Gladys Kate Adams (1907–1986) • FamilySearch

Gladys Kate Adams

16 April 1907–3 December 1986 (Age 79)
West Virginia, United States

The Life Summary of Gladys Kate

When Gladys Kate Adams was born on 16 April 1907, in West Virginia, United States, her father, Pvt John Washington Adams, was 48 and her mother, Cornelia W Webb, was 39. She lived in Letcher, Kentucky, United States in 1930 and Magisterial District 3, Letcher, Kentucky, United States in 1940. She died on 3 December 1986, in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Mayking, Letcher, Kentucky, United States.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Pvt John Washington Adams

1858–1946

Cornelia W Webb

1867–1951

Ida Webb Adams

1887–1959

Townsel Carlisle Adams

1890–1952

Carrie Falsam Adams

1892–1962

Wiley John Adams

1895–1974

Betsy Main Adams

1898–1958

Edward Nolan Adams

1902–1952

Gladys Kate Adams

1907–1986

Colonel Marcus Webb Adams SR

1911–1990

Parents and Siblings

Pvt John Washington Adams

Male1858–1946Male

Cornelia W Webb

Female1867–1951Female

Siblings

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Ida Webb Adams

Female1887–1959Female

Townsel Carlisle Adams

Male1890–1952Male

Carrie Falsam Adams

Female1892–1962Female

Wiley John Adams

Male1895–1974Male

Betsy Main Adams

Female1898–1958Female

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World Events (8)

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Age 1

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

1912 · McCreary County Created
Age 5

Named after James B. McCreary a Confederate war hero and two time Governor of Kentucky McCreary County was created in 1912.

1929
Age 22

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

Name Meaning

Adams

Gladys

Kate

English (very common in England, especially in the south Midlands, and in Wales) and German (especially northwestern Germany): patronymic from the personal name Adam . In the U.S. this form has absorbed many patronymics and other derivatives of Adam in languages other than English. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988 .)

Possible Related Names

Adam

Adamson

Quincy

Addams

Sources (9)

Gladys Adams in household of J Wash Adams, "United States Census, 1930"
Gladys Adams in household of J Wash Adams, "United States Census, 1940"
Gladys Adoms in household of Washington Adoms, "United States Census, 1910"

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