Francis Marion Adams (1836 - 1901)

Born 1836 in Habersham, Georgia, United States

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Died 1901 at about age 65 in Cleveland, White, Georgia, United States

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Biography

When Francis 'Frank' Marion Adams was born in July 1836 in Habersham, Georgia, his father, James, was 43 and his mother, Bethena, was 38. He married Hazeltine 'Hassie' Freeman on November 6, 1890, in White, Georgia.^[1] They had two children:

• Edlaw D. (1891–1984)
• Linton Herschell (1893–1951)^[2]

He died in 1901 in Cleveland, Georgia, at the age of 65, and was buried there.^[3]

Narrative from Findagrave.com:
F M Adams began his life in Habersham (now White) Co, GA. His mother died when he was about 9 years of age. In 1850 he was living in Habersham with his father and brother Edley J in the household of Ezekiel Catlett. During the Civil War he enlisted in Co C, 24th Regt, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Army of Northern Virginia, CSA White Co, GA, "White Co Marksmen" , as a private Aug 21, 1861. Captured at Cedar Creek, VA 19 Oct 1864. Received at Boulware & Cox's Wharves, James River, VA for exchange 30 Mar 1865. No further record. ^[4]
It is said that after returning from the War between the States, he went to South Dakota where he stayed some years and may have married a native American woman. He came back to White County, GA many years later, where he raced horses and made syrup being known as "Syrup making Marion." Quote from Col Frank L Adams USAF ret., Miami, FL. In 1900 he was living in White Co, GA with his wife and 2 sons.

BURIAL^[5]
Cleveland Cemetery
Cleveland, White County, Georgia

Sources

1. ↑ County Marriage Records, 1828–1978. The Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia. Title: Record of Marriages, Book B, 1885-1901
2. ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; child: Linton Hershel Adams
3. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/36407284/person/260128482581/facts
4. ↑ Henderson, Lillian, Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia, 1861-1865, Hapeville, GA: Longina & Porter, 1959, Vol III, p. 22.
5. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76462214/francis-marion-adams

• Year: 1850; Census Place: District 7, Habersham, Georgia; Roll: M432_72; Page: 266A; Image: 62

• Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Yonah, White, Georgia; Roll: 228; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0137; FHL microfilm: 1240228

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