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Cason McCoy Adams (b. November 01, 1826, d. September 03, 1911)

Cason McCoy Adams was born November 01, 1826 in Lowndes County, Georgia¹²¹, and died September 03, 1911 in Hamilton County, Florida¹²¹. He married Serena Yates on January 01, 1852 in Thomas, Georgia¹²¹, daughter of William Yates and Elizabeth Swain.

Notes for Cason McCoy Adams:
Adams Cason M. Company E, Unit 11 Florida Infantry. (Confederate.) In as private; out as corporal

CONFEDERATE FLORIDA TROOPS

11th Regiment, Florida Infantry

11th Infantry Regiment was organized in June, 1864, by consolidating part of the 2nd and the 4th Florida Infantry Battalions. Many of the men were recruited in Hendry, Jackson, and Bradford counties. Placed in General Finegan's Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, it was active at Cold Harbor, then saw action in the Petersburg siege south of the James River and the Appomattox Campaign. In April, 1865, it surrendered 4 officers and 19 men. The field officers were Colonel Theodore W. Brevard, Lieutenant Colonel James F. McClellan, and Major John H. Gee.

ADAMS, CASON M
Land Office: TALLAHASSEE Sequence #: 1
Document Number: 13888 Total Acres: 318.75
Misc. Doc. Nr.: Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No Issue Date: April 02, 1860
Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No
Survey Date: Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566
Multiple Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820
Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries

Legal Land Description:
# Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #
1 NE Tallahassee No 5 S 12 E 18
2 E½NW Tallahassee No 5 S 12 E 18
3 NWNW Tallahassee No 5 S 12 E 18
4 NESE Tallahassee No 5 S 12 E 18

More About Cason McCoy Adams:
Burial: Unknown, Brooks County, Georgia.¹²¹
Census: 1870, Federal, outside of Jasper, Florida [Hamilton County].¹²¹
Military service: Civil War.

More About Cason McCoy Adams and Serena Yates:
Marriage 1: January 01, 1852, Thomas, Georgia.¹²¹
Marriage 2: April 1856

Children of Cason McCoy Adams and Serena Yates are:

Ada Adams, d. date unknown.
Alonzo Medicus Adams, d. date unknown.
Melvin G. Adams, d. date unknown.
Orry Adams, d. date unknown.
+Pleasant A. Adams, b. 1870, Brooks County, Georgia¹²¹, d. date unknown, Brooks County, Georgia¹²¹.
Sarah Elizabeth Adams, d. date unknown.
William Lasa Adams, b. September 16, 1853, Madison County, Florida¹²¹, d. December 21, 1928, Thomas County, Florida¹²¹.
Everette Adams, b. April 19, 1857¹²¹, d. date unknown.
Mary Promelia Adams, b. April 19, 1857¹²¹, d. December 26, 1933, Jennings, Florida¹²¹.
Susan Virginia Adams, b. May 15, 1860¹²¹, d. May 02, 1897¹²¹.
+Lillie Savannah Adams, b. March 10, 1868, Hamilton County, Florida¹²¹, d. August 04, 1960, Apopka, Orange County, Florida¹²¹.