Mrs. Anna Adams, widow of Joseph Adams and an old resident of this city died this morning at 10:30 o'clock at St. Edwards hospital. She was taken ill of grip at her home, 403 West First street, and was removed to the hospital for treatment about one month ago. She was seventy-two years old and leaves one son, Dr. J. R. Adams, of Soldier, Kan., and one step-son, Benjamin Whitman, of this city. She is also survived by three brothers and two sisters. They are Mrs. B. F. Welker, Miss Dona [Welker], I. A. Bruder, Charles Bruder and Frederick Bruder, all of this city. Her husband, Joseph Adams, was at one time chief of the old volunteer fire department and was also in the police department. Later he engaged in the grocery business at West First and Spring streets, where he was living at the time of his death. Mrs. Adams was the daughter of the late Charles F. Bruder, who ran a printing establishment in this city before the Civil war. She was employed in his office and learned not only the printing business, but also the art of lithographing. While in her father's office she assisted in printing a number of issues of bonds for cities and at one time had a contract to print ten and twenty cent paper money which was in general circulation at that time. Mrs. Adams was a member of the German Evangelical church. New Albany Daily Ledger 24 Jan 1916
[married Winfield "Scott" Whitman 19 Sep 1865 Floyd Co., IN (divorced 1877); married Joseph Adams 09 Apr 1878 Floyd Co., IN]
[married Winfield "Scott" Whitman 19 Sep 1865 Floyd Co., IN (divorced 1877); married Joseph Adams 09 Apr 1878 Floyd Co., IN]
Mrs. Anna Adams, widow of Joseph Adams and an old resident of this city died this morning at 10:30 o'clock at St. Edwards hospital. She was taken ill of grip at her home, 403 West First street, and was removed to the hospital for treatment about one month ago. She was seventy-two years old and leaves one son, Dr. J. R. Adams, of Soldier, Kan., and one step-son, Benjamin Whitman, of this city. She is also survived by three brothers and two sisters. They are Mrs. B. F. Welker, Miss Dona [Welker], I. A. Bruder, Charles Bruder and Frederick Bruder, all of this city. Her husband, Joseph Adams, was at one time chief of the old volunteer fire department and was also in the police department. Later he engaged in the grocery business at West First and Spring streets, where he was living at the time of his death. Mrs. Adams was the daughter of the late Charles F. Bruder, who ran a printing establishment in this city before the Civil war. She was employed in his office and learned not only the printing business, but also the art of lithographing. While in her father's office she assisted in printing a number of issues of bonds for cities and at one time had a contract to print ten and twenty cent paper money which was in general circulation at that time. Mrs. Adams was a member of the German Evangelical church. New Albany Daily Ledger 24 Jan 1916
[married Winfield "Scott" Whitman 19 Sep 1865 Floyd Co., IN (divorced 1877); married Joseph Adams 09 Apr 1878 Floyd Co., IN]
[married Winfield "Scott" Whitman 19 Sep 1865 Floyd Co., IN (divorced 1877); married Joseph Adams 09 Apr 1878 Floyd Co., IN]
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