Person:Thomas Adams (149)

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Thomas Welton Adams
m. 21 Dec 1875
  1. Thomas Welton Adams1876 - 1940
  2. Lucy Maude Adams1878 - 1923
  3. Dora Belle Adams1883 - 1925
  4. Ada L. Adams1884 - 1973
  5. Catherine Virginia Adams1888 - 1969
m. 31 Jul 1907
Facts and Events
Name[1] Thomas Welton Adams
Gender Male
Birth[1] 22 Sep 1876 Scotland County, Missouri
Military? 17 Jun 1899 Spanish-American War: Colorado / Sgt / 23rd Inf
Census[4] 1900 Jolo, Philippines
Marriage 31 Jul 1907 St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missourito Caroline B. Williams
Census[5] 1910 El Centro, Imperial County, California
Census[7] 1920 Calipatria Twp, Imperial County, California
Census[8] 1930 Calipatria Twp, Imperial County, California
Census[9] 1940 Calipatria Twp, Imperial County, California
Death[1][2] 11 Dec 1940 Los Angeles County, California
Burial[1][3] 13 Dec 1940 Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Military & Naval Forces, Philippines, 1900 census:[4]

Adams, Thomas W. Private 23 yrs (b. Sep 1876 Granger, Missouri) (parents, b. Virginia/Ohio)

Imperial County, California, 1910 census:[5]

Long, George A. Head 38 yrs (marr. 7 yrs) b. California (parents, b. Alabama/Oregon) Cattle man (Cattle Ranch)
      Kathleen R. Wife 34 yrs (0 children) b. Alabama (parents, b. French Canada/Florida)
Adams, Thomas Foreman 37 yrs (single) b. Missouri (parents, b. Germany/Missouri) Foreman (Gen. _____)

Imperial County, California, 1920 census:[7]

Adams, Thomas W. Head 43 yrs b. Missouri (parents, b. [blank]) Engineer
      Carrie Wife 39 yrs b. "New Orelans" (parents, b. Russia/New Orleans)
Carlson, Carl Roomer 69 yrs b. Sweden (parents, b. Sweden) Laborer

Imperial County, California, 1930 census:[8]

Adams, Thomas W. Head 53 yrs (marr. at 42 yrs) b. Missouri (parents, b. Virginia/Pennsylvania) Dredgeman (Irrigation Dist.)
      Carrie Wife 49 yrs (marr. at 38 yrs) b. Illinois (parents, b. Russia/Louisiana) "Lodgers (At Home)"

Imperial County, California, 1940 census:[9]

Adams, Thomas W. Head 63 yrs (8th Grade) b. Missouri 1935: Same house [no occupation listed]
      Carolyn Wife 52 yrs (4th Grade) b. Illinois 1935: Same house Proprietor (Rooming House)
Atkins, [blank] Lodger "Man not filled paper[?] moved to El Centro to work"
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Find A Grave.
  2. California. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Vital Statistics. Death Index, 1940-1997.
  3. Ancestry.com. U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960. (Provo, Utah, USA [database on-line]: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
  4. 4.0 4.1 Philippines. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule: Military and Naval Population
    ED 176, 23rd Inf. Regt., Line 27.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Imperial, California, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 6, p. 2A, residence/family 36/38.
  6.   United States. Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives Microfilm Publication M1509, 1987-1988)
    12 Sep 1918.

    Name: Adams, Thomas Welton
    Address: Box 572, Imperial, Cal.
    Born: 22 Sep 1876 (41 yrs)
    Occupation: Engineer (Delia Conrad Ranch)
    Nearest Relative: Nancy [?] B. Adams (Granger, Mo.)
    Description: Medium height & build, blue eyes, dark hair, no disabilities.

  7. 7.0 7.1 Imperial, California, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 10, p. 5B, residence/family 126/164.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Imperial, California, United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 20, p. 8B, residence/family 166/189.
  9. 9.0 9.1 Imperial, California, United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 13-49, p. 81A, [no number].
  10.   United States. Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941.

    Discharged 16 Jun 1902.