Clara Louise Adams

1871 - 1950  (78 years)

• Name	Clara Louise Adams
  Born	25 Nov 1871	Mendota, La Salle County, Illinois
  Gender	Female
  Group	Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
  	Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower
  Group	Descendant of Revolutionary War Veteran
  	DAR or SAR Eligible Descendant of a Revolutionary War Veteran
  Group	Mayflower - John Alden & Priscilla Mullins
  	Descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullin of the Mayflower
  FamilySearch ID	9JQ3-YNX
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9JQ3-YNX
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	84838611
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84838611
  Obituary	1 May 1899
  	https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/70850101 OBITUARY. Josephine H. Merrill was born in Lisbon, Maine, March 18th 1836. Died in Mendota, Ill., April 28th 1899. She was married Oct. 24th 1858 to Joseph W. Adams, at Lewiston, Maine, where they resided until Feb. 1863. They then moved to Vermillion township, La Salle Co., Ill. and Oct. 1866 to Mendota where they have since resided. To these were born three children; Frank who died in infancy, Willis R. who was so suddenly taken from them in 1882, and Clara L who with the husband of the deceased remains. This day, May 1st marks the anniversary of her formal entrance into the Lord's service. She was baptised May 1st 1854, united with Free Will Baptist church and remained a member of that denomination until that interest in this city became extinct. Feeling the need of chirch affiliation she then, February 6th 1876, united with the First Baptist chuurch of Mendota. The funeral services of Mrs. Adams took place Monday, May 1st at 2 o'clock p.m. at the Baptist church. The pastor, Rev. J. H. Beaven being absent, Rev. R. L. Halsey, of Chicago and Rev. T. H. Allen of the Presbyterian church conducted the services. Mr. Halsey spoke from the text, "I am the way, the truth and the life" which were almost the last words spoken by the deceased. Mr. Allen spoke very touchingly of her life among us, especially referring to he connection with the "W.C.T.U." and the "Ladies Cemetery Improvement Association," both of which organizations were present in a body. Also of her earnest active co-operation in the Mission Societies and general work of her own church. Beautiful floral tributes were presented by Home and Foreign Mission Societies of her church; by The W.C.T.U.; by the Ladies Cemetery Improvement Association of which she had been the honored president for several years; by the organization of Royal Neighobors and by individual friends. Mrs. Adams was a true christian in every sense of the word, loved by all, living a life the influence of which will never end. Her departure will be keenly felt, not only in her own home, but in the church and whole community. A devoted faithful wife and mother, a loving friend, a helper in distress has passed away making earth the poorer but Heaven the richer and sweeter for her...
  Died	8 Mar 1950	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
  Buried	Aft 8 Mar 1950	Mount Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois
  Person ID	I19578	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Joseph Warren Adams,   b. 23 Aug 1832, Greene, Androscoggin County, Maine ,   d. Abt 6 May 1900, Mendota, La Salle County, Illinois  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Josephine Hall Merrill,   b. 18 Mar 1836, Lisbon, Androscoggin County, Maine ,   d. 26 Apr 1899, Mendota, La Salle County, Illinois  (Age 63 years)
  Marriage Intent	18 Oct 1858	Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine
  	"Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BK-R9DY-Q?cc=1803978 : 28 November 2018), > image 1 of 1; multiple sources, Maine. J. W. Adams and Josephine Merrill Notice of the intentions of Marriage between Mr. Joseph W. Adams and Miss Josephine H. Merrill both of Lewiston has been entered in the town clerks office in the own of Lewiston According to law This 18th day of October AD 1858 E. P. Tobie Town Clerk
  Married	24 Oct 1858	Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine
  Family ID	F9296	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emery Stanford Hall,   b. 25 Nov 1869, Chatsworth, Livingston County, Illinois ,   d. 4 Dec 1939, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois  (Age 70 years)
  Married	14 Jun 1900	Mendota, La Salle County, Illinois
  	Ancestry.com. Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920 Name:       Clara Louise Adams Gender:       Female Marriage Date:       14 Jun 1900 Marriage Place:       La Salle, Illinois, USA Spouse Name:       Emery Stanford Hall Spouse Gender:       Male ____________ Name: Emery Stanford Hall Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 14 Jun 1900 Event Place: Mendota, LaSalle, Illinois, United States Event Place (Original): Mendota, la Salle, Illinois, United States Gender: Male Age: 30 Marital Status: Single Ethnicity: American Race: W Birth Year (Estimated): 1870 Birthplace: Chatsworth, Livingston Co. Father's Name: Justin Smith Hall Mother's Name: Sarah Mehitable Stanford Spouse's Name: Clara Louise Adams Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 28 Spouse's Marital Status: Single Spouse's Race: W Spouse's Race (Original): W Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1872 Spouse's Birthplace: Mendota, Ill. Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph W. Adams Spouse's Mother's Name: Josephine Hall Merrill Other information in the record of Emery Stanford Hall Name: Emery Stanford Hall Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 14 Jun 1900 Event Place: Mendota, LaSalle, Illinois, United States Event Place (Original): Mendota, la Salle, Illinois, United States Gender: Male Age: 30 Marital Status: Single Ethnicity: American Race: W Birth Year (Estimated): 1870 Birthplace: Chatsworth, Livingston Co. Father's Name: Justin Smith Hall Mother's Name: Sarah Mehitable Stanford Spouse's Name: Clara Louise Adams Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 28 Spouse's Marital Status: Single Spouse's Race: W Spouse's Race (Original): W Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1872 Spouse's Birthplace: Mendota, Ill. Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph W. Adams Spouse's Mother's Name: Josephine Hall Merrill Reference ID: cn3623 GS Film Number: 1683974 Digital Folder Number: 007687019 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00922-7 System Origin: EASY Record Number: 349 Citing this Record "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSF3-68ZM : 13 January 2020), Josephine Hall Merrill in entry for Emery Stanford Hall, 1900.
  Children	1. Josephine Sarah Hall,   b. 11 Jul 1909, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois ,   d. 17 Oct 2000, Rancho Bernardo, San Diego County, California  (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F9297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 25 Nov 1871 - Mendota, La Salle County, Illinois Married - 14 Jun 1900 - Mendota, La Salle County, Illinois Died - 8 Mar 1950 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Buried - Aft 8 Mar 1950 - Mount Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Badges		Mayflower Descendant
  		Revolutionary War Patriot or Soldier Descendant

  
  

• Notes

  National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books (152 Vols.) Name:       Miss Clara Louise Adams Gender:       Female Birth Place:       Mendota, Illinois. Relative:       Samuel Adams and of Thomas Vinton, of Massachusetts. Father:       Joseph Warren Adams Mother:       Josephine H. Merrill Comments:       Miss Clara Louise Adams.DAR ID Number: 19744; Born in Mendota, Illinois. ; Descendant of Samuel Adams and of Thomas Vinton, of Massachusetts. ; Daughter of Joseph Warren Adams and Josephine H. Merrill, his wife. ; Granddaughter of Elias Adams and Clarissa Vinton Thomas, his wife. ; Gr.-granddaughter of Samuel Adams and Susanna Rist, his wife; Isaac Thomas and Sarah Vinton, his wife. ; Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Thomas Vinton and Jemima Mills, his wife. ; Samuel Adams, (1760-1828), enlisted as a private and his widow received a pension for his service. He was born in Uxbridge, Mass.; died in Greene, Maine. ; Thomas Vinton, (1739-98), served, 1776, in the company of Capt. Thomas White, Col. Joseph Palmer's regiment.