He was born on 4 May 1824, to David Adams and Hannah Stover (6, 11). He was 42 years old when he enlisted (2, 7 [25 in 1850], 8 [36 in 1860], 9 [46 in 1870], 10 [56 in 1880], 11 [76 in 1900]). He was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11).
In November 1847, he married Nancy McCune (6, 11). They apparently had two children (6 [one--Anna Catharine], 7, 11, 12):
In 1850, he was living in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania (7). He was living with his wife Nancy and daughter Hannah, along with other people (7). He was a coachmaker (7).
In 1860, he was living in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania (8). He was living with his wife Nancy, daughter Ann, and another child (8). He was a coach maker and owned $100 in personal property (8).
He was drafted (1, 2). He was mustered into service as a private on 28 February 1865, at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (1, 2, 3 [27 Feb]). He served in company F (1, 2).
He deserted on 19 June 1865 (1, 2 [discharged], 3).
In 1870, he was living in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania (9). He was living with his wife Nancy and daughter Kate (9). He was a coachmaker, and owned $100 in personal property (9).
In 1880, he was living in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania (10). He was living with his wife Nancy and daughter Catharine (10). He was a coach maker (10).
In 1890, he was living in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania (5).
In 1900, he was living in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania (11). He was living with his wife Nancy, daughter Katherine, and her family (11). He was a day laborer (11).
He died on 18 November 1903, at Waynesboro, [Franklin County,] Pennsylvania (3, 6).
In 1910, his widow, Nancy Adams, was living in Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania (12). She was living with her daughter Katie and Katie's family (12).
On 23 February 1911, his widow, Nancy Adams, successfully applied from Pennsylvania for a pension (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) (viewed 13 March 2009) (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)
[I did not find an entry for him in the Ancestry indices for the 1920 or 1930 censuses, or the Heritage Quest index to the 1920 census (searched March 2009)]
| 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 | ||||||