Husband: Claude Ellsworth Adams
Born: May- 5-1889 in Lawford, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Died: May-28-1959 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 2 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 3 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Resided: 1938 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Census: 1930, 1940 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1) Census: 1910 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Census: 1900 in DeKalb District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: oil worker & engineer, Hope Natural Gas Co 1 (see note 2) Father: George Washington Adams (1865 - 1938) Mother: Eva Due Wilson (1869 - 1940)
Wife: Edna Richards Married: Oct-25-1915 in Oakland, Garrett Co, MD 6
Born: Jul-16-1899 in Doddridge Co, WV Died: Dec-19-1961 in Doddridge Co, WV 7,8 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 3 Census: 1930, 1940 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Alpheus Seymour Richards (1877 - 1964) Mother: Rulina Belle Gaston (1878 - 1919)
M Child 1: Leo Carl Adams
Born: Oct-17-1917 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 9
Died: Apr-30-1943 in Calabasas, Los Angeles Co, CA 10
Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 3,1
Cause of death: accidental drowning 1 (see note 3)
Census: 1930, 1940 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: Hope Gas Co. 1
Military: Pfc, U.S. Army
M Child 2: Raymond Doyle Adams Born: Aug- 1-1919 in Ritchie Co, WV 1,11 Died: Aug-18-1979 in Rainelle, Greenbrier Co, WV 1,12 Buried: in Sunset Memorial Park, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1 Resided: 1959, 1967 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 13 Census: 1930, 1940 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: mold maker for Anchor Hocking Glass Co; formerly with Brockway Glass Co (retired May 1 1979) 1 Military: Jan-13-1941 - Sep-10-1945 U.S. Army, World War II 14,1 Wife: Mabel Gertrude Weaver b. 1927 d. May- 9-1976 Wife: Rosemary June Barker Married: May-27-1978 6
M Child 3: Claude Lee Adams Also known as: Lee Adams 15 Born: Jun-24-1921 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Died: Oct- 4-1967 in Alexandria, VA 17,3 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 3 Resided: in Alexandria, VA 1 Resided: 1959 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Resided: 1946 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930, 1940 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: carpenter 1 Military: Tec 5, US Army 497th Armd FA Bn, World War II 18,1 Wife: Juanita B. Fox b. Feb-22-1930 Married: Sep- 6-1946 at Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV 19
M Child 4: Norman Orlando "Red" Adams Born: Aug- 5-1923 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 20,1 Died: Dec- 4-2011 in Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas Co, OH 21 Buried: Feed Spring Cemetery near Dennison, Tuscarawas Co, OH 1 Resided: in Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas Co, OH 1,15 Resided: 1959 in Stillwater, Tuscarawas Co, OH 13 Census: 1930, 1940 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Alsco in Gnadenhutten (retired) 1 Military: (enlisted 5/22/1943) U.S. Army, World War II 14,1 Wife: Wilma Marie Bush b. Nov-16-1922 d. Jun-26-2000 Married: Jul-10-1944 in Ritchie Co, WV 22
F Child 5: Edith Irene (twin) Adams Also known as: Irene E. Adams 23,15,24 Born: May-28-1925 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Resided: 2011, 2012 in Dennison, Tuscarawas Co, OH 15,26 Resided: in Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas Co, OH 27 Resided: 1967, 1979, 2006 in Arlington, Arlington Co, VA 15 Resided: 1959 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 6: Edith Ilene (twin) Adams Also known as: Ilene E. Adams 23,15,24 Born: May-28-1925 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Died: Nov- 4-2006 in Arlington, Arlington Co, VA 1 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 1 Resided: 1979-2006 in Arlington, Arlington Co, VA 15,1 Resided: 1959 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1930, 1940 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Never married: 1
F Child 7: Arretta Georgia Adams 28
Also known as: Georgia Adams 13,15,24,29
Born: Oct-11-1926 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 1,28
Died: Sep- 2-2012 in Dennison, Tuscarawas Co, OH 17
Resided: in Dennison, Tuscarawas Co, OH 1,15
Resided: 1967, 1979 in Arlington, Arlington Co, VA 15
Resided: 1959 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13
Occupation: administrative assistant at FBI in Washington DC (40 yrs, retired 2003) 1
Education: Doddridge Co H.S. 1
Census: 1930, 1940 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Never married:
F Child 8: Dorothy May Adams Born: Jan- 5-1932 in Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV 30,12 Died: Jun-20-2007 in Alexandria, VA 31,12 Resided: 1967, 1979, 2007 in Arlington, Arlington Co, VA 32,15 Resided: 1959 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1940 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) Obituary - Hospital. (3) Headstone. (4) Death record of father. (5) 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (6) Obituary of husband. (7) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 5, p. 2-A. (8) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (9) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Birthplace given in birth record as Blandville. His obituary states birthplace as Porto Rico, which is a community encompassed by Blandville. BR Bk 4, p. 5. (10) West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html. (11) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV. (12) Social Security Death Index. (13) Obituary of father. (14) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (15) Obituary of brother. (16) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 4, p. 6. (17) Obituary - At home. (18) Military Grave Marker. (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (20) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 4, p. 7. (21) Obituary - Nursing home. (22) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998), Identified as Norman Adams, 20, of Doddridge Co, son of Claude E. Adams & Edna Richards; and Wilma Marie Bush, 21, of Gilmer Co, dau of Arpha W. Bush & Zina Alfred. Married Jul 10 1944. Other research reveals that Doddridge County Marriage Record 15-273 shows a marriage license applied for on June 30 1944 by Norman Adams (b. 8/5/1922 [sic] in Doddridge Co) and Wilma Bush (b. 11/16/1922 in Gilmer Co, WV). But the application was voided and the license not issued. (23) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (24) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (25) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 4, p. 1, and BR Bk 4, p. 29 (duplicate entries) (26) Obituary of sister. (27) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, Ancestry.com. (28) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 4, p. 2. (29) Yearbook photo. (30) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 4, p. 4. (31) Virginia Death Records, 1912-2014 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (32) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. Event Notes Note (1) Porto Rico Road Note (2) Birth record of twin daughters in 1925 gives father's occupation as "oil worker," while birth record of daughter Dorothy in 1932 gives father's occupation as Engineer. Note (3) While stationed at Camp Cooke (now Vandenberg AFB), California, Leo Adams was one of several soldiers sent to Warner Brothers ranch at Calabasas to make a newsreel. During a boat ride, the boat upset and he was drowned before he could be rescued.