John Adams[1]
1788 - 1879 (90 years)-
Name John Adams Gender Male Birth 16 Dec 1788 Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA Died 31 Oct 1879 Chester Township, Meigs County, Ohio, USA Buried Kennedy Cemetery, Kennedy, Meigs County, Ohio, USA 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
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111 06 0809 0809 Adams Elizabeth 57 F
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111 07 0809 0809 Adams Thomas 27 M Farming
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111 08 0809 0809 Adams Elizabeth 26 F
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111 09 0809 0809 Adams Sarah 16 F
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111 10 0809 0809 Adams John 18 M Apprentice
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111 11 0809 0809 Adams John 8 M
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111 12 0809 0809 Torance William 22 M Miller
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111 13 0809 0809 Torance Margret 21 F
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111 14 0809 0809 Torance Martin 2 M
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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# 141462470In 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 OhioCiting 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 PennsylvaniaCiting 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 OhioCiting 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: 00038Citing 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.
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Parents
Father Jacob Adams (ID:I500033)
b. Yes, date unknown
d. Yes, date unknownMother Marie (ID:I500034)
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Family
Wife Elizabeth Johnson (ID:I500028)
b. 25 Jan 1793, Pennsylvania, USA
d. 25 Mar 1869, Meigs County, Ohio, USA (Age 76 years)Marriage 9 Sep 1813 Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA Children + 1. Rebecca Adams (ID:I500035)
b. 14 Oct 1814, Ohio, USA
d. 3 Jul 1896, Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, USA (Age 81 years)2. Thomas H. Adams (ID:I500038)
b. 1823, Ohio, USA
d. 1 Sep 1858, Meigs County, Ohio, USA (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
d. 1905 (Age 75 years)5. John Quincy Adams (ID:I500036)
b. 21 Feb 1833, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA
d. 22 Aug 1901, Chester Township, Meigs County, Ohio, USA (Age 68 years)+ 6. Sarah Jane Adams (ID:I500014)
b. 19 Jun 1835, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA
d. 8 Oct 1906, Kansas, Seneca County, Ohio, USA (Age 71 years)7. John H Adams (ID:I500037)
b. 28 Nov 1842, Adams' Mills, Meigs County, Ohio, USA
d. 1937 (Age 94 years) -
Event Map
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Source Citations
- [MH-Peattie] Rick Peattie, MH - Peattie Web Site, (MyHeritage), 16 Sep 2017, John Adams (Reliability: 3).
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