Joseph swore on his 6 March 1900 and his 23 April 1917 Passport Applications that he was born at Parowan, Iron, Utah on 4 February 1881. His gravestone incorrectly lists the year of birth as 1880.
He is a son of Sarah Ann Davenport and Charles Adams, both of them having immigrated to Utah, his father from Northern Ireland and his mother from Derbyshire, England.
He was the tenth of twelve known children.
He started his young life as a farmer and stock handler. He even spent a summer working for the railroad near Milford, where he caught Typhoid Fever. After recovering, he drove teams and acted as a telegraph operator.
Soon serving a mission for the LDS Church, he was chosen to assist in management of an extensive cattle ranch and rubber plantation in southern Mexico. On this journey, they passed through Guatemala, where he contracted Malaria. He spent six months recuperating, studying Spanish and other subjects at Guatemala City. Upon return to Utah, he taught at the University in Provo.
He married Hannah Isabell Chamberlain 6 January 1904 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Shortly thereafter they embarked with the earlier formed "Cluff Expedition" to assist in studies of ancient ruins in Central and Southern Mexico.
They were the parents of five known children. Their first born, an unnamed daughter, was born and died 20 November 1905, while they were in San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The next child, a girl they named Eileen, was also born at San Fernando in March of 1906. She married Ralph Belford Lane and died at Seattle, King, Washington.
They returned to the United States about 1908, where their first son, Joseph Austin Adams, was born in May of 1909 at Austin, Travis, Texas. He traveled abroad with them numerous times, was located in the Salt Lake Valley, Utah for several years and often went by the name of Austin J. Adams. His last known residence was in 1940 as a "Single" "Lodger" in District 4 of Los Angeles Township, California. His mother had once stated that he had not married.
Their next child, a daughter named Athene was born in April 1916 at Schenectady, New York and was last recorded at Seattle, King, Washington at age 24 and single. She later married Jackson Gregory, Jr. and moved to Anaheim, California.
In 1917 they all moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where Joseph and oldest daughter, Eileen, were to work for General Electric Company. They later returned to New York to work in the main office.
The last child in this family is William Elliot Adams born April 1926 at Parowan, Iron, Utah. He married Donna Ellsberry, who was still living in 2013.
After all their world travels and being located in England, Argentina, Mexico, Utah, Texas and New York for several years, it was fitting that their last child be born in the Utah town of his father's birth.
In addition to his career with General Electric Company, Joseph taught Spanish at Brigham Young Academy (AKA BYU) in Utah and earned an Engineering Degree at Austin, Texas. He received his Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from The University of Utah. He traveled abroad several times as an engineer and products representative for General Electric and was a well known Utah Scientist.
He had returned to Parowan in 1925 to take over his father's livestock interests. In 1929, he and Hannah divorced; and she located in Salt Lake City with the two youngest children.
Joseph died at his daughter's, Athene's, home in Anaheim, California. The effects, which contributed to his death, were from his half starved, dramatic snow bound rescue the previous year at a remote sheep camp in the hills of northwestern Iron County, Utah near his cattle ranch.
He is a son of Sarah Ann Davenport and Charles Adams, both of them having immigrated to Utah, his father from Northern Ireland and his mother from Derbyshire, England.
He was the tenth of twelve known children.
He started his young life as a farmer and stock handler. He even spent a summer working for the railroad near Milford, where he caught Typhoid Fever. After recovering, he drove teams and acted as a telegraph operator.
Soon serving a mission for the LDS Church, he was chosen to assist in management of an extensive cattle ranch and rubber plantation in southern Mexico. On this journey, they passed through Guatemala, where he contracted Malaria. He spent six months recuperating, studying Spanish and other subjects at Guatemala City. Upon return to Utah, he taught at the University in Provo.
He married Hannah Isabell Chamberlain 6 January 1904 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Shortly thereafter they embarked with the earlier formed "Cluff Expedition" to assist in studies of ancient ruins in Central and Southern Mexico.
