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James William “Gim” Adams

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James William “Gim” Adams

Birth
Arbela, Scotland County, Missouri, USA
Death
14 Mar 1949 (aged 60)
Eldon, Wapello County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Eldon, Wapello County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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section 5, row 33, grave 3
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Gim William, son of William Alexander and Mary Elizabeth Thompson Adams, was born June 6, 1888 near Arbela, Missouri. He had one sibling named Ross Adams. He married Maude Ethel, daughter of Frank and Samantha Hawthorn Adams in 1910. In 1925 Gim, Maud and nine children moved from Kahoka, Missouri to Farson, Iowa. While living on a farm near Farson they had two more daughters, which made eleven children in all. Later they moved to a farm north of Batavia and while the family was in town for the 4th of July celebration their house burned to the ground and they lost everything - family pictures, documents, furnishings, clothing. They moved to a farm near Eldon and after retiring Gim and Maude moved into Eldon. Besides farming Gim was a crafts person. He had made a small loom to weave mats for his grandchildren, but was only able to get four finished before he past away of heart disease in 1949.
Gim William, son of William Alexander and Mary Elizabeth Thompson Adams, was born June 6, 1888 near Arbela, Missouri. He had one sibling named Ross Adams. He married Maude Ethel, daughter of Frank and Samantha Hawthorn Adams in 1910. In 1925 Gim, Maud and nine children moved from Kahoka, Missouri to Farson, Iowa. While living on a farm near Farson they had two more daughters, which made eleven children in all. Later they moved to a farm north of Batavia and while the family was in town for the 4th of July celebration their house burned to the ground and they lost everything - family pictures, documents, furnishings, clothing. They moved to a farm near Eldon and after retiring Gim and Maude moved into Eldon. Besides farming Gim was a crafts person. He had made a small loom to weave mats for his grandchildren, but was only able to get four finished before he past away of heart disease in 1949.

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