He served the United States Army during World War I as a Sargeant.[2]
He married Elvera Nutrizion Adams.
He died, at the age of 75, on April 29, 1967 in Spalding, Georgia. He is buried at the Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee.[3][4]
↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZ6-93D2 : 3 September 2021), James Mehaffey Adams, 3 Dec 1918; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/257567/james-m-adams : accessed 10 May 2022), memorial page for James M Adams (3 Jan 1892–29 Apr 1967), Find A Grave: Memorial #257567 citing Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Bill Hart (contributor 47578214) .
↑ "U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019". National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites. Ancestry Record 8750 #65818 (accessed 10 May 2022). James M Adams burial (died on 29 Apr 1967) on 2 May 1967 in Tennessee, USA.
See Also:
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG61-JYV : accessed 10 May 2022), James Adams in household of Jemmie Adams, Chattanooga Ward 2, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 48, sheet 4B, family 102, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1502; FHL microfilm 1,375,515.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP4Q-4S6 : accessed 10 May 2022), James M Adams in household of Jennie H Adams, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 10B, line 93, family 280, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2250; FHL microfilm 2,341,984.
"1940 United States Federal Census". Year: 1940; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03954; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 96-104B. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #33672451 (accessed 10 May 2022). James M Adams (47), married, Business Manager, head of household in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee. Born in Georgia.
"1950 United States Federal Census". United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: 521; Sheet Number: 7; Enumeration District: 96-197. Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #104065592 (accessed 10 May 2022). James M Adams (58), married head of household in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. Born in Georgia.
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