Rufus Joshua Adams^[1]

1883 - 1940  (57 years)

• Name	Rufus Joshua Adams
  Born	7 Feb 1883	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Draft Registration	12 Sep 1918	Greene County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1940	District 6, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	27 Dec 1940	Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  	Cause: Stomach Cancer
  Buried	28 Dec 1940	Warrensburg Cemetery, Greene County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I275297	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Robert Franklin "Frank" Adams,   b. 24 Nov 1850, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Dec 1940  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Maggie V. Fary Ann Pendergrass,   b. Tennessee
  Married	19 Sep 1880	Greene County, Tennessee   [6]
  Family ID	F159128	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ruthie Evaline Witt,   b. 12 Sep 1889, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Oct 1970  (Age 81 years)
  Children	1. Adams,   d. Bef 12 Jan 2000   2. Adams,   d. Bef 12 Jan 2000 + 3. Charles Andrew Adams,   b. 19 Mar 1916,   d. 6 Apr 1979  (Age 63 years)   4. Fred Adams,   b. 27 Aug 1918, Tennessee ,   d. 24 May 1919, Greene County, Tennessee  (Age 0 years) + 5. Dewey Franklin Adams,   b. 20 Apr 1920, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Jan 2000, V.A. Hospital, Johnson City, Washington County, Tennessee  (Age 79 years)   6. Henry Adams,   b. Abt 1923, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 12 Jan 2000  (Age ~ 77 years)   7. Jack Adams,   b. Abt 1928, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 12 Jan 2000  (Age ~ 72 years) + 8. Dorothy Lee Adams,   b. 17 Jun 1929, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Jul 2015, Lifecare Center of Greeneville  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F107045	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 7 Feb 1883 - Tennessee Draft Registration - 12 Sep 1918 - Greene County, Tennessee Died - Cause: Stomach Cancer - 27 Dec 1940 - Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 12 Jan 2000. Dewey Franklin Adams obituary [S121] Draft Registration. Name: Rufus Joshua Adams Event Type: Draft Registration Event Date: 1917-1918 Event Place: Greene County, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Nationality: United States Birth Date: 07 Feb 1884 Birthplace: , , United States "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-25085-69763-21?cc=1968530 : accessed 23 July 2015), Tennessee > Greene County; A-C > image 16 of 1422; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Rufus Adams Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 6, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 56 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1884 Last Place of Residence: Rural, Cocke, Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Rufus Adams Head M 56 Tennessee Eva Adams Wife F 49 Tennessee Frank Adams Son M 19 Tennessee Henry Adams Son M 17 Tennessee Jack Adams Son M 12 Tennessee Dorothy Adams Daughter F 10 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-27881-2959-14?cc=2000219 : accessed 23 July 2015), Tennessee > Cocke > Civil District 6 > 15-15 Civil District 6 outside Newport Town E of State Highway 75 and SE of State Highway 35 > image 28 of 35; citing NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012). [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Rufus Joshua Adams Event Type: Death Event Date: 27 Dec 1940 Event Place: Cocke Co., Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 57 Birth Year (Estimated): 1883 Spouse's Name: Eva Witt Father's Name: Frank Adams Mother's Name: Maggie Pendergrass "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11030-79529-64?cc=1417505 : accessed 23 July 2015), 004184458 > image 2087 of 2768; State Library and Archives, Nashville. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 65687069). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: R Frank Adams Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 19 Sep 1880 Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Maggie V Fary Ann Pendergrass Spouse's Gender: Female Page: 28 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159364-861590-91?cc=1619127 : accessed 23 July 2015), 004486550 > image 1341 of 3206; county courthouses, Tennessee.