He was born on 4 May 1824, in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, to David Adams and Hannah Stover. [sources: date: 2 (42 in 1865), 7 (25 in 1850), 8 (36 in 1860), 9 (46 in 1870), 10 (56 in 1880), 11 (76 in 1900), 13. place: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. parents: 6, 11]
In November 1847, he married Nancy McCune. They apparently had these two children:
[sources: 6 (one--Anna Catharine), 7, 11, 12]
In 1850, he was living in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Nancy and daughter Hannah, along with other people. He was a coachmaker. [source: 7]
In 1860, he was living in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Nancy, daughter Ann, and another child. He was a coach maker and owned $100 in personal property. [source: 8]
He was drafted. He was mustered into service as a private on 28 February 1865, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He was a private, in company F. [sources: 1, 2, 3 (27 Feb), 14]
He deserted on 19 June 1865. He was a private, in company F. [sources: 1, 2 (discharged), 3, 14]
In 1870, he was living in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Nancy and daughter Kate. He was a coachmaker, and owned $100 in personal property. [source: 9]
In 1880, he was living in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Nancy and daughter Catharine. He was a coach maker. [source: 10]
In 1890, he was living in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. [source: 5]
In 1900, he was living in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. He was living with his wife Nancy, daughter Katherine, and her family. He was a day laborer. [source: 11]
He died on 18 November 1903, at Waynesboro, [Franklin County,] Pennsylvania. He was buried in the Burns Hill Cemetery, Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. [sources: 3, 6, 13]
In 1910, his widow, Nancy Adams, was living in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. She was living with her daughter Katie and Katie's family. [source: 12]
On 23 February 1911, his widow, Nancy Adams, successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension. [sources: 3, 4]
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster)
2 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 19 January 2005 (David Adams)
3 pension index, by regiment (David Adams)
4 pension index, by name (David Adams)
5 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Pennsylvania, Franklin, Waynesboro, supervisor's district 7, enumeration district 162 (David Adams)
6 'FamilyHart Database' (a gedcom, available on Rootsweb WorldConnectm contact Don and Jeanine Hartman) (accessed 13 March 2009, 2 February 2012) (David Adams)
7 1850 US census, Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro, microfilm series M432, film 781, page 164] (David Adams)
8 1860 US census, Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro, microfilm series M653, film 1112, page 977 = 63 handwritten] (David Adams)
9 1870 US census, Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro, microfilm series M593, film 1346, page 635 = 10 handwritten] (David Adams)
10 1880 US census, Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro, supervisor's district 7 [?], enumeration district 114, microfilm series T9, film 1132, page 564 = 36 D handwritten] (David Adams)
11 1900 US census, Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro, ward 1, supervisor's district 12, enumeration district 63, microfilm series T623, film 1413, page 255 = 17 B handwritten through 256 = 18 A handwritten] (David Adams)
12 1910 US census, Pennsylvania, Franklin County, Waynesboro Borough, ward: precinct 1, supervisor's district 13, enumeration district 39, microfilm series T624, film 1348, page 220 = 2 B handwritten] (Nancy Adams)
13 Find a grave, memorial 28590962, created by Pat Callahan, 28 July 2008, maintained by Crystal Payne (accessed 2 March 2012) [identity is confirmed by the death date on the pension index by unit card; note that the Find a grave memorial claims he served with F 19th PA] (David Adams)
14 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (David Adams)
| line | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| Dwellings visited | 25 | |||||||
| Families visited | 25 | |||||||
| Name | David Adams | Nancy " | Hannah " | Susan Deafendeffer [??] | Eliza Harper | John " | Hariett [?] " | Charles " |
| Age | 25 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 52 | 58 | 21 | 18 |
| Sex | m | f | f | f | f | m | f | m |
| Color | ||||||||
| Occupation of males over 15 years | Coachmaker | |||||||
| Real estate owned | ||||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Pennsylvania] | " | " | " | " | " | " | " |
| Married within year | ||||||||
| Attended school within year | ||||||||
| Over 20 & can't read/write | ||||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | Insane [?] |
| line | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Dwelling number | 473 | |||
