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Pvt Herbert Charles Adams

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Pvt Herbert Charles Adams Veteran

Birth
Sedro-Woolley, Skagit County, Washington, USA
Death
9 Mar 1919 (aged 21)
Jovita, King County, Washington, USA
Burial
Sedro-Woolley, Skagit County, Washington, USA GPS-Latitude: 48.509357, Longitude: -122.2154068
Memorial ID
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Washington, Birth Records, 1870-1935
(From original ledger & return)
Name: Adams
Date of Birth: 31 Jan. 1898*
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Sedro, Skagit, Washington, USA
Father: Charles Adams
Mother: Martha Hunter
NOTE: "Date of Return" 2 February 1898.
Ledger and return both have same birth date.
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On 12 June 1900 Charles Adams (b. Mar. 1859), wife Martha (b. May 1866), children; Zaidee (b. Feb. 1886), Ada (b. Nov. 1889), Pearl (b. Jan. 1893), Ruth (b. Dec. 1894), Herbert (b. Dec. 1897*) and Walter (b. Dec. 1899) lived in town of Sedro-Woolley, Skagit County, Washington. Charles and Martha had been married 18 years, having 6 children, 6 living. Charles was a foreman in the woods. They owned their home free and clear. NOTE: Names spelled as they appear on original image of this census.

On 20 April 1910 Charles Adams (52), wife Martha (45), children; Pearl (16), Ruth (15), Herbert (12) and Walter (11) lived on Jennings St. in Sedro-Woolley, Skagit County, Washington. Charles and Martha had been married 27 years, having 6 children, 6 living. Charles was a foreman for a logging camp. Pearl was a operator in a telephone office. Charles and Martha owned their home free and clear.
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U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958:
MUSTER ROLL OF OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN OF THE U.S. MARINE CORPS
20TH COMPANY, BASE DETACHMENT, 5TH REGIMENT, U.S. MARINE CORPS.
From SEPTEMBER 1, 1917 to SEPTEMBER 30, 1917 inclusive.
PRIVATES:
#2 Adams, Herbert C., Enlisted: 3 May 1917
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Barracks Detachment, Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Wash.
FROM January 1, 1919 TO January 30, 1919 INCLUSIVE.
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The Bellingham Herald
Bellingham, Washington
Saturday, 25 January 1919
Page 5, Column 4

Sedro-Woolley Notes.

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Jan. 25 -...
Mr. and Mrs. W.M. Kirby entertained a number of friends informally at their home on Thursday evening in compliment to Herbert Adams, who has just returned from overseas and has some wonderful experiences to tell his many Sedro-Woolley friends. Herbert was in several big battles.
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The Seattle Daily Times
Seattle, Washington
Monday Evening, 10 March 1919
Page 7, Column 2

PINNED UNDER AUTO

Wounded Marine Killed Near
Auburn When Machine Turns
Over Into River.

Special to The Times
AUBURN, Monday, March 10. - Herbert C. Adams, a private in the Marine Corps, was killed near here Saturday night when a car in which he was riding plunged off a bridge and turned bottom side up, pinning him underneath. Harry Turley, who was driving the car, and Dugan Clark, another passenger, both suffered scratches and bruises, but were not seriously hurt. Turley managed to extricate himself from the wreck and went for assistance. When the car was lifted off Adams' life was extinct.

Young Adams' home was in Sedro Woolley, where his mother lives. He has a brother in the service, and a sister, Mrs. G. B. Harler, of the Merritt hotel in Tacoma. He was not yet 21 years of age.

At the beginning of the war he enlisted in the marines and had been on duty all through the American campaign in France. He was on the battle front for five months. In November he was wounded by a piece of flying shrapnel. With other Western Washington boys he was invalided home and since January had been at Bremerton until his wounds had sufficiently healed for him to receive his discharge from the service.

A dance was held at Jovita and the three young men in the car were going after Tom Turley, who was in attendance at the dance. The accident occurred on the Stewart Canyon road, alongside the interurban line. The road makes a turn just before the bridge is reached and in the dark and with rain on the windshield the driver did not notice the turn until too late. The bridge was protected with only a light rail, which collapsed and let the car off into the water fifteen feet below.

