Oliver
Adams
Born in York, Pennsylvania, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Anna Maria (Benss) Adams
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Catharine (Adams) Wollet, William Adams, Sarah Anna (Adams) Idle, Heymen Henry Adams, Margaret Ann (Adams) Boyer, Caroline (Adams) Kissinger, Anna Mary Adams, Emanuel Adams, Lydia Adams, Elmira Adams, Agnes (Adams) Blauser, Mary Magdalene Adams and Amanda (Adams) Fried
Died
at age 58
in York, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Nov 2019
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Biography
Oliver Adams was a Pennsylvanian.
Oliver was born 5 June 1802 in York County, Pennsylvania. In 1823 at Christ Lutheran Church in York, York County, he married Anna Maria Bentz.[1]
- Residence (1830) Spring Garden Township, York County[2]
- Residence (1840) Spring Garden Township, York County[3]
- Residence (1850) Spring Garden Township, York County
Oliver (age 47, literate carpenter with property valued at $2,000) Mary Adams (46), Heyman Henry "Hyman" (20, carpenter), Margaret Ann (18), Caroline (16), Agnes (5) and Amanda (1). [4] His daughter Sarah Anna (Adams) Idle lives next door with her husband and first-born.[4]
- Residence (1860) Spring Garden Township, York County
Alvine [sic] (age 58, master carpenter), Polly (56), Agnes (16) and Amanda Adams (12).[5]
Oliver died 7 April 1861 in York County and was buried at Prospect Hill Cemetery in York, York County.[6]
Sources
- ↑ Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940, database, FamilySearch (11 February 2018), Oliver Adams and Anna Maria Bentz, 1823; citing Christ Lutheran Church, York, York, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 1,320,516.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPW-464 : 10 September 2017), Oliver Adams, Spring Garden, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing 408, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 160; FHL microfilm 20,634.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYB-Q2R : 18 August 2017), Oliver Adams, Spring Garden Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 319, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 503; FHL microfilm 20,561.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4Z8-JZ8 : 12 April 2016), Oliver Adams, Spring Garden, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 51, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXRB-JZT : 12 December 2017), Alvine Adams, 1860.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #13444000 for Oliver Adams.
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