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Descendants of Joshua Adams

Generation No. 2

2. WILLIAM JAMES² ADAMS (JOSHUA¹) was born January 16, 1846 in Tippah County, Mississippi, and died November 01, 1892 in Godley, Texas (later moved to Sandflat Cemetery). He married MARTHA MALINDA HIETT December 06, 1865 in Tippah Co, MS, In the home of her parents, daughter of JOHN HIETT and MARY BERRY.

Notes for WILLIAM JAMES ADAMS:
Per Valeska Vicars information,
on November 1, 1863, William James Adams, who was almost 18 years old, enlisted in the Confederate Army. He served in Company K and in Company L of the Second Mississippi Cavalry under Colonel W. L. Lowry and Brigadier General Armstrong. In the final days of the war the Second Mississippi Calvarly was consolidated with the Eleventh Mississippi Cavalry. So his discharge papers are listed with this last unit having served in Company D. Wm. James was in the battles of Jackson, harrisburg, Rome, Henrietta, New Hope and was with Hood on his Tennessee tour from Atlanta, Georgia, to Franklin, Tennessee. He entered the service with the rank of Private and was discharged with the rank of Corporal. Wm James was discharged from the Confederate Army on May 16, 1865 in Columbus, Mississippi. He returned home to Ripley, to his brothers and sisters and sweetheart Martha Malinda Hiett. On the fourth day of December, William James and James Preston Adams together posted bond of $200.00 for the marriage of William James to Martha M. Hiett. The marriage took place on December 6, 1865, in the home of her parents John Charles Hiett and Mary Teresa Berry Hiett. To the union of Martha and William James Adams ten children were born.

In the Old Buncombe County, N.C. Heritage Book in Bio #440, Mathew Patterson, page 288 shows a picture of William James and wife Martha and child Lizzie Alma Adams. The picture was taken in Weatherford, Texas in 1883.

William James had a heavy burden with his brothers and sisters to rear and now a wife and his own children. The South had been hurt financially and the Ripley area was no exception. One hundred and sixty acres of land that Joshua had bought in Marshall County was sold by the state for back taxes in 1868. Since Joshua and Rebecca had died intestate the Tippah County Court records in Ripley contain many entries regarding the case. On March 18, 1867, $1000.00 bond was made to the state of Mississippi by Lorenzo Dow Adams, E.F. Jordan and D.A. Burnett so that Lorenzo could act as administrator. Lorenzo then sold 80 acres of his own land to the heirs of Joshua, this is recorded on August 18, 1867. On the third Monday in September, 1867, all the heirs were summoned to court, at which time Lorenzo Dow Adams gave his final account as administrator.
The 1870 U.S. Census lists Wm. James Adams and his family along with his two sisters, Mary and Ida, and one brother Tandy. Wm. James is farming in Tippah County, Mississippi, with a real estate value of $800.00 and personal property value $651.00 In the court records of December 16, 1871, there is an estate money settlement which states that Wm. James is now guardian of Tandy Young, Samuel W., Mary M. and Ida. It also states that Robert Benjmine was then living in Texas.
In the spring of 1872 the Adams families which had been so close and dependent on each other began to part for unknown territory. The push ever westward was being felt and Lorenzo Dow Adams and his sons soon answered that call. They moved to the Sandflat area of Johnson County, Texas. William James Adams family along with his in-laws, the John Charles Hiett family, moved to Conway, Arkansas. It is felt that the two groups may have traveled together as far as Arkansas and then parted.
Arkansas proved to be a place of great sadness for Wm. James family. They lost two children there, Fernando Lee age 2-1/2, and Carrie age one month. Other close family members that died were Billie Hiett and Mary T. Berry Hiett. Billie was Martha M. Adam's brother, and Mary was her mother. One family legend tells how Wm. James killed a young bear by stuffing a blanket into its mouth, then using a knife to kill it, so that his family might have food. On December 28, 1872, Rev. Thomas B. Wier, father of Mary Jane Wier Adams, bought from Wm. James his interest in the inherited land for $80.00. The next year, on September 29, 1873, Robert B. and Tandy Young sold their land inheritance to Rev. T.B. Wier for $60.00. As a note of interest, Samuel W. sold his land for $60.00 on November 5, 1877, to Rev. Weir.
In 1875, William James and family moved to Johnson County, Texas to live in the Sandflat area wich is near Cleburne, Texas. Thus joining both of his younger brothers and their families, and his Uncle Lorenzo Dow Adams and his children's families. Also, coming at this time were James Preston Adams and Margaret Adams Lewellen and their families. The Sandflat community thought there was no end to the Adams clan. This must have been a time of great happiness for everyone as there was a lot catching up to be done. The joy of this reunion was to be shortlived however, for on December 19, 1876, Lorenzo Dow was murdered. This senseless act stunned the whole community and both Adams families lost their "father" figure.
The 1880 U.S. Census lists Wm. James and family and Tandy Young and his family as living in the Godley area of Johnson County, Texas. Robert B. and his family were close by, but Samuel W. and his family had moved to Fayette County, Texas. Mary M. Ballenger was living in Bosque County and Ida Louise Gaither was located in Ellis County, Texas.
Wm. James was elected Justice of the Peace of Precinct #8 in 1888 and again in 1890. In October 1889 he pledged $150.00 to help erect a college building to be located in Cresson, Texas, which was to cost the total sum of $10,000.
Early in 1891 Robert B. moved his family to Bosque County, Texas. Then the sudden death of Wm. James occurred on November 1, 1892. He was buried in the Unity Baptist Church yard which was just across the highway from his farm on Highway 171. The church building was torn down in 1930 and the graveyard had fallen victim to the elements of time. After several attempts to revive interest in local maintenance of the cemetery without success, William James Adams was disinterred on June 16, 19 and moved to the Sandflat Cemetery where he is buried next to his Uncle lorenzo Dow Adams. Two stones mark his grave; one is the original marker which cost $35.00 as noted on the estate inventory and one is a Confederate Army Service marker. The oldest son, for so long had shouldered the responsibility of raising the brothers and sisters in addition to his own children was now gone. Slowly the different branches of the Joshua Adams family began to drift their separate ways, soon losing contact with each other.
The Wm. James Adams family bible is in possession of Mildred Fox Gentry who was living in Moore, Oklahoma in 1979.

