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Obituary of William Adams, Unattached Drafted Militiaman
Posted By Norman Gasbarro on May 23, 2018
William Adams, who served in Luther’s Unassigned Drafted Militia, Company B, during the Civil War, died on 31 March 1914.
The obituary of William Adams appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald, 3 April 1914:
ANOTHER VETERAN ANSWERS LAST ROLL CALLED
William Adams, aged 72 years, a well known farmer and Civil War veteran, died at 3:15 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at his home in Clark’s Valley after an illness of nearly four years from a complication of diseases incident to old age.
He had been in an almost helpless condition for the past year as a result of several strokes of paralysis.
Deceased was born in Porter Township and excepting about 10 month during the Civil War, he resided there all his life. He served a 9 month term of enlistment in Company B, unattached drafted infantry, taking the place of his father who had been drafted.
Mr. Adams was the father of 10 children, 8 of whom with the widow, survive. The children are: Mrs. Jerry Nace, Williamstown; Amos L. Adams, Orwin; Mrs. H. O. Reiner, Mrs. William Keiser, Mrs. George Kline, Reinerton; Mrs. Jerome Sherman, Tower City; Edwin Adams, Orwin; and Henry Adams, Clark’s Valley. There are 34 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Two brothers, James Adams and Frank Adams of Clark’s Valley and one sister, a Mrs. Shomper, residing in Mahantonga Valley are the other surviving relatives.
The funeral will take place Sunday morning at 10 o’clock from his late home in Clark’s Valley. Services will be conducted at the house, after which the remains will be taken to Greenwood Cemetery for interment.
The funeral will be in charge of William Thompson Post, No. 174, G.A.R., of which deceased was a member.
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