Joshua Richmond ADAMS

Father: Joshua ADAMS
Mother: Abigail MOSHER

Family 1: Melvina Susan WHITNEY

(1) Whitney Research Group: "Melvina Susan WHITNEY... m. 1 Jan 1860, Phillips, ME, J. Richmond ADAMS."

  1. Mabel V. ADAMS
  2. Blanche E. ADAMS
  3. Susie A. ADAMS
                                 _Benjamin ADAMS_
                  _Joshua ADAMS_|
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Notes

Updated November 8, 2022. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) 1850 United States Census for Maine, Franklin Co., Wilton: August 15, 1850, page 117.

J. Richmond ADAMS is the son of Joshua and Abigail M. ADAMS. He is 16 years old, born in Maine and is a farmer.

(2) 1860 United States Census for Maine, Franklin Co., Wilton (Wilton Post Office): Page 29, July 7, 1860.

Joshua R. ADAMS is head of household, married to Susan M. [WHITNEY] ADAMS. He is 26 years old, and a shoe maker with real estate valued at $150 and personal estate valued at $131, and was born in Farmington, Maine.

(2) 1860 United States Industrial Census for Maine, Franklin Co., Wilton (Wilton Post Office): Page 1, June 1, 1860.

- Producer: Joshua ADAMS
- Product: Boots and Shoes
- Capital Invested: $2,000
- Raw Materials: Leather; Sundries
- Employees (male): 5
- Monthly Cost of Male Labor: $101
- Annual Product (Quantities, Kinds, Values): 700 pairs of shoes, $875; 1,000 pairs of boots, $3,500

(3) U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records via Ancestry.com; Maine, Second Congressional District, 1863

- Residence: Wilton
- Name: ADAMS Joshua R.
- Age: 28
- Profession: Mechanic
- Marital Status: Married
- Place of Birth: Maine

(4) U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles via Ancestry.com

- Name: Joshua R ADAMS
- Enlistment Age: 29
- Birth Date: Jul 1834
- Birth Place: Farmington, Maine
- Enlistment Date: 5 Jan 1864
- Enlistment Rank: Private
- Muster Date: 5 Jan 1864
- Muster Place: Maine
- Muster Company: M
- Muster Regiment: 2nd Cavalry
- Muster Regiment Type: Cavalry
- Muster Information: Enlisted
- Rank Change Rank: Corpl
- Rank Change Information: 1864
- Casualty Date: 27 Sep 1864
- Casualty Place: Marianna, Florida
- Type of Casualty: Wounded
- Muster Out Date: 6 Dec 1865
- Muster Out Information: disch
- Side of War: Union
- Survived War?: Yes
- Injured in Line of Duty?: Yes
- Residence Place: Wilton, Maine
- Last Known Residence Place: Franklin County, Maine
- Death Date: 17 Mar 1904
- Death Place: Eustis, Maine
- Burial Place: New Vineyard, Franklin County, Maine
- Cemetery Plot Number: 26-B
- Additional Notes 2: Rank Change 2 Rank: Sergeant; Rank Change 2 Information: 1864; Casualty 2 Date: 01 Jun 1865; Casualty 2 Casualty Type: Sick; - Casualty 2 Information: Sick in hospl;
- Title: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine; National Archives: Index to Federal Pension Records; SUVCW Database

(5) 1870 United States Census for Maine, Franklin Co., New Vineyard (Strong Post Office): Page 9; June 18, 1870.

Richmond ADAMS is head of household, married to Melvina [WHITNEY] ADAMS. He is 36 years old, a shoe and boot maker with real estate valued at $500 and personal estate valued at $500. He was born in Maine. Children in the household are Mabel V. and Blanche E. ADAMS.

(6) 1880 United States Census for Maine, Franklin Co., New Vineyard: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 73; page 30; June 23, 1880.

Joshua ADAMS is head of household, a widower. He is 47 years old and a shoe maker. He was born in Maine as were his parents. Children in the household are Mabel V., Blanch E., and Susie A. ADAMS.

(7) 1900 United States Census for Maine, Franklin Co., Eustis Town: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 89; Sheet 4B; June 9, 1900.

