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Charles A Adams

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Charles A Adams Veteran

Birth
Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
9 Jun 1925 (aged 81)
Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington, USA Add to Map
Plot
SECTION 12, Lot 11, Grave 9-A
Memorial ID
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Civil War Service:
•6th Massachusetts Infantry, Company B
•Enlisted at Townsend, Massachusetts 7 Jul 1864
•Occupation cooper
•Mustered in as a Private 17 Jul 1864
•Mustered out 27 Oct 1864 at Readville, Massachusetts

From The Bellingham Herald, 10 Jun 1925:
War Veteran Dies
Charles Adams, Civil War veteran with twenty years of residence in Bellingham, and former member of J.B. Steedman Post, G.A.R., passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ida Field, Fergus Falls, Minn., Tuesday morning, according to word received here. Death claimed the veteran in his 81st year, after an illness of about a week. Frank Adams, a son, of this city, was at his father's bedside when he died. Mr. Adams, who was predeceased by Mrs. Adams here about two years ago, had since made his home with Mrs. Field at Fergus Falls. Three daughters, Mrs. Field, Mrs. LeRoy Swartwood, of Waldron Island, and Mrs. Mathew Mark, of this city, survive with two sons, Frank and Alfred, both of this city, and eleven grandchildren. The body will arrive in Bellingham Saturday, accompanied by Frank Adams. Funeral services will be conducted from the Homer Mark chapel on Elk street Sunday afternoon, the hour to be announced later. Interment will follow at Bay View cemetery

From The Bellingham Herald, 11 Jun 1925:
Funeral notice:
Charles Adams, aged 81 years, passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ida Field, at Fergus Falls, Minn., Tuesday morning, June 9, after a short illness. Mr. Adams had been a resident of Bellingham for the past twenty-five years and was visiting his daughter at the time of his death. He was a member of J. B. Steedman post, Grand Army of the Republic, and of St. James' Presbyterian church. Surviving are two sons, Alfred Adams and Frank Adams of Bellingham; three daughters, Mrs. Ida Field of Fergus Falls, Minn.; Mrs. Leroy Swartwood of Waldron, Wash., and Mrs. Matthew Mark of Bellingham; and eleven grandchildren. The body will be received at the Homer Mark mortuary Saturday evening via Great Northern railway, and funeral services will be held at the mortuary chapel Sunday afternoon, June 14, at 2 o'clock with the Rev. James M. Wilson of the St. James Presbyterian church officiating, followed by the ritualistic service of J. B. Steedman post No. 24, G.A.R. Private burial service will follow at the graveside. Interment will be made in the family plot in Bay View cemetery, alongside of Mrs. Adams, who passed away about two years ago.
Civil War Service:
•6th Massachusetts Infantry, Company B
•Enlisted at Townsend, Massachusetts 7 Jul 1864
•Occupation cooper
•Mustered in as a Private 17 Jul 1864
•Mustered out 27 Oct 1864 at Readville, Massachusetts

From The Bellingham Herald, 10 Jun 1925:
War Veteran Dies
Charles Adams, Civil War veteran with twenty years of residence in Bellingham, and former member of J.B. Steedman Post, G.A.R., passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ida Field, Fergus Falls, Minn., Tuesday morning, according to word received here. Death claimed the veteran in his 81st year, after an illness of about a week. Frank Adams, a son, of this city, was at his father's bedside when he died. Mr. Adams, who was predeceased by Mrs. Adams here about two years ago, had since made his home with Mrs. Field at Fergus Falls. Three daughters, Mrs. Field, Mrs. LeRoy Swartwood, of Waldron Island, and Mrs. Mathew Mark, of this city, survive with two sons, Frank and Alfred, both of this city, and eleven grandchildren. The body will arrive in Bellingham Saturday, accompanied by Frank Adams. Funeral services will be conducted from the Homer Mark chapel on Elk street Sunday afternoon, the hour to be announced later. Interment will follow at Bay View cemetery

From The Bellingham Herald, 11 Jun 1925:
Funeral notice:
Charles Adams, aged 81 years, passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ida Field, at Fergus Falls, Minn., Tuesday morning, June 9, after a short illness. Mr. Adams had been a resident of Bellingham for the past twenty-five years and was visiting his daughter at the time of his death. He was a member of J. B. Steedman post, Grand Army of the Republic, and of St. James' Presbyterian church. Surviving are two sons, Alfred Adams and Frank Adams of Bellingham; three daughters, Mrs. Ida Field of Fergus Falls, Minn.; Mrs. Leroy Swartwood of Waldron, Wash., and Mrs. Matthew Mark of Bellingham; and eleven grandchildren. The body will be received at the Homer Mark mortuary Saturday evening via Great Northern railway, and funeral services will be held at the mortuary chapel Sunday afternoon, June 14, at 2 o'clock with the Rev. James M. Wilson of the St. James Presbyterian church officiating, followed by the ritualistic service of J. B. Steedman post No. 24, G.A.R. Private burial service will follow at the graveside. Interment will be made in the family plot in Bay View cemetery, alongside of Mrs. Adams, who passed away about two years ago.


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