Joseph Arza Adams (1857 - 1882)

Born 7 Jun 1857 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eliza Vilate (Ashworth) O'Brian — married 28 Nov 1878 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

Died 15 Mar 1882 at age 24 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

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Biography

Timeline

1857 Jun 07:
Birth of Joseph Arza Adams in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. He was the son of Barnabas Adams and 1st wife, Julia Banker. Barnabas was a polygamist who eventually had three wives. The birth dates of some of the children from one wife overlapped with the birth dates of children from another wife.

1857 Nov 30:
Birth of half-sister, Amy Adams in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. She was the daughter of Barnabas Adams and 2nd wife, Hannah Chase.

1858:
Birth of half-sister, Emma Adams in Utah Territory. She was the daughter of Barnabas Adams and 2nd wife, Hannah Chase.

1859 Jul:
Birth of brother, Hyrum Adams in Utah Territory. He was the son of Barnabas Adams and 1st wife, Julia Banker.

1859 Oct 02:
Birth of half-brother, Sissone Adams in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. He was the son of Barnabas Adams and 2nd wife, Hannah Chase.

1860:
Joseph, 3, lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, with his parents, Barnabas Adams and Julia Banker, 34, his father's 2nd wife, Hannah Chase, 25; and siblings, Amy Adams, 25; Julia Adams, 12; Asenath Adams, 11; Barnabas Adams, 9; Daniel Adams, 5; Emma Adams, 2; Hyrum Adams, infant; and Sisson Adams, infant.

1862 Jul 18:
Birth of brother, Brigham Adams in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. He was the son of Barnabas Adams and 1st wife, Julia Banker.

1864 Jan 31:
Birth of half-brother, Ezra Adams in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. He was the son of Barnabas Adams and 2nd wife, Hannah Chase.

1865 Jan 09:
Birth of sister, Beulah Adams in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. She was the daughter of Barnabas Adams and 1st wife, Julia Banker.

1865 Aug 01:
Marriage of father, Barnabas Adams to 3rd wife, Elizabeth Nelson, 18, in Salt Lake, Utah Territory.

1865 Dec 02:
Marriage of sister, Julia Adams to Joseph Young in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. She was the daughter of Barnabas Adams and 1st wife, Julia Banker.

1866 Apr 10:
Birth of half-sister, Miriam Adams in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. She was the daughter of Barnabas Adams and 2nd wife, Hannah Chase.

1867 Apr 28:
Birth of brother, Joshua Adams in Utah Territory. He was the son of Barnabas Adams and 1st wife, Julia Banker.

1867 Nov 18:
Birth of half-brother, Herber Adams in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. He was the son of Barnabas Adams and 3rd wife, Elizabeth Nelson.

1869 Jun 02:
Death of father, Barnabas Adams in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. He was buried at the Salt Lake City Cemetery in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory in Plot: D_4_24. He was 56 years old. His wife, Hannah Chase was pregnant with Phoebe Adams at the time of his death.

1869 Jun 04:
Birth of half-sister, Phoebe Adams in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. She was the daughter of Barnabas Adams and 2nd wife, Hannah Chase.

1869 Aug 15:
Marriage of sister, Asenath Adams to James Kiskadden in Clark County, Missouri. She was the daughter of Barnabas Adams and 1st wife, Julia Banker.

1871 Mar 06:
Marriage of stepmother, Elizabeth Nelson to George Hill in Salt Lake County, Utah Territory. She was the 3rd wife of Barnabas Adams.

1878 Feb 08:
Marriage of half-sister, Amy Adams to Charles John Thomas in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. She was the daughter of Barnabas Adams and 2nd wife, Hannah Chase.

1878 Nov 28:
Marriage of Joseph Arza Adams to Eliza Vilate Ashworth in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. She was born March 9, 1860 in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah Territory and was the daughter of Benjamin Ashworth and Eliza Dorse He was the son of Barnabas Adams and 1st wife, Julia Banker.

1879 Apr 24:
Birth of son, Joseph Marshall Adams in Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah.

1880 Mar 03:
Death of son, Joseph Marshall Adams in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. He was buried at the Salt Lake City Cemetery in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory in Plot: D-4-24. MEMORIAL ID: 30341043. He was 11 months old.

1880:
Joseph, 22, lived in Mill Creek, Salt Lake, Utah Territory with his wife, Vilate, 20. Joseph was a farmer.

1880 Oct 09:
Marriage of brother, Daniel Adams to Rebecca Tanner in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. He was the son of Barnabas Adams and 1st wife, Julia Banker.

1880 Dec 29:
Birth of daughter, Mabel Adams in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory.

1881 Apr 13:
Death of daughter, Mabel Adams in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. She was buried at the Salt Lake City Cemetery in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory in Plot D-4-24. She was 4 months old.

1882 Mar 15:
Death of Joseph Arza Adams in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory. He was buried at the Salt Lake City Cemetery in Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah in Plot D-4-24. He was 24 years old. He was the son of Barnabas Adams and 1st wife, Julia Banker.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH2W-55K : 30 December 2015), Julia T Adams in entry for Barnabas Adams, 1860.

• "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQHL-79K : 5 December 2014), Barnabus L Adams, 02 Jun 1869; citing Ward 1, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, Management and Archives, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 4,139,616.

• [(https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30341043)]

• [(https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30341045)]

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK9-S8FT : 13 December 2015), Joseph Marshall Adams, 1880; Burial, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States of America, Salt Lake City Cemetery; citing record ID 30341043, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F85Q-4TL : 10 February 2018), Joseph M. Adams, 03 Mar 1880; citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, reference p 238 # 9520; FHL microfilm 26,553.

• "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQHP-VD9 : 5 December 2014), Joseph M Adams, 03 Mar 1880; citing Ward 1, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, Management and Archives, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 4,139,664.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNSK-L9B : 15 July 2017), Vilate Adams in household of Jos Adams, Mill Creek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district ED 55, sheet 244B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1337; FHL microfilm 1,255,337.

• "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F85N-8ZF : 10 February 2018), Mabel Adams, 13 Apr 1881; citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, reference Pg.252 #10064; FHL microfilm 26,553

• "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQHP-R96 : 5 December 2014), Mabel Adams, 13 Apr 1881; citing Ward 1, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, Management and Archives, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 4,139,664.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK9-S8FY : 13 December 2015), Joseph Arza Adams, 1882; Burial, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States of America, Salt Lake City Cemetery; citing record ID 30341041, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQH5-QM8 : 4 August 2017), Joseph A Adams, 15 Mar 1882; citing Ward 1, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, Management and Archives, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 4,139,664.