Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Adams was born on 4 March 1860, in Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States, his father, William Adams, was 38 and his mother, Mary Ann Leech, was 38. He married Emily Marie Caldwell on 28 June 1899, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 11 October 1905, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Thos Adams in entry for Adams, "Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1915"
- Thomas Adams in household of William Adams, "United States Census, 1870"
- Thomas Adams, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
Spouse and Children
1860–1905 Male
1869–1964 Female
Children (1)
1901–1965 Male
Parents and Siblings
1822–1901 Male
1821–1902 Female
Siblings (9)
1843–1927 Male
1845–1845 Male
1848–1922 Male
1850–1908 Female
1852–1905 Male
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World Events (8)
1863
Age 3
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 3
1874
Age 14
Name Meaning
English, Dutch, and German (mainly northwestern Germany): patronymic from the personal name Adam . In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Greek Adamopoulos , Serbian and Croatian Adamović (see Adamovich ), Polish (and Jewish) Adamski .
Irish and Scottish: adopted for McAdam or a Scottish variant of Adam , with excrescent -s.
History: This surname was borne by two early presidents of the US, father and son. They were descended from Henry Adams, who settled in Braintree, MA, in 1635/6, from Barton St. David, Somerset, England. The younger of them, John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) derived his middle name from his maternal grandmother's surname (see Quincy ). — Another important New England family, established mainly in NH, is descended from William Adams, who emigrated from Shropshire, England, to Dedham, MA, in 1628. James Hopkins Adams (1812–61), governor of SC, was unconnected with either of these families, his ancestry being Welsh; his forebears entered North America through PA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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THOMAS ADAMS 1880-1905 by Sadie Ollorton Clark
THOMAS ADAMS 1880-1905 By Sadie Ollorton Clark Thomas Adams was born in Parowan Nov. 4, 1860. He was the youngest child of William and Mary Ann Leech Adams. Being the youngest, he was …
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