William Lester 'Junior' Adams

1922 - 1990  (67 years)

• Name	William Lester 'Junior' Adams  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	2 Jul 1922	Redland, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Caddo, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  _MILT	Between 21 Sep 1940 and 14 Nov 1947  [1, 2, 7]
  	US Army - WWII
  Military Draft Registration	1945	Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA   [8]
  	Draft Registration - WWII (Previously Discharged)
  Census	1950	Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA   [5]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Betty
  Residence	Aug 1956	Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA   [9]
  Death	14 Apr 1990	Bonham, Fannin, Texas, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Burial	Highland Cemetery, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I23982	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Rev William Lester Adams
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Velma Eastle Davis,   b. 13 May 1906, Arkansas, USA d. 20 Aug 1956, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F13624	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Mother	Velma Eastle Davis,   b. 13 May 1906, Arkansas, USA d. 20 Aug 1956, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA (Age 50 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F13634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Betty Ruth Riggs,   b. 2 Jul 1929, Hendrix, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA d. 14 Feb 1972, Dallas County, Texas, USA (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	26 Dec 1946	Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA   [6]
  Children	1. Jackie Lynn Adams,   b. 8 Jan 1958, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA d. 12 Sep 2006, Denton, Denton, Texas, USA (Age 48 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F9483	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Jul 1922 - Redland, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1940 - Caddo, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII (Previously Discharged) - 1945 - Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA Marriage - 26 Dec 1946 - Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Betty - 1950 - Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA Residence - Aug 1956 - Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA Death - 14 Apr 1990 - Bonham, Fannin, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1234] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.Original data: Beneficiary Identificati;), William Adams. [S34] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), William Lester Adams BIRTH 2 Jul 1922 DEATH 14 Apr 1990 (aged 67) Fannin, Goliad County, Texas, USA BURIAL Highland Cemetery Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA MEMORIAL ID 36109754. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36109754 [S500] Ancestry.com, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;). [S213] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 448-01-7775; Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S1] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Durant, Bryan, Oklah. 1950 United States Federal Census [S159] Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Grayson County Clerk's Office; Sherman, Texas; Grayson County Marriage Records. Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965 [S96] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;), National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe. [S23] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Oklahoma, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 3. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [S3349] Obituary of Velma Ellison - Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman - 1956, (Name: The Daily Oklahoman; Location: Oklahoma City OK; Date: 21 Aug 1956;), Mrs Velma Eastle Davis Ellison Obituary. Funeral for Mrs Velma Estelle Ellison, 50, a resident of Bryan county 30 years who died here Saturday, was Monday in the Gus Pool and Son chapel. Mrs. Ellison was born in Leadville AR. She was a member of the Penticostal Holiness church. Survivors include one son, William Adam, Durant; three brothers, Otis Davis, Texarkana TX, and Alfred and George Davis, of Davis; six sisters, Mrs Lola Plank, Muldrow, Cloie Rush, Bokchito, Laura Burgess, Vernon TX, Edna Childress, Haskell TX, Mrs Jewel McClusky, Hondro NM, Mrs C Collier, Poteau, and five grandchildren. • The Daily Oklahoman • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • 21 Aug 1956, Tue • Page 52 https://www.newspapers.com/image/449554215/?article=9425cfcc-0a7a-42dd-9505-e4f51ad36af1&focus=0.015439122,0.5788567,0.14158814,0.68642265&xid=3355