William Riley Adams (1873 - 1894)

Born 10 Sep 1873 in Hamilton Alley, Montgomery, Georgia, USA

Ancestors

Died 3 Feb 1894 at age 20 in Montgomery County, Georgia, USA

Biography

William Riley Adams was born 10 September 1873 in Montgomery County, Georgia, the son of William Wiley Adams and Malissa Delma Peterson Adams^[1]. In 1880 he lived in Montgomery County with his parents and siblings^[2].

He died 3 February 1894 in at his grandfather William Riley Adams's grist mill. He was at the grist mill when the millstone exploded, a large piece shearing off and striking him in the face and head, killing him instantly. He was buried in Hamilton Hill Cemetery, Kibbee, Montgomery County, Georgia^[1].

Grist mill accident article, Savannah Morning News, 5 February 1894

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #27522857
2. ↑ William R Adams, United States Census, 1880

Bibliography

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 April 2019), memorial page for William R. Adams (10 Sep 1873–17 Feb 1894), Find A Grave Memorial no. 27522857, citing Hamilton Hill Cemetery, Kibbee, Montgomery County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by g beverly (contributor 47010063).
• United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8GJ-71V : 11 August 2017), William R Adams in entry for William Adams, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 78, sheet 223B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0159; FHL microfilm 1,254,159.

See also:

• History of Hamiltons and Related Lines Written and compiled by Zelma P. Blocker McDaniel
• Montgomery County, Georgia Newspaper Clippings
• Adams Genealogy