Lydia was the daughter of Joseph Adams and Hannah (Barbara Ann) Shadecker, who were pioneer settlers of the Chicago area. She was born at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, where her father served as Ordnance Sergeant with the United States Army.
Hannah (or Barbara Ann) Shadecker, Lydia's mother, was a young girl when her Swiss family joined Lord Selkirk's Red River Colony located in what is now the Province of Manitoba. After the failure of the colony, Hannah, along with others, made the perilous trek through the wilderness to Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Captured by Sioux Indians, Hannah was rescued by Chippewas and received bead legging and elbow bands as gifts; today they are in the collection of Minnesota Historical Society. At Fort Snelling, Hannah found work caring for Colonel Josiah Snelling's children. Hannah married Ordance Sergeant Joseph Adams, originally from England, in Prairie du Chien, Crawford County, in what is today's state of Wisconsin. She was the author of "Early Days at Red River Settlement & Fort Snelling" which was published in 1894.
In 1833 Joseph was posted to Fort Dearborn, now Chicago, Illinois. They remained in Chicago after Joseph left the army, and in 1837 settled on north half of Section 26, Northfield, Cook County, Illinois, which he received for service in the Black Hawk War. Joseph and Hannah were original members of the First Presbyterian Church in Chicago. They would make their permanent home in Northfield and Evanston.
Joseph and Hannah were the parents of ten children. Daughter Lydia was the eldest child. She married Joseph A. W. Donihoo in 1845, and was the mother of five children: Franklin who died in childhood, Fred, Lydia (Smith), Louisa (Hall, Lipsey) and Mary Houston Donihoo (MacMillan). Although she and Joseph lived in Freeport, Illinois, and Kansas City, Missouri, in the early years of their marriage, they were back in Chicago by 1868 and lived there during the Great Fire of October 1871. Lydia was occasionally employed as a milliner.
"Deaths: Donihoo, Lydia,--Mrs. Lydia R. Donihoo, wife of the late Jos. A. W. Donihoo, at the age of 73 yrs. 2 m. 23 days, at residence, 1143 Chicago Ave. Funeral Sunday at Evanston, Illinois, at 2 o'clock from St. Mark's Church. -- Death Notice, Chicago Tribune, Sunday, November 26, 1899"
The Adams Family Bible with genealogical entries is still extant.
Hannah (or Barbara Ann) Shadecker, Lydia's mother, was a young girl when her Swiss family joined Lord Selkirk's Red River Colony located in what is now the Province of Manitoba. After the failure of the colony, Hannah, along with others, made the perilous trek through the wilderness to Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Captured by Sioux Indians, Hannah was rescued by Chippewas and received bead legging and elbow bands as gifts; today they are in the collection of Minnesota Historical Society. At Fort Snelling, Hannah found work caring for Colonel Josiah Snelling's children. Hannah married Ordance Sergeant Joseph Adams, originally from England, in Prairie du Chien, Crawford County, in what is today's state of Wisconsin. She was the author of "Early Days at Red River Settlement & Fort Snelling" which was published in 1894.
In 1833 Joseph was posted to Fort Dearborn, now Chicago, Illinois. They remained in Chicago after Joseph left the army, and in 1837 settled on north half of Section 26, Northfield, Cook County, Illinois, which he received for service in the Black Hawk War. Joseph and Hannah were original members of the First Presbyterian Church in Chicago. They would make their permanent home in Northfield and Evanston.
Joseph and Hannah were the parents of ten children. Daughter Lydia was the eldest child. She married Joseph A. W. Donihoo in 1845, and was the mother of five children: Franklin who died in childhood, Fred, Lydia (Smith), Louisa (Hall, Lipsey) and Mary Houston Donihoo (MacMillan). Although she and Joseph lived in Freeport, Illinois, and Kansas City, Missouri, in the early years of their marriage, they were back in Chicago by 1868 and lived there during the Great Fire of October 1871. Lydia was occasionally employed as a milliner.
"Deaths: Donihoo, Lydia,--Mrs. Lydia R. Donihoo, wife of the late Jos. A. W. Donihoo, at the age of 73 yrs. 2 m. 23 days, at residence, 1143 Chicago Ave. Funeral Sunday at Evanston, Illinois, at 2 o'clock from St. Mark's Church. -- Death Notice, Chicago Tribune, Sunday, November 26, 1899"
The Adams Family Bible with genealogical entries is still extant.
