DESCENDANTS OF ELMER CLARENCE ADAMS SR AND ANNA
REBECCA QUIG
FIRST
GENERATION
1. Clarence
ADAMS.
Annie WIBLE. (See Author Note at
end of this page.)
Clarence ADAMS and
Annie WIBLE had the following child:
+2 i. Elmer
Clarence ADAMS SR.
SECOND
GENERATION
2. Elmer
Clarence ADAMS SR was born on SEP 17 1893 in Philadelphia, PA. He died on
DEC 30 1971 in Bucks County, PA.
Elmer's father
reportedly left when he was 5 years old. Elmer and his mother reportedly ran a
boarding home in Atlantic City, NJ.
WW I civilian
draft registration has Elmer Clarence Adams, b. 9/17/1892 in Philadelphia, PA,
living in Philadelphia, PA.
He was married to
Anna Rebecca QUIG (daughter of John Edward QUIG and Emma LaClair BERRY).
Anna Rebecca QUIG was born on MAR 1 1890 in Philadelphia, PA. She died on
DEC 3 1954 at home of a cerebral hemorrhage in Philadelphia, PA. She was buried
in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Burlington, NJ.
Anna Rebecca
worked in a bathing locker room in Atlantic City, NJ, where she met her future
husband. Elmer Sr. was living on Mulberry Street, Philadelphia, PA prior to his
marriage. Anna was living in Beverly, NJ, below Burlington, NJ prior to her
marriage.
According to the
original Social Security Application for Account Number Form, dated 9/25/1936,
Elmer states that he was born in Philadelphia, PA and was born 9/17/1898.
Elmer and Anna
Rebecca married and had their first child in Atlantic City, NJ. They moved to
Philadelphia, PA around 1917.
Elmer delivered
milk by horse and wagon, drove a Mount Tano grocery truck (before
supermarkets), was a taxi cab driver, was a driver for Atlantic Oil, and drove
a cement truck for the Warner Company, 1616 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA and
was a member of the Teamsters' Local Union No. 470, C.I.O. Elmer was a baseball
fan and enjoyed smoking pipes and cigars.
Ed Hodum, Jr.
states:
“Regarding Grandpop Adams, I remember when he passed
away. I was on guard duty in the RVN when I got the call. I had just visited
him that summer, before I was sent overseas. I think he passed away in a
nursing home in NE Philly, on Roosevelt Boulevard. Nazareth was the name, I
think. It was still there last time I was in Philly. Pop also spoke German,
according to Mom. And he cheated at cards. I can tell you that, if it weren't
for him, we would never have made it. There was a period of about a year, when
Mom was sick and had to have an operation. My father stopped sending child
support in the hope that he could force Mom to agree to divorce him, so that he
could marry the woman he was living with. Anyway, Pop used to bring a box of
groceries to the house three times a week. It was always the same thing:
Wheaties, powdered milk, day-old Jane Parker bread, tea. It was boring, but it
got us through a difficult period.
As I said, Mom loved to play pinochle. Pop was
usually her partner and she was often afraid to play a card because he would
erupt vociferously if he disagreed with her play. Pop loved baseball and would
often watch from his porch whenever we had a game going in the street. He,
along with my brother Bill Davies, were my male role models growing up. I
learned from them to be a hard worker, and to be honest. The last time I saw
Pop alive was during the summer before he died. I was about to go overseas and
Mom took me to visit him in Pleasantville. I was in uniform that day and that
was the first and only time he told me he was proud of me.”
Anna played the
piano, enjoyed walking and smoking cigarettes and liked to crochet. Before the
birth of her last child, Anna began to work at a cigarette factory at 3rd
Street and Ontario Avenue. She would take her daughter, Mildred, to a day care
at Front Street and Lehigh Avenue while she worked. Anna stopped working during
her pregnancy with Edwin.
Elmer and Anna had
4 children and also raised their grandson, Richard Hayes from the time he was 6
weeks old. They resided at 3249 N. Howard Street, Philadelphia, PA.
The 1920 Philadelphia, PA Census taken
February 18, 1920 has the following:
2249
Howard Street
Elmer
Adams, owns home with mortgage, age 27 born PA, milk wagon driver.
Anna
Adams, wife, age 29 born PA.
Elmer
Adams, son, age 4 born NJ.
Jessie
Adams, daughter, age 3 born NJ.
The 1930
Philadelphia, PA Census taken April 6, 1930 has the following:
3249
N. Howard Street
Elmer
C. Adams, owns home, value of home $5,000, owns radio, age 37 born PA, age 22
when first married, father born PA, mother born PA, chauffeur in oil industry,
not a military veteran.
Anna
Adams, wife, age 40 born PA, age 25 when first married, father born PA, mother
born PA.
Elmer
Adams, Jr., son, age 15 born NJ, attending school.
Jessie
Adams, daughter, age 13 born NJ, attending school.
Mildred
Adams, daughter, age 8 born PA, attending school.
Edwin
Adams, son, age 1 year 8 months born PA.
In a telephone
conversation with Edwin Adams on 9/9/99 he states, Elmer Sr. went to Colorado
to visit cousins in early 1960's, probably Colorado Springs. Edwin did not know
who the cousins were. This author suspects that they may have been Edwin
Millard and Victor Millard. Mildred Adams LaBadie states that Edwin Victor
Adams was named for her father's cousins, the Millard brothers. They had a
sister, Estella Millard, who married Ezra Eugene Gant. Estella and Ezra Eugene
moved to Temple City, Los Angeles, CA.
(See Author Note at the end of this page for more information on the
Wible and Millard connection.)
Elmer Clarence
ADAMS SR and Anna Rebecca QUIG had the following children:
+3 i. Elmer
Clarence ADAMS JR.
+4 ii. Jessie
Brelsford ADAMS.
+5 iii. Mildred
Anna ADAMS.
+6 iv. Edwin
Victor ADAMS.
Elmer re-married
after Anna Rebecca died to Jen Duesenberry circa 1962. Elmer and Jen eventually
moved to 48 E. Decatur Avenue, Pleasantville, NJ. Jen died before Elmer. Elmer
died of lung cancer and is buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery, Burlington, NJ.
