Adams, John William

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John	William Adams
Birth Date:		November 19, 1863
Birth Location:		Jay County, Indiana
Death Date:		February 19, 1947
Death Location:		Bluffton, Indiana
Burial:		Nottingham Cemetery, Wells County, Indiana

Parents
Father William G. Adams (1839-1916)	Mother Barbara Ann Fosnight (1847-1916)

Siblings (in birth order)
1 John W. Adams 1863-1947	2 Clarkson E. Adams 1865-1865	3 Margaret G. Adams 1866-1957	4 Elias E. Adams 1873-?	5 Arla Adams 1885-?
	Died in infancy.

Notes

Obituary from the Bluffton, Indiana Newspaper, February 20, 1947

     John William Adams, 83, 1015 West South St. (Bluffton) died at 11:45 p.m. Wednesday at the Wells County Hospital. Death was due to heart trouble and a stroke of paralysis suffered four months ago.
     He was born November 19, 1863 in Jay county, a son of William G. and Barbara Fosnight Adams. He formerly lived in Nottingham where he made his home for about 70 years before coming to Bluffton about ten years ago.
     Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Arlie Chenoweth of Montpelier and Mrs. Margaret Adams of Oregon; three nieces: Mrs. Gerald (Pauline) McIntire of Montpelier, Mrs. Charles (Violet) Penrod of 412 West Wiley (Bluffton), and Claudine Chenoweth of Richmond, and one nephew, Virgil Chenoweth of Keystone.
     Services will be held at the McIntire home in Montpelier with burial to follow at the Nottingham Cemetery.

Sources

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