Notes for MARTHA MALINDA HIETT:
From Valeska Vicars information:
In the 1900 U.S. Census Martha M. Adams family was living in Bosque County, Texas. On February 13, 1900, Martha M. Adams applied for her husband's Confederate pension. She was turned down because she had land interest and was not considered "indigent" in the eyes of the law. This letter is on file in Austin, Texas, at the State Archives.
Martha lived near Morgan, Texas for several years. Altus, Oklahoma, later became her home and subsequently her place of burial.
From Valeska Vicars information:
In the 1900 U.S. Census Martha M. Adams family was living in Bosque
County, Texas. On February 13, 1900, Martha M. Adams applied for her
husband's Confederate pension. She was turned down because she had land
interest and was not considered "indigent" in the eyes of the law. This
letter is on file in Austin, Texas, at the State Archives.
Martha lived near Morgan, Texas for several years. Altus, Oklahoma, later
became her home and subsequently her place of burial.

Children of WILLIAM ADAMS and MARTHA HIETT are:

8.	i.	JUDSON ARTHUR³ ADAMS, b. December 18, 1866, Ripley, Mississippi; d. April 01, 1921, Hooker, Oklahoma.
9.	ii.	ONTARA OSCAR ADAMS, b. December 02, 1868, Ripley, Mississippi; d. October 17, 1939, Wellington, Texas.
	iii.	FERNANDO LEE ADAMS, b. January 23, 1871, Ripley, Mississippi; d. September 24, 1873, Faulkner County, Arkansas.

Notes for FERNANDO LEE ADAMS:
Died at the age of 2-1/2 according to Valeska Vicars information.

	iv.		WILLIAM ALLISON ADAMS, b. January 22, 1873, Friendship, Arkansas; d. June 24, 1943, Altus, Oklahoma; m. IDA SHELTON.
	v.		CARRIE ADAMS, b. September 15, 1875, Friendship, Faulkner County, Arkansas; d. October 10, 1875, Friendship, Faulkner County, Arkansas.

