Person Page 998

James Ansley Adams

Parents

Father	John Quincy ("Jack") Adams (b. about 1815, d. 3 February 1850)
Mother	Elizabeth ("Eliza") Hawkins (b. 24 December 1824, d. after 3 June 1898)

Children with Caldonia Canterbury (b. 5 October 1848, d. 15 June 1899)

Son	Sherry Adams (b. 1871)
Son	Claudius B ("Claud") Adams (b. 24 April 1872, d. 13 January 1932)
Daughter	Tera Adams+ (b. 8 May 1877, d. 28 December 1957)
Son	Oscar Adams (b. 17 July 1879, d. 5 January 1962)
Son	Ansley A ("Adie") Adams+ (b. 31 October 1882, d. 7 August 1962)
Daughter	Gertrude Maude ("Gerty") Adams+ (b. circa 1885, d. 1969)
Son	Clyde Adams (b. May 1887, d. 17 January 1934)

Person Exhibits

Biography

ChildParent
DNA Verified		DNA matches through James Ansley Adams
Person Source		He had person sources.1
Birth	1848	He was born in 1848 in Lowndes, Alabama, United StatesBGO.
Residence	22 November 1850	He lived in Lowndes, Alabama, United StatesBGO, on 22 November 1850. Name: James Adams, Age: 2, Birth Year: abt 1848, Birth Place: Alabama, Gender: Male, Race: White, Record ID: 8054::18880505, Household Members: Stephen Hawkins, Mary Hawkins, Martha Hawkins, Henry Hawkins, Eliza Adams, Thomas Adams, Charles Adams, Stephen Adams, John H Adams. living with mother and grandparents.2
Guardian - Chose	1860	He chose a guardian in 1860 in Lowndes, Alabama, United StatesBGO. Bond for Guardianship found in Probate records Eliza Hawkins, daughter of Stephen Hawkins and Mary Etheridge, married John Adams, son of Soloman Adams and Martha "Patsey" Corley, on October 15, 1839. Their known children are Solomon, Charles W., Stephen J., John Henry and James Ansley Adams. According to family records, John Adams died on Feb. 3, 1850. It is believed that this bond is for Eliza to obtain guardianship of son James Ansley Adams who was most likely a minor at the time. Eliza married 2nd Warren M. Williams on Dec. 30, 1856 in Lowndes County. The State of Alabama, Lowndes County Know all men by these presents, that we Eliza Adams, C.W. Adams, and Solomon Adams of the County and State aforesaid, are held and firmly bound unto James W. Graham, Judge of the Probate Court of said County, and his successors in office, in the penal sum of four hundred dollars, for which payment well and truly to be made and done we bend ourselves, our heirs, executors, or administrators, jointly and severally, firmly, by these presents. Sealed with our seals, and dated this day of AD Eighteen hundred and sixty- . The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bounded been appointed Guardian of the ____and property of James Adams. Now if the said Eliza Adams shall well and truly perform all the duties which are, or may be, by law, required of her as such Guardian then the above obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force. Elizer Williams, Exec; C.W. Adams, Solomon Adams.
Residence	14 July 1860	He lived in Lowndes, Alabama, United StatesBGO, on 14 July 1860. Name: Jas A Adams, Age: 12, Birth Year: abt 1848, Birth Place: Alabama, Gender: Male, Race: White, Post Office: Mount Willing, Record ID: 7667::11787788, Household Members: Will Williams, Eliza Williams, C W Adams, L J Adams, J H Adams, M E Williams, E A Williams.3
Marriage	24 October 1867	He and Caldonia Canterbury were married on 24 October 1867 in Lowndes, Alabama, United StatesBGO. Performed by Rev Joseph M Scott
Residence	6 June 1870	He lived in Attalla, Etowah, Alabama, United StatesBGO, on 6 June 1870. Name: Jas Adams, Age: 21, Birth Date: abt 1849, Birth Place: Alabama, Gender: Male, Race: White, Post Office: Attalla, Occupation: Farm Laborer, Personal Estate Value: 50, Inferred Spouse: C Idona Adams, Household Members: C Idona Adams4
Occupation	1880	In 1880 James Ansley Adams was an Upholsterer in East Lampasas, Lampasas, Texas, United StatesBGO.
Anecdote	20 January 1880	James Adams was granted a patent for a new Rotary Enging. Patent is attached.
Residence	5 June 1880	He lived at Fourth StBG in East Lampasas, Lampasas, Texas, United StatesBGO, on 5 June 1880. Name: James A. Adams, Age: 31, Birth Date: Abt 1849, Birth Place: Alabama, Record ID: 6742::11160388, Race: White, Gender: Male, Relationship: Head, Marital Status: Married, Spouse's Name: Donia J. Adams, Father's Birth Place: South Carolina, Mother's Birth Place: South Carolina, Household Members: Donia J. Adams, Sherry Adams, Claudius Adams, Tera Adams, Oscar Adams5
Death	between 1887 and 1900	He died between 1887 and 1900 in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United StatesBGO.
Burial		He was buried in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United StatesBGO.6

Citations

1. [S963] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census
2. [S262] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Lowndes, Lowndes, Alabama; Roll: 8; Page: 153a
3. [S268] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Southern Division, Lowndes, Alabama; Roll: M653_14; Page: 594; Family History Library Film: 803014
4. [S263] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Subdivision 42, Etowah, Alabama; Roll: M593_16; Page: 300B
5. [S963] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: East Lampasas, Lampasas, Texas; Roll: 1314; Page: 296D; Enumeration District: 085
6. [S468] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current