Nicholas
Michael
Adams
Born in Hirten, Mayen, Rhein, Prussia, Germany
Ancestors 
Son of Johann Castor Adams
and Margaretha (Jax) Adams
Brother of
Heinricus Adams, Mathias Adams, Anna Maria (Adams) Banthus, Maria Adams, Margaretha Adams and Peter Adams
Husband of
Anna Maria (Steffens) Adams
— married
13 Nov 1856 in St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Johnsburg, McHenry, Illinois
Descendants 
Father of
Caspar Adams,
Michael Adams,
Mathias Adams,
Susanna (Adams) Faas,
John Adams,
Peter Albert Adams,
Margaretha (Adams) Theobald,
Bernard Adams,
Jacob Adams,
Joseph M. Adams and
Martin Adams
Died in Stacyville, Mitchell, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Aug 2014
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Biography
Nicholas Adams migrated from Germany to United States of America.
Nicolaus Adams emigrated from Prussia (Germany) and arrived at Port of New York on 24 December 1855 aboard the ship New York. He came directly to Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois. Nicolaus and Anna later moved from Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois to Iowa sometime after the birth of their son Jacob Adams, born on 13 January 1873 in Johnsburg.
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St John the Baptist Catholic Church Nicolaus ADAMS & Anna Maria STEFFENS m 13 Nov 1856 Witnesses: Friedrich SCHMITT, Nicolaus ADAMS & Martin SCHMITT
18 June 1880: Stacyville Township, Mitchell Co., Iowa; Nicholas Adams Self 55 Prussia; Mary Adams Wife 45 Prussia; Caster Adams Son 23 Illinois; Michael Adams Son 21 Illinois; Mathias Adams Son 19 Illinois; Susan Adams Dau 17 Illinois; John Adams Son 14 Illinois; Peter Adams Son 12 Illinois; Margaret Adams Dau 10 Illinois; Benjamin Adams Son 9 Illinois; Jacob Adams Son 7 Illinois; Joseph Adams Son 5 Minnesota; Martin Adams Son 2 Iowa; Citing this Record; "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDLQ-BCC : 12 August 2017), Michael Adams in entry for Nicholas Adams, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 312, sheet 553C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0356; FHL microfilm 1,254,356.
Find A Grave: Memorial #38547241 Nicholas Michael Adams
Sources
St Kastor Catholic Church records, Weiler, Dist. Mayen, Rhineland, Germany
St John the Baptist Catholic Church records, Johnsburg, McHenry County, Illinois
The Immigrant Founders, Members and Associates of Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church, Johnsburg (est August 1841), McHenry County, Illinois. This booklet can be viewed upon request at the Johnsburg Public Library
Visitation Catholic Church records, Stacyville, Mitchell County, Iowa
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nicholas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage (beta) of DNA with Nicholas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nicholas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage (beta) of DNA with Nicholas:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Franz Oster 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M396624 [compare]
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~6.25%
Susan (Mocsny) Thomas :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A551259 [compare], Ancestry member SThomas826
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~6.25%
Sandra King :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A236310 [compare], Ancestry member Dreamer333
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A236310 [compare], FTDNA kit #803092
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~3.12%
Joachim Oster :
23andMe, GEDmatch M201632 [compare]
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~3.12%
D Johnson :
23andMe, GEDmatch M008831 [compare]
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Sandie (Schwartz) Schwarz
Sandie (Schwartz) Schwarz
Adams-36908 and Adams-16925 appear to represent the same person because: These profiles represent the same person, the duplicate profile I created has source information from the birth, marriage and death records from the church records
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by Sandie (Schwartz) Schwarz
Nicholas is 19 degrees from Noah Webster, 23 degrees from Max Aitken, 41 degrees from Marguerite Durand, 29 degrees from Lars Hierta, 23 degrees from Alexander McMinn, 20 degrees from Adolph Ochs, 26 degrees from Frank Packer, 31 degrees from Sylvia Pankhurst, 21 degrees from Joseph Pulitzer and 24 degrees from C Ryder on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.