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Luther “Jack” Adams

Birth
Death
22 Oct 1957 (aged 74)
Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Craighead County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
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Luther Adams was born on Jun. 16, 1883, to Martha White and Jesse Adams.

He died on Oct. 22, 1957, in Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan, USA, and was living with a grandchild and family.

Luther Adams married Elizabeth (Lizzie) Cole on Feb. 2, 1908, and she died in 1916.

Their childeren were:

May Adams born on November 21, 1909 in Arkansas and died in 1968. May married Charlie Blake in 1926, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. I think May is buried in Missouri. She had around 9 children who are all deceased.

Howard Lile Adams who was born September 3, 1915 in Jonesboro, Ark, and died February 6, 1997, in Michigan City, Indiana. He married Rena Luerene Cox on April 28, 1936, in Cardwell, Missouri, and she is still living at this writing. They had 8 children. He is buried in Three Oaks, Michigan.

Jesse's daughter was called Vinie Adams. Possibly her name was Alvina, but not for sure. She was born in 1886 and she married Wilber Wolfe on May 23, 1904, in Vermillion County, Ill., and they had one daughter named Ruvilla (Bill) Wolfe who was born February 1, 1906, in Ill. They later lived in Gary Indiana. She may have died in 1947 and he in 1951.

Luther Adams remarried after Lizzie died to Oma Walters in 1917, and they divorced.

He married Beechie Eunice Watkins, on Sep 16, 1918. They had 5 children:

Luther and Beechie's children are:

Ora Adams was born December 28, 1919, and died April 1968, in Allegan, Mich. She married Ernest Sandefur and had around 7 children.

Mary Martha Adams ws born on September 23, 1920, and died September 1973, in Ok, City, Ok. She married Bill Weaver

Alma Jewel Adams was born August 22, 1922 and died April 1980, Saginaw, Mich. She married Alphis Hill on October 25,1941, and later Geddin Jack Marcum. They had around 8 children.

James Robert Adams was born April 23, 1925, in Arkansas and died July 1969, in Michigan. He is buried in Three Oaks, Michigan. He never married

Lucian Woodrow Adams was born in 1927 in Arkansas and he married Betty. They had a boy and a girl. This is the only child still living. They live in Oklahoma.

**Beechie had Ross Watkins before she married Luther.

Luther was preceded in death by his parents, and his sister Vinie Adams Wolfe ( she married Wilber Wolfe) 1886-1947, and two half brothers: Marion Phillip Adams and Jesse Dalton Adams.

He leaves a brother: brother Robert Eli Adams (4 Aug 1881 - 1970).

Mr. Adams served in WWI.
Luther Adams was born on Jun. 16, 1883, to Martha White and Jesse Adams.

He died on Oct. 22, 1957, in Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan, USA, and was living with a grandchild and family.

Luther Adams married Elizabeth (Lizzie) Cole on Feb. 2, 1908, and she died in 1916.

Their childeren were:

May Adams born on November 21, 1909 in Arkansas and died in 1968. May married Charlie Blake in 1926, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. I think May is buried in Missouri. She had around 9 children who are all deceased.

Howard Lile Adams who was born September 3, 1915 in Jonesboro, Ark, and died February 6, 1997, in Michigan City, Indiana. He married Rena Luerene Cox on April 28, 1936, in Cardwell, Missouri, and she is still living at this writing. They had 8 children. He is buried in Three Oaks, Michigan.

Jesse's daughter was called Vinie Adams. Possibly her name was Alvina, but not for sure. She was born in 1886 and she married Wilber Wolfe on May 23, 1904, in Vermillion County, Ill., and they had one daughter named Ruvilla (Bill) Wolfe who was born February 1, 1906, in Ill. They later lived in Gary Indiana. She may have died in 1947 and he in 1951.

Luther Adams remarried after Lizzie died to Oma Walters in 1917, and they divorced.

He married Beechie Eunice Watkins, on Sep 16, 1918. They had 5 children:

Luther and Beechie's children are:

Ora Adams was born December 28, 1919, and died April 1968, in Allegan, Mich. She married Ernest Sandefur and had around 7 children.

Mary Martha Adams ws born on September 23, 1920, and died September 1973, in Ok, City, Ok. She married Bill Weaver

Alma Jewel Adams was born August 22, 1922 and died April 1980, Saginaw, Mich. She married Alphis Hill on October 25,1941, and later Geddin Jack Marcum. They had around 8 children.

James Robert Adams was born April 23, 1925, in Arkansas and died July 1969, in Michigan. He is buried in Three Oaks, Michigan. He never married

Lucian Woodrow Adams was born in 1927 in Arkansas and he married Betty. They had a boy and a girl. This is the only child still living. They live in Oklahoma.

**Beechie had Ross Watkins before she married Luther.

Luther was preceded in death by his parents, and his sister Vinie Adams Wolfe ( she married Wilber Wolfe) 1886-1947, and two half brothers: Marion Phillip Adams and Jesse Dalton Adams.

He leaves a brother: brother Robert Eli Adams (4 Aug 1881 - 1970).

Mr. Adams served in WWI.


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  • Created by: Sandra
  • Added: Aug 23, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57562177/luther-adams: accessed ), memorial page for Luther “Jack” Adams (16 Jun 1883–22 Oct 1957), Find a Grave Memorial ID 57562177, citing Bishop Cemetery, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Sandra (contributor 46915147).