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Birth	:	12 Feb 1811 York County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	22 Jan 1893 Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Clover, York County, USA
Coordinate	:	35.1107500, -81.1520300
Description	:	The following is an obituary of John Hope Adams from the Gastonia Gazette. Death of an Aged Citizen at his home near Crowder’s Creek Last Sunday afternoon at one o’clock, Mr. John H. Adams died suddenly at his home near Crowder’s Creek in Gaston County. He was sitting in his chair only a moment or two before death came on sudden wing and took his breath of life. He had prayed that he might die suddenly and on the Sabbath day; he did not want to be a tax on his children through a lingering sickness. And it was granted to him... Read More	The following is an obituary of John Hope Adams from the Gastonia Gazette. Death of an Aged Citizen at his home near Crowder’s Creek Last Sunday afternoon at one o’clock, Mr. John H. Adams died suddenly at his home near Crowder’s Creek in Gaston County. He was sitting in his chair only a moment or two before death came on sudden wing and took his breath of life. He had prayed that he might die suddenly and on the Sabbath day; he did not want to be a tax on his children through a lingering sickness. And it was granted to him according to his prayer. Born Feb. 12, 1811, he was very nearly 82 ye, ars of age. He was a member of the Bethel Presbyterian church and had been for many years. He leaves a wife, five children, and nineteen grandchildren to mourn their loss. He was the father of our townsman Mr. W. H. Adams. His body was buried at Bethel Monday, the funeral being conducted by Rev. Mr. McAllister. His death was the first in the family for over 38 years. Mr. Adams was one of the oldest and most highly esteemed citizens in Gaston County, and after a long and useful life, he has been gathered unto his fathers. Let us hope that after life’s long and fitful fever he sleeps well. JOHN HOPE ADAMS was born February 12, 1811, the eldest son of William Adams, Jr. (1785-1870) and Rebecca Hope (1787-1824) at their home along Crowder’s Creek in upper York County, South Carolina. In his young manhood, on December 6, 1838, he was married to 19-year-old Isabella Carroll Henry (1819-1854), a daughter of William McElwee III and Rachel Newman McElwee. Soon after their marriage, John Adams purchased a commodious homestead on Crowder’s Creek a short distance north of his father’s lands, in the lower edge of Gaston County, North Carolina, near the York County, South Carolina, state line. Here they reared five children: Rebecca E. Adams, Jane Catherine Adams (Caldwell), William Meek Adams, Thomas C. Henry Adams and Lorena Emeline Adams. Isabella Adams died October 19, 1854, at the relatively young age of 35, of what cause we do not know. She was buried in the Adams plot at Bethel Presbyterian Churchyard. About 1857, the widower Adams married Martha Shaw McGill McElwee (1821-1902), a daughter of Capt. William McGill and Martha Shaw Henry and the widow of James N. McElwee (1819-1846). William and Martha were the parents for three children: James Adams, Edward Hope Adams and Mary Isabella Adams (Jackson). For many years, John Hope Adams was a faithful member and leader in Bethel Presbyterian Church. He died on January 22, 1893, at his Gaston County home and was buried in Bethel Churchyard beside his beloved first wife, Isabella. Martha McGill Adams died May 1, 1902, at the old Adams homestead on Crowder’s Creek near Bowling Green, S.C., and was buried in Bethany A.R.P. Churchyard beside her first husband. Contributed by Robert A. Ragan, a descendant, January 1, 2016.

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John Hope Adams's memorial is located at: Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Clover, York County, USA.
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John Hope Adams death on 22 Jan 1893 in Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 35.1107500
Longitude: -81.1520300

Family Members:

Parent

William Adams Jr.

(1785 - 1870)

Rebeckah Hope Adams

(1787 - 1824)

Spouse

Isabella Carroll Henry Adams

(1819 - 1854)

Martha Shaw McElwee McGill Adams

(1821 - 1902)

Siblings

Robert E. Adams

(1813 - 1880)

Susan M. S. Adams McCully

(1815 - 1884)

Jane Meek Adams Barnett

(1817 - 1902)

Margaret Eliza Minerva Adams Adams

(1823 - 1868)

Children

(1839 - 1841)

(1844 - 1844)

(1849 - 1854)

(1864 - 1917)

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