THIRD
GENERATION
3. Elmer
Clarence ADAMS JR was born on FEB 3 1915 in Atlantic City, NJ. He died on
APR 3 1973 in Philadelphia, PA. He was buried in Greenmount Cemetery,
Philadelphia, PA.
When he was about
2 years old, his parents moved to Philadelphia, PA. Elmer, Jr. had polio as a
child and had a noticeable limp as a result, with one leg being shorter than
the other.
He was married to
Kathleen Rhoda TUMMON (daughter of Thomas TUMMON and Mabel VOSPER) on MAR 20
1937 in Providence Church, Front Street and Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, PA.
Kathleen Rhoda TUMMON was born on SEP 22 1919 in Fowey, Cornwall, England.
One day in 1932, Elmer,
Jr. attended a church activity with a Sunday school teacher friend of his.
Kathleen was a member of the Providence Church, Christian Endeavor, Front
Street and Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, and was present when Elmer, Jr.
arrived. Kathleen remembers what a nice looking man Elmer was. Kathleen said
that Elmer later told her that when he saw her that day, he knew he had met his
future wife. Elmer began attending church regularly and he and Kathleen dated
for five years prior to marrying.
Elmer, Jr. and
Kathleen were married in the same church that they met in. They lived with
Kathleen's parents on Duffield Street for two years. Kathleen's mother returned
to England for some time. Elmer and Kathleen rented a place on Hope Street,
where Kathleen's father lived with them. In 1942, Elmer and Kathleen bought a
home at 1513 Rosalie Street, Philadelphia, PA. Kathleen resided in this home
for 52 years.
Elmer, Jr.
graduated from Stetson High School, Philadelphia, PA. While dating, Elmer and
Kathleen attended Mastbaum High School in the evenings. Elmer took machinist
classes and Kathleen took sewing and cooking classes.
Elmer, Jr. worked
as a machinist at the Frankford Arsenal, Philadelphia, PA during WW II. Prior
to the war, Elmer took the exam for policeman and fireman. After the war, he
received a letter from the Philadelphia Fire Department. He accepted the job
and worked as a fireman for 20 years: 10 years at 4th and Race Streets and 10
years at Engine 38, State Road and Longshore Street, Philadelphia, PA. During
and after his fireman years, Elmer also worked as a machinist at Bridge Food
Machine Company in Palmyra, NJ. Elmer also spent four years in Greenland as a
fireman and then a machinist after his retirement from the Philadelphia Fire
Department.
Elmer, Jr.
suddenly became ill at the age of 58 while he and Kathleen were visiting her
mother and brother in New Jersey. He was hospitalized in New Jersey briefly and
released with no identified diagnosis. He and Kathleen returned to Philadelphia
where he was admitted to the hospital and died suddenly from polycythemia.
Kathleen states that Elmer was a fixer and a wonderful family man.
When Kathleen was
about 8 years old, her father left England for the USA to look for work. About
a year later, he sent for his wife, three daughters and two sons. His family
arrived on the H. M. S. Majestic. When Kathleen was about 13 years old, she
left the USA on the America for an 8-month visit to her homeland. She returned
to the USA on the Olympic. It would be another 62 years before Kathleen would
visit her birthplace. This time, she would board a plane instead of a ship. Her
son, George, took her back to England for her 75th birthday for nine days.
Although not many family members remain, Kathleen did visit many childhood
friends. She now writes regularly to one childhood friend, Jean.
The Tummon family
lived with Kathleen's mother's sister on Carl Street, Philadelphia, PA. They
moved a few times and finally settled on 4103 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia,
PA for about ten years. They later moved to Duffield Street in the Frankford
section of Philadelphia, PA.
Kathleen worked
for the Philco Company for more than 6 years prior to her marriage. She scraped
wires for radios for many years and later became an inspector. Kathleen enjoys
crochet, sewing and crossword puzzles.
Elmer, Jr. and
Kathleen had a vacation home built in Estelle Manor, NJ prior to 1954. Kathleen
has been living with her children in the Dover, NH area since 1994.
Elmer Clarence
ADAMS JR and Kathleen Rhoda TUMMON had the following children:
+7 i. Robert
Elmer ADAMS.
+8 ii. Frederick
Thomas ADAMS SR.
+9 iii. Dorothy
Joan ADAMS.
+10 iv. George
Walter ADAMS.
4. Jessie
Brelsford ADAMS was born on JUN 8 1916 in NJ. She died in AUG 23, 1995 at
Northeastern Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
During her
illness, prior to her death, her son Donald took care of her. His mother left
her home to him.
Ed Hodum, Jr.
states:
“Mom had dehydrated that summer and her kidneys
failed. She was supposed to undergo Dialysis treatment the week of her death.
The nurses were giving her a sponge bath to prep her for her first treatment
the following day. They turned her on her side to wash her back and she exhaled
and passed away peacefully.
During WW2, she was a trolley operator for PTC. I
think she operated on the #60 line, which ran through Kensington, along
Allegheny Avenue. Mom loved her grandkids and animals. If there was a stray cat
or dog in the neighborhood, they could always count on a meal at her house and
she often wound up taking them in.
Mom bore a total of ten children; eight by my father.
Only five of the ten have survived her. The last, a daughter named Jeanine, I
believe, died as an infant in 1960.
The two toughest things she ever dealt with seemed to
be her father's death and the death of her brother Elmer. She often talked
about those events. She was proud of the military tradition in the family,
starting with your dad. Mom said proudly, 'My brother Ace was a Marine'.
Mom loved to play cards, especially pinochle. I
remember many a summer night when Mom, Grandpop Adams and the Sheridan’s
(Franny and Jim, 3247 N. Howard Street) would play on a table set on either the
sidewalk or Pop's porch, when they played pinochle until the early morning
hours. They would drink something called a "highball" and the
Phillies game would always be in the background for Pop. He loved his Phillies!
