attended E Leonard School under name Irene Adams - teach Leone E. Aylworth.
Census: 1900 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States. Note: 1900: Grand Rapids, Kent, MI: Irene, 1 b Jun 1899, with parents. 1910 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States. Note: 1910: Grand Rapids, Kent, MI: Irene, 11, with parents. 1920 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States. Note: 1920: Grand Rapids, 2nd ward, Kent, MI: Clara Irene, 20, with husband. 1930 Paris, Kent, Michigan, United States. Note: 1930: Paris Twp, Kent, MI: Clara I, 31, with husband.
Buried 6 JUN 1970. Kentwood, Kent, Michigan, United States. Note: DR: Kent County, MI.
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3 funeral card.
Residence Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States.
Event: Vanderpool Chapel. Funeral Home. Note: funeral card.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Clara by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Clara:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Clara by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Clara:
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~0.78%
Donna (Smith) Wiesinger
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M591972 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A074932 [compare], Ancestry member daisycalico
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~0.78%
Richard Baker :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A148971 [compare], Ancestry member rbaker545
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~0.78%
Jack Wilson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A157491 [compare], Ancestry member Jack_Wilson
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