Husband: Abraham M. Adams
Born: Jun- -1844 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 1,2
Died: bef Jun 1939 3
Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,4
Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Father:
Mother:
Other spouse 2
Notes
Wife: Matilda Reed 5,6 Also known as: Malissa Reed 5
Born: ca 1841 7 (see note 1) Died: Mar-12-1891 in Harrison Co, WV 8 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Victoria Adams Census name: Victory Adams 7 Born: Jul-29-1869 6,9 Died: Mar-22-1947 at Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV 9 Buried: in Coplin Church Cemetery, Jarvisville, Harrison Co, WV 10 Cause of death: influenza 9 Resided: at Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV 11 Census: 1940 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: John Randolph Hughes b. May-23-1859 d. Mar-21-1947 Married: Feb- 7-1895 6
M Child 2: James Lewis Adams Also known as: Louis Adams 12 Born: Nov-28-1873 in Harrison Co, WV 13,7 (see note 2) Died: Apr-10-1937 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14 Census: 1930 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1910 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Resided: 1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: 1920 laborer in box factory 15 Wife: Alice Floretta Moneypenny b. May-18-1874 d. Sep-22-1959 Married: Mar-17-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
F Child 3: Verenia Jurisha Adams Also known as: Vernie Jurisha Adams 9 Born: Jun-15-1879 in Harrison Co, WV 1,2 (see note 3) Died: Feb- 7-1955 near Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 9 Buried: in Sponaugle Cemetery, Bear Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Resided: near Troy, Gilmer Co, WV 9 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: George Washington Sponaugle b. Sep-15-1873 d. Oct-10-1952 Also known as: George Wilson Sponaugle 12 Married: Mar- -1902 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) Death record of wife. (4) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) (5) Death record of daughter. (6) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 168. (7) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District) (8) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (9) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (10) Findagrave.com. (11) Death record of husband. (12) Marriage record of daughter. (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (14) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Age 39 in 1880 Census would put birth in about 1841, but age 58 in 1891 death record would put it in about 1832. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1872, but age at death calculates to a birth date of Nov 28 1873. Note (3) Birth date specified in death record as Jun 15 1880, but 1900 Census shows it as Jun 1879. Her age was given as one in the 1880 Census, enumerated on Jun 15 1880.