He even drank Ballantine beer because they sponsored the Phillies broadcasts
and he smoked (what else?) Phillies Cheroot cigars. Mom was a good woman;
strong, honest and intensely loyal. She was always embarrassed that her middle
name was Brelsford. Now that I have found your page, I know where the name came
from. Mom worked at various times at Horn & Hardardt on City Line Avenue
and Kelly’s Seafood house in the Reading terminal. She also worked at the
Parker Hotel in Center City. She never got past 8th grade. She was a tomboy as
a young girl.
My biggest regret was that, on the night she died, I
had gotten a call from my brother Bill's wife Pat, saying Mom had taken a turn
for the worst. I lived 67 miles north of Philly at the time and I jumped into
my car immediately and headed to Philly. I told my then-wife to page me with a
911 if she got a call that Mom had passed away. I drove down the NJ Turnpike at
90 MPH. Just as I was getting off in Bristol, PA, I received a page.....911.
Mom was gone. I got to the hospital and was allowed to spend a few minutes
alone with her. The thing I noticed was that she seemed to be exhausted, yet,
in a funny way, finally at peace. I also noticed how distraught the nurse's at
the hospital were at her passing. They adored her.
I also have an anecdote that involves your dad. To
this day, on the roof of Mom's house....there is evidence that the roof had
been worked on by your dad, my brother Rich Hayes and my brother Bill Davies.
Apparently, your Dad was first and he painted the following words on the roof:
"Ace does it again." Richie followed with, "Rick does it better."
Bill ended it with, "Davies does it BEST."
She was married to
Richard HAYES. She was divorced from Richard HAYES. Jessie ADAMS and
Richard HAYES had the following child:
+15 i. Richard
Jessie HAYES.
Jessie Brelsford
ADAMS was married to William Hayden DAVIES SR (son of David DAVIES and
Elizabeth JOHNSON). William Hayden DAVIES SR was born JUL 14 1892 and
died MAY 16 1965. He is buried in Northwood Cemetery, Cheltenham Avenue and 15th
Street, Philadelphia, PA. Jessie
Brelsford ADAMS was divorced from William Hayden DAVIES SR.
Jessie ADAMS and
William DAVIES SR had the following child:
+14 i. William
Hayden DAVIES JR.
She was married to
Edward Charles HODUM SR. Jessie ADAMS and Edward Charles HODUM SR had
the following children:
+11 i. Edward
Charles HODUM JR.
+12 ii. Anna
Laurie HODUM.
+13 iii. Donald
Roy HODUM SR.
5. Mildred Anna
ADAMS was born on APR 14 1922 in Philadelphia, PA.
Mildred completed
10th grade at Kensington High School. On Labor Day weekend, just prior to the
start of the 11th grade, Mildred broke her shoulder while at the New Jersey
shore. She had to wear a body cast, therefore she did not complete her
schooling. When Mildred was 58 years old, she proudly received a G.E.D. after
attending classes at Neshaminy High School, Langhorne, PA.
She was married to
Henry Kay LABADIE (son of Henry LABADIE and Anna KAY) on MAY 30 1942 in
Providence Church, Front Street and Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. They
were married in the Manse (pastor's house) of Providence Church at Front Street
and Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Henry Kay LABADIE was born on
AUG 7 1919 in Philadelphia, PA. He is also known as Hank.
After Mildred and
Henry married, they lived in an apartment at 431 E. Alleghany Avenue. When
Mildred became pregnant, they bought a house on Orkney Street. They sold this
house after about a year and Mildred and her son John moved back with her
parents for about 1½ years while Henry was in the Navy. In 1947, Mildred and
Henry bought a house at 3342 Philip Street.
In November 1951,
Mildred closed up the Philip Street house and took John to Morocco to be with
Henry, where they lived and John went to school, until August 1952. In 1965,
they bought a house at 37 Dolton Road, Feasterville, PA. In May of 1995,
Mildred and Henry sold their home and became residents at Twining Village, 1505
Covered Bridge Road, Holland, PA.
Mildred worked for
the Philco Company for a short time in the early 1950's. She worked as a
seasonal tax examiner for the Internal Revenue Service for 15 years after she
moved to Feasterville.
Mildred and Henry
were members of bowling leagues for many years, were members of the African
Violet Society (Mildred served as President, circa 1960), and have been very
active members of the Neshaminy Senior Activity Center.
Mildred and Henry
have traveled extensively around the world via boat, car, bus and air.
Henry's father was
a weaver. Henry's mother, Anna was a weaver from the age of 13 until she
retired at age 80. She began to weave silk and switched to worsted (wool for
suits). She took many night classes and always liked sewing. After retiring,
she earned some money sewing.
Henry grew up on
American Street, but after his parents separated when he was a child, he and
his mother lived on Front Street.
Henry graduated
from Northeast High School, 8th Street and Lehigh Avenue in 1936. He graduated
from Drexel University in 1959 with a Bachelor of Science degree in
Electronics. He has been a member of the Mensa Society.
Henry was drafted
into the U. S. Navy from 1945-1946. During this time, WW II, he served as a
seaman first class and ended up as ET3C (electronics technician third class).
Henry was
re-called to active duty from the Navy Reserves during the Korean Conflict from
1950-1952. He served as an electronics communications technician (started as
ET2C and ended ET1C) in Morocco during this time.
In 1948, Henry
began working as an Engineer at the Frankford Arsenal in Philadelphia, PA.
Around 1950, he began working as a computer programmer at the Arsenal. He
retired from the Arsenal in 1975. He then worked as a computer programmer at
the Yellow Book Company, until he fully retired in 1990.
Mildred Anna ADAMS
and Henry Kay LABADIE had the following child:
+16 i. John
Henry LABADIE.
6. Edwin Victor
ADAMS was born on AUG 24 1928 in Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. He
weighed 6 lbs., 2 oz. He was discharged from the hospital on 9/5/1928.
Edwin attended
Northeast High School at 8th Street and Lehigh Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Edwin
worked as an usher at a movie theater, for Garrett-Buchannon making lampshades,
and across the street from his parent's home for the Artloom Company making
rugs prior to his marriage.
