John Adams

John Adams[1]

Male 1788 - 1879  (90 years)
Person ID: I500027  "Baxter"  |  Last Modified: 10 Apr 2019


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  • Name John Adams 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 16 Dec 1788  Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 31 Oct 1879  Chester Township, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Kennedy Cemetery, Kennedy, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohmeigs/misc/Hardesty.html

      John and Elizabeth (Johnson) Adams, parents of John Q., settled in Meigs county in 1836, and the mother died here in 1869. John Adams is also deceased, his death occurring in the county on Oct 31, 1879.

      Farmer.  He moved from somewhere in PA to Jefferson County, Ohio in the early 1800's. From there, he and his family moved to Meigs County, Ohio. He operated a grist mill in Keno, Ohio.

      Hardesty's Historical and geographical encylopedia, 1883, Meigs Co, OH p. 31 came to Meigs county in 1836 and built the Mill now known as Adams Mill
      Meigs County History vol. 3 p. 37 confirms.

       

      1850 census:

      Chester Township, Meigs County, 1850 census:

      111 05 0809 0809 Adams John 61 M Farmer 
      2000 Pa - - - -
      111 06 0809 0809 Adams Elizabeth 57 F 
      Pa - - - -
      111 07 0809 0809 Adams Thomas 27 M Farming 
      150 Ohio - - - -
      111 08 0809 0809 Adams Elizabeth 26 F 
      Ohio - - - -
      111 09 0809 0809 Adams Sarah 16 F 
      Ohio - X - -
      111 10 0809 0809 Adams John 18 M Apprentice 
      Ohio - - - -
      111 11 0809 0809 Adams John 8 M 
      Ohio - X - -
      111 12 0809 0809 Torance William 22 M Miller 
      1000 Ohio - - - -
      111 13 0809 0809 Torance Margret 21 F 
      Ohio - - - -
      111 14 0809 0809 Torance Martin 2 M 
      Ohio - - - -

    • Find a Grave:

      Birth: Dec. 16, 1788
      Somerset County
      Pennsylvania, USA     Death: Oct. 31, 1879
      Meigs County
      Ohio, USA
       
      Family links: 
       Spouse:
        Elizabeth Johnson Adams (1793 - 1869)*
       
       Children:
        Thomas H. Adams (1823 - 1858)*

       Burial:
      Kennedy Cemetery 
      Meigs County
      Ohio, USA 
      Created by: RickC
      Record added: Jan 17, 2015 
      Find A Grave Memorial# 141462470

    • In 1870 was widowed and living with daughter Sarah McDole and her family

       

      Name: John Adams
      Event Type: Census
      Event Year: 1870
      Event Place: Ohio, United States
      Gender: Male
      Age: 81
      Race: White
      Race (Original): W
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1788-1789
      Birthplace: Pennsylvania
      Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
      John Adams  M 81 Pennsylvania
      Joseph Mcdole  M 43 Pennsylvania
      Sarah Mcdole  F 34 Ohio
      William Mcdole  M 14 Ohio
      Ellsworth Mcdole  M 8 Ohio
      Ulisses Mcdole  M 1 Ohio

      Citing this Record:
      "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6LQ-RNT : accessed 27 April 2015), John Adams, Ohio, United States; citing p. 8, family 62, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,741.

    • 1860 Census:    evidently there was another John/Elizabeth Adams family living in Carroll County Ohio at this same time, although a few years younger.

      Name: Elizabeth Adams
      Event Type: Census
      Event Year: 1860
      Event Place: Chester Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States
      Gender: Female
      Age: 66
      Race: White
      Race (Original): [Blank]
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1794
      Birthplace: Pennsylvania

      Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
      John Adams  M 71 Pennsylvania
      Elizabeth Adams  F 66 Pennsylvania

       

      Citing this Record:
      "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCL5-NHK : accessed 27 April 2015), Elizabeth Adams in household of John Adams, Chester Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 146, household ID 1061, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 805,008.

    • Name: John Adams
      Event Type: Census
      Event Year: 1850
      Event Place: Chester, Meigs, Ohio, United States
      Gender: Male
      Age: 61
      Race: White
      Race (Original): 
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1789
      Birthplace: Pennsylvania
      Household ID: 809
      House Number: 809
      Line Number: 5
      Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Affiliate Publication Number: M432
      Affiliate Film Number: 710
      GS Film Number: 444703
      Digital Folder Number: 004204495
      Image Number: 00117


      Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
      John Adams  M 61 Pennsylvania
      Elizabeth Adams  F 57 Pennsylvania
      Thomas Adams  M 27 Ohio
      Elizabeth Adams  F 26 Ohio
      Sarah Adams  F 16 Ohio
      John Adams  M 18 Ohio
      John Adams  M 8 Ohio
      William Torance  M 22 Ohio
      Margret Torance  F 21 Ohio
      Martin Torance  M 2 Ohio

       

      Citing this Record:
      "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQP-MWJ : accessed 6 October 2015), John Adams, Chester, Meigs, Ohio, United States; citing family 809, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

    • Name: John Adams
      Event Type: Census
      Event Date: 1840
      Event Place: Chester Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States
      Page: 17
      Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
      Affiliate Publication Number: M704
      Affiliate Film Number: 413
      GS Film Number: 0020172
      Digital Folder Number: 005154856
      Image Number: 00038

       

      Citing this Record:
      "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBQ-4XQ : accessed 6 October 2015), John Adams, Chester Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States; citing p. 17, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 413; FHL microfilm 20,172.

  • Parents

    Family ID: F500014 -:|:-  Group Sheet  -:|:-  Family Chart  
    Father Jacob Adams (ID:I500033)
              b. Yes, date unknown  
              d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Marie (ID:I500034)
              b. Yes, date unknown  
              d. Yes, date unknown 
  • Family

    Family ID: F500011   -:|:-   Group Sheet   -:|:-   Family Chart  -:|:-  Last Modified : 10 Apr 2019   
    Wife Elizabeth Johnson (ID:I500028)
              b. 25 Jan 1793, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 25 Mar 1869, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 9 Sep 1813  Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    + 1. Rebecca Adams (ID:I500035)
              b. 14 Oct 1814, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 3 Jul 1896, Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
      2. Thomas H. Adams (ID:I500038)
              b. 1823, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1 Sep 1858, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
      3. Margaret Adams (ID:I500040)
              b. 1826  
              d. 1910 (Age 84 years)
      4. Elizabeth Adams, II (ID:I500039)
              b. 1830, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1905 (Age 75 years)
      5. John Quincy Adams (ID:I500036)
              b. 21 Feb 1833, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 22 Aug 1901, Chester Township, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    + 6. Sarah Jane Adams (ID:I500014)
              b. 19 Jun 1835, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 8 Oct 1906, Kansas, Seneca County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
      7. John H Adams (ID:I500037)
              b. 28 Nov 1842, Adams' Mills, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1937 (Age 94 years)
  • Event Map

    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Dec 1788 - Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Sep 1813 - Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Rebecca Adams - 14 Oct 1814 - Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Thomas H. Adams - 1823 - Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Elizabeth Adams, II - 1830 - Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - John Quincy Adams - 21 Feb 1833 - Jefferson County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sarah Jane Adams - 19 Jun 1835 - Columbiana County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - John H Adams - 28 Nov 1842 - Adams' Mills, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Oct 1879 - Chester Township, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Kennedy Cemetery, Kennedy, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Source Citations

    1. [MH-Peattie] Rick Peattie, MH - Peattie Web Site, (MyHeritage), 16 Sep 2017, John Adams (Reliability: 3).
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