Franz Wilhelm Adam (1834 - 1875)

Born 19 Feb 1834 in Preußen

Ancestors

Died 23 Sep 1875 at age 41 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Biography

Franz Wilhelm, known as William was born on 19 February 1834. He was christened on the same day at Olpe Stadt, Westfalen. He was the son of Joseph Adam and Maria Cramer. ^[1]

In 1870 he was recorded in the houshold of his brother Francis at Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. ^[2] He was also listed in the city directory for that same year with a street address and his brother was listed at the same address^[3]. He was listed on both records as a tailor.

William passed away 23 September 1875 and was buried in Mount Elliott Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth entry, "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NF67-64D : 24 February 2020), Franz Wilhelm Adam, 1834.
2. ↑ Residence entry 1870, "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHCT-HVD : 29 May 2021), William Adam in entry for Francis Adam, 1870.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Accessed on ancestry.com, September 2021.
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4. ↑ Death entry, Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 23 September 2021), memorial page for William Adam (1834–23 Sep 1875), Find a Grave Memorial ID 124488781, citing Mount Elliott Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Debbie Bleger (contributor 46976247) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124488781/william-adam