Seventh Generation

761. James William (Will) Adams⁵⁶⁶. Birth: 27 October 1869, Monroe County, Mississippi.⁵⁶⁶ He was known both as William and as Will.

Missing from census: 1870,.

Census: 1880, Monroe County, Mississippi. James W. 11 son, male, single, white, farm laborer MS MS AL attended school, cannot R/W.

Census: 1900, Monroe County, Mississippi. 4th Beat N & S, Aberdeen Precincts, Enumeration District 77, Monroe County, Mississippi, 8 Jun 1900; p.207a, dwelling number 61, family number 63; Adams J. William 30 head male single white, Oct 1869 salesman, genl mdse MS MS AL.

Census: 1910, Monroe County, Mississippi. William 40 son, male, single, white, laborer, cotton yard MS MS AL.

Census: 1920, Monroe County, Mississippi. Wren Precinct, 5th Beat, Enumeration District 75, Monroe County, Mississippi, 7 & 8 Jan 1920; p.220a, dwelling number 34, family number 35; Adams J. Will 50 head male married white, farmer, MS MS AL; May 43 wife female married white, MS MS MS; Clara 8 step-daughter, female, single, white, MS MS MS; Paul 6 Sson, male, single, white, MS MS MS.

Death: 15 July 1924, age 54,.⁵⁶⁶

Burial: about 17 July 1924, at Coontail Cemetery Monroe County, Mississippi.⁵⁶⁶ Grave marker: James William Adams, Oct 27, 1869 - Jul 15, 1924.

James William (Will) Adams and H. May Meek Marriage: between 1911 and 1919,. Their marriage is inferred from their 1920 census entry. The marriage record has not yet been located.

H. May Meek^{567,568,569,570}, daughter of John Walter Meek and (Mrs. John Walter Meek),. Birth: 27 December 1876, Mississippi.^569,570 She was known in the family as Ma May.

Census: 1900, Monroe County, Mississippi. May 23 wife female m4 w Dec 1876 MS MS MS 1 child, 1 living.

Census: 1910, Monroe County, Mississippi. May 33 wife female m1-15 w MS MS MS 3 children, 3 living.

Census: 1920, Monroe County, Mississippi. May 43 wife female married white, MS MS MS.

Census: 1930, Monroe County, Mississippi. Beat 5, Enumeration District 48-28, Monroe County, Mississippi, 5 & May 1930; p.69a, dirt road, dwelling number 468, family number 486; Adam May 53 head female w@19 w MS MS MS; Paul 25 son m m@24 w laborer, bottling co. MS MS MS; Corrine H. 21 dauL f m@20 w MS MS MS. May, Paul, and Corrine were enumerated household of Brantley C. Kelly, and appear to have been boarders in the Kelly household.

Death: 30 January 1965, age 88,.⁵⁶⁹

Burial: 30 January 1965, at Coontail Cemetery Monroe County, Mississippi.⁵⁶⁹ Grave marker: May Meek Adams, Dec 27, 1876 - Jan 30, 1965.