Lydia was the daughter of Joseph Adams and Hannah (Barbara Ann) Shadecker, who were pioneer settlers of the Chicago area. She was born at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, where her father served as Ordnance Sergeant with the United States Army.
Hannah (or Barbara Ann) Shadecker, Lydia's mother, was a young girl when her Swiss family joined Lord Selkirk's Red River Colony located in what is now the Province of Manitoba. After the failure of the colony, Hannah, along with others, made the perilous trek through the wilderness to Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Captured by Sioux Indians, Hannah was rescued by Chippewas and received bead legging and elbow bands as gifts; today they are in the collection of Minnesota Historical Society. At Fort Snelling, Hannah found work caring for Colonel Josiah Snelling's children. Hannah married Ordance Sergeant Joseph Adams, originally from England, in Prairie du Chien, Crawford County, in what is today's state of Wisconsin. She was the author of "Early Days at Red River Settlement & Fort Snelling" which was published in 1894.
In 1833 Joseph was posted to Fort Dearborn, now Chicago, Illinois. They remained in Chicago after Joseph left the army, and in 1837 settled on north half of Section 26, Northfield, Cook County, Illinois, which he received for service in the Black Hawk War. Joseph and Hannah were original members of the First Presbyterian Church in Chicago. They would make their permanent home in Northfield and Evanston.
Joseph and Hannah were the parents of ten children. Daughter Lydia was the eldest child. She married Joseph A. W. Donihoo in 1845, and was the mother of five children: Franklin who died in childhood, Fred, Lydia (Smith), Louisa (Hall, Lipsey) and Mary Houston Donihoo (MacMillan). Although she and Joseph lived in Freeport, Illinois, and Kansas City, Missouri, in the early years of their marriage, they were back in Chicago by 1868 and lived there during the Great Fire of October 1871. Lydia was occasionally employed as a milliner.
"Deaths: Donihoo, Lydia,--Mrs. Lydia R. Donihoo, wife of the late Jos. A. W. Donihoo, at the age of 73 yrs. 2 m. 23 days, at residence, 1143 Chicago Ave. Funeral Sunday at Evanston, Illinois, at 2 o'clock from St. Mark's Church. -- Death Notice, Chicago Tribune, Sunday, November 26, 1899"
The Adams Family Bible with genealogical entries is still extant.
Hannah (or Barbara Ann) Shadecker, Lydia's mother, was a young girl when her Swiss family joined Lord Selkirk's Red River Colony located in what is now the Province of Manitoba. After the failure of the colony, Hannah, along with others, made the perilous trek through the wilderness to Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Captured by Sioux Indians, Hannah was rescued by Chippewas and received bead legging and elbow bands as gifts; today they are in the collection of Minnesota Historical Society. At Fort Snelling, Hannah found work caring for Colonel Josiah Snelling's children. Hannah married Ordance Sergeant Joseph Adams, originally from England, in Prairie du Chien, Crawford County, in what is today's state of Wisconsin. She was the author of "Early Days at Red River Settlement & Fort Snelling" which was published in 1894.
In 1833 Joseph was posted to Fort Dearborn, now Chicago, Illinois. They remained in Chicago after Joseph left the army, and in 1837 settled on north half of Section 26, Northfield, Cook County, Illinois, which he received for service in the Black Hawk War. Joseph and Hannah were original members of the First Presbyterian Church in Chicago. They would make their permanent home in Northfield and Evanston.
Joseph and Hannah were the parents of ten children. Daughter Lydia was the eldest child. She married Joseph A. W. Donihoo in 1845, and was the mother of five children: Franklin who died in childhood, Fred, Lydia (Smith), Louisa (Hall, Lipsey) and Mary Houston Donihoo (MacMillan). Although she and Joseph lived in Freeport, Illinois, and Kansas City, Missouri, in the early years of their marriage, they were back in Chicago by 1868 and lived there during the Great Fire of October 1871. Lydia was occasionally employed as a milliner.
"Deaths: Donihoo, Lydia,--Mrs. Lydia R. Donihoo, wife of the late Jos. A. W. Donihoo, at the age of 73 yrs. 2 m. 23 days, at residence, 1143 Chicago Ave. Funeral Sunday at Evanston, Illinois, at 2 o'clock from St. Mark's Church. -- Death Notice, Chicago Tribune, Sunday, November 26, 1899"
The Adams Family Bible with genealogical entries is still extant.
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