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Sylvester M. Adams

Sylvester M. Adams

Male 1857 - 1941  (84 years)

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  • Name Sylvester M. Adams  [1, 2
    Born 18 Aug 1857  Dallas County, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 14 Jun 1900  Fordyce township, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    1. Adams, Sylvesta [Sylvester], head, white, male, August 1857, 42, married 17 years, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, farmer can read and write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 33
    2. _____, Pinckney, wife, white, female, November 1856, 43, married 17 years, 5 children 3 living, North Carolina, North Carolina, North Carolina, can read and write
    3. _____, Sylvesta, daughter, white, female, July 1885, 14, Arkansas, Arkansas, North Carolina, at school 10 months, can read and write
    4. _____, Estha, daughter, white, female, June 1896, 3, Arkansas, Arkansas, North Carolina
    5. _____, William, son, white, male, September 1897, 2, Arkansas, Arkansas, North Carolina
    6. _____, Mollie, sister, white, female, April 1872, 28, single, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina
    7. _____, Bertie, sister, white, female, March 1874, 26, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina 
    Census 21 Apr 1910  Fordyce, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    1. Adams, Sylvester w., head, male, white, 53, first marriage, married 26 years, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, manager, groceries, can read and write, owns farm without mortgage
    2. _____, Pinkny [Pinckney] R., wife, female, white, 53, first marriage, married 26 years, 5 children 3 living, North Carolina, North Carolina, North Carolina, can read and write
    3. _____, Sylvester, daughter, female, white 24, single, Arkansas, Arkansas, North Carolina, can read and write
    4. _____, Estha D., daughter, female, white, 13, Arkansas, Arkansas, North Carolina, can read and write, attending school
    5. _____, William H., son, male, white, 12, Arkansas, Arkansas, North Carolina, can read and write, attending school
    6. _____, Birdie, sister, female, white, 26, single, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, can read and write 
    Census 20 Jan 1920  Fordyce (516 West Fourth St.), Fordyce township, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    1. Adams, Sylvester W, head, owns, farm, male, white, 62, married, can read and write, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, carpenter, house
    2. _____, Pinkney R., wife, female, site, 62, married, can read and write, North Carolina, North Carolina, North Carolina
    3. _____, Sylvesta, daughter, female, white, 33, single, Arkansas, Arkansas, North Carolina
    4. _____, [Escho?], daughter, female, white, 23, single, Arkansas, Arkansas, North Carolina
    5. _____, Birdie W., sister, female, white, 40, Arkansas, Tennessee, Arkansas 
    Census 7 Apr 1930  806 West Fourth St., Fordyce, Fordyce township, Dallas County, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    1. Adams, Sylvester W, head, owns, value $10,000, not a farm, male, white, 72, married, first married age 24, can read and write, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, carpenter, odd jobs, not a veteran, farm schedule no. 3
    2. _____, Pinkney, wife, female, white, 73, married, first married age 25, can read and write, North Carolina, North Carolina, North Carolina
    3. _____, Vessie M., daughter, female, white, 44, single, can read and write, Arkansas, Arkansas, Arkansas
    4. _____, Esther D., daughter, female, white, 31, single, can read and write, Arkansas, Arkansas, Arkansas
    5. _____, Birdie W., sister, female, white, 50, single, can read and write, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina 
    Died 22 Dec 1941  [1
    Buried Oakland Cemetery, Fordyce, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I6296  Full
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2015 

    Father William T. Adams,   b. 10 Aug 1834, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1882  (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Mary Jane Benson,   b. 8 Jul 1834, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1883  (Age 48 years) 
    Married 18 Dec 1856  Dallas County, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Family ID F2243  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Pinkney R. Oakley,   b. 12 Nov 1856,   d. 19 Jul 1946  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 10 Jun 1883  Dallas County, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Children 
     1. Sylvesta "Vessie" Adams,   b. Jul 1885, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Esther D. Adams,   b. Jun 1896, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. William H. Adams,   b. Sep 1897, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2015 
    Family ID F2244  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S4678] John Ferguson, creator, "Sylvester M. Adams," database, Oakland Cemetery (Fordyce, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA) memorial no. 51191736, FindAGrave (http://www.findagrave.com/ : viewed 30 January 2015). .

    2. [S4676] 1860 U.S. census, Dallas County, Arkansas, population schedule, Saline township, p. 27 (penned), p. 969 (stamped, recto), dwelling 164, family 164, Wm. D. Adams [Wm. T. Adams] household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 30 January 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 40.

    3. [S4680] 1900 U.S. census, Dallas County, Arkansas, population schedule, Fordyce township, enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 19B, p 37 (stamped, verso), dwelling 363, family 371, Sylvesta [Sylvester] Adams household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 31 January 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 57.

    4. [S4682] 1910 U.S. census, Dallas County, Arkansas, population schedule, Fordyce (city), enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 9A (penned), p. 197 (stamped, recto), dwelling 169, family 170, Sylvester W. Adams household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 30 January 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 48. .

    5. [S4683] 1920 U.S. census, Dallas County, Arkansas, population schedule, Fordyce (516 West Fourth St.), Fordyce township, enumeration district (ED) 29, sheet 19A (penned), p. 51 (stamped, recto), dwelling 365, family 380, Sylvester W. Adams household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 5 February 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 61.

    6. [S4687] 1930 U.S. census, Dallas County, Arkansas, population schedule, Fordyce (806 West Fourth St.), Fordyce township, enumeration district (ED) 20-6, sheet 4B, p. 155 (stamped, verso), dwelling 98, family 100, Sylvester W. Adams household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 4 February 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 72.

    7. [S4673] Dallas County, Arkansas, marriage records, loose papers, certificate of marriage, William T. Adams-Mary Jane Benson, 18 December 1856; digital image, "Arkansas, Marriages, 1837-1957," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 30 January 2015); citing FHL film no. 985892; original records, Dallas County Clerk, Fordyce. [url: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12165-221326-73?cc=1417439].

    8. [S4674] Dallas County, Arkansas, Marriage Book B: 34, no. 268, Wm T. Adams-Mary Jane Benson, 18 December 1856; digital image, "Arkansas, Marriages, 1837-1957," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 30 January 2015); citing FHL film no. 984,226; original records, County Clerk, Fordyce. [url: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11063-52137-7?cc=1417439].

    9. [S4679] Dallas County, Arkansas, Marriage Book D: 174, Sylvester W. Adams-Pinkney R. Oakley, 10 June 1883; digital image, "Arkansas, Marriages, 1837-1957," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 30 January 2015); citing FHL film no. 984,725; original records, County Clerk, Fordyce. [url: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12392-116871-81?cc=1417439].