James Adams and Letitia Cannon
Husband James Adams 1
Born: Jun 1802 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 2 Christened: Died: Jun 1858 - Scottland, Edgar Co, IL 2 Buried: - Wynn Cemetery, Edgar Co, IL
Father: Welden Adams (1776-1849) 1 3 4 Mother: Mary Ann Miller (1780-1859) 1
Marriage: Jun 1824 5
Wife Letitia Cannon 6
Born: Abt 1805 - Venango Co, PA Christened: Died: 22 May 1851 6 Buried: - Old Sandy Cemetery, Sandycreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 7
Father: James Cannon ( - ) 6 Mother: Eleanor McElheny ( - ) 6
Children
1 M William Swayze Adams 6 8
Born: 17 Jun 1827 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 6 Christened: Died: 6 Apr 1905 - Venango Co, PA Buried: - Mill Creek Cemetery, Utica, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 9Spouse: Martha Martin (cal 1830-1851) 6 8 Marr: 23 Apr 1850 6Spouse: Martha Russell (cal 1834-1890) 6 8 Marr: 18 Mar 1852 6Spouse: Martha Jane Axtell (1848-1924) 5 Marr: 2 Apr 1891 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 10
2 M James C. Adams 6
Born: 1829 - Venango Co, PA 5 Christened: Died: 1909 - Edgar Co, IL 5 Buried: - Prairie Chapel Cemetery, Prairie Twp, Edgar Co, ILSpouse: Mary S. [Unk] ( - ) 5
3 F Eleanor Cannon Adams 6
Born: 26 Mar 1831 - Venango Co, PA 5 Christened: Died: 21 Apr 1903 - Edgar Co, IL 5 Buried: - Prairie Chapel Cemetery, Prairie Twp, Edgar Co, ILSpouse: George W. Griffith (1825-1909) 6 11 Marr: Oil City, Venango Co, PA
4 M Welden Adams 6
Born: Abt 1833 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA Christened: Died: Bef 1890 Buried:
5 M John Adams 6
Born: Abt 1835 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA Christened: Died: Bef 1890 Buried:
6 M Arnold Plummer Adams 6
Born: 1837 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 5 Christened: Died: 1919 5 Buried: - Prairie Chapel Cemetery, Prairie Twp, Edgar Co, ILSpouse: Louisa B. Legg (1844-1868) 12 Marr: 1 Nov 1865 - Edgar Co, IL 12Spouse: Mary J. Vice (1841-1882) 13 Marr: 26 Mar 1871 - Edgar Co, IL 13
7 F Mary Anne Adams 6
Born: 1839 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 5 Christened: Died: 1920 5 Buried:Spouse: Michael Murphy (1839-1875) 6 14 Marr: 14 Sep 1864 - Edgar Co, IL 14
8 M Harvy Hitchcock Adams 6
Born: 15 Feb 1841 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 5 Christened: Died: 28 Jun 1918 5 Buried: - Prairie Chapel Cemetery, Prairie Twp, Edgar Co, ILSpouse: Lydia Jane Osborn (1844-1909) 15 Marr: 5 Oct 1863 - Edgar Co, IL 15
9 F Eliza Jane Adams 6
AKA: Elizabeth Jane Adams Born: 11 Feb 1843 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 5 Christened: Died: 27 Jan 1895 - Scottland, Edgar Co, IL 5 Buried:Spouse: James Wood (1836-1914) 16 Marr: 15 Feb 1860 - Edgar Co, IL 16
10 M Thomas Adams 6
Born: 11 Oct 1844 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 5 Christened: Died: Apr 1923 - Dana, Vermillion Co, IN 5 Buried: - Bush Cemetery, Brouilletts Creek Twp, Edgar Co, ILSpouse: Harriet Delilah Jones (1852-1891) 17 Marr: 6 Jan 1870 - Edgar Co, IL 17Spouse: Sarah J. Luck (1849- ) 18 Marr: 24 Dec 1893 - Kidley, Edgar Co, IL 18
11 M Charles Best Adams 6
Born: 31 Aug 1847 - Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 5 Christened: Died: 12 Jul 1923 - Scottland, Edgar Co, IL 5 Buried: - Prairie Chapel Cemetery, Prairie Twp, Edgar Co, ILSpouse: Caroline Osborn (1842/1846-1921) 18
12 F Caroline M. Adams 6
Born: 1851 - Venango Co, PA 5 Christened: Died: 5 Feb 1879 - Indian Territory (Oklahoma) 5 Buried: - Will Rogers farm, Indian Territory (Oklahoma)Spouse: Joseph L. Patrick (1842- ) 6 19
General Notes: Husband - James Adams
He held several positions of trust in Venango County, PA, among which were those of county commissioner and commissioner of the French Creek canal. He died in Illinois, to which state he removed some time before 1890.
He may have died at Cherry Point, Edgar Co, IL.
1 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1012.
2 Cromlund, New, & Adams, The Descendants of William Adams (Self-published, 1999), Pg 4.
3 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 98.
4 Cromlund, New, & Adams, The Descendants of William Adams (Self-published, 1999), Pg 3.
5 Cromlund, New, & Adams, The Descendants of William Adams (Self-published, 1999), Pg 6.
6 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1013.
7 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Sandycreek Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1999), Pg 66.
8 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 597.
9 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 6, Frenchcreek Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1998), Pg 26.
10 Venango Co, PA, Marriage License, #1639.
11 Cromlund, New, & Adams, The Descendants of William Adams (Self-published, 1999), Pg 7.
12 Cromlund, New, & Adams, The Descendants of William Adams (Self-published, 1999), Pg 9.
13 Cromlund, New, & Adams, The Descendants of William Adams (Self-published, 1999), Pg 8.
14 Cromlund, New, & Adams, The Descendants of William Adams (Self-published, 1999), Pg 10.
15 Cromlund, New, & Adams, The Descendants of William Adams (Self-published, 1999), Pg 11.
16 Cromlund, New, & Adams, The Descendants of William Adams (Self-published, 1999), Pg 12.
17 Cromlund, New, & Adams, The Descendants of William Adams (Self-published, 1999), Pg 13.
18 Cromlund, New, & Adams, The Descendants of William Adams (Self-published, 1999), Pg 14.
19
Cromlund, New, & Adams, The Descendants of William Adams (Self-published, 1999), Pg 15.
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