Notes for CARRIE ADAMS:
Died at the age of one month, according to Valeska Vicars information.

	vi.	EMMA ADAMS, b. March 13, 1877, Grandview, Texas; d. March 19, 1877, Grandview, Texas.
	vii.	MINOTT TANDY YOUNG ADAMS, b. May 25, 1878, Grandview, Texas; d. February 1944, Los Angeles, California; m. DELLA RACHEL LONG.
10.	viii.	LIZZIE ALMA ADAMS, b. July 22, 1881, Grandview, Texas; d. September 06, 1952, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
11.	ix.	IDA LOU MYRTLE ADAMS, b. January 18, 1884, Cresson, Texas; d. October 11, 1957, Shawnee, Oklahoma.
	x.	LUTHER BURRIS ADAMS, b. July 14, 1889, Cresson, Texas.

3. ROBERT BENJAMIN² ADAMS (JOSHUA¹) was born January 10, 1850 in Tippah County, Mississippi, and died July 24, 1916 in Ira, Texas. He married SARAH FRANCIS STRATTON February 17, 1873 in Johnson County, Texas, daughter of W. STRATTON and NANCY.

Notes for ROBERT BENJAMIN ADAMS:
From Valeska Vicars information:
In the 1900 U.S. Census Robert's family was living in Bosque County, Texas.
Robert B. and his family left Bosque County in 1907 and moved to Royston in Fisher County, Texas. He moved to this area because his daughter Laura and his son-in-law John McKay were farming there.
In the summer of 1908 the Adams and McKay families took a month long covered wagon trip to see Tom and Mary Adams Ballenger who were living in Tucumcari, New Mexico. The trip took the entire month of August; two weeks out and two weeks back, with a family visit of only 2 days for all that effort. Later, Robert B. moved near Tandy Young's family at Ira, Texas. For some years Thomas J. the batchelor, had been making his home with his brother Robert B. In the final years, the Adams families were once again close to each other.
Robert B. Adams family bible is in the possession of Vera McKay who in 1979 was living in Abilene, Texas.

Children of ROBERT ADAMS and SARAH STRATTON are:

	i.		MARY IDA³ ADAMS, b. January 04, 1874, Johnson County, Texas; d. November 27, 1875, Johnson County, Texas.
	ii.		NANCY REBECCA ADAMS, b. September 05, 1875, Johnson County, Texas; d. March 26, 1962, Redlands, California; m. GEORGE SPRAYBERRY, December 24, 1916.
	iii.		JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, b. Abt. 1876, Johnson County, Texas; d. Abt. 1876, Johnson County, Texas.

Notes for JOHN QUINCY ADAMS:
Per Valeska Vicars information:
Died at the age of 3 months.

12.	iv.		LAURA ELIZABETH ADAMS, b. April 25, 1878, Johnson County, Texas; d. February 24, 1973, Abilene, Texas.
	v.		JIMMIE ADAMS, b. 1882; d. 1882.

Notes for JIMMIE ADAMS:
from Valeska Vicars information:
Jimmie died at 9 months.

	vi.		ROBERT ERNEST ADAMS, b. September 25, 1888, Johnson County, Texas; d. March 10, 1968, Houston, Harris County, Texas; m. ELIZABETH LILLY, May 07, 1921.
	vii.		ARCHIE V. ADAMS, b. April 05, 1891, Bosque County, Texas; d. August 23, 1956, China Lake, California; m. MURIEL LOTTIE ANDERSON.

4. TANDY YOUNG² ADAMS (JOSHUA¹) was born January 21, 1852 in Tippah County, Mississippi (Source: Valeska Vicars information), and died July 06, 1904 in Ira City Cemetery, Ira Texas. He married (1) MARY E. WILKINSON January 05, 1874 in Johnson County, Texas, daughter of HENRY WILKINSON and SARAH WELDON. He married (2) NANCY LUADY CROSBY December 25, 1887.

Notes for TANDY YOUNG ADAMS:
From the information of Velaska Vicars,
Now in Texas, on January 5, 1874, Tandy Young Adams married Mary E. (Mollie) Wilkinson. This marriage saw the birth of six children. Mary died after child birth on February 16, 1885. After Mary's death Tandy's sister Mary Adams Ballenger arrived to help in the home.
In the 1900 U.S. Census Tandy's family was in Johnson County.
In the summer of 1901 Tandy Young started selling his land in Johnson County and moved to Scurry County, Texas. As he and his family were getting established, he became ill and subsequently passed away on July 6, 1904. He was buried in Ira City Cemetery in Ira, Texas. His wife Lula raised the remaining children by herself. She died on October 26, 1953,and is buried next to her husband in the Ira Cemetery. The graves are marked with a double headstone.
The family bible was in the possession of Mrs. Eula (Adams) Baxley of Ontario, California in 1979.

