Charles Augustus Adams (1856-1929)


Dates

Birth: 14 January 1856, Leakesville, Greene County, Mississippi, USA
Father: Lewis Harrington (Shug) Adams 1829/30-1860
Mother: Charlotte Cowart c1830-1903

Christening: Unknown

Marriage: 22 March 1882 Jackson County, Mississippi, USA
Wife: Mary G Havard 1860-1941

Death: 2 February 1929 Lucedale, George County, Mississippi, USA
Burial Section B-9 Rocky Creek Cemetery, Lucedale, George County, Mississippi, USA

Children

Magnus Alhrinan Adams 1885-1963
Thomas Leonard Adams 1893-1935

Notes

There is a submitted entry in the IGI for the birth of Charles Augustus Adams in 1856 in Leakesville, Greene, Mississippi , parents Lewis H Adams and Charlotte Cowart. Another submitted entry gives his birth in January 1856. Another entry adds his marriage to Mary Havard on 22 March 1882 in Jackson, Mississippi, two sons Magnes Alhrinan and Thomas Leonard, and his death on 2 February 1929 in Lucedale, George Co, Mississippi.

There are three entries in the Pedigree Resource File for the birth of Charles Augustus Adams on 14 January 1856 in Leakesville, Greene, Mississippi, parents Lewis Harrington or Shug Adams and Charlotte Cowart , his marriage to Mary Havard on 22 Mar 1882 in Jackson Co, Mississippi and his death on 2 February 1929.

There is an entry in the Ancestral Resource File for Charles Augustus Adams born in January 1856 in Mississippi, parents Lewis H (Slug) Adams and Charlotte Cowart, his marriage to Mary Havard in 1881 and two sons Magnes and Lenard.

His sister Sarah was born in Vernal, Greene County in 1858.

In the 1860 census as Charls Adams aged 4, and living with LH and Charlott (parents?), and Mary, Nancy and Sarah (sisters?) in Greene County, Mississippi.

His father died shortly after this census.

In the 1870 census as Chas Adams aged 11 and living with Charlote (mother?), Lewis (brother?), Mancy, Mary and Sarah (sisters?) and Ezekel Coward (grandfather?) in Greene, Mississippi. In the Greene County Census for 1870 he is Chas Adams living with Charlota, Maney, Mary, Lewis, Sarah and Ezakiel Coward.

In the 1880 census as Charles Adams aged 21, born in Mississippi, single, working on farm, and living with his widowed mother (Charlotte), brother (Lewis), three sisters (Mary Mofet, Nancey and Sarah), brother-in-law (Ely Moffet) and nephew (Thomas Moffet) in Vernal, Greene County, Mississippi.

He married Mary Havard in Jackson County in 1882, Magnus was born in Greene in 1885 and Thomas in Lucedale in 1893.

In the 1900 census as Carley A Adams aged 44 and living with his wife (Mary) and two sons (Lenord and Magnes) at Beat 4 Vernal Precinct, Greene, Mississippi.

In the 1910 census as Charles Adams aged 54, born in Mississippi, and living with Mary (wife?), and Leonard (son?) in George County, Mississippi.

In the 1920 census as Charley Adams aged 63, and living with his wife (Mary) in George County, Mississippi.

Entry in Cemetery Records Online in Rocky Creek Cemetery, Lucedale, George County, Mississippi for Charles Augustus Adams born 14 January 1856 and died 2 February 1929 in Section B-9. This is some 6 miles east of Lucedale towards Mobile, Alabama.

There are fifteen entries in RootsWeb WorldConnect for Charles Augustus Adams with various combinations of his birth on14 January 1856 in Leakesville, Greene Co, Mississippi, parents Lewis Harrington (Shug) Adams and Chalotte Cowart, his marriage to Mary Havard on 22 March 1882 in Jackson County, Mississippi, two sons Magneo, Mangus Alhain Adams , Thomas Leonard, and hisdeath on 2 February 1929 in George County and burial in Rocky Creek Cemetery, George County, Mississippi.

There is an entry in Ancestry Public Member Trees for Charles Augustus Adams parents as Lewis H Adams and Chalotte Cowart/Coward. Another entry adds his birth on 14 January 1856 in Leakesville, Greene Co, Mississippi, and marriage to Mary Havard on 22 March 1882 in Jackson County, Mississippi. Two entries add sons named Magneo and Leonard, while several more give their names as Magnes Alhrinan and Thomas Leonard. Several more have combinations of the above.

There is an entry in Goodwin Family History for Charles Augustus Adams born on 14 January 1856, parents Lewis Harrington Adams and Charlotte Cowart, his marriage to Mary G. Havard on 22 March 1882 in Jackson County, Mississippi, his two sons, and his death on 2 February 1929 and burial at Rocky Creek Cemetery, George County, Mississippi.

Relationship

Charles Augustus Adams was my fourth cousin twice removed.

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