OBITUARY: William H. Adams, 1848-1932, Mitchell Co., Iowa



                          William H. Adams

William H. Adams was born in North Tyrone Providence of Ulster, Ireland,
April 1, 1848, and died at the age of 84 years, 2 months, and 22 days.

He came to this country with his parents, Andrew and Jane Fulton Adams,
at the age of 11 years.  The family settled in Niles, Michigan, later
moving to Allamakee County, Iowa.

William was united in marriage to Mary Jane Campbell, October 8, 1868.
Mr. and Mrs. Adams were the parents of four children, Lottie, the
eldest, died in young womanhood; Lizzie (Mrs. Fred Harshbarger),
deceased; Alden, with whom Mr. Adams made his last home; Ida passed
away at the age of 2 years.

Mr. Adams came to Mitchell county in 1895, living for some time on
a farm east of McIntire.  In 1900 he, with his wife, retired from
the farm, moving to McIntire.  Mrs. Adams passed away in the fall
of 1920.

He united with the Methodist church at Volney, Iowa, in early life,
but transferred his membership to the Congregational church of
McIntire, where he held membership until its services were closed.
Mr. Adams ably filled the office of president of Wayne Cemetery
Association for many years, resigning this spring on account of
poor health.  He passed away June 23, after a long illness, at
the home of his son, Alden, and wife.

Surviving relatives are his son, Alden, four grandchildren, one
sister, Mrs. Sarah Neil, of Clarksville, Iowa; one brother, James,
of McIntire.  Three sisters and one brother preceded him in death.

Funeral services were held at the home Saturday afternoon, June 25,
conducted by the Rev. Bodenham, of Riceville, who gave one of those
good sermons of his.



    Copyright 2004, Merri Cross

    NOTE: I am not a relative.
    I found this obituary in a scrapbook, the article is dated 1932.