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William Riley Adams

Birth: 19 Dec 1847
Washington County, Iowa, USA
Death: 15 Jul 1934 (aged 86)
Kalona, Washington County, Iowa, USA
Burial: Sharon Hill Cemetery

Kalona, Washington County, Iowa, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 41.4928017, Longitude: -91.7071991
Memorial ID: 74480935 View Source

William Riley Adams was born on December 19, 1847, in Snake Hollow, about a mile west of Kalona, Iowa to Ephraim Nathanial Adams and Francis Ellen (Garver) Adams. He married Ann Elizabeth Dewees on November 18, 1870, in Washington, Iowa. They had three sons during their marriage: Marsh, Murph and Tom. He died on July 15, 1934, in Kalona, Iowa, at the age of 86, and was buried there.

The Kalona News, 13 May 1909
Riley Adams and Bill Randel will soon have new cement walks completed in front of their residences.

The Kalona News, 27 Nov 1930
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Adams completed sixty years of married life on November 18th. Their pictures appeared in the Sunday Des Moines Register of that week.

The Kalona News, 19 Jul 1934
William Riley Adams was born near Kalona, Iowa December 19th, 1847. He was married November 19, 1870 to Ann Elizabeth Dewees. Death came Sunday, July 15.

William Riley Adams was born on December 19, 1847, in Snake Hollow, about a mile west of Kalona, Iowa to Ephraim Nathanial Adams and Francis Ellen (Garver) Adams. He married Ann Elizabeth Dewees on November 18, 1870, in Washington, Iowa. They had three sons during their marriage: Marsh, Murph and Tom. He died on July 15, 1934, in Kalona, Iowa, at the age of 86, and was buried there.

The Kalona News, 13 May 1909
Riley Adams and Bill Randel will soon have new cement walks completed in front of their residences.

The Kalona News, 27 Nov 1930
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Adams completed sixty years of married life on November 18th. Their pictures appeared in the Sunday Des Moines Register of that week.

The Kalona News, 19 Jul 1934
William Riley Adams was born near Kalona, Iowa December 19th, 1847. He was married November 19, 1870 to Ann Elizabeth Dewees. Death came Sunday, July 15.

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1848–1931 (m. 1870)

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Maintained by: MeganLMC
Originally Created by: Carole Rambo Holt
Added: Aug 5, 2011
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74480935/william_riley-adams: accessed ), memorial page for William Riley Adams (19 Dec 1847–15 Jul 1934), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74480935, citing Sharon Hill Cemetery, Kalona, Washington County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by MeganLMC (contributor 48849507).

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