Hattie May (Wilson) Adams (1904 - 1976)

Born 19 Sep 1904 in Fouke, Miller County, Arkansas, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Herman Wiley Adams — married 7 Jul 1923 in Fouke, Miller County, Arkansas, USA

Descendants

Died 14 Mar 1976 at age 71 in Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA

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Biography

"Known as 'Mamie' by her grandchildren, Hattie was the daughter of William Henry Wilson & Virginia Idonia Graves Wilson.

She married Herman Wiley Adams, son of Louis Sercy Adams & Ellinor Elizabeth Hoffmeister Adams, on the banks of a creek near Fouke, AR on July 7, 1923.

Hattie was soft spoken & known for her gentle spirit & unselfishness, with a steadfast Christian faith that sustained her through many trials, including the deaths of two of her nine children, & enduring the hardships brought on by 'The Great Depression.'

During these lean times, Hattie perfected her recipe for Vinegar Pie that became a tradition in the Adams family.

She was a devoted & loving wife, mother, & grandmother of 21 grandchildren.

Her death was brought on after suffering for several years from Alzheimer's.

Her favorite little rhyme described her perfectly:

'If any little word of mine can make a heart the lighter,

If any little song of mine may make the world seem brighter,

God help me say the little word and do my bit of singing,

And drop it in a lonely vale to set the echoes ringing.'"

- tribute by Kathy Marie Cagle Baker

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Children of HERMAN ADAMS and HATTIE WILSON are:

18. i. THELMA LOUISE6 ADAMS, b. May 1, 1924, N. Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.

ii. ELIZABETH IDONIA ADAMS, b. December 22, 1926; d. December 21, 1927.

19. iii. AILEEN RAY ADAMS, b. July 13, 1929, Garland, Miller County, Arkansas; d. August 4, 1997, Monroe, Louisiana.

20. iv. ELAINE ADAMS, b. November 9, 1931, Miller County, Arkansas.

v. LOYCE HERMAN ADAMS, b. October 2, 1934; d. October 2, 1934.

21. vi. JOHN RAYMOND ADAMS, b. August 12, 1936.

22. vii. RUTH ESTER ADAMS, b. July 23, 1937, Bossier City, Louisiana.

23. viii. ANN ADAMS, b. December 10, 1939, Sheveport, La Caddo Parish.

24. ix. JERRY WILSON ADAMS, b. February 28, 1944, Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.

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Findagrave Family links:

Spouse:

Herman Wiley Adams (1903 - 1970)

Children:

Thelma Louise Adams Cagle (1924 - 2010)*

Burial:

Loch Arbor Cemetery

Swartz

Ouachita Parish

Louisiana, USA" (findagrave)

Sources

• Find A Grave Memorial# 4811426

• Based on the Nathan Elgin Kemp Family Tree - submitted by Kathy Marie Cagle Baker at http://nathankempnetwork.4truth.info/nek-tree2.htm

• Sources in the form of censuses, marriage licenses, gravestone inscriptions, photographs, depositions, deeds, wills, etc., to be added over time...

• Some other info based on family data found at

http://nathankempnetwork.4truth.info