ADAMS, Brig Gen Charles W^[1]

1817 - 1878  (61 years)

• Name	ADAMS, Charles W
  Title	Brig Gen
  Birth	16 Aug 1817	Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Sep 1878	Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2]
  Death	10 Sep 1878	Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Civil War Confederate Army Officer. He served during the Civil War first as Colonel and commander of the 23rd Arkansas Infantry regiment, then as Chief of Staff for General Thomas C. Hindman's Division in the Army of Tennessee. During a the later part of the war he was in command of he Northern Sub-District of Arkansas, where his military acumen and leadership was found wanting by Confederate General Jo Shelby, who operated in the area. Colonel Adams was the grandfather of social reform icon Helen Keller. [3]
  Age	61 years
  Person ID	P2334	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	ADAMS, Benjamin           b. 1 Sep 1773, West Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 1831, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	GOODHUE, Susannah           b. 12 Mar 1774, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 3 Sep 1822, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	15 Sep 1796	Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : 23 years - She : 22 years and 6 months.
  Children	+ 1. ADAMS, Brig Gen Charles W           b. 16 Aug 1817, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 10 Sep 1878, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA  (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F5593	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	EVERETT, Lucy Helen           b. 1 Jan 1823, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA           d. 18 Oct 1878, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA (Age 55 years)  [1]
  Marriage	29 Sep 1845	Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas, USA   [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : 28 years and 1 month - She : 22 years and 8 months.
  Children	+ 1. ADAMS, Catherine Everett "Kate"           b. 12 Oct 1856, Phillips County, Arkansas, USA           d. 15 Nov 1921, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA (Age 65 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F5594	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 Aug 1817 - Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 29 Sep 1845 - Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas, USA Burial - Sep 1878 - Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA Death - 10 Sep 1878 - Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S141] Familysearch.org. [S50] Findagrave.com. Maintained by: Find a Grave Added: 30 Mar 2004 Find a Grave Memorial #8578177 [S50] Findagrave.com.