He was married to
Charlotte Marie BRINDEL (daughter of Clyde Wesley BRINDEL and Florence
Walburger TREFFEISEN) on JUL 1 1950 in Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church,
25th St. and Montgomery Ave., Philadelphia, PA. Charlotte Marie BRINDEL
was born on MAY 23 1932 in Kensington Hospital for Women, Philadelphia, PA.
In 1948 Edwin
enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corp Reserves. He was activated during the Korean
Conflict on July 28, 1950, 28 days after his marriage. Edwin Victor met
Charlotte Marie on 1/9/1949, a Sunday night, at a dance at St. Joseph's
Orphanage for Boys.
He resided 3249 N.
Howard Street during childhood in Philadelphia, PA. Edwin and Charlotte lived
with Edwin's parents in this same home after they got married. When Edwin got
called to active duty he had to leave Charlotte with his parents. Charlotte
stayed with Edwin's parents for a short while and then lived with Edwin's
sister Mildred and her husband Henry LaBadie for several months.
Charlotte then
moved to Camp Lejuene, North Carolina to be with Edwin. After about a year of
marriage, Edwin was sent to the Mediterranean. Charlotte then moved back to
Philadelphia, PA, to live with her parents at 3302 N. Hancock Street.
Edwin served in
the U. S. Marines as Private, Corporal and Sergeant. Edwin states that about
1100 men were going out for a two-week maneuver at Camp Lejuene at one point.
During this maneuver, his shoulder came out of the socket when moving his
machine gun from one arm to the other. He was hospitalized for several days.
During his hospitalization, 7 men were killed and 14 men injured when mortar
rounds went off. He states that he could have been one of these men had he not
been in the hospital. Live ammunition was not used after this.
When Edwin was
discharged from the Marine Corp on 2/2/1952, he returned to 1751 Taney Street,
Philadelphia, PA to live with Charlotte and her parents for a short time, until
they bought their first home at 3108 N. Arbor Street, Philadelphia, PA in 1952.
Edwin and Charlotte sold their home and lived in an apartment at American and
Tioga Streets, Philadelphia, PA for 6 months until they made settlement on
their second house on 7/1/1957 at 4312 Chippendale Street, Philadelphia, PA,
where they continue to live at present.
Through the G.I.
Bill, Edwin attended art school to learn sign painting. He worked for Sheldon
signs for a short time and then got a job at SKF, Front Street and Erie Avenue,
Philadelphia, PA, a bearing manufacturing plant, as a sign painter. He worked
at SKF from 1952 until 1987. He worked on and off as a cab driver when he would
get laid off. He also did side-jobs sign painting and would also artistically
paint ice cream trucks.
Edwin retired from
SKF in 1987. Edwin enjoys country music, plays guitar and harmonica, is an avid
bicycle rider, has an intense interest in the history of WW II and air shows, and
is a talented artist. He has traveled throughout the North American continent
with Charlotte in their camper/trailer and recreational vehicle. Edwin also
enjoys overseas travel.
When Charlotte was
a young girl, her father bought a player piano from a man he worked with.
Charlotte took lessons and enjoyed playing. After she married, she had a piano
and later bought an organ, which she also enjoyed playing.
Charlotte attended
Kensington Girls High School on Carl Street, around Front Street and Kensington
Avenue.
At age 16,
Charlotte began working at N. W. Airs Advertising Company. She worked in the
mailroom on the addressograph and mimeograph machines. It is reported that she
earned $16.84 clear for a full time week, and paid $12.00 a week to her parents
for room and board. She worked for this company until she married at age 18 and
was then earning $18.50 per week.
Charlotte worked
for the Philco Television Company for about six months after she married for
about $35.00 per week. Charlotte later worked for Sears in the accounting
department on Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia, PA.
Charlotte enjoys
playing piano and organ, crochet, and embroidery. She is a voracious reader, is
an avid bicycle rider, walks, and has traveled extensively with Edwin in their camper/trailer
across the North American continent.
Charlotte is a
lifelong animal lover. She has had a number of cats and after her children grew
up and left home, she found a dog, Bruno, and had many years of intense bonding
with him. Charlotte describes Bruno as her soul mate. After Bruno died, she
then got another dog, Corky who has been with her for many years. Charlotte has
taken both of these dogs with her and Edwin on all their travels.
Edwin Victor ADAMS
and Charlotte Marie BRINDEL had the following children:
17 i. Carol Jane ADAMS was born on
MAY 1 1951 in U.S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. She died on MAY 9 1951 in
U.S. Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
+18 ii. Lois
Marie ADAMS.
+19 iii. Lorraine
Mildred ADAMS.
+20 iv. Paul
Daniel ADAMS.
FOURTH
GENERATION
7. Robert Elmer
ADAMS was born on JUL 2 1939. He died in APR 1980.
Robert graduated
from Mastbaum High School, Philadelphia, PA. He enlisted in the U. S. Navy
after high school. He worked with computers and worked in Greenland for a number
of years in communications.
He was married to Jane
Ann SMITH in DEC 8 1961. Robert and Jane bought a home in Warminster, PA.
Robert had
seizures of unknown origin for about 10 years. During a visit to an eye doctor,
a tumor was identified on the optic nerve. He was immediately hospitalized. He
underwent surgery, where a cancerous tumor was removed. After discharge from
the hospital, Robert and his wife and two children were in the waiting room of
the doctor's office for his post-op visit, when Robert suddenly died.
Robert Elmer ADAMS
and Jane Ann SMITH had the following children:
+21 i. Thomas
E. ADAMS.
+22 ii. Rebecca ADAMS.
8. Frederick
Thomas ADAMS SR was born on JUN 29 1941.
Frederick is a
June 1959 graduate of Mastbaum Vocational Technical High School, Philadelphia,
PA. He enlisted in the U. S. Navy.
Fred has worked in
the Middle East for Raytheon, through
the U.S. State Department and the Department of Defense, for many years. He works
as Senior Field Engineer, Supervisor /
Instructor for PATRIOT generators and air conditioners.
Fred states:
“At present
I'm working with the Egyptian military as my company, Raytheon, through the
U.S. State Department and the Department of Defense have supplied the Egyptians
with Remanufactured Air Defense equipment.
