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| Name | Robert W. Adams [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] | ||||
| Suffix | I | ||||
| Born | May 1833
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| Gender | Male | ||||
| Enslaved |
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
[9]
– Enslaved by the Calmes Family until 1862 | ||||
| Residence | 1862
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[9]
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| Self-Emancipated/ Escaped Slave/ Runaway | 27 Jun 1862
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
[9]
– Escaped by leave of General Geary's army went north to Greencastle, remained there a few weeks, left for Chambersburg, next for Carlisle, and then to Harrisburg." | ||||
| Name | R M Adams [8] | ||||
| Residence | 1865
Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA
[2]
– Relation to Head of House: Head | ||||
| Residence | 1870
Elmira Ward 3, Chemung, New York, USA
[8]
– Residence Post Office: Elmira | ||||
| Residence | 1880
Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA
[3]
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| Residence | 1900
Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA
[4]
– Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head | ||||
| Residence | 1905
Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA
[5]
– Relationship to Head: Head | ||||
| Died | 27 May 1906
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| Buried |
Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA
[6]
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| Person ID | I8162
SOALsearch Last Modified |
1 Nov 2024 | | ||
| Father | Peter Adams (Age 73 years) b. 1810, Berryville, Clarke, Virginia, USA d. 1883, Chemung, New York, USA (Age 73 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Margaret Bower (Age 84 years) b. 1810, Berryville, Clarke, Virginia, USA d. Mar 1894, Berryville, Clarke, Virginia, USA (Age 84 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F1573
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| Family | Nancy S Adams (Age 73 years) b. Abt 1835, Virginia, USA d. 11 May 1908, 417 Dewitt, Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA (Age 73 years) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Married | 1860 [4]
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| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Family ID | F2711
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