Co D 30th IL Inf Civil War; age 45; b: Crawford Co IL; d: Lawrence Co IL; s/of Clayton [Charles] Adams (23 Jan 1815 IN-25 Dec 1877) & Matilda (7 May 1827 IL-15 Apr 1871) both buried Crawford Co IL; m: ca 1868 Crawford Co IL Hester A Cook (19 Apr 1845 IN-29 Apr 1904 buried Vincennes IN); res: 1860-70 Palestine-Crawford Co, IL 1880 Petty twp - Lawrence Co IL; ch: David L (Nov 1869 IL-29 Sep 1931 Union Co IL) & Claude Doran (5 Jan 1872 IL-2 Aug 1947 FL) & Elsie Ross (27 Aug 1877 IL-14 Mar 1941 Vincennes IN) & Mary Estes (May 1880 Lawrence Co IL)