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Lensford Ellis “Lenn” Adams

Birth	:	13 Oct 1865 Sullivan County, New York, USA
Death	:	unknown La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial	:	Hillcrest Cemetery, Volga, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.8047000, -91.5509000
Description	:	Lennsford Ellis Adams ADAMS, ELLIS, LANIGAN, SELLWOOD Posted By: [email protected] Date: 2/4/2008 at 15:10:28 Courtesy of Enid Adams Decendants of Jeremiah Adams Lennsford Ellis Adams was born Oct. 13th 1865 in New York State. His mother died when he was six weeks old, and his father brought him to John. Quincy Adams, asking them to claim his son. His father Mr. Ellis never returned to claim him and he was given the surname Adams. His first marriage was to Lillie A. Church December 6, 1888. Lillie was the daughter of... Read More	Lennsford Ellis Adams ADAMS, ELLIS, LANIGAN, SELLWOOD Posted By: [email protected] Date: 2/4/2008 at 15:10:28 Courtesy of Enid Adams Decendants of Jeremiah Adams Lennsford Ellis Adams was born Oct. 13th 1865 in New York State. His mother died when he was six weeks old, and his father brought him to John. Quincy Adams, asking them to claim his son. His father Mr. Ellis never returned to claim him and he was given the surname Adams. His first marriage was to Lillie A. Church December 6, 1888. Lillie was the daughter of Orange and Julia Church. She attained a divorce November 3, 1892 in Iowa. Second Marriage was to Sarah Bonner in 1895. He was called Capt. Lenn as at that time he had his own ferryboat which he operated on the Mississippi River between McGregor, Iowa and Prarie De Chien, Wisconsin. In his later years he was caretaker of the famous Dousman house, an old mansion owned by the Hudson Bay Fur Company at Prarie De Chein, Wisc. Lenn is in the 1870 census aged 6 born in New York, South Fork Twp. Delaware County Iowa, living with his foster parents John & Rosa Adams, his foster brothers being Dooran and Truman Adams. Capt. Lennsford Ellis Adams had 3 children. Malen my grandfather, Elsie Mabel and Charles. When Sarah abandoned the family, Lennsford took the children to Ottumwa and had them placed in the Homefindings orphanage. Only my grandfather was adopted by Herman Sellwood and is buried at Memorial Lawn Cemetery at Ottumwa. Elsie Mabel was in about 8 foster homes before moving to Glenwood where she was married to Mr. Munyon. She is buried there. Children Photo Elsie Mabel Ellis Adams Hanford Munyon 1899–1960 Photo Malen Lensford Ellis Adams Sellwood 1902–1938 When Lensford Ellis Adams was born on October 13, 1865, in Sullivan County, New York, his father, John, was 31 and his mother, Rosette, was 20. He married Lillie A Church and they had one daughter together. Lillie divorced him. He then had two sons and one daughter with Sarah Agnes Bonner. He died in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and was buried in Volga, Iowa. "COURTESY OF DECENDANTS OF JERIMIAH ADAMS PAGE 369 Says that he was a Foster Child but I do believe he was adopted by the Adams family. Fisherman along the Mississippi(Was a steamboat operator on the Mississippi for a big fur company from Clayton CO IA) Owns his own business John D. Adams Event Type: Census Event Date: 1880 Event Place: Volga, Clayton, Iowa, United States Gender: Male Age: 13 Marital Status: Single Occupation: At School Race (Original): W Ethnicity: American Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States Birth Date: 1867 Spouse's Name: Spouse's Birthplace: Father's Name: John Q. Adams Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States Mother's Name: Rosa Adams Mother's Birthplace: New York, United States Page: 547 Page Letter: A Entry Number: 2376 Affiliate Film Number: T9-0333 GS Film number: 1254333 Digital Folder Number: 004240678 Image Number: 00740 Household Gender Age Birthplace Self John Q. Adams M 45 Pennsylvania, United States Wife Rosa Adams F 37 New York, United States Son Lensfore Adams M 15 New York, United States Son John D. Adams M 13 Pennsylvania, United States Son Truman H. Adams M 11 Pennsylvania, United States Son Christopher H. Adams M 8 Iowa, United States Daughter Mary Adams F 7 Iowa, United States Sources Attach to Family Tree Add to My Source Box Go to My Source Box Share Explore viewing options Search collection About this collection Citing this Record "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MD23-W8S : accessed 15 Feb 2014), John D. Adams in household of John Q. Adams, Volga, Clayton, Iowa, United States; citing sheet 547A, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T9-0333 Lenn Adams Event Type: Census Event Date: 1895 Event Place: Clayton, Iowa, United States Gender: Male Birth Year (Estimated): 1865 Family Number: 20 Line Number: 18 Page: 189 GS Film number: 1020190 Digital Folder Number: 004234889 Image Number: 00682 Household Gender Age Birthplace John Q Adams M 61 Rosette Adams F 50 Christopher Adams M 23 Lenn Adams M 30 My G. Grandfather who was taken in as a infant when his mother died shortly after his birth by John Quincy Adams & his wife Rose when he was but 6 weeks old. 1910 Census Clayton CO IA; Mandan Twp May 16th 1910 Lansford Adams age 25 married twice (I believe divorced both times) Born NY F. born PA M. born NY Fisherman along the Mississippi(Was a steamboat operator on the Mississippi for a big fur company from Clayton CO IA) Owns his own business 1920 Census (This must be my g.g. grandfather; father of Lensford Ellis Adams who abandoned his son and gave him to John Quincy Adams to raise. Len Adams Age: 59 Birth Year: abt 1861 Birthplace: New York Home in 1920: Mendon, Clayton, Iowa Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Widowed [Widow] Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's Birthplace: New York Home Owned: Rent Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Len Adams 59 Chas Adams 15 (must be my g. uncle; brother of my grandpa Malen Ellis Adams Sellwood) Chas E Coons 33 First wife was Lillie A. Church Dec. 6, 1888 at Prairie De Chein Wis; dau of Orange and Julie M. Church. Lillie divorced him Nov. 3, 1892 in Iowa. They had one daughter Effie M. Adams who was two years and a few days old at this time. Second wife was Sarah Bonner.

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Lensford Ellis “Lenn” Adams's memorial is located at: Hillcrest Cemetery, Volga, Clayton County, USA.
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Lensford Ellis “Lenn” Adams death on unknown in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA
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Latitude: 42.8047000
Longitude: -91.5509000

Family Members:

Parent

John Quincy Adams

(1833 - 1916)

Rosette Louisa “Rosie” Hill Adams

(1845 - 1912)

Spouse

Sarah Agnes Bonner Sellwood Edwards

(1874 - 1937)

Siblings

George Doran Adams

(1866 - 1934)

Christopher Harley “Kit” Adams

(1871 - 1939)

Children

Malen Lensford Louis Adams Sellwood

(1902 - 1938)

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Coordinate: 42.7973308, -91.4377662

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Coordinate: 42.8428000, -91.6520000

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Coordinate: 42.8987000, -91.5330000

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Coordinate: 42.7638893, -91.4194412

19. Illyria Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8975983, -91.6363983

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Coordinate: 42.8155360, -91.3880840

23. Cook Family Cemetery
Elkader, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9209880, -91.5091230

24. Elkader Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.8541718, -91.4000015