Steven Elias "S. E." Adams

1864 - 1936  (~ 71 years)

• Name	Steven Elias "S. E." Adams  [1]
  	While in early census he is seen as Elias S. (1870 and 1880 with his family), he is seen in 1900 as Elias Adams. He was married in 1910 as "S. E. Adams" and is seen is later census as "Stephen E. Adams." His obituary in the Fordyce newspaper, 1936, names him "S. E. Adams," but confirms his identity by listing his siblings.
  Born	Nov 1864	Dallas County, Arkansas, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	4 Jun 1900	Fordyce, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA   [2]
  	1. Adams, Elias, head, white, male, November 1864, 35, single, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, grocer, can read and write, renting house
  Census	23 Apr 1910	Fordyce, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA   [3]
  	1. Adams, Steven E., head, male, white, 45, first marriage, married 8 years, Arkansas, Arkansas, Arkansas, agent, real estate, own account, can read and write 2. _____, Sue, wife, female, white, [44?], 2nd marriage, married 8 years, [1 child 1 living], Georgia, South Carolina, South Carolina, home, can read and write 3. _____, Etta, [illegible relationship], female, white, 17, single, Arkansas, Arkansas, Georgia, can read and write, attending school 4. Richardson, G. N., boarder, male, white, 33, first marriage, married 8 years, Arkansas, Illinois, Georgia, [?] cashier, bank, can read and write 5. Baird, Newton, boarder, male, white, 24, single, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, clerk, bank, can read and write
  Census	15 Jan 1920	409 North First St., Fordyce, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA   [4]
  	1. Adams, S. E., head, owns, free of mortgage, male, white, 56, married, can read and write, Arkansas, Tennessee, Tennessee, real estate, agent, own account 2. _____, Sue E., wife, female, white, 53, married, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina
  Census	12 Apr 1930	409 Main St., Fordyce, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA   [5]
  	1. Adams, Stephen E., head, owns, value $5000, owns radio set, male, white, 65, married, first married age 38, Arkansas, Tennessee, Tennessee, salesman, real estate 2. _____, Sue, wife, female, white, 64, married, first married age 25, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina 3. Howard, [Cline?], roomer, male, white, 40, married, first married age 21, can read and write, Texas, Tennessee, Tennessee, agent, oil and gas
  Died	29 Jan 1936	Dallas County, Arkansas, USA   [6]
  Obituary	30 Jan 1936	Fordyce, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA   [6]
  	Obituary, The Advocate: "S. E. Adams Passed Away Suddenly Wednesday S. E. Adams, 72, who had been in the real estate business here for 48 years, died at his home Wednesday at 12:15. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, Mrs. W. C. Williams of Fordyce; two brothers, B. F. of Pine Bluff and S. W. Adams of Fordyce, and a sister, Miss Birdie Adams of Fordyce. Funeral services were held today at the Baptist church in charge of the Rev. J. M. Workman, Methodist pastor. Interment was in Oakland cemetery. Active Pallbearers, J. W. Gray, L. E. Purdy, Ed Tomlison, Clark Benton, W. R. Benton, Ben Hickey, Lamont Gray, Carlton Mays and Sid Oakley. Honorary Pallbearers, J. T. Richardson, W. S. Alexander, T. C. Hagins, R. M. Jordan, John Garner, Ike Murry, L. L. Trussell, O. M. Wilkinson, John Gardner, Ed Morrell, Lewis Baresch, George Moselev, E. B. Rhodes, Fay Dunn, W. H. Moore, Clarence Breazeale, Ed Atkinson, Dr. W. P. Ward and K. J. Caplinger."
  Buried	Oakland Cemetery, Fordyce, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA   [6]
  Person ID	I6298	Full
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2015

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Sue Bowers,   b. 12 Apr 1866, Georgia, USA ,   d. 14 Feb 1944, Dallas County, Arkansas, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	2 Nov 1902	Dallas County, Arkansas, USA   [9]
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2015
  Family ID	F2246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S4675] 1870 U.S. census, Dallas County, Arkansas, population schedule, Saline township, p. 3 (penned), p. 456 (stamped, recto), dwelling 20, family 19, Wm T. Adams household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 30 January 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 52. [S4696] 1900 U.S. census, Dallas County, Arkansas, population schedule, Fordyce, Fordyce township, enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 7B, p 25 (stamped, verso), dwelling 146, family 153,Elias Adams household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 6 February 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 57. [S4699] 1910 U.S. census, Dallas County, Arkansas, population schedule, Fordyce (city), enumeration district (ED) 24, sheet 7B (penned), p. 195 (stamped, verso), dwelling 137, family 138, Steven E. Adams household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 February 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 48. . [S4700] 1920 U.S. census, Dallas County, Arkansas, population schedule, Fordyce (409 North First St.), Fordyce township, enumeration district (ED) 29, sheet 12B (penned), p. 44 (stamped, recto), dwelling 225, family 233, S. E. Adams household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 7 February 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 61. [S4701] 1930 U.S. census, Dallas County, Arkansas, population schedule, Fordyce (409 Main St.), Fordyce township, enumeration district (ED) 20-6, sheet 11A, p. 162 (stamped, verso), dwelling 229, family 258, Stephen E. Adams household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 7 February 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 72. [S4698] "S. E. Adams Passed Away Suddenly Wednesday," The Advocate (Fordyce, Ark.), 30 January 1936, p. 1; John Ferguson, contributor, "S. E. Adams," database and digital image of obituary, Oakland Cemetery (Fordyce, Dallas County, Arkansas), memorial no. 24586983, FindAGrave (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : viewed 6 February 2015). . [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]. [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]. [S4697] Dallas County, Arkansas, marriage license and certificate, S. E. Adams-Mrs. Sue Darby, 2 November 1902; digital image, "Arkansas, Marriages, 1837-1957," digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : accessed 5 February 2015); citing FHL film no. 985891; original records, Dallas County Clerk, Fordyce. [url: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11676-144211-73?cc=1417439 ].