Ruby Adams

Other Events:

• Census: 27 Apr 1910, Richland township, Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA;

  1. Adams, B. F., head, male, white, 42, married 9 years, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, bookkeeper, general store, can read and write 2. _____, Mrs. Lucy, wife, female, white, 28, married 9 years, 2 chidden 2 living, Arkansas, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, can read and write 3. _____, Ruby, daughter, female, white, 6, Arkansas, Arkansas, Arkansas 4. _____, Jessie, daughter, female, white, 4, Arkansas, Arkansas, Arkansas 5. Hale, V. [D.?], roomer, male, white, 44, single, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi, salesman, general store, can read and write [Sharing a dwelling with Lucy's parents, but listed as a separate household.]

• Census: 12 Jan 1920, 1520 Linden St., Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA;

  1. Ware, M. W., head, owns, free of mortgage,male, white, 75, married, can read and write, Arkansas, U.S., U.S., no occupation 2. _____, Schelotie, wife, female, white, 78,married, can read and write, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland 3. Adams, B. F., son in law, male, white, 52, married, can read and write, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, book keeper, mercantile 4. _____, Lucy, daughter, female, white, 38, married, can read and write, Arkansas, Arkansas, Ohio 5. _____, Ruby, granddaughter, female, white, 16, attending school, can read and write, Arkansas, Arkansas, Arkansas 6. _____, Jesse, granddaughter, female, white, 13, attending school, can read and write, Arkansas, Arkansas, Arkansas

• Census: 5 Apr 1930, 1520 Linden, Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA;

  1. Adams, Boyd F., head, owns, value $15,000, owns radio, not a farm, male, white, 62, married, age at first marriage 34, can read and write, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, manager, private estate 2. _____, Lucy W., wife, female, white, 48, married, age at first marriage 20, can read and write, Arkansas, Arkansas, Pennsylvania 3. _____, Ruby L., daughter, female, white, 26, single, can read and write, Arkansas, Arkansas, Arkansas, teacher, public school 4. Ware, Charlotte, mother in law, female, white, 88, can read and write, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Maryland

• Residence: 30 Jan 1936, Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA;

  His brother's obituary of this date names him as "B. F. Adams," of Pine Bluff.

Boyd married Lucy Ware on 25 Oct 1901 in Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA. Lucy was born about 1881. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1860, Como (post office), Saline township, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA;

  1. Adams, Wm. D. [Wm. T.], 25, male, white, farmer, real estate value $2000, personal $1000, Tennessee 2. _____, Mary J., 25, female, white, North Carolina 3. _____, Silvesta [Sylvester], 2, male, white, Arkansas 4. _____, Sarah, 1, female, white, Arkansas

• Census: 12 Jul 1870, Princeton (post office), Saliine township, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA;

  1. Adams, Wm. T., 36, male, white, farmer, real estate value $280, personal $550, Tennessee 2. _____, Mary J., 36, female, white, keeping house, Arkansas 3. _____, Sylvestus, 13, male, white, farm laborer, Arkansas, attending school 4. _____, Alice S., 11, female, white, at home, Arkansas, attending school 5. _____, Elias [S.?], 6, mae, white, Arkansas 6. _____, Boyd F., 4, male, white, Arkansas 7. _____, Collins, 8 months, male, white, Arkansas

• Census: 2 Jun 1880, Princeton township, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA;

  1. Adams, William T., white, male, 45, married, farmer, Tennessee, Georgia, Georgia 2. _____, Mary J., white, female, 45, wife, married, keeping house, North Carolina, North Carolina, North Carolina 3. _____, Alice S., white, female, 21, daughter, single, at home, attending school, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina 4. _____, Elias S., white, male, 16, son, works on farm, attending school, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, 5. _____, Boyd F., white, male, 12, son, works on farm, attending school, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina 6. _____, Mary J., white, female, 8, daughter, attending school, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina 7. _____, Birdie W., white, female, 6, daughter, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina

William married Mary Jane Benson on 18 Dec 1856 in Dallas County, Arkansas, USA. Mary was born on 8 Jul 1834 in North Carolina, USA; died on 18 Mar 1883; was buried in Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:

Loose marriage certificate gave Mary Jane's age at marriage as 22.

Children: Sylvester M. Adams was born on 18 Aug 1857 in Dallas County, Arkansas, USA; died on 22 Dec 1941; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Fordyce, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA. Alice Sarah Adams was born about 1859 in Dallas County, Arkansas, USA; died on 20 Dec 1889 in Dallas County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA. Steven Elias "S. E." Adams was born in Nov 1864 in Dallas County, Arkansas, USA; died on 29 Jan 1936 in Dallas County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Fordyce, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA. 2. Boyd F. Adams was born about 1868 in Dallas County, Arkansas, USA; died on 14 Mar 1941 in Jefferson County, Arkansas, USA. Collins Adams was born about 1869 in Dallas County, Arkansas, USA; died before 1880 in Dallas County, Arkansas, USA. Mary J. Adams was born about 1872 in Dallas County, Arkansas, USA. Birdie W. Adams was born on 1 Mar 1874 in Dallas County, Arkansas, USA; died on 24 Apr 1949 in Dallas County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Fordyce, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA.

