Born in Howard Co. MO. in 1821, Susan McCrary came to Johnson Co. in 1833 with family of 14 children.
All of Susan McCrary's family except one brother and herself, had Southern leanings, not always openly expressed, but understood. Feelings ran very high for years in Missouri and Kansas over the War, and families were divided.
A note of interest: Mary Anne Shields found that Susan's great-great grandmother, Susannah (Whitaker) McCrary was a Quaker and married Hugh (Hue) McCrary out of the faith. He was an Irishman. The story is told in the minutes of the Bradford Meeting House, PA. Copies can be obtained from Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA.
Susan was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Larry Adams records show Susan born 17 Nov 1821.
Obit: ca 6/5/11 Warrensburg Journal Mrs. Susan McCrary Adams known to almost every one as Grandma Adams passed away at her home nine miles southeast of Warrensburg, June 3rd, 1911.
With the going home of Grandma Adams there closes a long life marked by qualitities of sterling worth and childlike purity. Rarely does the life of one woman, living so quiet a life touch and affect so many other lives as did hers, not only through the large number coming directly under her influence but also by the unusual force and staunch uprightness of her character.
Grandma Adams was born in Howard County, Mo., in 1821. Her personal knowledge of events and changes incident to the development of a new country form a most interesting history--a story of never failing charm to her children and grandchildren.
In 1833 she came to Johnson county with her parents and other members of a family of fourteen children of whom she was the last survivor. They settled about six miles southeast of what is now Warrensburg.
In 1840 she was married to Daniel Adams, who after a life spent together of fifty-two years passed away in 1892. Of this union were born twelve children, eleven of whom survive her: John A. Adams, of near Warrensburg, Wm. P. Adams of Panama City, Fla., Elijah M. Adams, Jalisco, Mex., Thos. R. Adams, Glendale, Ariz., Dr. James L. Adams of Morgan, Minn., Mrs. W. H. Denton, Warrensburg, Mrs. C. C. McCoy, Carthage, Mo., Mrs. W.F. Thornton, Caldwell, Kans., Rob't. H. and Miss Abbie and Miss Ella, who have lived with and cared for their mother during her long illness. She left thirty-eight grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren.
Full as her heart and home were, there was always room for the lonely and troubled. Several orphan children have for a time found a home with her and each has gone out to make his way in the world followed as her own children were, by her never failing prayers.
For seven years Grandma Adams has been a invalid, unable to get about and though suffering greatly at times, she has borne her affliction with a patience and fortitude which could spring only from a perfect trust in God's will and in His wisdom in dealing with His children.
The funeral services were held at New Hope church Monday afternoon conducted by her former pastor, Rev. Y. W. Whitsett, assisted by Rev. Hull of Knob Noster after which all that was mortal of Grandma Adams was laid to rest in the Adams cemetery near her home. In the dear Father's House,--"There shall be no more sorrow, neither shall there be any more pain; for the former things have passed away." I. M.