This program dates
back to the Carter administration and the Camp David Peace Accords, with my
first trip here in late 1982 as the program began. All the equipment was new at
that time, however time has taken it's toll on the equipment and it desperately
needed to be refurbished.
Some
equipment was sent back to the U.S.A. for remanufacture with my company in
Massachusetts and New Hampshire, this is the equipment we are receiving here
and performing SICO (system integration and check out) which is part of my
job.”
He has had his
family living with him during peacetime, but when conflict is anticipated,
family members are ordered back to the United States. Fred and Thelma's youngest
child was born in Lebanon, and therefore has duel citizenship.
He was married to Thelma
BARTH (daughter of Charles Livzey BARTH and Mildred WALKER) in OCT 7 1961.
Thelma works as a
bookkeeper for an Electrical Construction Company and loves working with
numbers and doing analysis work. Fred and Thelma have a home in Mechanicsville, VA. They have seven cats
and two dogs. Thelma enjoys yard work, quilting and Hardanger embroidery, which
was handed down from her paternal German ancestors.
Frederick Thomas ADAMS
and Thelma BARTH had the following children:
+23 i. Frederick
Thomas ADAMS JR.
+24 ii. Timothy
Eric ADAMS.
+25 iii. Patrick
Karim ADAMS.
9. Dorothy Joan
ADAMS was born on AUG 25 1946.
Dorothy graduated
from Frankford High School, Philadelphia, PA. She worked in an office and later
as a Certified Nurse's Aide. She currently works in a pet shop. Dorothy is an
animal lover and has dogs, cats, turtles, fish, gerbils and frogs.
She was married to
Samuel MASON in 1974. Samuel MASON was born on MAR 5 1950. Dorothy and
Sam live in Alton, NH.
Dorothy Joan ADAMS
and Samuel MASON had the following children:
26 i. Robert
George MASON was born on SEP 18 1970.
27 ii. Samuel
E. MASON was born on MAR 15 1972.
28 iii. Veronica
Kathleen MASON was born on JAN 1 1978.
10. George
Walter ADAMS was born on APR 17 1954.
George graduated
from Frankford High School, Philadelphia, PA. After high school, he enlisted in
the U. S. Air Force. After he was discharged from the service, George worked as
a manager for 7-11stores and worked as a mechanic for Crown Can and then
American Can.
George currently
works as an inspector of under water ocean cable for the Synplex Company in
Ports Smith, New Hampshire. His mothers states that he is a fixer, like his
father.
He was married to
Rita Marie SIMONE on DEC 20 1975. Rita Marie SIMONE was born on OCT 24
1952.
George and Rita
live in Alton, New Hampshire.
11. Edward
Charles HODUM JR was born on NOV 17 1953.
Ed Hodum states:
“When I turned 17, I convinced Mom to sign the
papers, so I could join the Army. I
took basic training at Fort Dix, NJ.
Then I was sent to Fort Polk, LA for infantry training. I then attended Parachute School at Fort
Benning, GA. After graduation, I was
given a 30-day leave, prior to being sent overseas. That was when I saw Grandpop for the last time. Prior to the Army, I had attended
Mastbaum. My major was Machine
Construction/Tool & Die Making. I
played football there for two years.
Baseball, too.
I went to Vietnam and was assigned to the 101st
Airborne Division. I was an M-60
Machine gunner in an Infantry platoon in I Corps, North Central Highlands. A lot of guys from my unit were from
Claymont, Delaware. I was what was
commonly referred to as a "Grunt," or combat infantryman. When I returned, I was given the option of
staying with the 101st (which was no longer going to have parachutists) or to
be sent to the 82nd Airborne Division, which needed replenishing. I opted for the 82nd and was sent to Fort
Bragg, NC I exited the Army as a
Sergeant.
After the Army, I took advantage of the GI Bill and
attended the Community College of Philadelphia, majoring in Journalism (I
wanted to be a sportswriter). After
that, I attended Rutgers-Camden.”
Edward currently
works as an investigator for a private company. He lives in Jackson, NJ.
He was married to Beverly
Lea KING in 1975. He was divorced from Beverly Lea KING. Edward Charles
HODUM JR and Beverly Lea KING had the following child:
+29 i. Crystal Dawn HODUM.
He was married to Deborah FLORIN. He was divorced from Deborah FLORIN. Edward Charles HODUM JR and Deborah FLORIN
had the following child:
30 i. Lindsay
Allison HODUM was born NOV 14 1984 in Methodist Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
He was married to Deborah PALMER. He was divorced from Deborah PALMER. Edward Charles HODUM JR and Deborah PALMER
had the following child:
31 i. Ashley
Lynn HODUM was born JUN 6 1991 in JFK Hospital, Edison, NJ.
12. Anna Laurie
HODUM was born on JUN 14 1955.
Anna's nickname as
a girl was Pidgy. Donald Hodum reports, "She had that nickname because
when she was born she was as small as a pigeon".
She was married to
Richard BASMAYOR SR. Anna met her husband when her brother Edward brought
Richard home with him on leave from the Army. Richard is of Filipino-Polynesian
descent. She was divorced from Richard
BASMAYER SR.
Anna Laurie HODUM
and Richard BASMAYOR SR had the following children:
67 i. Keith BASMAYOR. Keith died from
dehydration in Hawaii when he was about two years old.
32 ii. Richard
BASMAYOR JR.
33 iii. Athena
BASMAYOR.
Anna was married to Richard KING. They live in
Fayetteville, NC.
13. Donald Roy
HODUM SR was born on AUG 24 1957.
Donald works as a
janitor at night and cleans houses during the day. Donald still lives in his
childhood home on Howard Street in Philadelphia, PA.
Donald Roy HODUM
SR and Jackie UNKNOWN had the following children:
34 i. Donald
Roy HODUM JR was born about 1977.
35 ii. Joey
HODUM was born about 1980.
Donald Roy HUDUM
SR had the following child:
66 iii. Jason MADDEN
14. William
Hayden DAVIES JR was born on JUN 6 1940.
