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George Washington Wacaster
(1770-1846)
Sarah Willis
(Abt 1775-)
Jones Chapman
(1812-1853)
Nancy Mary Ann Williams
(1815-1868)
George Washington Wacaster
(1803-1886)
Sarah C. Chapman
(1844-1915)
Adolphus Jordan Wacaster
(1878-1965)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Lottie E. Shoupe

2. Helen Cummings

Adolphus Jordan Wacaster 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • Born: 8 May 1878, , Lincoln County, NC 1 2 3 4 5 7
  • Marriage (1): Lottie E. Shoupe on 26 August 1903 in Burke County, NC 1 2 3 4
  • Marriage (2): Helen Cummings on an unknown date 1
  • Died: January 1965, , Pinellas County, FL at age 86 8
  • Buried: After 23 January 1965 7
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth information of 8 May 1879. 6

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in North Brook Township, Lincoln County, NC on June 1880. 5

1880 US Census
Sheet 349A, Roll 0970, District 104
North Brook Township, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States
Adolphus Wakester..Son..2..NC
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Oak Lake, WA on April 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 11B, District 41, Household 300
Oak Lake, King County, Washington, United States
Adolphus J. Wacaster..Head..31..NC
(Living with wife and 3 children.)
.

• His occupation in September 1918 was a Farmer in Morganton, NC. 6

• He resided at 408 Green in September 1918 in Morganton, NC.
6



• On 12 September 1918, he registered for the World War I Draft at Morganton, NC.

Name: Adolphus Jordan Wacaster
Birth Date: 08 May 1879
. 6

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Morganton, NC on January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 21, Household 165
Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States
Adolphus J. Wacaster..Head..41..NC
(Living with wife and 3 children.)

.

• He has alternate death information of 23 January 1965 and Valdese, NC. 1 7 Name:Adolphus Jordan Wacaster
Event Type:Death
Event Date:Jan 1965
Event Place:Pinellas, Florida, United States
Gender:Male
Race:White
Affiliate File Name:Fdi05.txt
Affiliate Line Number:287818
Affiliate CD.

• He was buried after 23 January 1965 in the Williams-Chapman Cemetery in Catawba County, NC.

Find A Grave Memorial #32610782
. 1 7


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Adolphus married Lottie E. Shoupe, daughter of J. J. Shoupe and Fannie Wright, on 26 August 1903 in Burke County, NC.1 2 3 4 (Lottie E. Shoupe was born on 22 June 1885 in Burke County, NC,2 3 4 9 10 died on 28 August 1938 in Morganton, NC 9 10 and was buried on 30 August 1938 in Morganton, NC 9 10.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Oak Lake, WA on April 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 11B, District 41, Household 300
Oak Lake, King County, Washington, United States
Adolphus J. Wacaster..Head..31..NC
Lottie E. Wacaster..Wife..25..NC
Mabel Wacaster..Daughter..5..NC
John Wacaster..Son..3..WA
Jessie Wacaster..Daughter..1..WA
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Morganton, NC on January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 21, Household 165
Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States
Adolphus J. Wacaster..Head..41..NC
Lottie E. Wacaster..Wife..34..NC
Malisa M. Wacaster..Daughter..15..NC
John A. Wacaster..Son..12..WA
Jessie F. Wacaster..Daughter..11..WA

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Adolphus next married Helen Cummings on an unknown date.1 (Helen Cummings was born about 1883 and died on an unknown date.)


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Sources


1 Will Johnson, "Starting from Northwest Arkansas, mostly Franklin County and connecting those lines to their ancestor and descendents," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wjfranklin : accessed 18 Jul 2014).

2 "North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979," index, FamilySearch.com (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675514 : accessed 4 Aug 2014), Name: A. Jjj. Wacaster; Spouse's Name: Lottie E. Shoup; Event Date: 26 Aug 1903; Event Place: Burke, North Carolina.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Oak Lake, King County, Washington, United States, enumeration district (ED) 41, sheet 11B, family 300, Adolphus Jordan Wacaster and Lottie E. Shoup; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 4 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States, enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 9A, family 165, Adolphus Jordan Wacaster and Lottie E. Shoup; index and images (accessed 4 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

5 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, North Brook Township, Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States, enumeration district (ED) 104, p. 349A, George Washington Wacaster and Sarah C. Chapman; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Jul 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0970.

6 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 4 Aug 2014); Name: Adolphus Jordan Wacaster; Event Place: Burke County, North Carolina, United States.

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 4 Aug 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32610782.

8 "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1946805 : accessed 4 Aug 2014), Name: Adolphus Jordan Wacaster; Event Date: Jan 1965; Event Place: Pinellas, Florida, United States.

9 "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (accessed 4 Aug 2014), Name: Lottie Wacaster; Event Date: 28 Aug 1938; Event Place: Morganton, Burke, N. C.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 4 Aug 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=81102262.


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