George Adams
(Abt 1844-)
Melissa Luella Jennings
(1851-1924)
Charles Francis Adams
(1874-1962)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Estella Crees

Charles Francis Adams 1 3 4 5

  • Born: 8 June 1874, Rochester, IA 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Estella Crees on 6 November 1907 in Muscatine, IA 1 2
  • Died: 16 September 1962, Bettendorf, IA at age 88 3 4 5
  • Buried: 18 September 1962, West Bethel Cemetery, Cedar County, IA 3 5
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Charles Adams
Given Name: Charles
Surname: Adams
Event Type: Death
Event Date: Sep 1962
Event Place: Iowa
Event Place (Original): Iowa
Age: 88
Birth Date: 08 Jun 1874

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JL2V-859 : 4 December 2020), Charles Adams, Sep 1962; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• His obituary was published in the Muscatine Journal on 17 September 1962 in Muscatine, IA.

5 Charles F. Adams, 88, died at 3:50 a.m. Sunday at the Masonic Sanitorium at Bettendorf following an extended illness. He had been living at the sanitorium the past 15 months and was a former Wilton resident.

A retired farmer, he was born June 8, 1874, in Rochester township, Cedar county, son of George and Melissa Jennings Adams. He married Esstella Crees on Nov. 6, 1907, in Muscatine.

A member of the United Church of Christ, he belonged to Golden Rule Lodge 24, A.F. & A.M., at Rochester.

Surviving include the widow, residing at the Masonic Sanitorium; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Elise Adams of Tulsa, Okla., and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and one son.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. (CST) Tuesday at the Griffith Funeral home, Wilton, with the Rev. Joseph Mayer officiating. Interment will be at Bethel cemetery in Cedar county. Graveside services will be in charge of Golden Rule AF & AM.

Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at the Griffith Funeral home.


(Source: Muscatine Journal, 17 Sep 1962, Page 10)
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• He was buried on 18 September 1962 in the West Bethel Cemetery in Iowa Township, Cedar County, IA.

Find A Grave Memorial #50764637
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Charles married Estella Crees, daughter of Joseph W. Crees and Lucette Jane Linn, on 6 November 1907 in Muscatine, IA.1 3 (Estella Crees was born on 2 July 1882 in Cedar County, IA,3 6 7 8 9 died on 22 April 1969 3 9 and was buried after 22 April 1969 in West Bethel Cemetery, Cedar County, IA 3 9.)


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Sources


1 "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1674842 : accessed 25 Jan 2014), Name: Charles F. Adams; Spouse's Name: Estella Crees; Event Date: 06 Nov 1907; Event Place: Muscatine, Ia.

2 Yvonne Linn, Fulton, Missouri [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Brian Lightfoot, e-mail, Several messages exchanged during January and February of 2002; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA; E-mail messages regarding the Linn and Darner families. Yvonne is the great granddaughter of Andrew D. Linn

3 Yvonne Linn, Fulton, Missouri [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE,] to Brian Lightfoot, e-mail, Several messages exchanged during January and February of 2002; privately held by Lightfoot, [(E-ADDRESS) & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ceres, CA.

4 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 31 December 2020), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JL2V-859 : 4 December 2020), Charles Adams, Sep 1962; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 25 Jan 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50764637.

6 1885 Iowa State Census, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 385-386, dwelling 99, family 106, line 30, Joseph W. Crees and Lucette Jane Linn; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803643 : accessed 17 Jan 2014).

7 1895 Iowa State Census, Moscow Township, Muscatine County, Iowa, p. 232, dwelling 99, family 100, line 7; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803957).

8 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 31, p. 2A, dwelling 26, family 26; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 30 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 25 Jan 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=50764621.


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