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William Braxton Adams Sr. (1830 - 1899)

William Braxton Adams Sr.
Born in Temple, Carroll, Georgiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 21 Jul 1853 in Carroll County, Georgiamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , and
Died at age 69 in Logan, Cullman, Alabamamap
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Profile last modified | Created 31 Oct 2015
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Biography

William was born in 1830.

William B. Adams married Josephine Rigge, July 21, 1853, Carroll Co, Ga

In 1860 and 1870 he and Josephine were in Georgia with their children.
But one of his children is NOT William Braxton, b 1852.

1860 Carroll Co, GA, district 6, PO Villa Rica
Adams, Wm. B - 29
. . . . Josephine - 24
. . . . Sarah L. - 6
. . . . Elizabeth J. - 4
. . . . Mary F - 2
. . . . Edmund A. - 9 mos.

1870 Carroll Co, GA, PO: Carrollton
Adams, Wm. - 39 (b abt 1831 GA)
. . . . Josephine - 34
. . . . Sarah - 16
. . . . Elizabeth - 14
. . . . Mary - 12
. . . . Edmond - 11
. . . . Alice - 10
Bee, Viney - 26 (black)
Bee, Reuben - 5 (black)

1880, Carroll Co, Ga, p27

  1. 282 (not sure where wife Josephine was, she died in 1910)

Adams, William B - 47 Ga, farmer, par b Tn
. . . . Edmon A (son) - 20 Ga, par b Ga (or Edwin)
. . . . Alice L (daug) - 18 Ga
. . . . Wiley M (son) - 2 Ga

  1. 284

Adams, Elizabeth - 65 Ga (maybe his mother)

He passed away in 1899.
buried at Emeus Cemetery in Cullman County, Alabama
Find A Grave: Memorial #8961612

Sources


  • "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCS2-HLZ), William B Adams, Georgia, United States; citing p. 132, family 914, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,638.
  • "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8L6-ZRX), William B Adams, District 649, Carroll, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district 27, sheet 33D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0137; FHL microfilm 1,254,137.
  • "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDPB-NM5), William B. Adams listed as the father in entry for Alice Sophie Chandler, 10 May 1934; citing reference cn 10111, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,519.
  • From memo from grandfather Joseph Quincy Adams.




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