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James "Jim" Lewis ADAMS (b. 28 Aug 1863, d. 19 Mar 1939)

James L. Adams Death Notice

James "Jim" Lewis ADAMS (son of John ADAMS and Nancy PRITCHARD)⁶ was born 28 Aug 1863 in Cutler, Washington, OH⁷, and died 19 Mar 1939 in Douda, Morgan, OH⁷. He married Martha Jane "Doolie" MAYLE on 14 Oct 1882 in Jackson Co.,WV, daughter of James MALE II and Elizabeth DALTON.

Notes for James "Jim" Lewis ADAMS:
Newspaper Funeral Notice: James L. Adams Funeral today. Funeral services for James L. ADAMS, 75, colored, of near Malta, will be conducted at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Mt. Hermon church, Morgan County., Rev. A. D. Jaxon [JACKSON] officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

A native of West Virginia, Mr. Adams has been a resident of Morgan County for 22 years.

Surviving the deceased are his widow, Martha; six sons, George H. and Charles Adams, Zanesville; Holly and Dwight Adams, at home; HARRISON and James L. Adams, Jr., Malta; two daughters, Mrs. Lucy Washington, Zanesville, and Mrs. Mayme Bailey, Cleveland; 11 grandchildren; two great grandchildren, and one brother, Samuel, Elizabeth, W. Va.

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Newspaper Clipping: James L. Adams Dies at Home Below Douda. James Louis Adams, 75, colored, died Sunday evening about 10:55 at his home below Douda from complications which developed following an attack of the flu. He had been ill from heat trouble for several years but had declined steadily, the past two months.

Born and reared at Cutler, Mr. Adams later located in West Virginia, coming to Malta township in 1915. He was married in 1882 to Miss Martha Jane Mayle, who is in poor health. Surviving, also, are six sons and two daughters, Charles, James and George H. Adams, and Mrs. Lucy Washington of Zanesville; Mrs. Mamie Bailey of Cleveland; HARRISON Adams of Malta and Holly and Dwight Adams of the home; one brother, Samuel Adams of Elizabeth, W. Va.; 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Two sons, Clay and Fred Adams, and to infant children are deceased.

Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Mt. Hermon church in charge of Rev. A. D. JACKSON of Zanesville. Burial was made at Mt. Hermon.

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Following is a list of sympathy cards from floral arrangements that are in Grandma Adams' scrapbook:
--With deepest Sympathy, James Jr. (grandson)
--Mrs. Kate Finley, Mrs. John Rinehart, Miss Janie Elmore
--Jim, Lucy, Evelyn, Rolland and Everett
--Ms. Rivers

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More About James "Jim" Lewis ADAMS:
Burial: 22 Mar 1939, Mt. Hermon Cemetery, Amesville, Athens, OH.

More About James "Jim" Lewis ADAMS and Martha Jane "Doolie" MAYLE:
Marriage: 14 Oct 1882, Jackson Co.,WV.

Children of James "Jim" Lewis ADAMS and Martha Jane "Doolie" MAYLE are:

Charles Albert ADAMS, b. 10 Sep 1883, Ravenswood, Jackson, WV⁷, d. 20 Mar 1965, Zanesville, Muskingum, OH⁷.
Corley ADAMS, b. Jul 1885, Ravenswood, Jackson, WV, d. ca 1885, Ravenswood, Jackson, WV.
Kalihah ADAMS, b. ca 1887, Ravenswood, Jackson, WV, d. ca 1887, Ravenswood, Jackson, WV.
+Edwin Harrison ADAMS, b. 06 Jan 1889, Ravenswood, Jackson, WV⁷, d. 29 Jan 1971, Malta, Morgan, OH⁷.
Fred M. ADAMS, b. 04 Apr 1891, WV⁷, d. 25 Mar 1917, Girta, Ritchie, WV⁷.
+James Lewis "Jim" ADAMS, Jr., b. 31 Mar 1894, Girta, Ritchie, WV⁷, d. 08 Dec 1967, Zanesville, Muskingum, OH⁷.
+Mamie ADAMS, b. 25 Feb 1896, Girta, Ritchie, WV⁷, d. 30 May 1967, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH⁷.
+Lucy ADAMS, b. 25 Mar 1898, (near) Elizabeth, Wirt, WV⁷, d. 04 Apr 1963, Zanesville, Muskingum, OH⁷.
+Alvin Clay ADAMS, b. 30 Jun 1900, Girta, Ritchie, WV⁷, d. 19 Jan 1938, Carr Hill, Morgan, OH⁷.
Hollie Elsworth ADAMS, b. 07 Sep 1902, Morgan Co., OH⁷, d. 18 Jun 1977, Morgan Co., OH⁷.
+George Hadley ADAMS, b. 30 Jul 1905, Morgan Co., OH⁷, d. 13 Apr 1971, Zanesville, Muskingum, OH.
+Dwight Marlie ADAMS, b. 24 Mar 1907, Morgan Co., OH⁷, d. 04 Jan 1968, Zanesville, Muskingum, OH.