Military authorities have not yet made arrangements for disposition of the body, but it will probably be sent to Sedro Woolley tomorrow.
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The Bellingham Herald
Bellingham, Washington
Friday, 14 March 1919
Page 2, Column 4-5

SEDRO-WOOLLEY

About the saddest death that has occurred in this vicinity for some time was that of Herbert Adams, who was killed in an automobile accident near Auburn Saturday evening, and whose remains reached this city Tuesday noon. Herbert was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adams, who have made their home here for many years and where Herbert was born. He enlisted with the marines in the early part of the war and was in some of the hardest fighting on the Chateau Thierry front. He was wounded twice and was being held at Bremerton awaiting his discharge until such time as he had entirely recovered. Herbert was a boy of a most loveable nature, and his untimely death at this time, after having lived through the big battles and being spared to reach his home here, where he was greeted by parents, brother and sisters, who had all come from different places to welcome his return, as well as his hosts of friends. He graduated from the Union High School here in the class of '15. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon.
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U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958:
MUSTER ROLL OF OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN OF THE U.S. MARINE CORPS
*192nd Company, Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Washington
FROM March 1, 1919 TO March 31, 1919 INCLUSIVE
DIED
PRIVATES
1. Adams, Herbert C., Enlisted: 3 May 1917, Remarks: 1 to 9 sick present, G.O. 100 does not apply. 9, died at *Auburn, Wash., result of automobile accident. Remains sent to father, Sedro Wooley, Wash. Would have been awarded character "EXCELLENT".
NOTE: Original image has 192nd Company, but indexed as 191st Co.. Death certificate says Herbert died in Jovita, which is a short distance southwest of Auburn.
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Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960
(See image)
Name: *Hertert [Herbert] C. Adams
Age: 20 Years, 1 Month, 8 Days
Birth Date: 31 January 1919*
Birth Place: Washington
Father: Charlie Adams
Mother: Martha A. Hunter
Marital Status: Single
Residence: County, Washington
Occupation: U.S.M.C.
Informant: Charlie Adams, Box (522), Sedro Woolley
Death Date: 9 March 1919 (12:30 a.m.)
Death Place: Jovita, King County, Washington
Cause: Internal injuries and drowning, auto accident.
Burial Date: 10 March 1919
Burial Place: Sedro Woolley
Digital Folder Number: 4220918
Image number: 2397
Reference ID: 165
NOTE: Indexed as "Hertert"
Birth year is 1898, not 1919.
Washington, Birth Records, 1870-1935
(From original ledger & return)
Name: Adams
Date of Birth: 31 Jan. 1898*
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Sedro, Skagit, Washington, USA
Father: Charles Adams
Mother: Martha Hunter
NOTE: "Date of Return" 2 February 1898.
Ledger and return both have same birth date.
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On 12 June 1900 Charles Adams (b. Mar. 1859), wife Martha (b. May 1866), children; Zaidee (b. Feb. 1886), Ada (b. Nov. 1889), Pearl (b. Jan. 1893), Ruth (b. Dec. 1894), Herbert (b. Dec. 1897*) and Walter (b. Dec. 1899) lived in town of Sedro-Woolley, Skagit County, Washington. Charles and Martha had been married 18 years, having 6 children, 6 living. Charles was a foreman in the woods. They owned their home free and clear. NOTE: Names spelled as they appear on original image of this census.

On 20 April 1910 Charles Adams (52), wife Martha (45), children; Pearl (16), Ruth (15), Herbert (12) and Walter (11) lived on Jennings St. in Sedro-Woolley, Skagit County, Washington. Charles and Martha had been married 27 years, having 6 children, 6 living. Charles was a foreman for a logging camp. Pearl was a operator in a telephone office. Charles and Martha owned their home free and clear.
============================
U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958:
MUSTER ROLL OF OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN OF THE U.S. MARINE CORPS
20TH COMPANY, BASE DETACHMENT, 5TH REGIMENT, U.S. MARINE CORPS.
From SEPTEMBER 1, 1917 to SEPTEMBER 30, 1917 inclusive.
PRIVATES:
#2 Adams, Herbert C., Enlisted: 3 May 1917
====
Barracks Detachment, Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Wash.
FROM January 1, 1919 TO January 30, 1919 INCLUSIVE.
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The Bellingham Herald
Bellingham, Washington
Saturday, 25 January 1919
Page 5, Column 4

Sedro-Woolley Notes.