William attended
Mastbaum High School, Philadelphia, PA.
After high school, he worked as an apprentice at Allen Wood Steel Mill,
Conshohocken, PA until the company closed.
He works as a machinist at the Philadelphia Inquirer.
He was married to Patricia
Ann CAIRNS (daughter of Albert CAIRNS and Grace ARLAND) on JUN 21
1963. Patricia also attended Mastbaum
High School. She is a secretary at Northeast
High School, Philadelphia, PA.
William Hayden
DAVIES JR and Patricia Ann CAIRNS had the following children:
+36 i. William
Hayden DAVIES III.
+37 ii. Timothy
Albert DAVIES
+38 iii. Sean
Daniel DAVIES.
15. Richard
Jessie HAYES.
His grandparents
Anna and Elmer Adams raised Richard. Richard served in the U. S. Naval
Reserves.
He was married to Dolores
LAEGE (daughter of Helmut LAEGE and UNKNOWN). Richard and Dolores lived
with Richard's grandfather (Elmer Adams, Sr.) for about a year after they
married. Dolores met Richard after his grandmother died.
Richard works as a
machinist for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Dolores has worked as a Licensed
Practical Nurse. They live on Ashville Street, Philadelphia, PA.
Richard Jessie
HAYES and Dolores LAEGE had the following children:
+39 i. Richard
Helmut HAYES.
+40 ii. Victoria
HAYES.
+41 iii. Robert
HAYES.
+42 iv. Thomas
HAYES.
16. John Henry
LABADIE was born on DEC 13 1943 in Nazareth Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. He
was named John and later changed the spelling to Jon.
Jon is a 1961
graduate of Northeast High School, Philadelphia, PA. He is a 1967 graduate of
Drexel University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences. He
is a 1975 graduate of Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA with a
Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry.
During Jon's high
school years, he worked in a putty and paint factory at 2nd Street and Erie
Avenue and at Burger Chef on Cottman Avenue.
During Jon's
Drexel University years, he worked at the school activity center in maintenance
and food services. He worked at the customer counter of the school's bowling
alley. He also worked at the Fox Chase Cancer Center as a lab technician.
His co-op
assignments while at Drexel University were as follows: Chief Chemist at a
rendering plant at Aramingo and Allegheny Avenues, quality control technician
at a pharmaceutical tableting plant near Tioga Street and Frankford Avenue,
inspector at the Philadelphia Health Department, Broad Street and Olney Avenue,
planning and monitoring at the Philadelphia Water Department, 13th and
Callohill Streets, and a lab research technician at Smith, Kline and French,
Conshohocken, PA.
After receiving
his Ph.D. from Penn State University, Jon was a Post Doctoral Fellow at
Rockefeller University for 2 years, Assistant Professor, at Rockefeller
University for 5 ½ years, New York, NY.
Jon then switched
specialty fields and was a Computer Education Consultant at Auxton Computer
Enterprises for 7 ½ years and since about 1990 has been self employed, JG
Computing, as an Education Consultant.
He was married to
Gundula ULLRICH on AUG 5 1967 in St. Henry's Catholic Church, 5th Street near
Rising Sun Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. Gundula ULLRICH was born on JUL 5
1944 in Germany.
Jon and Gundula
have lived at Ashbourne Manor Apartments, Adams Avenue, Philadelphia from
8/1967-8/1969, a duplex apartment in the Fox Chase section of Philadelphia from
8/1969-9/1970, Cricklewood Apartments at Toftrees in State College, PA from
9/1970-8/1975, 500 E. 63rd Street, Apt 22K, Faculty Dormitory of Rockefeller
University, New York, NY, bought their first home on Society Hill North, North
Brunswick, NJ, and then bought another home at 4455 Province Line Road,
Princeton (Lawrenceville), NJ.
Jon and Gundula
have no children, but have a number of cats that are loved by them. Jon is a
golfer, enjoys sports, bridge, auto racing, wine and some gardening.
18. Lois Marie
ADAMS was born on AUG 29 1952 in Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
She graduated in
JUN 1970 from Abraham Lincoln High School, Philadelphia, PA.
She was married to
William James BICKERT (son of William James BICKERT and Lillian Louise MCBRIDE)
on MAR 26 1971 in Elkton, MD. William James BICKERT was born on OCT 13
1948 in Philadelphia, PA.
Lois was a stay at
home mom while her children were young. She has since worked at a factory,
sewing horse blankets, dog grooming, food vendor in a cafeteria and worked as
Assistant Director of Activities at the Mayo Center, Genesis Elder Care in
Philadelphia, PA from 1990 to July 2002.
Lois has many
artistic talents and is always creating things, such as: black and white and
color pencil pictures, whittling wood figures, Victorian lampshades, decorative
heeled shoes and boxes, etc. She also enjoys reading. She is an avid animal lover and has two cats and a dog.
William served in
the military, Vietnam Conflict in U.S. Marine Corp. He was drafted into the
U.S. Army, but chose to serve in the U.S. Marine Corp. He was a mortar man in Vietnam.
Bill is a graduate of Washington High School, Philadelphia, PA. He has been a
sanitation worker since his discharge from the service in the 1970's at
Nabisco, Philadelphia, PA.
In July 2002,
Lois’ parents bought her a home in Seaford, DE. The rest of the Bickerts live in Philadelphia, PA.
Lois Marie ADAMS
and William James BICKERT had the following children:
+43 i. Jean
Marie BICKERT.
+44 ii. Barry
James BICKERT.
+45 iii. Maxine Ann BICKERT.
19. Lorraine
Mildred ADAMS was born on OCT 5 1953 in Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia,
PA. She was also known as Lori.
She graduated in
JUN 1971 from Abraham Lincoln High School, Philadelphia, PA. She graduated in
MAY 1987 in Holy Family College, Philadelphia, PA with a BSN Degree. She was a
Registered Nurse between 1987 and 1991 at Frankford Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
She moved on APR 19 1992 to Laurel, DE.