Notes for MARY E. WILKINSON:
According to Valeska Vicars information, she died in childbirth and is buried in the Wilkinson family cemetery which is located in front of the home of Mrs. G.A. Rayburn, Route 4, Box 135, Grandview, Texas. Take F.R. 401, go 2.8 miles North to F.R. 106. Turn right onto F.R. 106, go 0.3 miles to Rayburn house. The cemetery is being restored by Valeska B. Vicars and Frances O'kelley a descendent and historian of the Wilkinson family.

According to Valeska Vicars information, she died in childbirth and is
buried in the Wilkinson family cemetery which is located in front of the
home of Mrs. G.A. Rayburn, Route 4, Box 135, Grandview, Texas. Take F.R.
401, go 2.8 miles North to F.R. 106. Turn right onto F.R. 106, go 0.3
miles to Rayburn house. The cemetery is being restored by Valeska B.
Vicars and Frances O'kelley a descendent and historian of the Wilkinson
family.

Children of TANDY ADAMS and MARY WILKINSON are:

	i.	WILLIE T.³ ADAMS, b. October 11, 1874, Grandview, Texas (Source: Sharon Ivy (weldon@centex.net) by letter with Descendants of Tandy Young Adams.); d. October 30, 1889, Grandview, Texas (Source: Sharon Ivy (weldon@centex.net) by letter with Descendants of Tandy Young Adams.).
13.	ii.	JOE FIELDING ADAMS, b. February 02, 1877, Grandview, Texas; d. December 24, 1961, Pyron, Texas.
	iii.	TAMMIE ADAMS, b. 1878, Grandview, Texas (Source: Sharon Ivy (weldon@centex.net) by letter with Descendants of Tandy Young Adams.); d. 1902, Grandview, Texas (Source: Sharon Ivy (weldon@centex.net) by letter with Descendants of Tandy Young Adams.); m. P. LEE SIRATT, April 03, 1898.
	iv.	JOHN ADAMS, b. August 25, 1880, Grandview, Texas (Source: Sharon Ivy (weldon@centex.net) by letter with Descendants of Tandy Young Adams.); d. January 28, 1956.
14.	v.	EFFIE G. ADAMS, b. October 20, 1882, Grandview, Texas; d. June 29, 1948, Tipton, Oklahoma.
	vi.	MARY EMILY ADAMS, b. February 08, 1885, Grandview, Texas; d. July 12, 1885, Grandview, Texas (Wilkinson Family Cemety).

Children of TANDY ADAMS and NANCY CROSBY are:

	vii.	INFANT SON³ ADAMS, b. October 16, 1888, Grandview, Texas (Source: Sharon Ivy (weldon@centex.net) by letter with Descendants of Tandy Young Adams.); d. October 16, 1888, Grandview, Texas (Sandflat Cemetery) (Source: Sharon Ivy (weldon@centex.net) by letter with Descendants of Tandy Young Adams.).
15.	viii.	LORENZO DOW ADAMS, b. October 16, 1888, Grandview, Texas; d. November 13, 1959, Upland, California.
16.	ix.	PEARLIE MAY ADAMS, b. March 15, 1890, Grandview, Texas; d. 1987.
17.	x.	SAMUEL WILSON ADAMS, b. April 25, 1891, Grandview, Texas; d. April 09, 1982, Ira, Scurry County, Texas.
18.	xi.	MATTIE VE ADAMS, b. September 30, 1892, Grandview, Texas; d. October 22, 1918, Blythe, California.
19.	xii.	TANDY SIMON ADAMS, b. January 15, 1895, Grandview, Texas; d. December 27, 1939, California.
20.	xiii.	ALVA NORA ADAMS, b. October 08, 1898, Grandview, Texas; d. February 16, 1974, Andrews, Texas.
21.	xiv.	ROBERT JOSHUA ADAMS, b. September 21, 1900, Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas; d. July 02, 1971, Lubbock, Texas.

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