1912 Utah Death Certificate
General debility, nephritis
Buried next to Arza Adams

Catherine Cunningham age 74
Catherine (Arza Matson) Adams
Immigrant pioneer at age 17, crossing the plains with the 1856 ill-fated 4th Handcart Company, James G Willie, Capt.
Rescued from the frozed plains of Wyoming, arriving Salt Lake Valley, 9 November 1856. 67 deaths enroute.

1856 Handcart Pioneer
4 May 1856 left Liverpool, England
Thornton sailing ship to New York.
By train to Albany, Buffalo, and Chicago,
arriving Iowa City, Iowa 26 June 1856.

Married: Salt Lake City, Utah
March 7, 1857
Arza Matson Adams, fourth wife

1860 Census Lake City, Utah, Utah
Arza M Adams 55, farmer
-Sabina Adams 49,
-Marilla Adams 27,
-Cathe Adams 22, born Scotland
Joseph Adams 14, son
Orpha Adams 11, daughter
Hy Harden 23, laborer, born New York
James A Adams 11 months (mother Catherine)
Living next or Orson and Mary Kelly

1870 Census American Fork, Utah, Utah
Arza Adams 66, miller
Catharine Adams 30
Betsy Adams 9
Beulah Adams 7
Alexander Adams 3
Margaret Adams 2

1880 Census American Fork, Utah, Utah
Arza Adams 76, retired flour miller
-Catherine Adams 42, wife
William Robinson 22, son-in-law
Betsy Robinson 19, daughter
Beulah Adams 17
Alexander Adams 13
Margaret Adams 11
Phebe Adams 9
Mary Adams 7
Isabel Adams 5
Daniel Adams 3
-Marilliah Adams 47, wife
John O. Adams 19
Alvah Adams 17
Alvin Adams 15
Lucey Adams 12
Living on Adams Street

1900 Census American Fork, Utah
Catherine Adams 61, wid. 11 child., 7 living
Phoebe Adams 29, daughter
Arza Rhodes 8, grandson
Alonzo Rhodes 6, grandson
Living own home-free

1910 Census American Fork, Utah
Catherine Adams 72, widow, 11 child. 6 living
Phebe Adams 39, daughter, single
Arza A Rhodes 18, grandson, odd jobs
Alonzo D Rhodes 16, grandson
Wm A Householder 12, grandson
Glen H Householder 9, grandson
Own home on North 1st East

11 Children:
James Arza Adams
Elizabeth E. Adams (Robinson)
Charles Adams
Beulah Adams (Rhodes)
Agnes Adams
Alexander Adams died traveling by train
Margaret Ann Adams Mulliner bur, ID
Phoebe Adams
Mary Adams (Anderson)
Isabell Adams (Householder) 1874-1905
Daniel Erwin Adams

Siblings:
Robert Cunningham 1834-1899
George Cunningham 1840-1913
Elizabeth Cunningham Kelly 1843-1924
Margaret Cunningham Binnall 1845-1924

Buried next to Arza