Person:James Adams (52)

James Wilberforce Adams
m. 9 Dec 1836
  1. James Wilberforce Adams1837 - 1924
  2. John Adams1839 - 1863
  3. Robert W Adams1842 - 1911
  4. Jennie Adams1842 - 1932
  5. Elizabeth Adams1845 - 1898
  6. Ellen Adams1847 - 1924
  7. Cornelia Adams1850 - 1871
  8. Thomas J Adams1854 - 1928
  9. George Albert Adams1857 - 1939
  10. Frank M Adams1861 - 1922
  11. Minnie Belle Adams1862 - 1927
  • HJames Wilberforce Adams1837 - 1924
  • WLeah A Bowman1841 - 1910
  1. Mary E Adams1860 -
  2. Edson B Adams1863 -
  3. Dr. Albyn Lincoln Adams1865 - 1948
Facts and Events
Name James Wilberforce Adams
Gender Male
Birth? 16 Sep 1837 Montgomery, Wood, Ohio, United States
Alt Birth? 1838
Marriage to Leah A Bowman
Death? 21 Jul 1924 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Burial? 23 Jul 1924 Holland, Michigan, United States

1850 census-James; 13; OH

1859 marriage-27 Sep 1859

1860 census-OH-Wood-Montgomery-PO Montgomery X Roads [Crossroads]-18 Jun 1860-pg 69-lines 22-23-dwelling 459-family 460-James Adams; 22; personal estate $200; OH; Leah A; 18; Canada

1870 census-Michigan-Kent-Byron-PO Toby's Mills-pg 23-13 Sep 1870-lines 5-9-dwelling 167-family 163-James W Adams; 32; teacher; $800 real estate; $500 personal; born Ohio; Sarah; 28; born Canada; Mary E; 9; born Ohio; Edison B; 8; born Canada; Albyn L; 5; born Canada

1900 census-MI-Allegan, Laketown-6 Jun 1900-ED 15-lines 19-20-dwelling 68-family 77-J W Adams; Sep 1837; 62; married 40 yrs; born OH; parents born Scotland; farmer; Lee B; Sep 1841; 52; mother of 3 children; born Canada; parents born PA

1920 census-IL-Cook-Chicago-2 Jan 1920-ED 1654-sheet 8B-4011 Warwick Avenue-lines 51-52-dwelling 44-family 48-Mary L Wilcox; owns free; 58; widow; OH; OH; Canada; James W Adams; father; 82; widow; OH; Scotland; Scotland

2014-On googlebooks: Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County Ohio: Its Past & Present; Vol 2 pg 976-978; a reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1401 North Fares Avenue, Evansville, IN 47711; 1976; Chicago: JH Beers & Co., 1897: James is a manufacturer in Grand Rapids, MI

Questions: why would James be a teacher in 1870; a manufacturer in Grand Rapids, MI in 1897; and a farmer in 1900? why is his wife Leah A in 1860; Sarah in 1870 and Lee in 1900? why is James born in OH; his children are b in Canada; lives in MI and where is he in 1880 and 1910?