Descendants of Richard Berry Adams

Generation No. 1

RICHARD BERRY ADAMS was born May 1823 in TN, and died Aft. June 1900. He married (1) ELIZA MARGARET MCGEE December 16, 1847 in Dallas Co., AL, daughter of JOSEPH MCGEE and ELIZABETH MCGOUGH. She was born Abt. 1829 in AL, and died Bet. 1881 - 1885. He married (2) UNKNOWN Aft. June 1880.

Children of RICHARD ADAMS and ELIZA MCGEE are:

  1. JOSEPH L. ADAMS born abt 1848 in Alabama
  2. WILLIAM P. ADAMS born abt 1849 in Alabama
  3. ROBERT M. ADAMS born January 1852 in Alabama
  4. JAMES F. ADAMS born abt 1853 in Alabama
  5. BERRY W. ADAMS born abt 1854 in Alabama
  6. EMMA ADAMS born abt 1856 in Alabama
  7. JOHN THOMAS ADAMS born January 14, 1857 in Alabama; died July 23, 1913 in Maplesville, Chilton Co., Alabama
  8. E. M. ADAMS born March 1860 in Alabama
  9. AMANDA E. ADAMS born abt 1863 in Alabama
  10. SARAH J. ADAMS born November 1863 in Alabama
  11. MARGARET A. ADAMS born abt 1866 in Alabama
  12. MARY E. ADAMS born abt 1868 in Alabama
  13. ELIZA A. ADAMS born abt 1871 in Alabama
  14. MINIE M. ADAMS born abt 1872 in Alabama

In the 1900 Dallas County, AL Census, Richard is listed as widowed, the father of 8 children ranging in ages from 14 to 8 months. These couldn't have been Eliza's children as she would have been almost 60 years old in 1886. It is believed that Eliza died between 1880 - 1884 and Richard remarried.

Children of RICHARD ADAMS and UNKNOWN are:

  1. MAMIE ADAMS born January 1886 in Alabama
  2. ELIZABETH ADAMS born May 1889 in Alabama
  3. ALICE ADAMS born May 1891 in Alabama
  4. CLAYTON ADAMS born March 2, 1892 in Adams, Alabama
  5. ELLA ADAMS born January 1893 in Alabama
  6. ARCHIE ADAMS born February 1897 in Alabama
  7. KATIE ADAMS bon February 1897 in Alabama
  8. WILLIAM ADAMS born March 1899 in Alabama

Civil War Service: Adams, Richard B. - Pvt. Co. I, CSA; Enlisted 03/15/1862, Selma, AL. Left sick in hospital at Munfordville, KY 10/1862. Wounded and captured 12/15/1864 Nashville, TN. At Camp Chase P.O.W. Camp until 03/26/1865 when transferred to P.O.W. Camp at Point Lookout, MD. Released 06/04/1865 after taking the Oath of Allegiance to the United States.

Generation No. 2

WILLIAM P. ADAMS was born Abt 1849 in AL, and died July 1929 in Chilton Co., AL. He married MARY JANE HARRISON GANN February 11, 1875 in Autauga Co., AL. She was born June 1853 in England, and died Aft. October 01, 1938.

Children of WILLIAM ADAMS and MARY HARRISON are:

  1. CHARLEY H. ADAMS born November 24, 1875 in Alabama; died January 30, 1926
  2. CLARA ADAMS born abt 1877; died June 1932 in Chilton County, Alabama
  3. MOLLIE B. ADAMS born abt 1881 in Alabama
  4. JOHN W. ADAMS born March 1882 in Alabama
  5. JESSE JAMES ADAMS born June 21, 1886 in Adams, Alabma; died between 1927-1937
  6. SUSIE E. ADAMS born July 1887 in Alabama
  7. OSCAR D. ADAMS born July 3, 1888 in Alabama; died October 1, 1938
  8. WALTER WORTH ADAMS born July 29, 1891 in Alabama; died December 5, 1967
  9. JOSEPHINE H. ADAMS born September 1893 in Alabama
  10. LILLIE M. ADAMS born March 1896 in Alabama

ROBERT M. ADAMS was born January 1852 in AL. He married ADELINE MOORE January 16, 1878 in Chilton Co., AL. She was born January 1850 in AL.

