Individual Details

Census (family)

Alexander W Adams Head M 53 Iowa
Lydia Adams Wife F 53 Iowa
Alberta Soetje Roomer F 46 Iowa

Census (family)

58 ADAMS WILLIAM A 58 IA H ADAMS, HENRY PA MCCLAIN, MARY IA IA
59 ADAMS LIDDIA A 58 IA W MATTHIESSEN, FREDERICK GER EILERS, ANNA E GER IL

Census (family)

A William Adams M 63, head, married, IA OH IA
Lydia Adams F 64, wife, married IA Germany Germany
Antone Matthiessen M 75, brother-in-law, widowed, IL Germany Germany
Helen Pulver F 21, lodger, single, IA IA IA
Mildred Pulver F 17, lodger, single, IA IA IA
Caroline Heiken F 29, lodger, single, IA IA IA

Census (family)

William Adams Head M 73 Iowa
Lydia Adams Wife F 74 Iowa

Death

A. W. Adams, 85, died here Tues.

Services Today At Presbyterian Church

Alexander William Adams, died early Tuesday morning December 18 in his home at 524 N. Maple St., after a short illness. Mr . Adams was born Oct. 30, 1866 in Monticello son of Henry and Mary McClain Adams. On Feb. 6, 1892 he was married lo I.ydia Mathiessen and made their home near Monticello for 4 years. He then moved to Fayette county where he resided for 17 years and moved back to Jones co. He was a life-long member of the Presbyterian church where he was a continuous elder of the church for 30 years and active elder for 17 years.
He is survived by 2 sons, Henry F. and Ray Adams, 8 grand-children and 10 great-grandchildren and one brother John F. Adams of Seattle. Washington.
Funeral services will be held his afternoon (Thurs.) at 2 p.m. at the Presbyterian church with Rev. Wm. J. Grossheim of Washington, Ia., formerly of Monticello officiating .
Pallbearers for William Adams are: Roy Cropp, Ed Heeren, Paul Jacobs, George Hamilton, Frank E. Stimpson and Paul Guyan.