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Sgt William Russell “Russ” Adams Sr.

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Sgt William Russell “Russ” Adams Sr.

Birth
Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Death
9 Mar 1887 (aged 54)
Elderville, Gregg County, Texas, USA
Burial
Lakeport, Gregg County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Born to Lemuel Allen Adams (1797-1892) of Virginia & Elizabeth Brewer Adams (1797-1883) of South Carolina. The children of this couple were:

❏ Dicey Eliza Adams (1817–1884)
❏ Sarah "Sallie" Adams Lee (1820–1887)
❏ Mahala Martha Adams Henderson (1822–1859)
❏ Samuel Patterson Adams (1825–1910)
❏ Abner Langston Adams (1827–1883)
❏ William Russell Adams Sr. (1832–1887)
❏ Ewing Blair Adams (1834–1860)
❏ Elizabeth Adams (1838–1838)
❏ James Van Buren Adams (1839–1854)
❏ Prior Kendall Adams (1842–1861)
❏ Silas Wright "Whig" Adams (1845–1876)

Russ married Natilda McNairy on Feb. 12, 1857, in Coffeeville, Upshur County, TX.

Eleven children:
• Clara Moreland Adams Gilmore (1860-1961)
• Dr. John Hamilton Adams (1862-1941)
• James Quincy Adams (1866-1936)
• Elizabeth Kennie Adams (1869-1889)
• Lemuel A. Adams (1870-1873)
• William Russell Adams, Jr. (1872-1942 in CA; grave unknown)
• Edward Runnels Adams (1875-1958)
• Samuel Earnest Adams (1877-1950)
• Frederick Pirtle Adams (1880-1951)
• Henry Alston Adams (1881-1913)
• Abner Langston Adams (1884-1938)

Military marker states death as 1889; family marker states death as 1887.
Born to Lemuel Allen Adams (1797-1892) of Virginia & Elizabeth Brewer Adams (1797-1883) of South Carolina. The children of this couple were:

❏ Dicey Eliza Adams (1817–1884)
❏ Sarah "Sallie" Adams Lee (1820–1887)
❏ Mahala Martha Adams Henderson (1822–1859)
❏ Samuel Patterson Adams (1825–1910)
❏ Abner Langston Adams (1827–1883)
❏ William Russell Adams Sr. (1832–1887)
❏ Ewing Blair Adams (1834–1860)
❏ Elizabeth Adams (1838–1838)
❏ James Van Buren Adams (1839–1854)
❏ Prior Kendall Adams (1842–1861)
❏ Silas Wright "Whig" Adams (1845–1876)

Russ married Natilda McNairy on Feb. 12, 1857, in Coffeeville, Upshur County, TX.

Eleven children:
• Clara Moreland Adams Gilmore (1860-1961)
• Dr. John Hamilton Adams (1862-1941)
• James Quincy Adams (1866-1936)
• Elizabeth Kennie Adams (1869-1889)
• Lemuel A. Adams (1870-1873)
• William Russell Adams, Jr. (1872-1942 in CA; grave unknown)
• Edward Runnels Adams (1875-1958)
• Samuel Earnest Adams (1877-1950)
• Frederick Pirtle Adams (1880-1951)
• Henry Alston Adams (1881-1913)
• Abner Langston Adams (1884-1938)

Military marker states death as 1889; family marker states death as 1887.

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TX 1ST SGT CO H 18 REGT
TX INF C.S.A.

Death date on large marker is 1887; death date on military marker is 1889.

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  • Maintained by: Dawn Kelley
  • Originally Created by: MB
  • Added: Nov 21, 2002
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6942407/william_russell-adams: accessed ), memorial page for Sgt William Russell “Russ” Adams Sr. (5 Aug 1832–9 Mar 1887), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6942407, citing Peatown Cemetery, Lakeport, Gregg County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Dawn Kelley (contributor 47319272).