John Adams and Eva May Marshall

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Husband John Adams ¹

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           Born: 8 Jun 1869 - near Franklin, Venango Co, PA 2
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         Father: William S. Adams (1840/1840-Abt 1911) 2 3 4
         Mother: Maria Walker (Abt 1846-Aft 1918) 2

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       Marriage: 20 Oct 1897 - Venango Co, PA 5

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Wife Eva May Marshall ⁵

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         Father: John B. Marshall (      -      ) 5
         Mother: Henrietta [Unk] (      -      ) 5

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Children

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1 F Ruth Adams ⁵

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2 M D. Walker Adams ⁵

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3 M Arthur M. Adams ⁵

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4 M John W. Adams ⁵

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General Notes: Husband - John Adams

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He received a common school education in the local rural schools of his native region, and remained on the old farm until he was twenty-five years of age. He then spent a year in traveling through the West, taking in such places as California and the Pacific coast in general. He returned, however, to Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, in 1900 and worked for a year in the sheet and tin plate mills, resigning from this employ to take a position as letter carrier, he being one of the first two letter carriers selected at the installation of the free deliveries, under Postmaster H. W. Nichols. On September 1, 1913, Mr. Adams became postmaster, and on February 2, 1918, was reappointed. The post office employed eleven men, including one rural free delivery carrier, and the receipts of the office were constantly increasing.
Mr. Adams was prominently identified with the club and social circles of Vandergrift and was a member of Masonic bodies, having attained his thirty-second degree in Free Masonry. He was a member of the Pittsburgh Consistory, Scottish Rite, and Syria Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He was connected with the Blue Lodge, of which he was junior warden; of Kiskiminetas Lodge, No. 617, of which he became a Mason, and other organizations of importance. He was also a member of Vandergrift Lodge, No. 1116, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and served as district grand master. In his religious belief, Mr. Adams was affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church, which he and his family constantly attended. Mr. Adams took an active part in the betterment of the general welfare and there were few movements for the development and advancement of the community's affairs in which he did not take an ardent and general interest. He was forever striving to secure for Vandergrift the best possible means of educational advantages. He was also a fond admirer of all outdoor sports, and assisted at all the local athletic affairs.

1 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 9i8.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 98.

3 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1013.

4 Meryl M. Hilbert, The Descendants of Richard Adams (Hunstville, AL: Self-published, 1987), Pg 22.

5 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 99.