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William Howard Adams 1824 – 1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1824

Birth Location: Graves County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 16 Mar 1899

Death Location: Graves County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Jeremiah Adams

Mother: Hannah Edens

Spouse(s): Cynthia Sanderson

Children(s): Christopher Adams, James Adams, Hanna Adams, Sarah Adams

William Howard Adams was born in 1824 in Graves County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Jeremiah Moody Adams and Hannah Jane Edens. William Howard Adams later married Cynthia Jane Sanderson, and together they raised children including Christopher Adams, James Franklin Adams, Hanna Adams and Sarah Francis Adams. In 1899, William Howard Adams passed away in Graves County, Kentucky, USA.

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Parents

Jeremiah Adams
1798 – 1872
Birth Location: –
JA
Hannah Edens
1802 – 1881
Birth Location: Onslow, North Carolina, USA
HE

Spouses(s)

Cynthia Sanderson
1823 – 1909
Birth Location: Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, USA
CS

Children(s)

Christopher Adams
1853 –
Birth Location: Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, USA
CA
James Adams
1856 – 1938
Birth Location: Mayfield, Graves County, Kentucky, USA
JA
Hanna Adams
1858 – 1922
Birth Location: Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, USA
HA
Sarah Adams
1860 – 1943
Birth Location: Mayfield, Graves, Kentucky, USA
SA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Feb 1824
    Event Place: Graves County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 Mar 1899
    Event Place: Graves County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Graves County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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