John Thomas Adams

1885–1963 (Age 78)
Alabama, United States

The Life of John Thomas

When John Thomas Adams was born in March 1885, in Alabama, United States, his father, Francis Columbus "Lum" Adams, was 25 and his mother, Nancy Caroline (Callie) Wright, was 23. He had at least 4 sons and 1 daughter with Molcie Owens. He lived in Keener, Etowah, Alabama, United States in 1900 and Justice Precinct 1, Lamar, Texas, United States in 1920. He died in November 1963, in Hugo, Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 78.

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Family Time Line

John Thomas Adams
1885–1963
Molcie Owens
1888–
Eddie Adams
1905–
Leonard Franklin Adams
1908–1973
Clifford Adams
1911–
Doris Adams
1914–2001
Calvin Addams
1916–1918

Spouse & Children

children

(5)

  • Eddie Adams

    Male1905–Male

  • Leonard Franklin Adams

    Male1908–1973Male

  • Clifford Adams

    Male1911–Male

  • Doris Adams

    Female1914–2001Female

  • Calvin Addams

    Male1916–1918Male

Parents & Siblings

siblings

(11)

  • Milledge David Adams

    Male1883–1962Male

  • John Thomas Adams

    Male1885–1963Male

  • Mandy P Wright

    Female1886–1972Female

  • Charles Louis Adams

    Male1887–Male

  • Amanda Jane Adams

    Female1889–Female

+6 More Children

World Events (8)

1886

Age 1

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1888

Age 3

Historical Boundaries - 1888: Etowah, Alabama, United States
1906 · Saving Food Labels

Age 21

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

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

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Sources (3)

  • J T Adams, "United States Census, 1920"
  • John T Adam in household of Francis Adam, "United States Census, 1900"
  • John Addams in entry for Calvin Addams, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

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