John Stokes Adams Sr. (1864 - 1954)

Born 22 Mar 1864 in Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Heloise Zelina (Root) Adams — married 23 Apr 1890 in District of Columbia, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Apr 1954 at age 90 in Lower Merion, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

John was born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1864. He was the son of Greenfield Adams and Josephine Livingston Stokes. He married Heloise Root in 1890.^[1] He passed away in a hospital in Montgomery, Pennsylvania in 1954 at age 90.

Sources

1. ↑ "District of Columbia Marriages, 1830-1921," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7B2-VQ9 : 11 February 2018), John Stokes Adams and Heloise Zelina Root, 23 Apr 1890; citing District Of Columbia, United States, reference 13867; FHL microfilm 2,026,026.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ5K-MXM : 4 January 2021), John S Adams in entry for John W Stokes, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6C7-4PD : 24 August 2017), John S Adams in entry for Green Adams, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 23, sheet 2A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0122; FHL microfilm 1,254,122.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M37J-CRS : accessed 15 July 2019), John S Adams, Philadelphia city Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 258, sheet 12A, family 174, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,457.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG3Y-5MS : accessed 15 July 2019), John S Adams, Philadelphia Ward 27, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 625, sheet 6B, family 115, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1401; FHL microfilm 1,375,414.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXMP-ZQK : accessed 15 July 2019), John Stokes Adams, Philadelphia Ward 27, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 882, sheet 4B, line 97, family 96, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1631; FHL microfilm 1,821,631.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHWS-D8S : accessed 7 March 2021), John Adams, Philadelphia (Districts 0251-0500), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 417, sheet 52B, line 59, family 888, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2112; FHL microfilm 2,341,846.
• Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03712; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 51-823;Source Information:Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
• Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 032701-035400;Source Information:Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 July 2019), memorial page for John S Adams (1864–1954), Find A Grave Memorial no. 156947267, citing West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Tony & Cindy Lloyd (contributor 47320243) .
• Obituary, “ John S. Adams, Attorney, Dies”;The Philadelphia Inquirer; Publication Date: 5 Apr 1954; Publication Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/177481253/?article=47520b95-81dd-4876-b9f8-ab7e8d04f80c&focus=0.2635515,0.26541698,0.38149053,0.5786465&xid=3355