Adams (Martin V.) Cemetery
2013
Located at the end of Woodby Road, off Free Hill Road near Possum Creek in Gray, Tennessee. This farm was once owned by Martin V. Adams. It is fenced and very overgrown with briars and weeds. Markers are bunched up on the more easterly side of the fenced area (opposite the gate).
GPS Location: 36º24.771N 082º27.033W
| NAME | BIRTH DATE | DEATH DATE | COMMENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Nancy Orlena | 08 May 1864 | 24 Apr 1885 | Daughter of M.V. & O.J. Adams [Marker not found Jul 2013] |
| Adams, Orlena J. [Josephine Hodges] | 27 Jan 1840 | 02 May 1882 | |
| Adams, M.V. | 20 Oct 1841 | 22 May 1928 | [Martin Van Buren Adams.] |
| Adams, Rebecca | 10 Aug 1860 | 17 May 1885 | Wife of Martin V. Adams [Marker imbedded in two trees] |
| Adams, Fannie | 04 Feb 1884 | 24 Jul 1885 | Daughter of M.V. & Rebecca Adams |
Surveyed, transcribed and donated to the Washington County TNGen Web July 2013 by Gordan Edwards member of the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee.
Copyrighted 2013 by the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee. No part of this work may be copied without written permission from the Cemetery Survey Team.
Additional information
The following markers were found in 1977, according to the Washington County Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions by Charles M. Bennett and the Watauga Association of Genealogists, V. III, p.61, used with permission by Loraine B. Rae.
Note: Son of Alexander & Lydia Adams; Lydia was daughter of Jacob Brown and wife, Christina Ramey. He had 27 children by 3 wives. In addition to the two wives here.
Washington County Tennessee Marriages
Martin V. Adams married Orlena J. Hodges, 25 Dec 1861.
Sullivan County Tennessee Marriages, Book 3, page 144 – Martin V. Adams married Rebecca Hobbs, 3 Mar 1884.
Washington County Tennessee Marriages, Book 3, page 270 – Martin V. Adams married Mary Lucinda Conner, 13 Nov 1886.
Tennessee Death and Burials Record
Martin Vanburen Adams, Sr., Birth Date, 20 Oct 1839; Death Date, 22 May 1928; Burial Date, 23 May 1928; Cemetery Name, Home Cemetery; Father, Alexander Adams; Mother, Brown. Certificate # 18010.
Mary Lucinda Conner Adams, Birth Date, 11 Oct 1866; Death Date, 7 May 1935; Cemetery Name, Gray Cemetery; Father, John Conner; Mother, Sarah Carver. Certificate # 23618.
1920 U.S. Federal Census, Washington County, Tennessee, District 12
101/103 Adams, Martin V., 75
Mary, wife 54
Alvin, son, 16
Joseph, son, 14
Lula, daughter, 11
Howell, Mannie, Granddaughter, 7
1910 U.S. Federal Census, Washington County Tennessee, District 12
51/52 Adams, Martin V., 68, married 2
Mary L. wife, 43, married1, mother of 15 children, 13 living
Lora E., daughter, 14
Martin, Jr. son, 13
Mollie, daughter, 9
Phrona, daughter, 6
Alvin, son, 5
Brown W., son, 4
Lula, daughter, 2
1900 U.S. Federal Census, Washington County Tennessee, District 12
25/25 Adams, Martin V. b. Oct 1844, 58, married 14 years
Mary L., wife, April 1868, 32, married 14 years, mother of 10 children, 8 living
Inez M., daughter, Oct 1887, 12
Irtie, daughter, Dec 1888, 11
Ollie, daughter, Dec 1888, 11
Perlie C., daughter, Aug, 1890, 9
Minnie, daughter, Jul 1892,7
Myrtle, daughter, Mar 1894, 6
Lora E., daughter, Apr 1986, 4
Martin, son, Apr 1897, 3
1880 U.S. Federal Census, Washington County, Tennessee
132/140 Adams, M.V., 35
O.J., wife, 30
J.C.C., son, 17
N.O., daughter, 16
Axl. B., son, 14
R.M., son, 13
M.E., daughter, 12
C.W., daughter, 10
A. J., daughter, 8
L.M., daughter, 6
T. N., daughter, 4
S.C., daughter, 2
1870 U.S. Federal Census, Washington County, Tennessee, District 12
67 Adams, Martin 28
Josephine 28, wife
Columbus 8, son
Orlena 6, daughter
Alexander, 4, son
Robert M., 3, son
Elizabeth, 1, daughter
Catherine, 3/12, daughter
1860 U.S. Federal Census, Washington County, Tennessee, Buffalo Ridge District
449/449 Adams, Alexander, 56
Lyda M., 49
Alvin, 22
Martin K., 19
Mary, 13
Sarah B., 10
1850 U.S Federal Census, Washington County, Tennessee
1723/1759 Adams, Alexander, 48
Lydia, 38
Emeline, 15
Susannah, 13
Alvin, 12
Angeline, 10
Martin, 9
Mary, 3
Sarah, 7 months