Amos Lee Adams

1887 - 1972  (84 years)

• Name	Amos Lee Adams
  Born	24 Aug 1887	Gallia County, Ohio, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Aug 1972	Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
  Buried	Gallia County, Ohio, USA   [4]
  Notes	U.S., WWI Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918 Name: Adams, Amos Lee Birth Date: 24 Aug 1887 Birth Place: Evergreen OH City/County: Franklin State: OH Ethnicity: W U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: Amos Lee Adams Address: East Columbus County: Franklin State: Ohio Birthplace: Evergreen, Ohio,United States of America Birth Date: 24 Aug 1887 Race: Caucasian (White) Age: 30 Occupation: Press Operator, the Ralston Street Car Co, East Columbus Nearest Relative: wife & one child, wife crippled Height/Build: tall/stout Color of Eyes/Hair: blue/drk brown U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 about Amos Lee Adams Name: Amos Lee Adams Birth Date: 24 Aug 1887 Birth Place: Gallia, Ohio, USA Residence: Bidwell Rt 1, Gallia, Ohio, USA Race: White Age: 54 Occupation: Keener Sand Co, Kerr OH Nearest Relative: Dorcus Adams, Bidwell August 8, 1972 Adams Services Saturday Funeral services for Amos Adams, 85, who died Tuesday around 10:30 pm at the Medicenter in Columbus will be held from the McCoy- Moore Funeral home in Vinton with Rev Curtis Sheets officiating. Burial will be in Pine Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home between 2-4 and 7-9 on Friday. Masonic services will be held at 8 pm Friday. Mr Adams, a former resident of Evergreen, was born in Gallia County on Aug 14, 1887, son of the late Amos and Hattie Evans Adams. He married Nola Smith in 1908. She preceded him in death in 1925. From this union, one son, Kenneth Adams, Kerr, survives. Two daughters and one son preceded him in death. His second marriage was to Dorcas Walters in 1929. She survives along with one daughter, Mrs Pauline Kratzer, Columbus, and one step-daughter, Mrs Paul (Ethyl) Skidmore, Columbus. 13 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren survive. He was a member of the Vinton Masonic Lodge No. 131, and was a 50 year member of that lodge. Mr Adams was a member of the Westerman ME Church at Evergreen and was a retired employee of the Keener Sand and Clay Co, Kerr. Social Security Death Index Name: Amos Adams SSN: 268-05-6677 Last Residence: 43207  Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States of America Born: 24 Aug 1887 Died: Aug 1972 State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951) Amos Lee Adams Birth: Aug. 14, 1887 Gallia County Ohio, USA Death: Aug. 8, 1972 Columbus Franklin County Ohio, USA [ First wife - Glenola M Smith Second wife - Dorcas Reynolds Family links: Spouses: Glenola M. Smith Adams (1887 - 1925) Dorcas Marie Reynolds Adams (1893 - 1985)* Burial: Pine Hill Cemetery Gallia County Ohio, USA [Add Plot] Created by: Betty Briggs Record added: Dec 06, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 62628927
  Person ID	I682	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	Amos Adams,   b. Jul 1845, Ohio, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Hattie B Evans,   b. Jan 1861, Ohio, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	CA 1880
  Notes	1900 Springfield, Gallia, OH all born OH OH OH Adams, Amos 7/1845 m 20y Hattie E 1/1861 m 20y 5-5 children Wallace A son 1/1882 Edna da 2/1884 Ora E da 8/1886 Amos Jr 8/1887 Horace J son 12/1899
  Family ID	F687	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Glenola Mae Smith,   b. 2 Aug 1887, Gallia County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 12 Dec 1925  (Age 38 years)
  Married	21 Aug 1909	Gallia County, Ohio, USA   [3]
  Notes	Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997 Gallia County Aug 21, 1909 Amos Lee Adams, 22 on 8/24/1909, Evergreen OH, Evergreen OH; Amos Adams & Hattie Evans Nola M Smith, 22 on 8/2/1909, Gallia Co OH, Addison OH, Jas Smith & Luella Cramer 1910 Springfield, Gallia, OH Adams, Amos L 22 m1 -0y OH OH OH Nola M 22 m1- 0y 0-0 child OH OH OH 1920 Columbus Ward 6, Franklin, OH all born OH OH OH Adams, Amos 32 blacksmith Nola 32 Reva da 9 Kenneth son 2 6/12 Smith, Bryan bro in law 19 1930 Springfield, Gallia, OH Adams, Amos L 43 md age 20 OH OH OH Dorothy M 36 md age 26 WV WVWV Kenneth C son 13 OH OH OH James R son 10 OH OH OH Walter, Ethel B sd 4 4/12 OH OH OH
  Children	1. Reva Adams,   b. 10 Jul 1910, Gallia County, Ohio, USA   2. Kenneth C Adams,   b. 30 Jul 1917,   d. 5 Jun 1998, Gallia County, Ohio, USA  (Age 80 years)   3. James R Adams
  Family ID	F688	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Dorcas Marie Reynolds,   b. 24 Feb 1893, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 14 Jan 1985, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA  (Age 91 years)
  Married	23 Nov 1929	Gallia County, Ohio, USA   [3]
  Notes	Ohio, County Marriages 1789-1997 Gallia County 11/23/1929 Amos Lee Aams, 42 on 8/24/1929, Kerr, Kerr, Engineer, Amos Adams & Hattie Evans Dorcus Walter, 36 on 6/24/1929, Wid, Fair Plain WV, Bidwell, Silas Reynolds & Loretta Casto 1930 Springfield, Gallia, OH Adams, Amos L 43 md age 20 OH OH OH Dorothy M 36 md age 26 WV WVWV Kenneth C son 13 OH OH OH James R son 10 OH OH OH Walter, Ethel B sd 4 4/12 OH OH OH 1940 Springfield, Gallia, OH 1935: all lived rural Gallia OH Adams, Amos L 52 OH shovel operator - sand mine Dorcus M 46 WV Pauline B da 9 OH Walter, Ethel V sd 14 OH
  Children	1. Pauline Adams,   b. 11 Jan 1931, Gallia County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 8 Aug 1988, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA  (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1180] Birth Records, Gallia County, Ohio, USA. [S465] World War I Draft Registration Card. [S61] Marriage Records, Gallia Co, OH. [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com.