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Joseph Richardson Adams

Birth: 17 Jan 1833
Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky, USA
Death: 10 Feb 1903 (aged 70)
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, USA
Burial: Adams Gorden Cemetery

Christian County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 42695086 View Source

Joseph Adams was the second son of Ellington Adams and Elizabeth Adams. He was born in Montomery County, Kentucky shorthly before the family moved to Prairieton Township, just west of Moweaqua, Illinois. He was a brother to Isom Adams, George W. Adams, Randall R. Adams, James Robert Adams, Martin V. Adams, John C. Adams and Lucy Adams as well as Rachel (Rice) and Martha (Bramblett). He married Nancy M. Widick on June 10, 1856. He and his wife Nancy had several children; Millie (Myers), George W. Adams (who married Essie Ayars), John Wheeler Adams (who married Jessie Ponting), Florence (Harpold), Iva (Cazalet), Eva (Johnson), Bette (Corzine), Anna (Denby), Jesse C. Adams (who married Amy Austin) and Emily, Norman and Idia all who died in infancy. Joseph died in Decatur, Illinois. Joseph Adams was a successful farmer, served in the Illinois State Legislature and was a Supervisor for Prairieton Township in Christian County.

Joseph Adams was the second son of Ellington Adams and Elizabeth Adams. He was born in Montomery County, Kentucky shorthly before the family moved to Prairieton Township, just west of Moweaqua, Illinois. He was a brother to Isom Adams, George W. Adams, Randall R. Adams, James Robert Adams, Martin V. Adams, John C. Adams and Lucy Adams as well as Rachel (Rice) and Martha (Bramblett). He married Nancy M. Widick on June 10, 1856. He and his wife Nancy had several children; Millie (Myers), George W. Adams (who married Essie Ayars), John Wheeler Adams (who married Jessie Ponting), Florence (Harpold), Iva (Cazalet), Eva (Johnson), Bette (Corzine), Anna (Denby), Jesse C. Adams (who married Amy Austin) and Emily, Norman and Idia all who died in infancy. Joseph died in Decatur, Illinois. Joseph Adams was a successful farmer, served in the Illinois State Legislature and was a Supervisor for Prairieton Township in Christian County.

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Nancy Malinda Widick Adams

1833–1911 (m. 1856)

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Maintained by: Dale B. Smith
Originally Created by: Phil Tomlinson
Added: Oct 4, 2009
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42695086/joseph_richardson-adams: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph Richardson Adams (17 Jan 1833–10 Feb 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42695086, citing Adams Gorden Cemetery, Christian County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Dale B. Smith (contributor 47412250).

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