They were the parents of five known children. Their first born, an unnamed daughter, was born and died 20 November 1905, while they were in San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The next child, a girl they named Eileen, was also born at San Fernando in March of 1906. She married Ralph Belford Lane and died at Seattle, King, Washington.
They returned to the United States about 1908, where their first son, Joseph Austin Adams, was born in May of 1909 at Austin, Travis, Texas. He traveled abroad with them numerous times, was located in the Salt Lake Valley, Utah for several years and often went by the name of Austin J. Adams. His last known residence was in 1940 as a "Single" "Lodger" in District 4 of Los Angeles Township, California. His mother had once stated that he had not married.
Their next child, a daughter named Athene was born in April 1916 at Schenectady, New York and was last recorded at Seattle, King, Washington at age 24 and single. She later married Jackson Gregory, Jr. and moved to Anaheim, California.
In 1917 they all moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where Joseph and oldest daughter, Eileen, were to work for General Electric Company. They later returned to New York to work in the main office.
The last child in this family is William Elliot Adams born April 1926 at Parowan, Iron, Utah. He married Donna Ellsberry, who was still living in 2013.
After all their world travels and being located in England, Argentina, Mexico, Utah, Texas and New York for several years, it was fitting that their last child be born in the Utah town of his father's birth.
In addition to his career with General Electric Company, Joseph taught Spanish at Brigham Young Academy (AKA BYU) in Utah and earned an Engineering Degree at Austin, Texas. He received his Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from The University of Utah. He traveled abroad several times as an engineer and products representative for General Electric and was a well known Utah Scientist.
He had returned to Parowan in 1925 to take over his father's livestock interests. In 1929, he and Hannah divorced; and she located in Salt Lake City with the two youngest children.
Joseph died at his daughter's, Athene's, home in Anaheim, California. The effects, which contributed to his death, were from his half starved, dramatic snow bound rescue the previous year at a remote sheep camp in the hills of northwestern Iron County, Utah near his cattle ranch.
Joseph swore on his 6 March 1900 and his 23 April 1917 Passport Applications that he was born at Parowan, Iron, Utah on 4 February 1881. His gravestone incorrectly lists the year of birth as 1880.
He is a son of Sarah Ann Davenport and Charles Adams, both of them having immigrated to Utah, his father from Northern Ireland and his mother from Derbyshire, England.
He was the tenth of twelve known children.
He started his young life as a farmer and stock handler. He even spent a summer working for the railroad near Milford, where he caught Typhoid Fever. After recovering, he drove teams and acted as a telegraph operator.
Soon serving a mission for the LDS Church, he was chosen to assist in management of an extensive cattle ranch and rubber plantation in southern Mexico. On this journey, they passed through Guatemala, where he contracted Malaria. He spent six months recuperating, studying Spanish and other subjects at Guatemala City. Upon return to Utah, he taught at the University in Provo.
He married Hannah Isabell Chamberlain 6 January 1904 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Shortly thereafter they embarked with the earlier formed "Cluff Expedition" to assist in studies of ancient ruins in Central and Southern Mexico.
They were the parents of five known children. Their first born, an unnamed daughter, was born and died 20 November 1905, while they were in San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The next child, a girl they named Eileen, was also born at San Fernando in March of 1906. She married Ralph Belford Lane and died at Seattle, King, Washington.
They returned to the United States about 1908, where their first son, Joseph Austin Adams, was born in May of 1909 at Austin, Travis, Texas. He traveled abroad with them numerous times, was located in the Salt Lake Valley, Utah for several years and often went by the name of Austin J. Adams. His last known residence was in 1940 as a "Single" "Lodger" in District 4 of Los Angeles Township, California. His mother had once stated that he had not married.
Their next child, a daughter named Athene was born in April 1916 at Schenectady, New York and was last recorded at Seattle, King, Washington at age 24 and single. She later married Jackson Gregory, Jr. and moved to Anaheim, California.
