Daughter of Joseph J Adams and Lucetta Ann Ogburn Adams.

Married to James Alfred Adams around 1888.

James and Edith were the parents of:
Ida Frances Adams Sewell
Joseph James Adams
Leonard Daniel Adams
Conner Lester Adams
Thomas Lundy Adams
Edward Broughton Adams
Edith Mozelle Adams Clements
Margaret Louise Adams Hayes(1909-unk)
Louis Clifton Adams(1911-1978 FL)
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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: E E Adams
Age in 1870: 2
Birth Year: abt 1868
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1870: Grove, Harnett, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Harnett C H
Household Members:
Name Age
J J Adams 44
L A Adams 34
M W Adams 15
O A Adams 13
S E Adams 10
J C Adams 8
B E Adams 5
E E Adams 2
R P Pollard 35

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Edith E Adams
Age: 30
Birth Date: Jul 1869
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Black River, Harnett, North Carolina
Sheet Number: 4A
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 52
Family Number: 54
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: James H Adams
Marriage Year: 1888
Years Married: 12
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother: number of living children: 6
Mother: How many children: 7
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
James H Adams 35
Edith E Adams 30
Ida F Adams 10
Joseph J Adams 8
Lenhard A Adams 6
Coner L Adams 5
Thomas L Adams 3
Edward B Adams 1
John S Ogburn 33

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Edith Adams
Age in 1910: 41
Birth Year: abt 1869
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1910: Durham Ward 3, Durham, North Carolina
Street: Augies Avenue
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: James A Adams
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Native Tongue: English
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 22
Number of Children Born: 12
Number of Children Living: 8
Household Members:
Name Age
James A Adams 45
Edith Adams 41
James J Adams 18
Lenord Adams 16
Lester Adams 14
Lundy Adams 13
Braughton Adams 11
Mozelle Adams 3
Louise Adams 1
Ada Markham 21

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Edith E Adams
Age: 50
Birth Year: abt 1870
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1920: Wake Forest, Wake, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: James A Adams
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: None
Household Members:
Name Age
James A Adams 53
Edith E Adams 50
Thos Lundy Adams 23
Edith M Adams 13
Margaret L Adams 11
Lewis C Adams 8

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Edith E Adams
Birth Year: abt 1870
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Street address: Ramseur Street
Ward of City: 3 Part of
House Number in Cities or Towns: 801
Dwelling Number: 308
Family Number: 394
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Home Value: 20
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 20
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Edith E Adams 60
Louis C Adams 18
Johnnie H Greenhill 29
Gladys Greenhill 18
Alfred B Greenhill 0
Annie Eanes 24
Ethel Eanes 25
Lizzie Walton 22
Vernon W Johnson 21
Elmer Johnson 14

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Edith E Adams
Age: 70
Estimated birth year: abt 1870
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Home in 1940: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Street: Ramsner Street
Inferred Residence in 1935: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Residence in 1935: Same House
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 2B
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 2nd grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas L Adams 42
Mary H Adams 37
Violet M Adams 15
Heler J Adams 7
Edith E Adams 70
Edward B Adams 40

North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976
Name: Edith Elizabeth Adams
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 86
Marital status: Widowed
Occupation: Housewife
Birth Date: 16 Jul 1869
Birth Place: Harnett, North Carolina
Residence: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Death Date: 4 May 1956
Death Place: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
Spouse: James Alfred Adams
Father: Joseph Adams
Cause of death: Mesenteric thrombosis, generalized arteriosclerosis
Informant: Mrs G E Hayes, 2513 Farthing St, Durham