| Family number | 473 | |||
| Name | David Adams | Nancy | Ann [?] | David Russel |
| Age | 36 | 29 | 9 | 5 |
| Sex | m | f | f | m |
| Color | ||||
| Occupation | Coach Maker | |||
| Value of real estate owned | ||||
| Value of personal estate | 100 | |||
| Place of birth | " " " " [sc. Pennsylvania] | " " " " | " " " " | " " " " |
| Married within year | ||||
| Attended school within year | 1 | |||
| Cannot read & write | ||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. |
| line | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Dwelling-house number | 71 | ||
| Family number | 83 | ||
| Name | Adams David | - Nancy | - Kate |
| Age | 46 | 39 | 18 |
| Sex | M | F | F |
| Color | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Coachmaker | Keeping house | At home |
| Real estate value | |||
| Personal estate value | 100 | ||
| Birthplace | Penna | " | " |
| Father foreign born | |||
| Mother foreign born | |||
| Birth month if born within year | |||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||
| Attended school past year | |||
| Can't read | |||
| Can't write | |||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | ||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 46 | 47 | 48 |
| street name | |||
| house number | |||
| dwelling visit # | 68 | ||
| family visit # | 84 | ||
| name | Adams David | " Nancy | " Catharine |
| color | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | F |
| age | 56 | 49 | 28 |
| month born if born in year | |||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | |
| single | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | |
| widowed/divorced | |||
| married during year | |||
| occupation | Coach maker | Keeping house | At home |
| months unemployed | |||
| currently ill? | |||
| blind | |||
| deaf/dumb | |||
| idiotic | |||
| insane | |||
| disabled | |||
| school this year | |||
| can't read | |||
| can't write | |||
| birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Md | Penna | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Penna | Penna |
| line | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 1 |
| street | |||||
| house number | 113 | ||||
| dwelling number | 364 | ||||
| family number | 396 | 397 | |||
| name | Adams, David | - Nancy | Rider, Idus | -, Katherine | -, Katherine E. |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Head | Wife | Daughter |
| color | W | W | W | W | W |
| sex | M | F | M | F | F |
| birth date | May 1824 | Mar 1831 | July 1859 | Aug 1852 | Sept 1887 |
| age | 76 | 69 | 40 | 47 | 12 |
| married? | M | M | M | M | S |
| # years married | 52 | 52 | 13 | 13 | |
| mother of how many children? | 2 | 1 | |||
| # of children living | 1 | 1 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigration year | |||||
| # years in USA | |||||
| naturalized citizen? | |||||
| occupation | Day Laborer | Stone Mason | At School | ||
| # months not employed | 0 | ||||
| # months in school | 8 | ||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| speaks English | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| owned/rented | R | R | |||
| free or mortgaged | |||||
| farm/house | H | H | |||
| # of farm schedule |
| line | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 |
| street | N Broad St | |||||
| house nr | 220 | |||||
| dwelling nr | 39 | |||||
| family nr | 42 | |||||
| name | Rider, Idus | - Katie | Fleece, Katharine | - William | - Louise | Adams Nancy |
| relationship | Head | Wife | Daughter | Son in law | Granddaughter | Mother in law |
| sex | M | F | F | M | F | F |
| color | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| age | 49 | 58 | 20 | 25 | 1 11/12 | 78 |
| marital status | M1 | M1 | M1 | M1 | S | Wd |
| #years present marriage | 20 | 20 | 4 | 4 | ||
| mother of # children | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| mother of # living children | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | W Virginia | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| father's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | W Virginia | W Virginia | Pennsylvania |
| mother's birthplace | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | W Virginia | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania |
| immigrated | ||||||
| naturalized/alien | ||||||
| speaks English | English | English | English | English | English | |
| occupation | Contractor | None | None | Mason | None | None |
| nature of industry etc. | Bricklayer | Bricklayer | ||||
| employer etc. | Emp | W | ||||
| out of work 15 Apr 1910? | No | |||||
| # weeks out of work 1909 | 0 | |||||
| can read | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| can write | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes | |
| school since 1 Sep 09 | no | |||||
| owned/rented | O | |||||
| owned free or mortagaged | M | |||||
| farm/house | H | |||||
| nr on farm schedule | ||||||
| civil war vet | ||||||
| blind | ||||||
| deaf & dumb | ||||||