Rolandus Adams1

M, #12393, b. 28 July 1868, d. 9 July 1954
  • Last Edited: 7 Jun 2022
  • Rolandus Adams is also referred to as Loranza Adams in some sources.2
  • He was born on 28 July 1868.1
  • He was the son of Nicholas Adams and Lucy Ann Rothermel.
  • Rolandus Adams married Katie Rebecca Bast, daughter of Charles W. Bast and Amanda Stahl, on 4 October 1887, Old Evangelical parsonage, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • The 1900 Census for Williamstown, Dauphin County, lists the following household: Rolandas Adams, 31, barber; Katie R. Adams, wife, 32, married 12 years, mother of 7 children, 6 surviving; Charles N. Adams, son, 12; Harry F. Adams, son, 10; Lucy A. Adams, daughter, 8; Verna M. Adams, daughter, 6; Elmer J. Adams, son, 4; Roy H. Adams, son, 3; and Wm E. [or V.] Adams, border, 23.3
  • The 1910 Census for Williamstown, Dauphin County, lists the following household: Rolandus Adams, head, 41, married 23 years, proprietor of a barber shop; Katie R. Adams, wife, 42, married 23 years, mother of 11 children, 10 of whom were then living; Harry F. Adams, son, 20, coal miner; Lucy A. Adams, daughter, 18; Verna M. Adams, daughter, 16; Elmer J. Adams, son, 14; Roy H. Adams, son, 13; Russel N. Adams, son, 9; Florence A. Adams, daughter, 7; Raymond C. Adams, son, 4; and Clarence M. Adams, son, 1 3/12.4
  • At the time of the 1930 Census, Rolandus and Katie were living on West Market Street in Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA, where Rolandus owned a grocery store. Their household included 3 of their sons -- Roy, Ray, and "C. Marlin."5
  • Rolandus Adams died on 9 July 1954, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA, at age 85.1,6
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Rolandus Adams Dies, Was Barber 60 Years
    Rolandus Adams, 86, of 217 W. Market St., Williamstown well-known barber and businessman, died at his home Friday evening. He was ill several months.
    A native of Hubley Twp., he was a son of the late Nicholas and Lucy Rothermel Adams. He was a member of West St., Evangelical United Brethren Church.
    Mr. Adams Conducted a barber shop and general merchandise store in Williamstown for 60 years.
    He was a charter member of Liberty Hose Co Number one.
    Surviving are his wife, the former Katie Bast; and the following children: Mrs. Lucy Martz and Raymond, both of Williamstown; Mrs. Harry Miller Pottstown; Elmer, Hamsburg; Roy, Tower City; Russell, Jersey City, N. J; C. Marlin, Lebanon; 18 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; two brothers William and Clayton, both of Williamstown.
    Funeral will be Tuesday after noon from Lyons Funeral Home, Williamstown with burial in Methodist Cemetery. The Rev. Lloyd Beamesderfer, pastor of Evangelical United Brethren Church, will officiate.
    Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 10 Jul 1954, Sat, Page 14.7

Children of Rolandus Adams and Katie Rebecca Bast

Citations

  1. [S307] Bruce Travis Hall, "Klinger Family Database" (Annapolis, MD), data obtained January 20, 2003.
  2. [S191] 1880 U.S. Census, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T9_1125; Family History Film: 1255125; Page: 335.3000; Enumeration District: 120; Image: 0079.
  3. [S285] 1900 U.S. Census, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623 1404; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 110.
  4. [S199] 1910 Census , Williamstown West Ward, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1338; Page: 28B; Enumeration District: 134; Image: 708.
  5. [S186] 1930 US Census, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2028; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 118; Image: 1072.0.
  6. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109055738/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  7. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Rolandus Adams, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 10 Jul 1954, Sat, Page 14.