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Curtice Marcellus ADAMS

Curtice Marcellus ADAMS

Male 1895 - 1953  (~ 58 years)

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  • Name Curtice Marcellus ADAMS 
    Born CA 1895  Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Birth date given as March 1896 in 1900 Census, as October 1895 in death record, as Nov 18 1894 on his headstone, and as Nov 18 1896 on his WW I draft registration card.
    Gender Male 
    Military Pvt, US Army, World War I  [2
    Census 1900  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1918  Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1929  Avon, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1940  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [5, 6
    Died 3 Apr 1953  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Cause: presenile psychosis (Pick's disease) 
    Buried Eddy Cemetery, Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Person ID I56842  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 6 May 2022 

    Father Jonathan J. ADAMS,   b. Apr 1822, Barbour Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1915, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 92 years) 
    Mother Ruhama C. HUGHES,   b. 12 Jun 1865, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1941, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F23535  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Vesta Mae COX,   b. 19 May 1902,   d. 23 Sep 1972  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 24 Apr 1919  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Children 
     1. Bernice ADAMS,   b. 13 Apr 1920, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1937, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 16 years)
     2. Jessa Hamilton ADAMS,   b. 24 Nov 1921,   d. 27 Jan 1922, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Lester Gerald ADAMS,   b. 2 Dec 1922, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1923, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     4. Jennings Eugene "Curt" ADAMS,   b. 5 Apr 1926, Avon, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1986  (Age 59 years)
     5. David Corlis ADAMS,   b. 17 Mar 1929, Salem, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1929, Avon, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F23536  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - CA 1895 - Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1918 - Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1929 - Avon, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: presenile psychosis (Pick's disease) - 3 Apr 1953 - Weston, Lewis Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Eddy Cemetery, Miletus, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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    56842_ADAMS_Curtice_EddyCem_Miletus_DoddridgeCoWV_3Apr1953.jpg

    Documents
    56842_ADAMS_Curtice_WWI_DraftRegCard_5Jun1918.jpg
    56842_ADAMS_Curtice_WWI_DraftRegCard_5Jun1918.jpg
    56842_ADAMS_Curtis_DeathCertificate_3Apr1953.jpg
    56842_ADAMS_Curtis_DeathCertificate_3Apr1953.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2005] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District).

    2. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    3. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    4. [S1604] Death record of son.

    5. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    6. [S2645] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District).

    7. [S2544] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    9. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).