Mead Anderson Adams
Son of Jesse Adams and Lettice Christian Collier, Mead Anderson Adams was born on Dec. 26, 1839 in Georgia.
Mead Anderson Adams served in the Confederate “24th Regiment, Georgia Infantry”. 1)
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Complete Muster Roll of Company H, 24th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry.
Mead Anderson Adams married Sarah Ann Davis (1841-1888). Sarah Ann Davis was the daughter of Thomas W. Davis and Sarah Kay-Davis.
Mead Anderson Adams and Sarah Ann “Annie” Davis had the following children:
- Thomas Lee Adams (Nov. 30, 1868 - Jun. 14, 1953).2) Likely named in honor of Sarah Ann “Annie” Davis's Father, Thomas W. Davis.
- Fannie R. Adams
- John W. Adams (1874 - 1880). Perhaps named in honor of Mead Anderson Adams brother, John W. Adams… And/or Sarah Ann “Annie” Davis's Grandfather, John L. Davis.
- Jesse Dudley Adams (b. August 8, 1875 - d. January 7, 1953 in Stephens County, Georgia). Named in honor of Mead Anderson Adams Father, “Jesse Adams”, AND Sarah Ann “Annie” Davis's brother, “Dudley Davis”.
- William Anderson Adams (April 11, 1877 - March 12, 1940). Likely named in honor of Mead Anderson Adams & his father, Jesse Anderson Adams (“Anderson” perhaps being a traditional family name)
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1870 United States Federal Census
State: Georgia
County: Franklin
Free Inhabitants in: Subdivision 51
Post Office: Goodwill
Date: July 19, 1870
| Name | Gender | Age | Birthplace | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meade Adams | M | 30 | Georgia | Farmer |
| Sarah A. Adams | F | 29 | South Carolina | Keeping House |
| Sallie T. Adams | F | 3 | Georgia | |
| Thomas Adams | M | 1 | Georgia |
Note: In this Census, “Mead” is spelled “Meade”.
Source: “United States Census” Year: 1870; Census Place: Subdivision 51, Franklin, Georgia; Roll: M593_150; Page: 23B; Image: 265; Family History Library Film: 545649
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1880 United States Federal Census
State: Georgia
County: Franklin
Township or other Division of County: Gum Log Dist.
Date: June 19, 1880
| Name | Gender | Age | Relation | Status | Occupation | Birthplace | Birthplace of Father | Birthplace of Mother |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mead A. Adams | M | 40 | Head | Married | Farmer | Georgia | Virginia | Virginia |
| Sarah A. Adams | F | 38 | Wife | Married | Housekeeper | South Carolina | South Carolina | South Carolina |
| Sallie T. Adams | F | 13 | Daughter | Single | In School | Georgia | Georgia | South Carolina |
| Thomas L. Adams | M | 11 | Son | Single | In School | Georgia | Georgia | South Carolina |
| Fannie R. Adams | F | 9 | Daughter | Single | Georgia | Georgia | South Carolina | |
| John W. Adams | M | 6 | Son | Single | Georgia | Georgia | South Carolina | |
| Jesse D. Adams | M | 4 | Son | Single | Georgia | Georgia | South Carolina | |
| William A. Adams | M | 2 | Son | Single | Georgia | Georgia | South Carolina | |
| M. E. Porter | M | 19 | Servant | Single | Servant | Georgia | Georgia | South Carolina |
| Christian Adams | F | 62 | Head | Widow | Housekeeper | Virginia | Virginia | Virginia |
| Nancy A. Adams | F | 18 | Daughter | In School | Georgia | Virginia | Virginia | |
| Thomas Clark | M | 17 | Servant | Works on Farm | Georgia | Georgia | Georgia |
Note 1: At the time of the 1880 U.S. Census, Mead A. Adams' family employed a 19 year old “white” servant named M.E. Porter.
Note 3: At the time of the 1880 U.S. Census, Mead A. Adams' family lived next door to his mother Christian Adams.
Note 2: Of particular interest, the 1880 U.S. Census lists Thomas Clark employed as a servant working on Christian Adam's farm. Thomas Clark will later marry Christian Adams granddaughter, Sallie Tallula Adams, living next door.
Source: “United States Census” Year: 1880; Census Place: Grimlog, Franklin, Georgia; Roll: 147; Family History Film: 1254147; Page: 570D; Enumeration District: 030; Image: 0424
Sarah Ann Davis-Adams died on April 27, 1888 (at age 46), and was buried at “Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery”, Lavonia (Franklin County), Georgia.3)
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Most of the original 1890 U.S. Federal Census records were destroyed or badly damaged by a fire in the Commerce Department in 1921. Records enumerating only 6,160 individuals—less than one percent of the schedules—survived. Those for the Adams family were destroyed.
Mead Anderson Adams died Feb. 17, 1902, in Franklin County, Georgia.4) And was buried at “Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery”, Lavonia (Franklin County), Georgia.
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