Martha Jane (Masters) Adams (1841 - 1910)

Born 24 Apr 1841 in Catahoula, Louisiana, United States

Wife of James D Adams — married before 1870 in Louisiana, United States

Died 8 Feb 1910 at age 68 in Pollock, Grant, Louisiana, United States

Biography

Jane was born about 1840. She is the daughter of Issac Masters and Nancy Adams.^[1]

Jane married James D. Adams before 1870.^[2]

Census Records:

• 1850, in the household of Isaac Masters, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana.^[1]
• 1860, in the household of Isaac Masters in Pine Woods District, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana.^[3]
• 1870, in the household of J. D. Adams, Ward 4, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana.^[2]
• 1880, in the household of James Adams, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana.^[4]
• 1900, in the household of James D. Adams, Ward 3, Grant, Louisiana.^[5]

Jane Masters is listed as the Mother in the death record of James Allen Adams.^[6]

Jane Masters is listed as Mother in the death record of a son, William Jackson Adams.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJ7-ZYX : 22 December 2020), Jane Masters in household of Isaac Masters, Catahoula, Louisiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QY-WJW : 29 May 2021), Jane Adams in entry for J D Adams, 1870.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFPS-842 : 18 February 2021), Jane Masters in entry for J Masters, 1860.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6K-3SL : 14 January 2022), Jane Adams in household of James Adams, Catahoula, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 6, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS5Q-111 : accessed 2 August 2022), Jane Adams in household of James D Adams, Ward 3, Grant, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64, sheet 1A, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,565.
6. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSBD-KFZ : 4 March 2021), Jane Masters in entry for James Allen Adams, 03 Aug 1945; citing Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana, certificate number 521 481, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 1,221,058.
7. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS1M-8MB : 4 March 2021), Jane Masters in entry for William Jackson Adams, 18 Aug 1950; citing Pineville, Rapides, Louisiana, certificate number 10129, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 1,418,490.