Birth: 17 April 1880 Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin, USA
Father: Ardillis Alvin Adams 1828-1909
Mother: Harriet P Lucky 1842-a1920
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: 9 May 1904 Jefferson, Union, South Dakota, USA
Wife: Yvonne (Evon) Delphine Mercier 1885-1971
Death: 1931 Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
Buried: 1931 Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
Yvonne Mae Adams [Dennis, Sweeney] 1914-1991
In the 1880 census as George E Addams (sic - on the original) aged 1 month, born in Wisconsin, and living with his parents (A A and Harriett, both born in Ohio), two brothers (John W and Orin E), sister (Stella M), (half)sister (Lucy A), and a housekeeper (Susan J Williams aged 64, born in New York, parents born in Canada and widowed) in Mount Hope, Grant, Wisconsin.
In the 1900 census as Everett Adams aged 20, born in Wisconsin, father born in Ohio, mother in New York, single, a telegraph operator, and boarding with Daniel and Susan Lynch, their son Frcincis, and two daughters (Margaret B and Mary E) Pulaski, Iowa, Wisconsin.
In the 1910 census as George E Adams aged 30, born in Wisconsin, father born in Ohio and mother in Pennsylvania, married for six years, the manager of a rooming house, and living with his wife (Evon M) in a rented house at 313-315 Main Avenue, Sioux Falls Ward 2, Minnehaha, South Dakota.
Entry in Ancestry World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 for George Everett Adams born on 17 April 1880, and living with his wife (Evon M) at Teton Hatel (sic - in the index) Minnehaha, South Dakota.
Entry in Ancestry WWI Civilian Draft Registrations for George Everett Adams born on 17 April 1880 of Minnehaha SD.
In the 1920 census as George E Adams aged 39, born in Wisconsin, father born in Ohio, mother in Pennsylvania, proprietor of a hotel and employer, and living with his wife (Evon M) and daughter (Jennie M) in a rented house at 216 North Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls Ward 2, Minnehaha, South Dakota.
In the 1930 census as George Adams aged 49, born in Wisconsin, father born in Wisconsin, mother in New York, married at 26, a proprietor at hotel/laundry and living with his wife (Evon), daughter (Yvonne) and two lodgers (Viola and Lloyd Hunt) and their son (Eugene Conway)in a rented house $40 at 503 West 19th Street, Sioux Falls Ward 2, Minnehaha, South Dakota with no radio.
There are some 22 entries in Ancestry U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 for George (usual Geo on the original) E Adams, a telephone operator for C M and P St Ry (I assume The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad) living in a rented house in 300 W4th in 1907, also a ticket clark for Adams & Gardner in a rented house in N Main Avenue in 1909, other occupant Evon M Adams (wife?), a hotel proprietor and Grace and Grace Confectionary in a rented house at 113-117 N Main Avenue, other occupant Evon M Adams (wife?), in 1910 and 1912, and at Grace Hotel in 1911, from 1913 at Adam Bothers Inc and in renting at Grace Hotel 216-218 N Phillips Avenue or New Trenton Hotel also renting at 313N in 2015, to 1917, other occupant Evon M Adams (wife?) changing to Yvonne Adams in 1926, also president of American Laundry Co Inc from 1922 at 100608 E8th in 1929, and at 103 W19th in 1930 and 1931, other occupant Laura Adams in both, but in the entry for Evon Adams in 1938, widow of George, she was living at 103 W19th, all in Sioux Falls.
Entry in FindAGrave for George Everette Adams born in 1881, spouse Yvonne Delphine Adams, died in 1931 and buried in Section Crown Hill 2nd Add On- Plot # 8 Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota. "Adams/George E/1881-1931/Yvonne D/1885-1971". Note that he was in the 1880 census.
Daniel Swickhard has an entry for George Everett Adams born in May 1880 who married Yvonne M. Adams in about 1904, George and Yvonne were residents of Sioux Falls, SD in 1920 and 1930, a daughter Jennie M and death of Yvonne in Sioux Falls.
Walt and Jean Peterman have an entry for G. Everett of Sioux Falls, S. D.
There are ten entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees for George Everett Adams with combinations of the above, but some give his death on 15 May 1948 in Olmsted, Minnesota, USA (this death is for George Ewert Adams).
George Everett Adams was the first cousin of Minnie Adetta Adams, mother of Zelda E Molloy, wife of Frank Bridger Lower, the fourth cousin once removed of Cyril T Larby, my second cousin once removed.
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