She was married to
Gary William DOUGLASS (son of Adam Boehret DOUGLASS and Dorothy Helen MACDADE)
on JUN 30 1971 in Roxborough Baptist Church, Philadelphia, PA. She was divorced
from Gary William DOUGLASS on OCT 11 1985 in Philadelphia, PA. Gary William
DOUGLASS was born on OCT 3 1951 in Philadelphia, PA. He died on JUL 5 1992
in Philadelphia, PA. He was a sanitation worker 1970 - late 1980 at Nabisco, Philadelphia,
PA.
Lorraine Mildred
ADAMS and Gary William DOUGLASS had the following children:
+46 i. Christopher
Gary DOUGLASS SR.
+47 ii. Ivy
Mae DOUGLASS.
+48 iii. Joyce
Eve DOUGLASS.
20. Paul Daniel
ADAMS was born on MAR 25 1956 in Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, PA. He died AUG 8 2001 at the Veteran’s
Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
He attended
Abraham Lincoln High School, Philadelphia, PA.
He served in the United States Marines from June 18, 1973 to April 27,
1976. He was working as a security guard
for Frankford Hospital, Philadelphia, PA at the time of his death.
He had a
common-law marriage for 19 years with Joan REUCHER-NAVALSKY (daughter of
Raymond REUCHER and Delores ASH) was born on MAR 14 1956.
Paul Daniel ADAMS
and Joan REUCHER-NAVALSKY had the following child:
49 i. Sara Renee ADAMS was born on
JAN 17 1989 in Rolling Hill Hospital, Montgomery County, PA.
FIFTH
GENERATION
21. Thomas
ADAMS.
Tom enjoys being
an uncle to his sister’s son, Michael.
22. Rebecca
ADAMS.
Rebecca ADAMS was
married to Unknown DeLUCA.
Rebecca ADAMS
DeLUCA had the following child:
50 i. Michael
Robert ADAMS was born AUG 16 1888.
23. Frederick
Thomas ADAMS JR was born DEC 26 1962 in Philadelphia, PA.
Fred Jr. has never
been married. He was in the U. S. Air Force for about 14 years and came
home to live with his parents in 1995. He works in the computer field.
His Mother, Thelma
states:
“Fred is quiet, introverted, a big man--nearly 6'5" with red
hair. He looks more like me than Fred. However, he will work in the
yard with me and goes along with my crazy schemes to do this and that. He
is also an animal lover--actually all the boys are, but Fred keeps two of our
seven cats in his room. Fred has the Florida room--an extension on the back
of our house, and he has a nice bedroom, sitting room with his own back deck
area.”
24. Timothy
Eric ADAMS was born JUL 19 1965 in Philadelphia, PA.
Tim was married,
but is now divorced. He served in the U. S. Marines. He works in the computer
field and has lived in his parent’s home since 1995.
His Mother, Thelma
states:
“He will work in the yard when asked, but his interests are music and
his computer. Tim plays guitar and is practicing with a Blues Band.
They sound pretty good and the leader of the band has some connections.
Once they have their songs practiced, I think they will start playing in clubs,
etc. As I said, Tim will help in the yard when asked! One of the
dogs was Tim's when he was married and his ex-wife was going to take the dog to
the pound. When we found out about it, we inherited the dog. She is a
lovely part Shepherd, nearly 14 now (2000) and really showing her age.”
Timothy ADAMS had
the following child:
51 i. Jennifer
Lynn ADAMS was born SEP 4 1988.
25. Patrick
Karim ADAMS was born OCT 4 1971 in Beirut, Lebanon.
Patrick has an
Arabic middle name because he was born in the Middle East. It means kind
and generous. He is a banker and lives in the same area as his parents.
He was married to Libby
WONG (Chinese Canadian) on MAY 31 1995.
Libby is an
Administrative Assistant.
Patrick Karim
ADAMS and Libby WONG had the following children:
52 i. Daniel
ADAMS was born AUG 7 or 8 1997.
64 ii. Jonathan Miles ADAMS was born MAY 24 2001.
29. Crystal Dawn HODUM was born JAN 2 1996 in
Northeast Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
Crystal has an Associate in Applied Science degree. She works as a Certified Medical Assistant
and lives in Clarksville, TN.
She was married to Ronald Edward STEWART JR on JUL 16
1994. Crystal and Ronald met in high
school. Ronald is in the Army,
currently serving in Korea.
Crystal Dawn HODUM and Ronald Edward STEWART JR had the
following child:
65 i. Victoria Amber STEWART was
born DEC 3 1996.
36. William Hayden DAVIES III was born MAR 21 1964.
William attended Lowell Elementary School in the Olney
section of Philadelphia from kindergarten through eighth grade. He then
went to Central High School in Philadelphia. Afterwards, he went to
Pennsylvania State University at the Ogontz Campus (now called Abington
Campus). He later transferred to Temple University and received a
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with a major in Marketing. He works for Keystone Mercy Health
Plan.
He married Bonnie JONES on December 15, 2001.
His best men were both of his brothers. Bill and Bonnie currently have no
children. Bonnie is a school teacher. They both live in Swarthmore,
PA in Delaware County.
37. Timothy Albert DAVIES was born MAY 13 1965.
Timothy went to Lowell Elementary School in the Olney
section of Philadelphia from kindergarten through eighth grade. He then
went to Central High School in Philadelphia. Afterwards, he went to
Pennsylvania State University at the Ogontz Campus (now called Abington
Campus). He later transferred to Temple University and received a
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications in 1987. His major was
Radio-Television-Film and was concentrated in film production. Tim
currently works as a freelance film technician called a Grip in New York City
and Philadelphia. Tim is currently not married.
38. Sean Daniel DAVIES was born MAY 8 1972.
Sean went to Lowell Elementary School in the Olney section
of Philadelphia from kindergarten through eighth grade. Sean then went to
Northeast High School in Philadelphia. Afterwards, he went to
Pennsylvania State University at the Ogontz Campus (now called Abington
Campus). He went to Penn State's main campus and received a Bachelor's
degree in Environmental Education. He works for the Philadelphia city
government in the Recycling Department office.
