Obituary of Levi S. Adams of Tremont, 1911

Posted By Norman Gasbarro on March 6, 2019

On 19 August 1911, the obituary of Levi S. Adams appeared in the West Schuylkill Press and Pine Grove Herald:

Levi Adams, an old and highly respected citizen of Spring Street, died suddenly of heart trouble at 4 o’clock on Sunday morning, aged 72 years. Mr. Adams was a veteran of the Civil War and also was a veteran in the service of the P. & R. Company, having been retired and pensioned by that company for long and faithful service. He was employed as repairman and section boss by the company for many years. Up to the time of his death he was high constable of Tremont. He is survived by the widow, six sons: William Adams, of Pottsville; Harry Adams, Philadelphia; Francis S. Adams, George B. Adams, John H. Adams, and Edward S. Adams, of town. Four daughters, Mrs. Jonathan Zimmerman, Pine Grove; Mrs. Richard Shollenberg, Pine Grove; Mrs. Charles Miller, Butler; Mrs. Harry Pfeiffer, adopted, Joliett, Illinois. Three brothers: Elias H. Adams, William Adams, and George W. Adams, Outwood. Three sisters: Mrs. Isaac Miller, Frystown, Berks County; Mrs. Henry Kobie, Swatara Valley, near Pine Grove; Mrs. John Behney, Outwood. Services were held at the house Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock with the Rev. G. W. Spotts, Pastor of the Reformed Church. The six sons of the deceased were the pall bearers. Interment was made in the Reformed Cemetery. Undertaker Otto had charge.

The Civil War service of Levi S. Adams was in two parts:

On 30 October 1862, he was mustered into the 173rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B, as a Private. He served his term as a draftee and was honorably discharged on 17 August 1863.

Levis’s second service was as a volunteer. On 6 February 1865, he enrolled at Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and on the same day and at the same place he was mustered into service in the 93rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company F, as a Private. He was 26 years old, living in Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill County, and working as a laborer. He stood 5 foot 7 inches tall, had light hair, a light complexion, and grey eyes. On 2 April 1865, he was wounded at Petersburg, and he was not present when his regiment was mustered out on 27 June 1865. These facts were taken from the Pennsylvania Veterans’ File Card, above, from the Pennsylvania Archives.

The Pension Index Card from Fold3. shows that Levi S. Adams applied for a pension on 5 April 1875 and received a pension. He died on 13 August 1911 at Tremont, Schuylkill County.

Following his death, his widow. Mary L. Adams, applied and received benefits until her death. The Pension Index Card, above is from Ancestry.com.

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