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Rebecca Ann (Denny) Adamson (1850 - 1936)

Rebecca Ann Adamson formerly Denny
Born in Indiana, United Statesmap
Daughter of and
Sister of , and
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Mother of and
Died at age 85 in Sparks, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United Statesmap
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Biography

Rebecca Denny was born on 20 Aug 1850, according to the funeral home marker on her grave.[1]

Isaac Adamson and Rebecca Ann Denny were married in Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, on 25 Oct 1865.[2] From US Census and other records, Isaac and Rebecca had at least the following children:

  • Cora A., b. 12 April 1870 Kansas; m. Francis Marion Stockwell; d. 22 Feb 1949
  • son M. E., b. ca. 1873 Kansas; probably died before 1880
  • Lilly, b. ca. 1876 Kansas; probably died before 1885
  • John Wesley, b. 3 Sept 1877 Kansas; d. Jan 1960
  • Ida M., b. Nov 1882 Kansas; d. 1900?
  • Jessie James, b. 10 May 1886 Kansas; d. 11 Jan 1963[3]
  • Burt Harrison, b. 15 Nov 1888 Kansas; d. 29 Sept 1971[4]
  • Luzena (Lota L.), b. 22 Sept 1891 Oklahoma; m. John Benjamin Work; d. 27 May 1947[5]
  • Frederick, b. Jan 1894 Oklahoma; d. 1968[6]

In 1870, I. Adamson, a 26 year old farmer b. Indiana, lived in Clifton Township, Wilson, Kansas, with A. Adamson, 27 b. Indiana, and daughter C. A. Adamson, 0-4/12 years olf b. Kansas.[7]

In 1875, I. R. Adamson and R. Adamson, daughter C. A. and son M. E., lived in Fall River Township, Wilson County, Kansas. They had come to Kansas from Indiana.[8]

In 1880, Rebecca A. Adamson and her husband Isaac were farming in Fall River Township, Wilson County, Kansas, with three children, all born in Kansas.[9]

In 1885, I. Adamson and R. A. Adamson were living in Fall River Township. Isaac served in the US Civil War in Co. C, 70th Indiana Infantry.[10]

In 1890, Isaac R. Adamson, 42, and Rebecca A., 40, lived in Township 19, Logan County, Oklahoma, with four children. Isaac served in Co. C., 75th Indiana Volunteer Infantry during the US Civil War.[11]

In 1900, Rebecca and Isaac Adamson were living on a farm they owned in Orlando, Logan County, Oklahoma Territory, with five children.[12]

In 1910, "Isic" and "Rehbeckey" Adamson were living in Eason Township, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma.[13]

On 19 July 1920, Rebecca Ann Adamson, the widow of Isaac R. Adamson, started to receive a Widow's Pension based on Isaac's service as a private, Co. C, 75th Indiana Infantry in the US Civil War.[14]

In 1930, Rebecca "N." Adamson, an 80 year old widow, lived in Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma. Two sons, Bert H. and Fred, both water well drillers, are living with her.[15]

Rebecca Adamson died on 20 May 1936 and is buried in the Box Cemetery, Cleveland County, Oklahoma.[1] You can see a picture of the funeral home marker on her grave at FindAGrave.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 www.FindAGrave.com; Created by: Gene Phillips; Record added: Aug 20, 2007; Find A Grave Memorial# 21046014
  2. ↑ "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2PF-8B8 : accessed 15 August 2015), Isaac Adamson and Rebecca Ann Denny, 25 Oct 1865; citing Urbana, Champaign, Illinois; FHL microfilm 338,048.
  3. ↑ www.FindAGrave.com; Created by: Connie; Record added: Jun 08, 2011; Find A Grave Memorial# 71009718
  4. ↑ www.FindAGrave.com; Created by: Ron & Myrna Cooper; Record added: Jun 10, 2010; Find A Grave Memorial# 53493136
  5. ↑ Created by: Liz Freeman; Record added: Aug 27, 2009; Find A Grave Memorial# 41211925
  6. ↑ www.FindAGrave.com; Created by: Connie; Record added: Jun 08, 2011; Find A Grave Memorial# 71009691
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJ1-TXL : accessed 16 August 2015), I Adamson, Kansas, United States; citing p. 7, family 50, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,942.
  8. ↑ Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1875 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: ks1875_20; Line: 6
    I. R. Adamson, 30 b. Indiana; M.E. Adamson, 2 b. Kansas; R. Adamson, 24 b. Indiana; C. A. Adamson, 4 b. Kansas.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF5R-9W4 : accessed 15 August 2015), Rebecca A Adamson in household of Isaac Adamson, Fall River, Wilson, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district 180, sheet 53B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0399; FHL microfilm 1,254,399.
    Isaac Adamson, 35 b. Indiana; Rebecca A Adamson, 24 b. Indiana; Cora A Adamson, 10 b. Kansas; Lilly R Adamson, 4 b. Kansas; John W Adamson, 2 b. Kansas. Isaac's parents were born in Indiana, while Rebecca's father was born in North Carolina and her mother in New York.
  10. ↑ Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Original data: Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1885 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1885_141; Line: 21
    I Adamson, 40; R A Adamson, 36; Cora Adamson, 15; J. W. Adamson, 7; Ida Adamson, 3.
  11. ↑ Oklahoma, Territorial Census, 1890 and 1907 [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. First Territorial Census for Oklahoma, 1890; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1811, 1 roll); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. ED 6, Page 9, line 17
    Isaac R. Adamson, 42 b. Indiana; Rebecca A., 40 b. Indiana; John W., 11; Ida M., 8; Jessie J., 4; Burt H., age? All the children were born in Kansas.
  12. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMGK-MX9 : accessed 15 August 2015), Rebecca A Adamson in household of Isaac L Adamson, Orlando Township Orlando town, Logan, Oklahoma Territory, United States; citing sheet 6B, family 111, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,339.
    Isaac L Adamson, 55 b. Indiana Jan 1845; Rebecca A Adamson, 50 b. Indiana Aug 1850; Ida M Adamson, 18 b. Kansas Nov 1882; Jesse J Adamson, 14 b. Kansas May 1886; Bert H Adamson, 12 b. Kansas Nov 1888; Luzena Adamson, 9 b. Oklahoma Sept 1891; and Frederick Adamson, 6 b. Oklahoma Jan 1894. Isaac and Rebecca have been married for 24 years, and Rebecca has had 13 children, 7 of whom are still alive. Isaac's parents were born in Indiana, while Rebecca's father was born in North Carolina and her mother in New York.
  13. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML7Q-LJK : accessed 15 August 2015), Isic R Adamson, Eason, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 212, sheet 9A, family 153, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,284.
    Isic R Adamson, 56 b. Indiana; Rehbeckey Adamson, 61 b. Indiana; Burt H Adamson, 21 b. Kansas; Lota L Adamson, 18 b. Oklahoma; Fredrick Adamson, 16 b. Oklahoma. Rebecca's father is shown as being born in Indiana and her mother in New York, while Isaac's parents were both born in Indiana. Isaac and Rebecca have been married for 42 years, and Rebecca has had 134 children, 6 of whom are alive.
  14. ↑ "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6WY-1BB : accessed 15 August 2015), Isaac R Adamson, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,634,048.
  15. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC48-RMV : accessed 15 August 2015), Rebecca N Adamson, Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0054, sheet 5B, family 130, line 61, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1929; FHL microfilm 2,341,663.
    Rebecca N Adamson, 80 b. Indiana; Bert H Adamson, 40 b. Kansas; Fred Adamson, 35 b. Oklahoma. Both sons are single. Rebecca's parents are shown as both being born in Indiana.




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