They were listed in Marion County, Illinois census reports in 1850, 1860, & 1870, with
their sons and daughters. They resided in Charlotte Township, Bates County, Missouri in
the 1880 census.
There is a Bates County, Missouri record for the 21 Oct 1883 marriage of Mrs. Sarah Keeton and Mr. Nicholous Adams. Their ages are transcribed incorrectly in the marriage record on Ancestry.com. “Over" the age of 21 does not mean age 21. "Over the age of 18" does not mean age 18 in a marriage record.
Mr. William Asberry Keeton married Miss Sarah Leachman Stephens on March 5, 1871. Sarah Keeton was a widow in the 1880 Elkhart, Bates, Missouri census with E. A. Keeton, a
daughter, age 8; H.Keeton, a son, age 4; & D. Keeton, a daughter, age 1.
Nicholas Adams, age 79, born in Virginia, was with his wife, Sarah, age 49, born in August of 1851 in Missouri, in the 1900 Charlotte, Bates, MIssouri census. Sparton G.
Adams, 38, and Cora M. Adams, 18, were with them, a son and daughter of Nicholas Adams.
(information from Bates County, Missouri marriage records and census reports).
About 15 Ancestry.com family trees record the 1904 death of Nicholas Adams, who was born in Virginia in October of 1820, according to the 1900 census. Five census reports list his birth in Virginia, but his birth year varies from 1820 to 1826.
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CONTRIBUTOR ANN GARDNER
They were listed in Marion County, Illinois census reports in 1850, 1860, & 1870, with
their sons and daughters. They resided in Charlotte Township, Bates County, Missouri in
the 1880 census.
There is a Bates County, Missouri record for the 21 Oct 1883 marriage of Mrs. Sarah Keeton and Mr. Nicholous Adams. Their ages are transcribed incorrectly in the marriage record on Ancestry.com. “Over" the age of 21 does not mean age 21. "Over the age of 18" does not mean age 18 in a marriage record.
Mr. William Asberry Keeton married Miss Sarah Leachman Stephens on March 5, 1871. Sarah Keeton was a widow in the 1880 Elkhart, Bates, Missouri census with E. A. Keeton, a
daughter, age 8; H.Keeton, a son, age 4; & D. Keeton, a daughter, age 1.
Nicholas Adams, age 79, born in Virginia, was with his wife, Sarah, age 49, born in August of 1851 in Missouri, in the 1900 Charlotte, Bates, MIssouri census. Sparton G.
Adams, 38, and Cora M. Adams, 18, were with them, a son and daughter of Nicholas Adams.
(information from Bates County, Missouri marriage records and census reports).
About 15 Ancestry.com family trees record the 1904 death of Nicholas Adams, who was born in Virginia in October of 1820, according to the 1900 census. Five census reports list his birth in Virginia, but his birth year varies from 1820 to 1826.
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CONTRIBUTOR ANN GARDNER
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