John M. Adams

   Cause of his death was Chronic Intestinal Nephritis.

  General Notes:

See general notes on his wife for burial information.


From www.findagrave.com:
Pvt John M. Adams
Birth: Sep. 22, 1836 - Perry Co., PA
Death: Nov. 21, 1917 - Carlisle, Cumberland Co., PA

The son of John & Jane Adams, he married Susannah Goudy February 8, 1859, in Perry County, Pennsylvania, and fathered William (b. 08/09/60), Elsworth (b. 11/28/61), Ira (b. 05/31/64), John (b. 03/08/67), Charles (b. 03/01/69), Samuel (b. 06/??/71), and Levi & Maria (b. 06/02/76). In 1860, he was a mason living in Spring Township, Perry County, and stood 5' 7" tall with black hair and hazel eyes.

A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Carlisle September 5, 1864, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg September 10 as a private with Co. F, 209th Pennsylvania Infantry, and honorably discharged with his company May 31, 1865.

In 1877, he moved to Carlisle.

The death certificate indicates John was widowed at time of death, and his occupation was listed as stone mason. His father is shown as John Adams and mother's maiden name is listed as Susan Moore.

  Medical Notes:

Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944
Name: John M Adams (widowed)
Residence: 527 N. Bedford St
Occupation: Stone Mason
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 81
Birth Date: 22 Sep 1836
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Death Date: 21 Nov 1917
Death Place: Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Burial: Nov 24, 1917 at Old Graveyard, Borough of Carlisle, Cumberland County, PA
Father Name: John Adams
Father Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Mother Name: Susan Moore
Mother Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Certificate Number: 116668
Informant: Maria Adams [daughter] of Carlisle

John married Susanna Goudy, daughter of Samuel Goudy and Anna M. Aker, on 8 Feb 1859 in Perry Co., PA. (Susanna Goudy was born in 1841 in Perry Co., Pennsylvania, died in 1904 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, PA and was buried in Old Graveyard, Borough of Carlisle, Cumberland County, PA.)