Peter's Cornwall Genealogy Site - Henry Adams and Sophia Pierce.htm

THE ADAMS FAMILY

Henry Adams married Sophia Pierce on 26 NOV 1829 in Stradbally with Clonea and Ballylanheen, Waterford, Ireland
(Emigrated in 1846 aboard the Thistle. Landed in Quebec and headed for Northern Illinois. Purchased land in East Galena)
(In 1850 Henry is aged 46 and a Farmer. Sophia is aged 37. The family is living in East Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois)
(Henry died on 2 MAY 1854)
Sophia Adams married Samuel Dower on 10 AUG 1856
(In 1860 Saml is aged 59 and a Farmer. Sophia is aged 47. The family is living in East Galena Township)
(In 1870 Samuel is aged 69 and a Farmer. Sophia is aged 58. The family is living in East Galena Township)
(In 1880 Samuel is aged 86. Sophia is aged 68. The family is living in East Galena)

Main Street, Galena

I have identified ten children

Name	Date and place of christening/birth	Any other information
Wm Henry Adams	Christened on 5 SEP 1830 in Stradbally with Clonea and Ballylanheen, Waterford, Ireland	In 1850 he is at home aged 20 and a Farmer Married Susan Merryfield
Alice Adams	Born around 1834 in Waterford	In 1850 she is at home aged 16 Married Thomas Combellick on 27 MAY 1851 in Jo Daviess Co.
Samuel P. Adams	Born around 1836 in Waterford	In 1850 he is at home aged 14 Married Mary Jane Henry in 1864
John Henry Adams	Born on 3 AUG 1839 in Waterford	In 1850 he is at home aged 12 In 1860 he is at home aged 21 and a Farm Hand Served in Company F, 7th Illinois Cavalry Regiment Married Matilda Ann Tressider in 1867
Mary Ann Adams	Born on 16 M\|AR 1840 in Waterford	In 1850 she is at home aged 10 Married George C. Lawson on 17 JAN 1856 in Jo Daviess Co. George died on 19 MAY 1878 in Belmont, Nye, Nevada Mary married Richard Pascoe on 10 DEC 1881 in Nevada Mary died on 15 JUN 1926 in Oakland City, Alameda, Cal
Sophia Adams	Born around 1842 in Waterford	In 1850 she is at home aged 8 Married Hannibal Pool on 24 MAY 1860 in Jo Daviess Co. Sophia died on 28 MAR 1880 in Galena
Eliza Adams	Born 25 SEP 1845 in Waterford	In 1850 she is at home aged 6 In 1860 she is at home aged 14 Married John Bastian on 2 APR 1865 in Jo Daviess Co. Eliza died on 18 OCT 1925 in Galena
Sarah Adams	Born around 1847 in Illinois	In 1850 she is at home aged 3 In 1860 she is at home aged 12 In 1870 she is at home aged 22 Married Francis Robinson on 31 AUG 1871 in Jo Daviess Co.
Thomas Adams	Born on 23 DEC 1850 in Illinois	In 1860 he is at home aged 10 In 1870 he is at home aged 20 and a Farm Hand Married Carrie Combellick in 1878
Henry Adams	Born on 2 MAY 1855 in Galena	In 1860 he is at home aged 6 Married Lizzie Atkinson in 1881
Mary Dower	Born around 1858 in Galena	In 1860 she is at home aged 2 Married George Reynolds Mary died on 8 FEB 1926 in Silver Plume, Clear Creek, Colorado

William Adams married Susan Merryfield around 1856
(In 1860 William is aged 28 and a Farmer. Susdan is aged 27. The family is living in Rough and Ready Township, Nevada, Cal)
(In 1870 William is aged 39 and a Farmer. Susan is aged 37. The family is living in Grass Valley, Nevada, Cal)
(In 1880 William is aged 50. and a Dep Co. Clerk. Susan is aged 47. The family is living in Grass Valley, Nevada, Cal)
(Susan died on 15 NOV 1893 in Grass Valley. Buried in Greenwood Memorial Cemetery)
William Adams married Margaret ?
(In 1900 William is aged 69 and a Cattle Rancher. Margaret is aged 50. The family is living in San Jose, Santa Clara, Cal)
(In 1910 William is aged 79 and a Lab on a Ranch. Margaret is aged 64. They are living in San Jose, Santa Clara, Cal)
(William died on 13 JUN 1913 in Santa Clara. Buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park)
(Margaret died in 1918. Buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park)

Susan Merrifield Adams

The final resting place of William and Margaret

I have identified nine children

Name	Date and place of christening/birth	Any other information
Elizabeth Adams	Born on 4 OCT 1856 in Grass Valley	In 1860 she is at home aged 3 In 1870 she is at home aged 13 Married James T. Johns on 6 OCT 1877 in Nevada, Cal Elizabeth died on 1 JUL 1929 in Sacramento aged 72
William Henry Adams	Born on 20 OCT 1857 in Grass Valley, Nevada, Cal.	In 1860 he is at home aged 2 In 1870 he is at home aged 12
Samuel P. Adams	Born 25 DEC 1858 in California	In 1860 he is at home aged 1 In 1870 he is at home aged 11 Married Selina F. Arthur in 1886
James Adams	Born around 1860	In 1860 he is at home aged 0 In 1870 he is at home aged 10 Not located in 1880 Married Anna Margaret Page in 1897
John Adams	Born in MAY 1861 in Grass Valley	Died on 4 MAY 1864 aged 2 yrs 11 mths and 11 days. Buried in Greenwood Memorial Cemetery, Grass Valley
Albert Adams	Born around 1863	In 1870 he is at home aged 7 Married Minnie Richards in 1900
John Adams	Born around 1865	In 1870 he is at home aged 5 In 1880 he is at home aged 15 Married Alice Sinclair on 21 JUN 1891 in Santa Clara, Cal.
Susannah Adams	Born on 6 JUL 1868 in Nevada Co. Ca	In 1870 she is at home aged 2 In 1880 she is at home aged 11 Married George Whitefield Butler on 13 AUG 1891 in Nevada, Cal
Sophia Adams	Born on 17 FEB 1870 in Nevada Co. Ca	In 1870 she is at home aged 0 In 1880 she is at home aged 10 Married Arthur Cook on 1 JUN 1892 in Nevada, Cal

Samuel Pierce Adams married Selina Francis Arthur on 5 SEP 1886 in Grass Valley
(In 1900 Samuel is aged 41 and an Amalgamater. Selina is aged 32. The family is living in Grass Valley, Empire Precinct, Nevada, Cal)
(In 1910 Samuel is aged 51 and an Amalgamatoe in a Mill. Selina is aged 51. The family is living in Los Angeles, District 74. Cal)
(Samuel died on 7 AUG 1945 aged 86. Buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, LA )
(Selina died on 28 MAY 1954 in LA aged 86. Buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, LA)

The final resting place of Samuel Adams

The final resting place of Selina Adams

I have identified three children

Name	Date and place of birth	Any other information
Samuel Adams	Born in JUN 1887 in Cal	In 1900 he is at home aged 13 and a Scholar In 1910 he is at home aged 22 and a Solicitor Died on 12 JUN 1914 in LA
Viola Selina Adams	Born on 3 SEP 1888 in Cal	In 1900 he is at home aged 12 and a Scholar Married Ovid Bohlen on 16 DEC 1908 in LA
Carl Everard Adams	Born on 14 OCT 1893 in Cal	In 1900 he is at home aged 7 and a Scholar In 1910 he is at home aged 16 Married Nellie Eloise Cornell on 23 DEC 1917 in LA Carl died on 27 FEB 1986 in LA