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Anna Louise “Lou” <I>Clarkson</I> Adam

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Anna Louise “Lou” Clarkson Adam

Birth
Bergen Point, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
Death
9 Jan 1968 (aged 81)
West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Birmingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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The following obituary was written by Lou's family, and it appeared in the Thursday 11 Jan 1968 edition of the Daily News, West Chester, PA.

Mrs. J. Niel Adam

Anna Louise Clarkson Adam, widow of J. Niel Adam of S. New Street rd., West Chester, died Tuesday at the Friends Home, West Chester. She was 81.

Daughter of the late Samuel Floyd and Elizabeth Davidson Clarkson, she was born in Clifton, N.J. where she taught school before her marriage. She moved to West Chester in 1926 where she joined Westminster Presbyterian Church, Planters Garden Club, and New Century Club.

She was a past regent, and registrar of the DAR, Chester County Chapter, former president of the Chester County PTA, and a member of the Descendents of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence and the Daughters of the American Colonists.

Surviving are five sons, James D. of Livermore, Calif.; Sinclair A., West Chester; George E. of Aberdeen, Miss.; William L. of Midland, Tex., and J. Niel Adam Jr. of Coral Gables, Fla.; 17 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. John Holdsworth of Clifton.


And, the following notice appeared in the Monday 15 Jan 1968 edition of the Daily News.

MRS. J. NIEL ADAM

Funeral services for Anna Louise Clarkson Adam of S. New Street rd., West Chester, widow of J. Niel Adam, were conducted Saturday morning from Westminster Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Robert D. Young officiated.

Interment was in Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery. Pallbearers were Sinclair A., John N., James D., George E. and William L. Adam and James Boals III.

The following obituary was written by Lou's family, and it appeared in the Thursday 11 Jan 1968 edition of the Daily News, West Chester, PA.

Mrs. J. Niel Adam

Anna Louise Clarkson Adam, widow of J. Niel Adam of S. New Street rd., West Chester, died Tuesday at the Friends Home, West Chester. She was 81.

Daughter of the late Samuel Floyd and Elizabeth Davidson Clarkson, she was born in Clifton, N.J. where she taught school before her marriage. She moved to West Chester in 1926 where she joined Westminster Presbyterian Church, Planters Garden Club, and New Century Club.

She was a past regent, and registrar of the DAR, Chester County Chapter, former president of the Chester County PTA, and a member of the Descendents of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence and the Daughters of the American Colonists.

Surviving are five sons, James D. of Livermore, Calif.; Sinclair A., West Chester; George E. of Aberdeen, Miss.; William L. of Midland, Tex., and J. Niel Adam Jr. of Coral Gables, Fla.; 17 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. John Holdsworth of Clifton.


And, the following notice appeared in the Monday 15 Jan 1968 edition of the Daily News.

MRS. J. NIEL ADAM

Funeral services for Anna Louise Clarkson Adam of S. New Street rd., West Chester, widow of J. Niel Adam, were conducted Saturday morning from Westminster Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Robert D. Young officiated.

Interment was in Birmingham Lafayette Cemetery. Pallbearers were Sinclair A., John N., James D., George E. and William L. Adam and James Boals III.



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  • Added: May 30, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147188185/anna_louise-adam: accessed ), memorial page for Anna Louise “Lou” Clarkson Adam (31 Aug 1886–9 Jan 1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 147188185, citing Birmingham-Lafayette Cemetery, Birmingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Bob Webb (contributor 47235753).