Willis A. Adams

1856 - 1928  (72 years)

• Name	Willis A. Adams  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	8 Jan 1856	Arkansas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Dec 1928	Lubbock County, Texas   [1, 3]
  Burial	Tatum Cemetery, Tatum, Lea County, New Mexico   [1, 3]
  Notes	The 1860 census lists him as William A., the 1870 census lists him as Willie. Lots of land records in Knox Co. TX names W.A. and Oscar, Tom or J.T. and Perry Adams. (Research):Census Listings: 1880 Census Jack Co. TX ED 158 Adams, Willis, 24, MS MS AL Adams, Ella, 17, TX OH IN 1900 census Knox Co. TX ED 43 pg. 172A 53/53 Adams, Willis A., Jan 1856, 44, Married 21 yrs., MS TN TN Adams, Ella M., wife, Feb. 1863, 37, 1/1 children, TX TX TX Adams, Oscar A., son, Aug. 1880, 19, TX Anderson, Carrie, adopted daughter, Nov. 1878, 21, TX TX TX 1910 Census Knox Co. TX pg. 12B 180/184 Adams, Willis, 54, married 32 yrs, ? TN AL Adams, M. E., 47, 1/1 children, TX TN AL McDonald, Archibald, father-in-law, 83, Wd., TN - -
  Person ID	I14418	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	William Valentine Adams,   b. 14 Feb 1822, Mississippi d. 18 Mar 1894, Knox County, Texas (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Nancy Carroll,   b. 20 Feb 1826, Alabama d. 10 May 1909 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	6 Feb 1845	Tishomingo County, Mississippi   [1]
  	"Marriage Bonds, State of Mississippi" Tishomingo Co. 1842-1846 William V. Adams and Nancy Carroll, Feb 6, 1845 Sanders Mill, M.G. Surety: John Moore
  Family ID	F169	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ellie McDonald,   b. 15 Feb 1863, Texas d. 11 Oct 1958 (Age 95 years)
  Children	1. Oscar Augustus Adams,   b. 30 Aug 1880, Knox County, Texas d. 26 Jun 1933, Tatum, Lea County, New Mexico (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F4499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Jan 1856 - Arkansas Death - 13 Dec 1928 - Lubbock County, Texas Burial - - Tatum Cemetery, Tatum, Lea County, New Mexico  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Adams, Willis and Mary Ellie, with son Oscar

  
  

• Sources

  [S532] Cordell, Lynell Gentry-Family Researcher P.O. Box 1992 Duncan OK 73534-1992 Correspondence, Gedcom, Family Group Sheets, Email. [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.), Knox Co. TX ED 43 pg. 172A 53/53 (Reliability: 3). [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.), # 10382571 (Reliability: 3).