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Jan. 25 -...
Mr. and Mrs. W.M. Kirby entertained a number of friends informally at their home on Thursday evening in compliment to Herbert Adams, who has just returned from overseas and has some wonderful experiences to tell his many Sedro-Woolley friends. Herbert was in several big battles.
============================
The Seattle Daily Times
Seattle, Washington
Monday Evening, 10 March 1919
Page 7, Column 2

PINNED UNDER AUTO

Wounded Marine Killed Near
Auburn When Machine Turns
Over Into River.

Special to The Times
AUBURN, Monday, March 10. - Herbert C. Adams, a private in the Marine Corps, was killed near here Saturday night when a car in which he was riding plunged off a bridge and turned bottom side up, pinning him underneath. Harry Turley, who was driving the car, and Dugan Clark, another passenger, both suffered scratches and bruises, but were not seriously hurt. Turley managed to extricate himself from the wreck and went for assistance. When the car was lifted off Adams' life was extinct.

Young Adams' home was in Sedro Woolley, where his mother lives. He has a brother in the service, and a sister, Mrs. G. B. Harler, of the Merritt hotel in Tacoma. He was not yet 21 years of age.

At the beginning of the war he enlisted in the marines and had been on duty all through the American campaign in France. He was on the battle front for five months. In November he was wounded by a piece of flying shrapnel. With other Western Washington boys he was invalided home and since January had been at Bremerton until his wounds had sufficiently healed for him to receive his discharge from the service.

A dance was held at Jovita and the three young men in the car were going after Tom Turley, who was in attendance at the dance. The accident occurred on the Stewart Canyon road, alongside the interurban line. The road makes a turn just before the bridge is reached and in the dark and with rain on the windshield the driver did not notice the turn until too late. The bridge was protected with only a light rail, which collapsed and let the car off into the water fifteen feet below.

Military authorities have not yet made arrangements for disposition of the body, but it will probably be sent to Sedro Woolley tomorrow.
============================
The Bellingham Herald
Bellingham, Washington
Friday, 14 March 1919
Page 2, Column 4-5

SEDRO-WOOLLEY

About the saddest death that has occurred in this vicinity for some time was that of Herbert Adams, who was killed in an automobile accident near Auburn Saturday evening, and whose remains reached this city Tuesday noon. Herbert was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adams, who have made their home here for many years and where Herbert was born. He enlisted with the marines in the early part of the war and was in some of the hardest fighting on the Chateau Thierry front. He was wounded twice and was being held at Bremerton awaiting his discharge until such time as he had entirely recovered. Herbert was a boy of a most loveable nature, and his untimely death at this time, after having lived through the big battles and being spared to reach his home here, where he was greeted by parents, brother and sisters, who had all come from different places to welcome his return, as well as his hosts of friends. He graduated from the Union High School here in the class of '15. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon.
============================
U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1798-1958:
MUSTER ROLL OF OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN OF THE U.S. MARINE CORPS
*192nd Company, Marine Barracks, Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Washington
FROM March 1, 1919 TO March 31, 1919 INCLUSIVE
DIED
PRIVATES
1. Adams, Herbert C., Enlisted: 3 May 1917, Remarks: 1 to 9 sick present, G.O. 100 does not apply. 9, died at *Auburn, Wash., result of automobile accident. Remains sent to father, Sedro Wooley, Wash. Would have been awarded character "EXCELLENT".
NOTE: Original image has 192nd Company, but indexed as 191st Co.. Death certificate says Herbert died in Jovita, which is a short distance southwest of Auburn.
============================
Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960
(See image)
Name: *Hertert [Herbert] C. Adams
Age: 20 Years, 1 Month, 8 Days
Birth Date: 31 January 1919*
Birth Place: Washington
Father: Charlie Adams
Mother: Martha A. Hunter
Marital Status: Single
Residence: County, Washington
Occupation: U.S.M.C.
Informant: Charlie Adams, Box (522), Sedro Woolley
Death Date: 9 March 1919 (12:30 a.m.)
Death Place: Jovita, King County, Washington
Cause: Internal injuries and drowning, auto accident.
Burial Date: 10 March 1919
Burial Place: Sedro Woolley
Digital Folder Number: 4220918
Image number: 2397
Reference ID: 165
NOTE: Indexed as "Hertert"
Birth year is 1898, not 1919.

Inscription

HERBERT C.
ADAMS
WASHINGTON
PVT., 5 REGT.
U.S. MARINES 2 DIV.
MARCH 9, 1919



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