Jerome married Mary Angeline Frost January 29, 1854 in Fremont County, Iowa.
In 1861, Mary,Jerome, and two of their children, John Quincy and William, were part of the William K. McKissick Company wagon train which left Pleasant Grove, Iowa bound for Utah. By 1861 Mary and Jerome had had four children: Rebecca Jane, John Quincy, Cora, and William; Rebecca and Cora died before 1861, so John Quincy and William were the only children left to make the trip.
Other families in the company were:
Mary's father and five siblings: Sarah Georgina Frost (Acord), Nancy Frost (Acord), Hettie Frost, Samuel Buchanan Frost, Jr., and James McCasslin Frost.
The Acord family, which included Valentine Louis Acord, the husband of Mary's sister, Nancy Frost; Abrum Acord, the husband of Mary's sister, Nancy Frost; and the children of both families.
Mary and Jerome moved to Mexico in 1889, as part of the exodus of Mormons who went there to avoid prosecution for polygamy, although Jerome doesn't seem to have had more than one wife.
Jerome died in Mexico in 1902.
Jerome married Mary Angeline Frost January 29, 1854 in Fremont County, Iowa.
In 1861, Mary,Jerome, and two of their children, John Quincy and William, were part of the William K. McKissick Company wagon train which left Pleasant Grove, Iowa bound for Utah. By 1861 Mary and Jerome had had four children: Rebecca Jane, John Quincy, Cora, and William; Rebecca and Cora died before 1861, so John Quincy and William were the only children left to make the trip.
Other families in the company were:
Mary's father and five siblings: Sarah Georgina Frost (Acord), Nancy Frost (Acord), Hettie Frost, Samuel Buchanan Frost, Jr., and James McCasslin Frost.
The Acord family, which included Valentine Louis Acord, the husband of Mary's sister, Nancy Frost; Abrum Acord, the husband of Mary's sister, Nancy Frost; and the children of both families.
Mary and Jerome moved to Mexico in 1889, as part of the exodus of Mormons who went there to avoid prosecution for polygamy, although Jerome doesn't seem to have had more than one wife.
Jerome died in Mexico in 1902.
Family Members
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John Quincy Adams
1856–1937
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Martha Adams Hyde
1861–1935
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Mary Frances "Fannie" Adams Durfee
1863–1939
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Jerome Jefferson "Red" Adams
1865–1943
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Sarah Louisa "Sadie" Adams Richardson
1867–1942
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Hettie Millicent Adams Tenney
1872–1957
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Georgianna "Georgia" Adams Pierce
1875–1959
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Wilford Woodruff "Wiff" Adams
1879–1932
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