The son of Johannes & Barbara (Heiser) Adams, he married Martha LNU. and fathered Mary (b. @1834 - married Joseph Waltman), Henry Harrison (b. 03/23/38), David Martin Taylor (b. 11/14/40), and Elizabeth (b. 07/03/47 - married Andrew J. Swisher). In 1860, he was a laborer living with his family in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and stood 5' 6" tall with black hair and brown eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted at the stated age of forty-six in Harrisburg September 6, 1861, and mustered into federal service there September 7 as a private with Battery D, 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery (43rd Pennsylvania). He is listed as a deserter to date September 16, 1862, at Washington DC, but that was later amended to show that he had been detached to duty with the provost guard. On December 7, 1862, he was admitted to Methodist Street U.S. Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia, for treatment of nephritis, transferred on December 16 to the hospital at 6th & Masters Streets in Philadelphia, and finally transferred on January 13, 1863, to Mowrer U.S. Hospital located in Philadelphia's Chestnut Hill district. On September 12, 1863, he transferred to the 21st Veteran Reserve Corps, and reportedly discharged December 31, 1864. In fact, he re-enlisted as a Veteran Volunteer, mustered in Washington DC April 11, 1864, and assigned to Co. I in the 21st Veteran Reserve Corps. He was charged $6.80 for lost equipment including his bed pack and is again listed as a deserter to date June 26, 1865, allegedly having gone to Trenton, New Jersey. In 1884, the War Department removed the desertion charge and issued an honorable discharge date of June 26, 1865. He marked, not signed, his enlistment paper, suggesting that he was illiterate.
Martha died January 9, 1879. Per his obituary, he married and fathered a daughter, but neither's name is yet known. He died from "rheumatism of the heart" per the description in the obituary seen below.
Lancaster Daily Intelligencer January 15, 1887
AN OLD MAN'S SUDDEN DEATH - George Adams Falls Into His Wife's Arms and Dies Soon Afterwards
George Adams, who resided at No. 416 North Mulberry street, died very suddenly at his home on Friday evening. He was a sufferer from rheumatism, and, although he had been confined to the house nearly all winter he was able to walk around. About 6 o'clock in the evening he arose from a chair and started to walk to the door. He suddenly fell back and his wife caught him in her arms. He expired in a short time. Coroner Honaman held an inquest over the body, and the cause of death was found to be rheumatism of the heart. Deceased was 70 years old and was well known in this city. For many years he was a clock repairer and travelled through the county. He was a soldier in the war, having been a member of Company D, First Regiment, Pennsylvania Light Artillery. He drew a pension on account of rheumatism contracted in the Army. He had two sons. The one was Henry Adams, an ex-policeman, and the other David M. Adams, a tailor. He was married twice, and the second wife and a little daughter survive him. He will be buried by members of the Grand Army.
The son of Johannes & Barbara (Heiser) Adams, he married Martha LNU. and fathered Mary (b. @1834 - married Joseph Waltman), Henry Harrison (b. 03/23/38), David Martin Taylor (b. 11/14/40), and Elizabeth (b. 07/03/47 - married Andrew J. Swisher). In 1860, he was a laborer living with his family in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and stood 5' 6" tall with black hair and brown eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted at the stated age of forty-six in Harrisburg September 6, 1861, and mustered into federal service there September 7 as a private with Battery D, 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery (43rd Pennsylvania). He is listed as a deserter to date September 16, 1862, at Washington DC, but that was later amended to show that he had been detached to duty with the provost guard. On December 7, 1862, he was admitted to Methodist Street U.S. Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia, for treatment of nephritis, transferred on December 16 to the hospital at 6th & Masters Streets in Philadelphia, and finally transferred on January 13, 1863, to Mowrer U.S. Hospital located in Philadelphia's Chestnut Hill district. On September 12, 1863, he transferred to the 21st Veteran Reserve Corps, and reportedly discharged December 31, 1864. In fact, he re-enlisted as a Veteran Volunteer, mustered in Washington DC April 11, 1864, and assigned to Co. I in the 21st Veteran Reserve Corps. He was charged $6.80 for lost equipment including his bed pack and is again listed as a deserter to date June 26, 1865, allegedly having gone to Trenton, New Jersey. In 1884, the War Department removed the desertion charge and issued an honorable discharge date of June 26, 1865. He marked, not signed, his enlistment paper, suggesting that he was illiterate.
Martha died January 9, 1879. Per his obituary, he married and fathered a daughter, but neither's name is yet known. He died from "rheumatism of the heart" per the description in the obituary seen below.
Lancaster Daily Intelligencer January 15, 1887
AN OLD MAN'S SUDDEN DEATH - George Adams Falls Into His Wife's Arms and Dies Soon Afterwards
George Adams, who resided at No. 416 North Mulberry street, died very suddenly at his home on Friday evening. He was a sufferer from rheumatism, and, although he had been confined to the house nearly all winter he was able to walk around. About 6 o'clock in the evening he arose from a chair and started to walk to the door. He suddenly fell back and his wife caught him in her arms. He expired in a short time. Coroner Honaman held an inquest over the body, and the cause of death was found to be rheumatism of the heart. Deceased was 70 years old and was well known in this city. For many years he was a clock repairer and travelled through the county. He was a soldier in the war, having been a member of Company D, First Regiment, Pennsylvania Light Artillery. He drew a pension on account of rheumatism contracted in the Army. He had two sons. The one was Henry Adams, an ex-policeman, and the other David M. Adams, a tailor. He was married twice, and the second wife and a little daughter survive him. He will be buried by members of the Grand Army.
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