In 1917 they all moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where Joseph and oldest daughter, Eileen, were to work for General Electric Company. They later returned to New York to work in the main office.
The last child in this family is William Elliot Adams born April 1926 at Parowan, Iron, Utah. He married Donna Ellsberry, who was still living in 2013.
After all their world travels and being located in England, Argentina, Mexico, Utah, Texas and New York for several years, it was fitting that their last child be born in the Utah town of his father's birth.
In addition to his career with General Electric Company, Joseph taught Spanish at Brigham Young Academy (AKA BYU) in Utah and earned an Engineering Degree at Austin, Texas. He received his Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from The University of Utah. He traveled abroad several times as an engineer and products representative for General Electric and was a well known Utah Scientist.
He had returned to Parowan in 1925 to take over his father's livestock interests. In 1929, he and Hannah divorced; and she located in Salt Lake City with the two youngest children.
Joseph died at his daughter's, Athene's, home in Anaheim, California. The effects, which contributed to his death, were from his half starved, dramatic snow bound rescue the previous year at a remote sheep camp in the hills of northwestern Iron County, Utah near his cattle ranch.
He is a son of Sarah Ann Davenport and Charles Adams, both of them having immigrated to Utah, his father from Northern Ireland and his mother from Derbyshire, England.
He was the tenth of twelve known children.
He started his young life as a farmer and stock handler. He even spent a summer working for the railroad near Milford, where he caught Typhoid Fever. After recovering, he drove teams and acted as a telegraph operator.
Soon serving a mission for the LDS Church, he was chosen to assist in management of an extensive cattle ranch and rubber plantation in southern Mexico. On this journey, they passed through Guatemala, where he contracted Malaria. He spent six months recuperating, studying Spanish and other subjects at Guatemala City. Upon return to Utah, he taught at the University in Provo.
He married Hannah Isabell Chamberlain 6 January 1904 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Shortly thereafter they embarked with the earlier formed "Cluff Expedition" to assist in studies of ancient ruins in Central and Southern Mexico.
They were the parents of five known children. Their first born, an unnamed daughter, was born and died 20 November 1905, while they were in San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The next child, a girl they named Eileen, was also born at San Fernando in March of 1906. She married Ralph Belford Lane and died at Seattle, King, Washington.
They returned to the United States about 1908, where their first son, Joseph Austin Adams, was born in May of 1909 at Austin, Travis, Texas. He traveled abroad with them numerous times, was located in the Salt Lake Valley, Utah for several years and often went by the name of Austin J. Adams. His last known residence was in 1940 as a "Single" "Lodger" in District 4 of Los Angeles Township, California. His mother had once stated that he had not married.
Their next child, a daughter named Athene was born in April 1916 at Schenectady, New York and was last recorded at Seattle, King, Washington at age 24 and single. She later married Jackson Gregory, Jr. and moved to Anaheim, California.
In 1917 they all moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where Joseph and oldest daughter, Eileen, were to work for General Electric Company. They later returned to New York to work in the main office.
The last child in this family is William Elliot Adams born April 1926 at Parowan, Iron, Utah. He married Donna Ellsberry, who was still living in 2013.
After all their world travels and being located in England, Argentina, Mexico, Utah, Texas and New York for several years, it was fitting that their last child be born in the Utah town of his father's birth.
In addition to his career with General Electric Company, Joseph taught Spanish at Brigham Young Academy (AKA BYU) in Utah and earned an Engineering Degree at Austin, Texas. He received his Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from The University of Utah. He traveled abroad several times as an engineer and products representative for General Electric and was a well known Utah Scientist.
He had returned to Parowan in 1925 to take over his father's livestock interests. In 1929, he and Hannah divorced; and she located in Salt Lake City with the two youngest children.
Joseph died at his daughter's, Athene's, home in Anaheim, California. The effects, which contributed to his death, were from his half starved, dramatic snow bound rescue the previous year at a remote sheep camp in the hills of northwestern Iron County, Utah near his cattle ranch.
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