Rudolph Friedrich Adams (b. October 08, 1860, d. July 13, 1943)
Rudolph Friedrich Adams (son of Albert Adams and Marianne Amalia Pioch) was born October 08, 1860, and died July 13, 1943 in O'Neill, Holt Co., NE.
Notes for Rudolph Friedrich Adams: From Cindi Simon: RUDOLPH FRIEDRICH ADAMS (Albert1) was born on 8 Oct 1860 at Prussia. , , He married Thressa Ernst in 1880 at Holt Co., NE. He died on 13 Jul 1943 at O'Neill, Holt Co., NE, at age 82. He was buried on 15 Jul 1943 at Old Calvary Cemetery, O'Neill, Holt Co., NE.
Children of Rudolph Friedrich2 Adams and Thressa Ernst were as follows: i. ERNEST; "Of Lincoln, NE" in father's obit. ii. FLOYD; His father's obit says "of Amelia, NE." iii. ?; "of O'Neil, NE" in her father's obit married Thomas Murray. iv. AUGUST died in 1923 at Castle Dale, Emery Grand Co., UT. "Rudolph Adams Obituary 1943", Frontier - 7/15/1943, Independence 7/16/1943. Adam's Prussia Emigration Papers. Rudolph Adams, Death Certificate P7182, 14 Jul 1943, NE State Department of Health, Lincoln, NE. "Rudolph Adams Obituary 1943", Frontier - 7/15/1943, Independence 7/16/1943., Funeral Services Held Thursday for Rudolph Adams
Funeral services were held on Thursday morning, at ten o'clock from St. Patrick's church for Rudolph Adams, who passed away at his home in this city on Tuesday morning, July 13th at the ripe old age of 82 years, 9 months and 5 days. Rev. Brick was in charge of the services and interment followed in Calvary cemetery.
Mr. Adams was one of Holt County's longest residents having come to Holt County in the year 1878 from Dennison, Iowa and settled in the Amelia neighborhood, where he made his home nearly all of this time. Before the advent of trucks, Mr. Adams used to freight between O'Neill and Amelia with team and wagon.
Rudolph Adams was born October 8, 1880 at Chicago, Illinois. Two years after his arrival in Holt County, he was united in marriage to Thressa Ernst in O'Neill in the year 1880. Four children were born to them, one child preceding him in death. Those who survive and mourn the loss of their father are two sons, Ernest of Lincoln and Floyd of Amelia and a daughter, Mrs. Thomas Murray, O'Neill. He is also survived by six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
The Frontier July 15, 1943
Another Pioneer Passed Away Tuesday Morning
On Tuesday, July 13, another Holt county pioneer passed from among the living, adds one more to the silent majority and leaves the activities of this vale of tears to the tender mercies of the living. At the home of his daughter in O'Neill, Rudolph Adams came to journey's end, the last rights administered this morning at St. Patrick's church and interment in Calvary cemetery.
Mr. Adams was in his 83rd year. he was born in Chicago, October 8, 1860. In 1875, with his parents, he went to Dennison, Iowa, and in 1878 young Rudolph loosed from the home moorings joined the trek west and cast anchor in Holt county. In the early 80's he settled ion a homestead 13 miles north of O'Neill, this being his home until 1892. With Jim Mullen he ran one of the first threshing outfits in the county. When the railroad was built across this section of Nebraska he joined the working crew in its construction.
The family do not recall the date of their father's marriage, but in 1892 they moved into the Amelia country. For a number of years Mr. Adams operated freight wagons. His wife died in 1921 and a son, August Adams of Castle Dale, Utah died in 1923. Three children and six grandchildren are the only surviving relatives. A daughter, Mrs. Thomas Murray of O'Neill, one son at Lincoln, Ernest, and another son, Floyd at Amelia.
Mr. Adams spent the last years if an active pioneer's life in the town of Amelia supplying that section with nursery stock, filling out legal documents and performing the functions of a notary public. And everybody far and wide was a friend of Rhody Adams, who now rests after attaining a goodly heritage of years. "Rudolph Adams Obituary 1943", Frontier - 7/15/1943, Independence 7/16/1943
Rudolph Friedrich Adams (b. October 08, 1860, d. July 13, 1943)
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