Merrick County NeArchives Biographies.....Adams, Franklin George 1873 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ne/nefiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 March 14, 2015, 1:31 pm Source: See Below Author: Nebraskana Franklin George Adams Franklin George Adams, farmer in Merrick County, Nebraska, has lived in the state all his life. He was born at Clarks, Nebraska, August 18, 1873, the son of William and Amanda May (Cosner) Adams. His father, who was born in West Virginia, was a pioneer homesteader in Merrick County, and served during the Civil War with General Sherman on his famous march to the sea; he died at Clarks in 1897. His mother was born of Pennsylvania Dutch parents at Bureau, Illinois, and died at Clarks in 1903. Mr. Adams received his education in rural schools. He is a member of the Nebraskana Society, is a Mason, and for the past 20 years has served on the school board at Clarks. His hobbies are reading and coin collecting and his favorite sport is baseball. He is a Democrat. His marriage to Lulu Estella Fox occurred at Washougal, Washington, January 2, 1901. Mrs. Adams, who is of Pennsylvania Dutch and Scotch descent, was born at Silver Creek, Nebraska, January 11, 1879. To this marriage the following children were born: Roderick E., October 2, 1901, who died September 13, 1906; Clifford William, March 21, 1906; Audrey Sybil, March 21, 1909, who married George Towman; and Idona Dee, March 2, 1922. Residence: Clarks. Additional Comments: Extracted from Nebraskana Edited by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin The Baldwin Company Hebron, NE 1932 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ne/merrick/bios/adams26gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nefiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb