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Descendants of William Adams II

Generation No. 4

4. DeFayna⁵ Adams (David Thomas⁴, David³, William², William¹) was born 03 Nov 1904 in E. Liverpool, Columbiana, OH, and died 09 Dec 2000 in Los Alamitos. Orange, CA. She married Maurice Jerome Beam 08 Aug 1933 in Chicago. Cook, IL, son of George Beam and Ella Rustamier. He was born 19 Jun 1897 in Canton, Fulton, IL, and died 30 Sep 1990 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA.

More About DeFayna Adams:
Burial: 12 Dec 2000, Westminster Memorial Park, Westminster, Orange, CA
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Medical Information: Complications, pneumonia

Notes for Maurice Jerome Beam:
Maurice J. Beam was not satisfied with his father's plans for him to become a dentist, he wanted to write. After the death of his father, he was thrust into the position of director in 1923 of the Beam-Dean Co., a successful cigar manufacturing business, and gave up on his education at the Chicago College of Dentistry. He worked for his father's business for awhile but decided his great love was to write. He wrote pulp fiction detective stories in the 20's and 30's while living in Chicago. He wrote at least one per week and pulp fiction would later be replaced by television. The magazines were called Black Mask, True Detective, Adventure and he also wrote short stories for Blue Book, Saturday Evening Post, Argosy and Esquire Magazine. He was a reporter for the Chicago Daily News during that time. After he divorced Helen Baudler, he married DeFayna Adams in 1933. He wrote two novels; 1939, Murder in a Shell; 1967, Adventure in Survival which were popular books. Especially Adventure in Survival which all the libraries carried in their young adult section. He was still writing short stories for the Saturday Evening Post. In 1938 he became the owner of the Coast Dispatch weekly newpaper in San Juan Capistrano and wrote all the Editorials and covered the local news. He sold it in 1940 and began a new career as a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. No longer a freelance writer, he worked his 9 to 5 job while still writing books; 1945, Murder By Mandate takes place in Tahiti where he lived for a short time after his divorce. Another two, 1962, Its A Racket and 1964, Cults of America were non-fiction. He retired from the Los Angeles Times in 1962 at age 65 and began another career with the Orange County Register until he retired a second time at age 75. His long career was supported by his wife DeFayna because she became a partner in his writings as she went out with him on interviews and helped pick up information. He says she had a great knack for details and an interesting slant on his newspaper stories. They wrote practically the whole Sunday Magazine filled with feature stories from Orange County, CA. She also helped put the endings with the special twist at the end of his murder mysteries.

More About Maurice Jerome Beam:
Burial: 01 Oct 1990, Westminster Memorial Park, Westminster, Orange, CA
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Medical Information: Had a cerebral hemorage at the age of 80 but lived to 93 because of the loving care from his wife, DeFayna.
Occupation: Writer and newspaper journalist

Marriage Notes for DeFayna Adams and Maurice Beam:
DeFayna and Maurice Jerome Beam met in Chicago while Maurice was writing for the Chicago Daily News. He had just returned from a trip to Tahiti where the newspaper sent him to cover the island for news features. There, he knew Nordoff and Hall, the authors of Mutiny on the Bounty. Maurice "swept her off her feet".

More About Maurice Beam and DeFayna Adams:
Courtship: Bet. May - Jul 1933, Chicago, IL
Honeymoon: 1933, Mexico for three months
Marriage: 08 Aug 1933, Chicago. Cook, IL

Children of DeFayna Adams and Maurice Beam are:

10.	i.		Elizabeth Fay⁶ Beam, b. Private.
11.	ii.		Marilyn Lilith Beam, b. 11 Mar 1937, Fort Lauderdale, FL; d. 05 Oct 2002, Seal Beach, Orange, CA.

5. Harry⁵ Adams (David Thomas⁴, David³, William², William¹) was born 24 Oct 1906 in Seymore, Jackson, IN, and died 09 Jul 1974. He married Alleane Ratliff Private. She was born Private.

More About Harry Adams and Alleane Ratliff:
Private-Begin: Private

Child of Harry Adams and Alleane Ratliff is:

12.

Delores⁶ Adams, b. Private.

6. Leroy⁵ Adams (David Thomas⁴, David³, William², William¹) was born 02 May 1913 in Greenwood, Johnson, IN, and died Jan 1977 in Greenwood, Johnson, IN. He married Colleen Lyons. She was born 27 Mar 1912 in Greenwood, Johnson, IN, and died 09 Feb 2002 in Greenwood, Johnson, IN.

More About Leroy Adams:
Burial: Unknown, Greenwood Cemetery

More About Colleen Lyons:
Burial: Unknown, Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, IN

Children of Leroy Adams and Colleen Lyons are:

David⁶ Adams, b. Private; m. Gloria, Private; b. Private.

More About David Adams and Gloria:
Private-Begin: Private

ii.

Barbara Adams, b. Private; m. Robert Underwood, Private; b. Private.

More About Robert Underwood and Barbara Adams:
Private-Begin: Private

7. Weldon⁵ Adams (David Thomas⁴, David³, William², William¹) was born 15 Jun 1915 in Greenwood, Johnson, IN, and died 16 Jan 1990 in Bargersville, Johnson, IN. He married Othello Day Private, daughter of Edward Day and Eliza McCoy. She was born Private.

More About Weldon Adams:
Burial: Unknown, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, White River Township
Military service: 1942, Navy Veteran of WWII

More About Weldon Adams and Othello Day:
Private-Begin: Private

Children of Weldon Adams and Othello Day are:

	i.		Wynona⁶ Adams, b. Private.
	ii.		Cynthia Adams, b. Private.
	iii.		Nyla Adams, b. Private.

8. David Pruitt⁵ Adams (David Thomas⁴, David³, William², William¹) was born 16 Jun 1918 in Greenwood, Johnson, IN, and died 01 Aug 1987 in Indianapolis, IN. He married Hazel Marie Sutton 21 Sep 1940 in Franklin, Johnson, IN, daughter of George Sutton and Luvena Porter. She was born 23 Jan 1920 in Franklin, Johnson, IN, and died 03 May 1994 in Indianapolis, IN.

More About David Pruitt Adams:
Burial: Unknown, Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, White River Township
Military service: 1941, U. S. Navy WWII
Occupation: 1945, Tool grinder and cutter, Chrysler Corp.

Notes for Hazel Marie Sutton:
Employed for fifteen years at Stokely Van Camp in the purchasing department, retiring in 1972.

More About Hazel Marie Sutton:
Burial: Unknown, Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, White River Township

More About David Adams and Hazel Sutton:
Marriage: 21 Sep 1940, Franklin, Johnson, IN

Children of David Adams and Hazel Sutton are:

13.	i.		Carolyn⁶ Adams, b. Private.
	ii.		Louise Anne Adams, b. Private; m. Lawrence Edward Fahy, Private; b. Private.

More About Lawrence Fahy and Louise Adams:
Private-Begin: Private

9. James⁵ Adams (David Thomas⁴, David³, William², William¹) was born 22 Jun 1921 in Greenwood, Johnson, IN, and died 01 May 1986 in Indianapolis, Marion, IN. He married Jean Frantz Private. She was born Private.

More About James Adams:
Burial: Unknown, Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis
Military service: 1942, Navy Veteran of WWII

More About James Adams and Jean Frantz:
Private-Begin: Private

Children of James Adams and Jean Frantz are:

14.	i.		Steve⁶ Adams, b. Private.
15.	ii.		Larry Adams, b. Private.

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