Sean Daniel DAVIES married Patricia Marie SATTELE in
October 1999. His best men were both of his brothers. Sean and
Tricia live in Philadelphia, PA.
Sean Daniel DAVIES and Patricia Marie DAVIES had the
following child:
71 i. Daniel
Francis DAVIES born OCT 23 2001.
39. Richard
Helmut HAYES.
He was married to Debbie
UNKNOWN.
40. Victoria
HAYES.
She was married to
Walter LOTECKIE. Victoria HAYES and Walter LOTECKIE had the following
children:
53 i. Walter
LOTECKIE.
54 ii. Derrick
LOTECKIE.
41. Robert
HAYES.
He was married to Dawn
UNKNOWN on NOV 6 1998. Robert HAYES
and Dawn UNKNOWN had the following children:
68 i. Madison
HAYES.
69 ii. Unknown
HAYES.
70 iii. Unknown
HAYES.
42. Thomas
HAYES.
He was married to Paula
UNKNOWN. Thomas HAYES and Paula UNKNOWN had the following children:
55 i. Richard
Andrew HAYES.
56 ii. Katelyn
HAYES.
57 iii. Brittany
HAYES.
43. Jean Marie
BICKERT was born on JAN 21 1972 in Holy Redeemer Hospital, Meadowbrook, PA.
She received her
Certified Nurse's Aide Certificate in 1998 and is working with her mother at
the Mayo Center, Genesis Elder Care, Philadelphia, PA. Jean enjoys swimming and
latch hook.
Jean Marie BICKERT
and Joseph MURPHY had the following child:
58 i. Kelsey Marie MURPHY was born on
JAN 4 1996 in Northeastern Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
44. Barry James
BICKERT was born on OCT 5 1973 in Holy Redeemer Hospital, Meadowbrook, PA.
Barry enjoys climbing buildings and bridges,
body building and is talented in character art. He has had a number of
different jobs.
45. Maxine Ann
BICKERT was born on NOV 29 1974 in Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
Maxine works in
the fast food business. She enjoys collecting Beanie Babies.
Maxine Ann BICKERT
and Daniel RIOS had the following child:
59 i. Nicholas Daniel RIOS was born
on FEB 9 2000 in Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
46. Christopher
Gary DOUGLASS SR was born on FEB 19 1974 in Holy Redeemer Hospital,
Meadowbrook, PA.
He graduated in
JUN 1993 from Laurel Senior High School, Laurel, DE. He lives in Salisbury, MD.
He works as a maintenance mechanic and certified welder. He enjoys working on
car engines.
He was married to
Wendy Lee COOPER (daughter of William J. COOPER SR and Faith Ann UNKNOWN) on
DEC 3 1994 in Delmar, MD. He was divorced from Wendy Lee COOPER on OCT 27 1997
in Georgetown, DE. Wendy Lee COOPER was born on JUL 25 1975. She
graduated in JUN 1993 from Laurel Senior High School, Laurel, DE.
Christopher Gary
DOUGLASS SR and Wendy Lee COOPER had the following child:
60 i. Christopher Gary DOUGLASS JR
was born on OCT 22 1994 in Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Seaford, DE.
47. Ivy Mae
DOUGLASS was born on JUN 30 1975 in Parkview Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
She graduated in
JUN 1993 from Laurel Senior High School, Laurel, DE. Ivy is a stay at home mom,
enjoys reading and her home in Greenwood, DE.
She was married to
Matthew Anthony OPALISKI (son of Mark Anthony OPALISKI SR and Barbara Ann
THIROWAY) on NOV 2 1994 in Georgetown, DE. Matthew Anthony OPALISKI was
born on APR 28 1974 in Albert Einstein Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
Matthew received
his GED from the State of Delaware in 1994. He has worked as a cook, has a
bartender's license, has worked as a supervisor of the maintenance mechanics at
the Perdue Processing Plant in Georgetown, DE, maintenance mechanic at Playtex
in Dover, DE and is currently working as a maintenance mechanic at Solo Cup in MD.
He is very involved in local politics and is a member of the local Lion’s Club.
He enjoys his home and family.
Ivy Mae DOUGLASS
and Matthew Anthony OPALISKI had the following children:
61 i. Devin Ivy OPALISKI was born on
JUL 6 1995 in Peninsula Regional Hospital, Salisbury, MD.
62 ii. Nathaniel Matthew OPALISKI was
born on NOV 29 1996 in Peninsula Regional Hospital, Salisbury, MD.
63 iii. Alexandra Ivy OPALISKI was born
on APR 22 2001 in Milford Memorial Hospital, Milford, DE.
48. Joyce Eve
DOUGLASS was born on NOV 15 1976 in Frankford Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
She graduated in
JUN 1994 from Laurel Senior High School, Laurel, DE. She graduated in MAY 1998
from the University of Delaware, Newark, DE with a Bachelor of Science Degree -
Business and Finance. She graduated on MAY 29 1999 from the University of
Delaware, Newark, DE with a Master's Degree - Business Administration and
Finance.
She works as a
Financial Accounts Manager at J. P. Morgan, Newark, DE. She also has a Broker’s
License. She travels throughout the United States training employees of the
company.
Joyce and Michael
Ray Gibson had a home built in Bear, DE and made settlement in December 1999.
She was married to
Michael Ray Gibson on MAY 6, 2000 at Gospel Tabernacle First Apostolic Faith
Church, Havre de Grace, MD by Michael’s mother, Evangelist Linda Gibson. Michael Ray GIBSON (son of Gregory
Eugene GIBSON SR and Linda Ann HAMILTON) was born on JUN 22 1976 in Harford
Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, MD.
He graduated in
JUN 1994 from Havre de Grace High School, Havre de Grace, MD. He graduated on
MAY 29 1999 from the University of Delaware, Newark, DE with a Bachelor of
Science Degree - Electrical Engineering.
He works as a Sales Engineer at Cutler-Hammer, Boothwyn, PA.
Michael and Joyce
have two cats that they treat like their children. They enjoy gardening, bike
riding, exercise and doing home improvements. Michael is a talented piano
player and bongo drum player. He also enjoys writing his own songs.
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