Joshua R. ADAMS is a boarder in the DURRELL household. He was born in July 1833 and is 66 years old, a widow. He was born in Maine as were his parents, and he is a shoemaker.

(8) Maine, U.S., Veterans Cemetery Records via Ancestry.com

- Name: ADAMS Joshua R.
- Address: New Vineyard (Franklin Co.) Maine
- Date of Birth: July 1834; Franklin, Maine
- War: Civil
- Date of Death: March 17, 1904; Eustis, Maine
- Cause: Heart Failure
- Date of Burial: March 20, 1904
- Cemetery: Notch; Section B, Lot 26
- Date of Enlistment: Jan. 5, 1864; Wilton, Maine
- Date of Discharge: Dec. 6, 1865
- Branch: Army
- Rank: Private - Sergeant
- Type of Marker: Upright Stone. G.A.R. Marker + Flag
- War Record: Co. M. 2nd. Regt / Cav. Me. Vols.
- Additional Comments: Wounded Sept. 27, 1864

(9) Find a Grave via Ancestry.com.

- Name: Joshua Richmond ADAMS
- Birth: 17 Jul 1833; Farmington, Franklin County, Maine, USA
- Death: 17 Mar 1904 (aged 70); New Vineyard, Franklin County, Maine, USA
- Burial: Hackett-Notch Cemetery; New Vineyard, Franklin County, Maine, USA
- Memorial ID: 45247135

(10) Adams, Andrew N., "Robert Adams of Newbury, Mass. and His Descendants, 1635-1900". Rutland, VT.: Published by the Author (Tuttle Co., Printers), 1900.

- Page 250: Son of Joshua and Abigail F. (MOSHER) ADAMS.
- Page 251: "SERGT. JOSHUA RICHMOND-8 [ADAMS], b. in Farmington, July 17, 1833; m. at Phillips, Me., Jan 1, 1860, Melvina Susan WHITNEY, dau of Benjamin and Susan (WELLS) WHITNEY of Gray, Me. He was a member of the 8th Maine Regt., and was wounded in the battle of Marianna, Sept. 27, 1864; recovered and returned home; res Stratton, Franklin Co. Me."
- Page 418: "Children of SERGT. JOSHUA RICHMOND (1833) (Joshua-7, Jr., Joshua-6, Benjamin-5, John-4, Robert-3, Sergt. Abraham-2, Robert-1) and Melivina Susan (WHITNEY) ADAMS; res. Eustis, P.O., Stratton, Franklin Co., Me. i. MABEL V.-9, b. in Wilton, Me., Jan. 17, 1861; m. Allen W. DUNNELL of Eustis, Me. ii. BLANCHE E.-9, b. in Wilton, Mar. 25, 1864. iii. SUSIE A.-9, b. in New Vineyard, Me., Sept. 25, 1874; d. 27 May, 1899."

(11) Whitney Research Group.

The site includes a photographic copy of Joshua ADAMS' pension file. One of the documents says, "Officer's Certificate to Disability of Soldier. Boston, Mass; October 6th, 1865. I hereby certify, on honor, that I was Captain of Company M. of the 2d Regiment of Maine Cavalry Volunteers, and am well acquainted with Joshua R. ADAMS who was a member of my Company. When he entered the service of the United States he was sound in limb and health. He was disabled while in the service of the United States, and in the line of duty, at Marianna, West Florida on or about the twenty seventh day of September 1864, by reason of a gun shot wound in the left foot, entering between the 1st and 2d toe passing up the whole length of the foot and logding in the Bones of the instep near the ankle joint. Received while making a charge (with his Company) upon a force of Rebels and the Battle of Marianna Fla. My knowledge of the above facts is derived from the following source: From personal knowledge having been present at the time of the occurrence. And I further certify, that I have no interest in said Joshua R. ADAMS' claim to a Pension. [notarized signature] John H. ROBERTS (late) Captain of Co. M 2d Me Reg't. Cavy."

(12) Our Pioneering Families, Genealogies of Whitney, Groathouse and Lignitz, researched and compiled by Vivian Gail Morrow Wade, Dec. 1986, first edition. Self-published manuscript available at DAR Library, Washington DC. Page 67.