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Husband: Johnson Dee Adams Also known as: Dee Adams 1,2,3 Born: Nov- 2-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,4 Died: May- 5-1952 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 4,5,6 Buried: in Heavner Cemetery, Upshur Co, WV 4 Resided: near Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 4 Resided: 1941 in Tallmansville, Upshur Co, WV 7 Census: 1930, 1940 in Washington District, Upshur Co, WV Census: 1910, 1920 in Upshur Co, WV Occupation: B. & O. Railroad 2,4 Occupation: 1930, 1940 railroad section foreman 3 Father: David Adams (1842 - ) Mother: Loverna Costello (1850 - )
Wife: Bessie Mae Gaston Married: Sep-30-1907 in Upshur Co, WV 8 Born: Sep-17-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 Died: Aug-20-1981 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 5 Buried: in Heavner Cemetery, Upshur Co, WV 2 Resided: from Nov 1980 in Stow, Summit Co, OH 2 Resided: 1941 - Nov 1980 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 9,10,11,2 Census: 1930, 1940 in Washington District, Upshur Co, WV Father: Eli Clark Gaston (1858 - 1941) Mother: Cassa Ann Hart (1856 - 1894) Notes
M Child 1: James Arnold Adams Born: Sep-20-1910 in Upshur Co, WV 12,2 Died: Mar- 6-1975 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 13 Resided: in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 9,10,2 Census: 1930, 1940 in Washington District, Upshur Co, WV Occupation: trackman for B&O Railroad (49 yrs) 2,3,14 Wife: Margie Virginia Hinkle b. Jun-22-1919 d. Dec-11-1995
M Child 2: Gaston Gale Adams Also known as: Gale Adams 10,11,15,3,16,14 Born: Mar-29-1913 in Tallmansville, Upshur Co, WV 2,17 Died: Jul-22-1996 2,17 Resided: 1952, 62, 81, 96 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 9,10,15,2 Census: 1930, 1940 in Washington District, Upshur Co, WV Occupation: bridge & building foreman, B&O RR (41 yrs, retired 1980) 2 Occupation: 1940 loader in coal mine 14 Wife: Esther Delores Teets b. ca 1922 Married: Sep- 9-1944 18
M Child 3: Garlton Gay Adams Born: Dec- 4-1915 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 19,2 Died: Mar-20-1999 in Sandusky, Erie Co, OH 5,17 Resided: in Sandusky, Erie Co, OH 17 Resided: 1952, 62, 75, 81 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH 9,10,11,15 Census: 1930 in Washington District, Upshur Co, WV Occupation: self-employed upholsterer 2 Military: U.S. Army Military Police, Pacific Theater, World War II 2 Wife: Ruth Pearl Reeder Wife: Doris J. ___ d. bef Mar 1999
M Child 4: Arlton Glendale Adams Born: Jun-28-1917 in Upshur Co, WV 20,17 Died: Aug- 4-2003 17 Resided: 1975, 1981 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 11,15 Resided: 1952, 1962 in Baltimore, MD 9,10 Census: 1930, 1940 in Washington District, Upshur Co, WV Occupation: 1940 loader in coal mine 14
F Child 5: Cosby Margarite Adams Born: May-22-1919 in Upshur Co, WV 21,2 Died: Mar-25-1962 in Lima, Allen Co, OH 5 Census: 1930, 1940 in Washington District, Upshur Co, WV Occupation: 1940 maid in private home 14 Husband: Lawrence W. Hullinger b. Oct-15-1912 d. Jan-19-1994
F Child 6: Launa Adams Also known as: Arah Launa Adams 22 Born: Oct- 2-1921 in Upshur Co, WV 2,17 Died: Aug- 2-2007 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 23,17 Buried: in Heavner Cemetery, Upshur Co, WV 2 Resided: in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 9,10,11,15,24 Census: 1930, 1940 in Washington District, Upshur Co, WV Husband: Verl Edgell Husband: William Clarence Reeder b. Apr-16-1923 d. Mar- 8-1997 Married: May-19-1947 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 22
M Child 7: Johnson Carlton Adams Also known as: Johnnie Adams 10 Born: Jun-13-1925 in Upshur Co, WV 25,26,3 Resided: 2007 in Virginia 10 Resided: 1992, 1996 in New Brighton, Beaver Co, PA 26 Resided: 1981 in Pennsylvania 15 Resided: 1975 in Freedom, Beaver Co, PA 11 Resided: 1962 in Ambridge, Beaver Co, PA 10 Resided: 1943, 1952 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 25,9 Resided: 1941 in Tallmansville, Upshur Co, WV Census: 1930, 1940 in Washington District, Upshur Co, WV Occupation: 1943 B. & O. Railroad Wife: Betty Mae Nutter b. Jul-15-1930 Married: Mar- 9-1950 in Allen Co, OH 27
M Child 8: Charles David Adams Born: Aug- 7-1927 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 25,26,28 Resided: 2007 in Ohio 10 Resided: 1975, 1981 in Stow, Summit Co, OH 11,15 Resided: 1962 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 10 Resided: 1945, 1952, 1953 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 25,9,28 Resided: 1941 in Tallmansville, Upshur Co, WV Census: 1930, 1940 in Washington District, Upshur Co, WV Occupation: 1953 mechanic for B. & O. Railroad 28 Occupation: 1945 B. & O. Railroad 25 Wife: Elizabeth Ann Taylor b. Apr-21-1932 Married: Mar- 3-1953 in Staunton, VA 28
M Child 9: Dennis Wayne Adams Born: Mar- 2-1934 in Upshur Co, WV 29,17 Died: Mar- 8-1999 17 Resided: in Lima, Allen Co, OH 10,11,15,24 Resided: 1952 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 9 Resided: 1941 in Tallmansville, Upshur Co, WV Census: 1940 in Washington District, Upshur Co, WV
Sources: (1) Marriage record of daughter. (2) Obituary. (3) 1930 Census, Upshur County, WV. (4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (5) Obituary - Hospital. (6) Obituary of wife. (7) Newspaper article on family reunion. (8) Upshur County Marriage Records, Buckhannon, WV, His age given as 27 at time of marriage in 1907. MR Bk 9, p. 15. (9) Obituary of father. (10) Obituary of sister. (11) Obituary of brother. (12) Upshur County Birth Records, Buckhannon, WV, BR Bk 4, p. 11. (13) Obituary, Became ill while at work on the B&O Railroad at Pickens, Randolph County, and was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Joseph Hospital, Buckhannon. (14) 1940 Census, Upshur County, WV. (15) Obituary of mother. (16) Marriage record of son. (17) Social Security Death Index. (18) Obituary of husband. (19) Upshur County Birth Records, Buckhannon, WV, BR Bk 4, p. 12. (20) Upshur County Birth Records, Buckhannon, WV, BR Bk 5, p. 2. (21) Upshur County Birth Records, Buckhannon, WV, BR Bk 5, p. 3. (22) Upshur County Marriage Records, Buckhannon, WV. (23) Obituary - At home. (24) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (25) World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (26) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (27) Ohio Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (28) Virginia Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Ancestry.com. (29) Upshur County Birth Records, Buckhannon, WV, BR Bk 6, p. 2.




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