History of Jasper County, Iowa - Elias Adams; Farmer; Sec. 28; P.O. Colfax; born in Adams Co., Penn. in 1815; came to Stark Co., Ohio in 1826; thence to LaGrange Co., Ind. in 1846; thence to Jasper Co. in 1855. Has 107 acres of land, valued at $45 per acre. He married Miss Rebecca Patterson in 1842; she was born in Wayne Co., Ohio in 1820. They have nine children - Sylvester, Jeremiah, Emily J., Alfred C., Celistia F., Julius, Jessie A., Duncan D. and Freddie. Republican; They are members of the M.E. Church. He has held the office of School Director.
Contributor: #48453239 - Elias was recorded in the Conewago Chapel Baptism Records, Adams PA., as Elijah Adams, Born ?, Baptised 10/30/1815, Parents John & Elizabeth Fink Adams, Sponsors - John Gubernator & Elizabeth Keller.
Recorded in the same records are his siblings, Elizabeth, Maria, Sarah, Anna Anastasia and George. He had another sister Sarah, b. in OH. There maybe three more siblings, Louisa, Jeremiah and John, but I have not found any facts linking them to the same parents.
Digging 4 the Truth, Vicki, Baltimore (1st cousin, 4 xs removed)
History of Jasper County, Iowa - Elias Adams; Farmer; Sec. 28; P.O. Colfax; born in Adams Co., Penn. in 1815; came to Stark Co., Ohio in 1826; thence to LaGrange Co., Ind. in 1846; thence to Jasper Co. in 1855. Has 107 acres of land, valued at $45 per acre. He married Miss Rebecca Patterson in 1842; she was born in Wayne Co., Ohio in 1820. They have nine children - Sylvester, Jeremiah, Emily J., Alfred C., Celistia F., Julius, Jessie A., Duncan D. and Freddie. Republican; They are members of the M.E. Church. He has held the office of School Director.
Contributor: #48453239 - Elias was recorded in the Conewago Chapel Baptism Records, Adams PA., as Elijah Adams, Born ?, Baptised 10/30/1815, Parents John & Elizabeth Fink Adams, Sponsors - John Gubernator & Elizabeth Keller.
Recorded in the same records are his siblings, Elizabeth, Maria, Sarah, Anna Anastasia and George. He had another sister Sarah, b. in OH. There maybe three more siblings, Louisa, Jeremiah and John, but I have not found any facts linking them to the same parents.
Digging 4 the Truth, Vicki, Baltimore (1st cousin, 4 xs removed)
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