Husband: Joshua A. Adams 1
Born: Jul- 4-1835 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 2,3 (see note 1)
Died: Jul-26-1911 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 4,5
Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Resided: in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 7
Occupation: carpenter 8
Father: William Adams (1805 - 1861)
Mother: Lucinda Wright (1809 - 1852)
Other spouse 1
Notes 5
Wife: Sarah Elizabeth Woofter 5
Married: Dec- 6-1870 in Ritchie Co, WV 9,10
Born: Aug-10-1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA 11,12,10,13
Died: Oct- 4-1921 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 11,5,13
Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Andrew Woofter (1823 - 1902)
Mother: Mary Jane Simpson (1824 - 1902)
F Child 1: Luella Adams Also known as: Ella Adams 14,15 Born: Feb- 1-1872 in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 16,14 Died: Apr-15-1949 in Lewis Co, WV 17,18 (see note 2) Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 4,18 Resided: in Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1880, 1900, 10, 30 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Marion Oscar Gaston b. Aug-25-1866 d. Sep-10-1956 Married: Aug-25-1897 in Doddridge Co, WV 19,20
M Child 2: Homer Adams Born: Jun-14-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 21,5 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 6 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: attorney 5,6,22 Wife: Malana L. Cooper b. ca 1870 Married: Dec-25-1898 in Gilmer Co, WV 23
F Child 3: Mary Rosanna Adams Census name: M. Rosa 24 Born: Apr-14-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 25,24,26 Census: 1880, 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Benjamin Ellsworth Pierce b. Sep- -1868 Married: May-11-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 26
F Child 4: Hattie Idell Adams 18 Born: Jul-25-1877 in Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 18,27,4,28 Died: Nov-17-1964 in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 4,18,28 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 4,28 Resided: in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 18 Resided: formerly in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18 Census: 1880, 1930 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Morris Samuel Gaston b. Feb- 9-1863 d. Jul-31-1951 Married: Sep-18-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 29,19,9,30 (see note 3)
F Child 5: Stella H. Adams Born: ca 1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,26 Died: Aug-19-1963 in Randolph Co, WV 31 Buried: in Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV 32 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Enoch W. White b. ca 1871 Married: Sep- 4-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 26
F Child 6: (Female) Adams Born: Nov-10-1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 33
F Child 7: Mittie Belle Adams Born: Apr- 4-1883 in Grove, Doddridge Co, WV 34,13 Died: Mar-17-1960 in Ritchie Co, WV 35,13 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 36 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 37,38 Husband: Grant Pritchard b. Aug- -1874 Married: Dec-17-1902 in Doddridge Co, WV 19 Husband: Arden Wilson b. Mar-31-1882 d. Jul- -1971 Married: Jan-17-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 39
M Child 8: Bert Adams Born: Jan-23-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 40 Occupation: Attorney 5
F Child 9: Nettie Adams Born: Apr-20-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 41
F Child 10: Orpha Adams Born: Jan-15-1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 42 Died: Jan- -1975 43 Resided: 1949, 64, 75 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 38,43 Husband: Oliver A. Flesher b. ca 1883 Married: Feb- 7-1917 in Ritchie Co, WV 44 Husband: John Hardway
Sources: (1) Birth record of son. (2) Headstone, "History of Doddridge County WV," p. 67, reports birth date as 1836, but headstone reads July 4, 1835. (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 1-A, p. 116. (4) Headstone. (5) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 67. (6) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 239. (7) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (8) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (9) West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 (http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4484.htm) (10) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (11) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1918-1940, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Nov 1998) (12) Birth record of daughter. (13) Headstone (year only) (14) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (15) Obituary of daughter. (16) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Lievetta Adams, b. Feb 1 1872, dau of Joshna [sic] & Sarah Elizabeth Adams. Informant: Joshna Adams. She seems to have adopted the name "Luella" early, as no other reference to her by the name Lievetta has been found. BR Bk 1, p. 53. (17) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV, DR Bk 7, p. 132. (18) Obituary. (19) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (20) Obituary of husband. (21) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Homer Adams, b. Jun 14 1873, son of Jos. [sic] & Sarah E. Adams. BR Bk 1, p. 59. (22) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 245. (23) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989) (24) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (25) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Mary R. Adams, b. Apr 14 1875, dau of Joshua & Sarah E. Adams. BR Bk 1, p. 71. (26) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (27) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Hattie I. Adams, b. Jul 25 1877, dau of Joshna [sic] & Sarah E. Adams. BR Bk 1, p. 84. (28) Funeral card. (29) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Groom identified as M. S. Gaston, age 32, b. Doddridge Co, and bride as Hattie I. Adams, age 18, b. Doddridge. Ceremony held Sep 18 1895 "at the bride's parents." Informants listed as S. Gaston and J. Adams. MR Bk 5, p. 92. (30) Ota Reed Fraker (1882-1970) in her 15-page genealogy of the descendants of her maternal grandparents, Samuel Morris & Elizabeth Law Gaston, misleadingly entitled "Genealogy or Family Tree of John Gaston, Sr." (31) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (32) Findagrave.com. (33) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 119. (34) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Mittie Belle Adams, b. Apr 4 1883 at Grove, dau of Joshua Adams (age 48, b. Harrison Co, farmer) and Sarah E. Woofter (age 33, b. Ritchie Co), this being the mother's 7th child. Delayed certificate filed Jun 15 1951 on basis of "Marriage Lic, Family Bible & Reg. Record." Person initiating the delayed filing not identified. Birthplace of father as Harrison Co is considered an error, as other evidence places his birth in Barbour Co. BR Bk Del-1, p. 2-A. (35) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1956-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1999) (36) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (37) Newspaper article. (38) Obituary of sister. (39) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Arden Wilson, 24, b. Ritchie Co; and Mrs. Mittie Pritchard, 23. Married Jan 17 1907. (40) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Bert Adams, b. Jan 23 1885, son of Joshua A. Adams & S. E. BR Bk 1, p. 137. (41) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 2, p. 1. (42) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Orpha Adams, b. Jan 15 1892 in Doddridge Co, dau of Joshua Adams (age 57, farmer) and Sarah E. Woofter (age 42), this being the mother's 11th child. Delayed certificate filed Mar 21 1952 on basis of "1. Family Bible, 2. Voters registration, 3. Cert. copy of marriage.", BR Bk Del-1, p. 2-A. (43) Social Security Death Index. (44) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998), Participants identified as Oliver A. Flesher, age 33, b. Pleasants Co; and Orpha Adams, age 25, b. Doddridge Co. Married Feb 7 1917. Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace may be Harrison County, per record of marriage to Sarah Woofter. Note (2) Obituary of Luella Adams Gaston states that she died at her home in Oxford after an illness of 18 months. No death record found for her in Doddridge County, but Lewis County death records (DR 7-132) show that her death occurred in Lewis County, so obituary was in error. Note (3) Obituary of Hattie Adams Gaston erroneously states the date of her marriage to Morris Samuel Gaston as 1898. Doddridge County marriage records show that they were married in 1895.