Frederick Adamson (1926 - 1988)

Born 9 Oct 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Claire (Little) Adamson — married 4 May 1946 in Philadelphia., Pa. Saint Mark's Episcopal Church

Descendants

Died 15 Jun 1988 at age 61 in Wildwood, Cape May, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Fred Adamson served in the United States Navy in World War II
Service started: October 20, 1943
Unit(s): Pacific Theater, Phillipines and Japan
Service ended: February 12, 1946

Fred was born on October 9, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. His parents were Joe Adamson, and Ada Stowell. He was Baptized on February 26, 1928, at Saint Mark Episcopal Church, in the Frankford section of Philadelphia. He was presented by his parents, and his Godparents were Viola Crouch, and Ralph Gordon. Fred's early years were spent with the family in north Philadelphia. First, on Lackawanna Street, then on Ontario Street. Ontario Street is where he met his wife to be, Claire Little, and where he would buy a home and raise a family after their marriage. Fred somehow became the owner of two horses when he was a teenager. He boarded them at a stable, or home, in the Juniata section of the city, not far from where he lived. Fred enlisted in the US Navy on October 20, 1943. He served in the Pacific, and ended the war stationed in the Philippine Islands. He rarely spoke of his war experiences, but if what he did relate was true, it was a gruesome picture of man's capabilities. Fred was separated from the Navy on February 12, 1946 in Bainbridge Maryland.

Two months after his return home, Fred and Claire Married. Their wedding was at Saint Mark Episcopal Church on May 4, 1946. The couple settled into their first home, an apartment on North Fifth Street. Fred became an apprentice carpenter, and their first child was born in 1947. By 1950, Fred had bought a home on Ontario Street, his former neighborhood as a boy. Fred and Claire had five more children between 1954 and 1968. All were born in Philadelphia. In 1960, Fred purchased a property in Wildwood, New Jersey that had been in Claire's family for many years. Claire and the children spent the summer "down the shore", and Fred worked in the city during the week, and came to Wildwood on the weekends. This arrangement lasted until 1968, after the birth of their last child, they made the decision to move permanently to the coast of New Jersey. Fred remained in Wildwood until his death in 1988. He is Buried at the Cape May County Veterans Cemetery in Cape May Court House.

Sources

• Pennsylvania & New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985: Birth, 9 October, 1926, Baptism, 26 February, 1928, Saint Mark Episcopal Church, (Frankford), Philadelphia.

• United States Federal Census 1930: 4350 Lackawanna Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Age 3.

• United States Federal Census 1940: 1929 E. Ontario Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Age 13.

• Pennsylvania, Veterans Compensation Applications, WWII, 1950: Enlistment, 20 October, 1943, SN#246-10-97.

• Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Marriage Index, 1885-1951: 4 May 1946, ML#811276.

• Pennsylvania & New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985: Marriage, 4 May, 1946, Saint Mark Episcopal Church, (Frankford), Philadelphia, Marriage Register, page 160, no. 6.

• Pennsylvania, Veterans Compensation Applications, WWII, 1950: Separation, 12 February, 1946, Bainbridge Maryland. SN#246-10-97. Applicant eligible for total payment of $345.00.

• US Social Security Death Index: Died, 15 June, 1988.

• U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010: Birth, 9 October, 1926. Death, 15 June, 1988. Navy, 20 October, 1943 - 12 February, 1946.

• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600's - Current: Cape May County Veterans Cemetery, Cape May Court House, New Jersey.

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• Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 799. (Free Ancestry Image)

• "United States Census, 1930," Database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH75-54K : accessed 19 June 2015)], Fredrick Adamson in household of Joseph Adamson, Philadelphia (Districts 0751-1000), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0888, sheet 3B, family 66, line 87, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2107; FHL microfilm 2,341,841.

• "United States Census, 1940," Database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQJD-6SJ : accessed 19 June 2015)], Fredrick Adamson in household of Joseph Adamson, Ward 45, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 51-1876, sheet 9A, family 196, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3746.

• Military Enlistment, Separation, Compensation (Free Ancestry Image)

• "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951," Database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVQ2-76D : accessed 19 June 2015)], Frederick Adamson and Little, 1946; citing license number 811276, Clerk of the Orphan's Court. City Hall.

• Title Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 (Free Ancestry Image)

• "United States Social Security Death Index," Database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRH4-Z3T : accessed 19 June 2015)], Frederick Adamson, 15 Jun 1988; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "Find A Grave Index," Database, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLZ-Q2YT : accessed 19 June 2015)], Frederick Adamson, 1988; Burial, Cape May Court House, Cape May, New Jersey, United States of America, Cape May County Veterans Cemetery; citing record ID 90734912, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.