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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 Davis had the following children:
- Thomas Lee Adams
- Fannie R. Adams
- John W. Adams (1874 - 1880)
- Jesse Dudley Adams (b. August 8, 1875 - d. January 7, 1953 in Stephens County, Georgia)
- William Anderson Adams (April 11, 1877 - March 12, 1940)
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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 2: At the time of the 1880 U.S. Census, Mead A. Adams' family lived next door to his mother Christian Adams.
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.2)
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Mead Anderson Adams died Feb. 17, 1902, in Franklin County, Georgia.3) And was buried at “Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery”, Lavonia (Franklin County), Georgia.
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