Children of ROBERT ADAMS and ADELINE MOORE are:

  1. MARGARET E. ADAMS born abt 1879
  2. WILLIAM B. ADAMS born May 1881 in Alabama
  3. JOHN C. ADAMS born August 1882 in Alabama
  4. ADELINE P. ADAMS born May 1885 in Alabama
  5. ELLEN S. ADAMS born March 1887 in Alabama

EMMA ADAMS was born Abt. 1856 in AL. She married MAJOR P. WIGGINS. He was born Abt. 1857 in AL.

Child of EMMA ADAMS and MAJOR WIGGINS is:

  1. MARY B. WIGGINS born about 1879 in Alabama

Generation No. 3

CHARLEY H. ADAMS was born November 24, 1875 in AL, and died January 30, 1926. He married RACHEL April 1900. She was born June 30, 1880 in AL, and died September 08, 1960.

CLARA ADAMS was born Abt. 1877, and died June 1932 in Chilton Co., AL. She married JESSE R. RUCKER December 23, 1894 in Chilton Co., AL. He was born Abt. 1865 in AL.

Child of CLARA ADAMS and JESSE RUCKER is:

  1. TOMMIE D. RUCKER b. Abt. 1908 in Alabama

MOLLIE B. ADAMS was born Abt. 1881 in AL. She married JOHN B. SEXTON. He was born Abt. 1875 in Alabama

Children of MOLLIE ADAMS and JOHN SEXTON are:

  1. RUSSELL C. SEXTON b. Abt. 1903 in Alabama
  2. JESSE W. SEXTON b. Abt. 1907 in Alabama

JESSE JAMES ADAMS was born June 21, 1886 in Adams, Chilton Co., Alabama, and died Abt. 1931. He married SALLIE INEZ FRIDAY Bef. 1920, daughter of WILLIAM FRIDAY and JENNIE WYLIE. She was born Abt. 1901 in AL, and died August 08, 1926 in Selma, Dallas Co., AL.

Children of JESSE ADAMS and SALLIE FRIDAY are:

  1. JAMES PARKER ADAMS b. November 23, 1920; d. September 23, 1983 in Birmingham, AL
  2. MABEL ADAMSb. Bef. 1923; d. Bef. 1923 in Alabama
  3. RUTH ADAMS b. April 01, 1923, Burnsville, Dallas Co., Alabama

Marriage Notes for JESSE ADAMS and SALLIE FRIDAY: Jesse and Inez were found living in Autauga Co., AL on the 1920 cansus. At the time of Inez's death, the family lived in Burnsville, Dallas Co., AL

Generation No. 4

JAMES PARKER ADAMS was born November 23, 1920, and died September 23, 1983. He married VIVIAN.

Child of JAMES ADAMS and VIVIAN is:

  1. SUE ADAMS

RUTH ADAMS was born April 01, 1923 in Burnsville, Dallas Co., Alabama. She married (1) GROVER LEE PAYTON September 9, 1939, son of HARDAWAY PAYTON and ANNIE. He was born 1918 in Alabama, and died Abt. 1960 in Texas. She married (2)FREDERICK LEONARD TUCKER, SR. in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Alabama, son of WILLIAM TUCKER and ROSA ESTES. He was born October 06, 1922 in Epes, Sumter Co., Alabama, and died April 05, 1982 in Birmngham, Jefferson Co., Alabama.

Child of RUTH ADAMS and GROVER PAYTON is:

  1. JERRY WAYNE PAYTON, SR

Child of RUTH ADAMS and FREDERICK TUCKER is:

  1. ANITA RUTH TUCKER