Thomas married Retha Walker between 1823-1850. Retha (daughter of (Progenitor) Walker and Elizabeth (--?--)) was born about 1799 in Georgia, USA; died after 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• DNA - Walker Surname Study:

  John Porter McMeans (descenand of Joseph H. Walker) matches a Mrs. Mary Lee Shelton, who appears to be a descendant of Ritha Walker and Thomas Adams through daughter Mary J. Adams, who married Thomas A. Atkinson. See FTDNA.

• Possible Census: 1820, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA;

  George Turner household 1 male under 10 1 male of 10 and under 16 1 male of 26 and under 45 1 female under 10 1 female of 10 and under 16 1 female of 26 and under 45 2 persons engaged in agriculture 0 slaves, etc. George Turner was enumerated next to Samuel A. Walker in 1820--possible indication that George was Ritha Walker's Turner husband (named as "Retha Turner" in 1823 deed of gifts from Elizabeth Walker to Elijah Walker. Conflict: Ritha, according to 1850 census, was born in 1799. Might she have been born earlier? Wrong husband?

• Deed: 29 Jan 1823, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA;

  Deed of Gifts from Elizabeth Walker to Elijah Walker, giving him a slave girl named Ailee. The deed specifies that offspring of the slave are to be given to his sisters, Elizabeth Heartly, Polly Bazzell [Brazzell], and Ritha Turner. The deed is witnessed by George H. Brazzell. This deed is important evidence of relationships, specifying that Elijah is the son of Elizabeth Walker, that Elizabeth, Polly, and Ritha, are his sisters, and that George H., also her "beloved son" is his brother. It is also evidence of who the three named girls married. On the same date, Elizabeth Walker also made a Deed of Gifts to her son, George H., leaving him a slave boy. Elijah Walker witnessed this deed.

• Possible Census: 1840, Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA;

  Thomas Adams household 1 male under 5 [William T., abt 6?] 1 male of 10 and under 15 1 male of 30 and under 40 [possibly Thomas, abt 37] 1 female under 5 1 female of 5 and under 10 [Susan Adams, abt 7] 1 female of 10 and under 15 2 females of 15 and under 20 1 female of 40 and under 50 [possibly Ritha, about 41]

• HISTORICAL: 1845;

  Dallas County created from Clark County

• Note: 1823-1850;

  Nothing is known of Ritha in this period. She is probably the Ritha Adams located in the 1850 Dallas County, Arkansas, census enumeration (see below). From it, we can infer that her first husband (Turner) probably died prior to 1833, and it is even possible that he was not living in 1823 when she was named as "Ritha Turner" in the gift of deeds. If the children in the 1850 household are Ritha's children, then she probably married Thomas Adams in Tennessee, before 1833 (the year of Susan's birth). It is possible that Thomas and Ritha had older children, and the marriage was earlier. It is also possible that these are the children of Thomas Adams from a first marriage.

• Census: 15 Oct 1850, Saline township, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA;

  1. Thos. Adams, 47, male, farmer, Virginia 2. _____, Ritha, 51, female, Georgia 3. _____, Susan [J.?], 17, female, Tennessee 4._____, William T., 16, male, Tennessee 5. _____, Martha E., 9, female, Tennessee While the evidence is slim, these factors support the possibility that this is Ritha (Walker) Turner:

  • Her age, 51 (born about 1799)
  • Birthplace of Georgia, consistent with Walker siblings
  • Children's birth in Tennessee, indicating previous residence in that state
  • Arkansas was a common migrational path from Tennessee
  • "Ritha," while not totally unique as a name, is at list reasonably uncommon (as opposed, for instance, to "Mary"

  All of these factors taken together tend to support the likelihood that this is, indeed, the Ritha (Walker) Turner from Dickson County, Tennessee.

Notes:

A search of Tennessee marriages (Ancestry.com) has failed to locate the marriage of a Thomas Adams to a "Turner" or "R*th*" or to any name that might appear to be "Ritha" --excepting Ruth. None of the locations and dates seemed likely to be the right person.

Arkansas marriage databases on FamilySearch were also search with varying search terms, with no success.

William T. Adams (son of the 1850 household) is still in Dallas County in 1880.

Ritha and Thomas Adams are both absent from the 1860 Dallas County census, nor have they been located elsewhere. They may have both died between 1850 and 1860.

FamilySearch has Arkansas county probate books. Am searching Dallas Co, Probate Records 1845-1860, vol A-B, got up to page p 311, image 187, searching for Thomas Adams (Jan Term 1853). No Adams yet.

Notes:

Married:
Ritha was "Ritha Turner" in 1823. She could have married Thomas Adams any time after that date and prior to the enumeration in 1850 Dallas County, Arkansas.

If Thomas's children in the 1850 census were also Ritha's children, they were probably married prior to 1833, and they could have had an older child, as well.

The family group sheet prepared by Esther Pratt has a notation that appears to indicate Retha's marriage to Thomas Adams in Humphreys County, in 1843. If this is the case, the children were Thomas's by a previous marriage.

Children: Susan Adams was born about 1833 in Tennessee, USA; and died. 4. William T. Adams was born on 10 Aug 1834 in Tennessee, USA; died on 19 Dec 1882; was buried in Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA. Mary J. Adams was born in Nov 1838 in Tennessee, USA; died on 21 Oct 1901 in near Kingsland, Cleveland County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Watson Gum Grove Cemetery, Kingsland, Cleveland County, Arkansas, USA. Martha E. Adams was born about 1841 in Tennessee, USA; and died.