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Leo Carl ADAMS

Male 1917 - 1943  (25 years)


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  • Name Leo Carl ADAMS 
    Born 17 Oct 1917  Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930, 1940  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Hope Gas Co.  [2] 
    Military Pfc, U.S. Army 
    Died 30 Apr 1943  Calabasas, Los Angeles Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Cause: accidental drowning 
    Buried IOOF Cemetery, Troy, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Person ID I178  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 24 Sep 2012 

    Father Claude Ellsworth ADAMS,   b. 5 May 1889, Lawford, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1959, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Edna RICHARDS,   b. 16 Jul 1899, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1961, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 25 Oct 1915  Oakland, Garrett Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F58  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Oct 1917 - Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: accidental drowning - 30 Apr 1943 - Calabasas, Los Angeles Co, CA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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    Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 4, p. 5.
      Birthplace given in birth record as Blandville. His obituary states birthplace as Porto Rico, which is a community encompassed by Blandville.

    2. [S14] Obituary.

    3. [S2582] West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, (http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html).

    4. [S5] Headstone.