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Sarah Adora "Dora" Adams

Female 1848 - 1922  (73 years)


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  • Name Sarah Adora "Dora" Adams  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Nickname Dora 
    Born 2 Sep 1848  McClelland, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Died 20 Feb 1922  Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Adams Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • On her FindAGrave memorial page, created by Mel and maintained by BATexan, she is shown as a daughter of Benjamin Franklin Adams and Brazila Holt (FAG#20076141), both born in South Carolina as per the 1850 Shelby County, Texas census, and buried at the Adams Cemetery in Shelbyville, Texas. Her brother, John Franklin Adams, served during the Civil War in the CSA, Company A, 28th Regiment, Texas Cavalry, First Texas Lancers.
    Person ID I44723  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 11 Feb 2014 

    Family Richard Baxter McCary,   b. Nov 1847, Choctaw County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1926  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Married Abt 1868 
    Children 
     1. William F. McCary,   b. Dec 1869, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Joseph Muncie McCary,   b. 6 Mar 1872, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Oct 1943, Milam, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     3. Mary Alice McCary,   b. 4 Feb 1875, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1936, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     4. Katherine "Katy" Louise McCary,   b. 10 Jan 1878, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1952, Center, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     5. Amanda Vernuel "Nuely" McCary,   b. 11 Jan 1880, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1905, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     6. John French McCary,   b. 9 Nov 1881, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1956, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     7. Lizzie McCary,   b. Feb 1884, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Dan R. McCary,   b. Jan 1887, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Baxter McCary,   b. Feb 1890, Shelby County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1916  (Age ~ 26 years)
    Last Modified 11 Feb 2014 
    Family ID F13256  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Feb 1922 - Shelby County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Adams Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 20076223 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Texas, Shelby County Enumerated 1 July 1880 Page 26 SD 1 ED 88 155-157 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S207] 1870 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003., (United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T132, RG29, 13 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1870 United States Federal Census, the Ninth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age at last birthday, sex, color; birthplace, occupation, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1870 Federal Census.), Texas, Shelby County, Precinct 1, P O Center Enumerated 26 Sept 1870 Page 34 244-244 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Shelby County, Pr. 2 Enumerated 16 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 87 Sheets 12A and 12B 215-215 (Reliability: 3).