• Born: 18 April 1853, Iowa, USA ³
• Marriage (1): Mary Ellen ANTRIM on 19 February 1896 in Clayton County, Iowa, USA ¹
• Died: 15 August 1933, prob Iowa, USA at age 80 ³
• Buried: 1933, Strawberry Point, Clayton County, Iowa, USA ³

   Other names for John were Jacob J. ADAMS,^{1 2} Jake ADAMS ³ and John J. ADAMS.

  Burial Notes

Strawberry Point Cemetery

  Recorded Events in His Life

• Nickname: Jake.

• He has conflicting birth information of 18 May 1855 and Iowa, USA. ¹

• He worked as a day laborer on 22 June 1900 in Volga, Sperry Township, Clayton County, Iowa, USA. ¹

• He appeared on the 1900 US Federal Census on 22 June 1900 in Volga, Sperry Township, Clayton County, Iowa, USA. ¹
  

Census (22 June 1900) — Volga City, Sperry Township, Clayton County, Iowa, USA

Dwelling Number; Family Number; Name; Relation; Race; Gender; Birth Month and Year; Age; Marital Status; Number of Years Married;
Mother of How Many Children; Number of Children Still Living; Birthplace; Father's Birthplace; Mother's Birthplace; Occupation;
Months Not Employed; Owns or rents, free or mortgaged, farm or house
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208 214  Adams   Jacob J.   Head            W  M   May  1855   45  M    5         Iowa           Pennsylvania    Pennsylvania   Day Laborer   4   OFH
         -----   M. Ellen   Wife            W  F   June 1874   25  M    5  0      Iowa           Indiana         Australia      Dressmaker    6
         Antrim  Louisa     Mother-in-law   W  F   Apr  1845   55  Wd      8  4   Australia**    Massachusetts   Australia

209 215  Adams   Jeremiah   Head            W  M   May  1827   73  M   51         Pennsylvania   Pennsylvania    Pennsylvania   Carpenter     9   OFH
         -----   Eliza P    Wife            W  F   Sept 1833   66  M   51  9  5   Pennsylvania   Virginia        Pennsylvania
         Adams   Jennie     Daughter        W  F   Apr  1836*  34  D              Iowa           Pennsylvania    Pennsylvania   House keeper  0
         Kinsel  Charles    Boarder         W  M   Sept 1836*  33  D              Iowa           Unknown         Unknown        Day laborer   6

*Sic (as written, although an obvious error)     **Immigration year 1856; 44 years in the United States

Note:  The dwelling numbers have all been crossed out and re-written with a new number that is 2 digits higher than the one originally recorded (and
transcribed above); likewise, the family numbers have also all been crossed out and re-written with a new number that is 5 digits higher than the one originally recorded (and transcribed above).
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Source Citation:  Year: 1900; Census Place: Sperry, Clayton, Iowa; Roll: T623 425; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 62.

• His occupation was listed as "framing (drapage" on 29 April 1910 in Strawberry Point, Cass Township, Clayton County, Iowa, USA.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Federal Census on 29 April 1910 in Strawberry Point, Cass Township, Clayton County, Iowa, USA. Jake Adams       55
  Mary Ellen Adams       35
  Pearl Adams       15

• He worked as a laborer on 31 January 1920 in Strawberry Point, Cass Township, Clayton County, Iowa, USA.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Federal Census on 31 January 1920 in Strawberry Point, Cass Township, Clayton County, Iowa, USA. Edward Donath       49
  Eva Donath       14
  Orvel Donath       10
  
  Jacob Adams       65
  Mary A Adams       45

• He appeared on the 1930 US Federal Census on 22 April 1930 in Strawberry Point, Cass Township, Clayton County, Iowa, USA. Edward F Donath       56
  Eva M Donath       24
  Orvel I Donath       20
  
  Jacob J Adams       76
  Mary E Adams       55

• His occupation was listed as "none" on the 22 June 1930 census in Strawberry Point, Cass Township, Clayton County, Iowa, USA.

• He has conflicting death information of 16 August 1933 and prob Iowa, USA. ⁴

John married Mary Ellen ANTRIM, daughter of John W. ANTRIM and Louisa Clara MOORE, on 19 February 1896 in Clayton County, Iowa, USA.¹ (Mary Ellen ANTRIM was born on 25 June 1874 in Calhoun County, Iowa, USA,^{1 5 6} died on 20 October 1936 in Strawberry Point, Clayton County, Iowa, USA and was buried on 22 October 1936 in Strawberry Point, Clayton County, Iowa, USA.). The cause of her death was Primary Carcinoma of rt Ovary; Metastasis of carcinoma to abdominal organs.