Ila May (Decker) Adams (1911 - 1996)

Born 20 Oct 1911 in Colon, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Died 1 Sep 1996 at age 84 in Colon, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Ila May Decker was born 20 October 1911 in Colon, St Joseph County, Michigan, USA. She is the daughter of George Decker and Adelia Hackenburg.

Residence 1920

(Geroge) Howard Decker and his family are residing in Colon, St. Joseph County, Michigan, USA during the enumeration of the 1920 Federal Census; ^[1]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Howard Decker Head Male 46 Michigan

Verna Decker Wife Female 38 Michigan

Earl Decker Son Male 16 Michigan

Clair Decker Son Male 14 Michigan

Loyd Decker Son Male 13 Michigan

Margaret Decker Daughter Female 11 Michigan

Thelma Decker Daughter Female 9 Michigan

Isla M Decker Daughter Female 8 Michigan

Glenn Decker Son Male 6 Michigan

Wren Decker Son Male 4 Michigan

Hilda Decker Daughter Female 2 Michigan

Mildred Decker Daughter Female 1 Michigan

Residence 1930

Howard Decker and his family are residing in Colon, St Joseph County, Michigan, USA at the enumeration of the 1930 Federal Census; ^[2]

1930 Census: Colon, St Joseph, Michigan, USA.

Household

Howard Decker Head Male 55 Michigan

Verna A Decker Wife Female 49 Michigan

Thelma W Decker Daughter Female 20 Michigan

I May Decker Daughter Female 18 Michigan

Glenn G Decker Son Male 16 Michigan

Wren O Decker Son Male 14 Michigan

Hilda A Decker Daughter Female 12 Michigan

Mildred I Decker Daughter Female 11 Michigan

Keith N Decker Son Male 9 Michigan

Allen E Decker Son Male 7 Michigan

Robert L Decker Son Male 5 Michigan

Donna L Decker Daughter Female 0 Michigan

Marriage

Ila May Decker and Harold L. Adams were United In Marriage on 20 June 1931 in LaGrange County, Indiana, USA. ^[3]

Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992

Name: Harold L. Adams

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 20 Jun 1931

Event Place: LaGrange, Indiana, United States

Event Place (Original): Lagrange County, Indiana, United ::States

Sex: Male

Marital Status: Single

Ethnicity: American

Race: W

Birth Date: 10 Nov 1909

Birthplace: Colon, Mich.

Father's Name: Gerald Adams

Mother's Name: Minnie Custer

Spouse's Name: Mae I. Decker

Spouse's Sex: Female

Spouse's Marital Status: Single

Spouse's Race: W

Spouse's Race (Original): W

Spouse's Birth Date: 20 Oct 1911

Spouse's Birthplace: La Grange, Ind.

Spouse's Father's Name: Howard Decker

Spouse's Mother's Name: Verna Hackenberg

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ7C-GR6 : 2 February 2021), Howard Decker, 1920.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7MZ-MTD : accessed 22 May 2022), Howard Decker, Colon, St Joseph, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 1B, line 96, family 25, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1025; FHL microfilm 2,340,760.
3. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFQS-GY7 : 13 January 2020), Mae I. Decker in entry for Harold L. Adams, 1931.

"Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGPT-V43C : 1 April 2020), Glenn G in entry for Ila Mae Adams, 1996; citing Colon, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States, Obituary, Grand Rapids Public Library, Michigan; FHL microfilm 1,512,919. Sturgis (MI( Journal.