Name Info
Mary Elizabeth SEARLS 1885-1982
Fathers:Daniel,GILBERT,DANIEL,JOHN,JOHN,ROBERT,ROBERT
Mary Elizabeth SEARLS 1885-1982
Fathers:Daniel,GILBERT,DANIEL,JOHN,JOHN,ROBERT,ROBERT
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Search.........Person PAF-ID.........09119546 Gender.........female Status.........deceased Age............97y 1m 26d Last-Marital...widowed Fam-Group......SEARLS Fam-ID.........SEARLS Citizenship....US born |
#Marriages.....1 #Divorces......0 #Sources.......6 #Events........1 #Images:.......3 #Comments......1 #Siblings......9 #Children......0 |
Person-Type....A Immigrant?.....no Immig-Known?...no Parent?........ Spouse?........wife Sibling?.......sister Child?.........daughter Twin...........no Adopted?....... |
Title(s)....... Ancestor....... RelatedToMe.... Gen-#.......... Ahn-#.......... Religion....... PoliticParty... Ht/Wt/Eye/Hair. Burial.........Riverside Cemetery |
Parents and Siblings
- Parent: Daniel James SEARLS, male, born:1836-04-03 Hinckley, Medina county, Ohio, died:1923-02-16 (86y 10m 13d) Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, Dad:GILBERT SEARLS, Mom:ELIZABETH HALSTEAD, #M:1, #Cmnts:2, #SrcDocs:10
- Parent: Caroline Comly, female, born:1842-05-23 Pennsylvania, died:1926-10-26 (84y 5m 3d) Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, Dad:Charles Comly, Mom:Mary Ludwig, #M:1, #Cmnts:1, #SrcDocs:3
- Sibling: Charles Ambrose SEARLS, male, born:1861-11-03 Seward, Winnebago county, Illinois, died:1936-04-24 (74y 5m 21d) San Jose, Santa Clara county, California, Dad:Daniel James SEARLS, Mom:Caroline Comly, #M:1, #SrcDocs:11
- Sibling: Louis SEARLS, male, born:1863-06-28 Seward, Winnebago county, Illinois, died:1866-05-11 (2y 10m 13d) Seward, Winnebago county, Illinois, Dad:Daniel James SEARLS, Mom:Caroline Comly, #SrcDocs:5
- Sibling: Lillian Estella SEARLS, female, born:1865-04-12 Seward, Winnebago county, Illinois, died:1951-01-18 (85y 9m 6d) San Jose, Santa Clara county, California, Dad:Daniel James SEARLS, Mom:Caroline Comly, #M:2, #Cmnts:1, #SrcDocs:7
- Sibling: Gilbert I. SEARLS, male, born:1867-01-07 Seward, Winnebago county, Illinois, died:1938-01-23 (71y 0m 16d) Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, Dad:Daniel James SEARLS, Mom:Caroline Comly, #M:1, #SrcDocs:6
- Sibling: Fredrick Thomas SEARLS, male, born:1870-04-28 Seward, Winnebago county, Illinois, died:1953-01-29 (82y 9m 1d) San Jose, Santa Clara county, California, Dad:Daniel James SEARLS, Mom:Caroline Comly, #M:1, #SrcDocs:4
- Sibling: John Howard SEARLS, male, born:1873-07-31 Seward, Winnebago county, Illinois, died:1968-05-23 (94y 9m 22d) Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, Dad:Daniel James SEARLS, Mom:Caroline Comly, #M:1, #SrcDocs:9
- Sibling: Isabelle SEARLS, female, born:1875-08-02 Seward, Winnebago county, Illinois, died:1955-03-03 (79y 7m 1d) San Diego, San Diego county, California, Dad:Daniel James SEARLS, Mom:Caroline Comly, #M:1, #Cmnts:1, #SrcDocs:7
- Sibling: Jesse SEARLS, male, born:1877-07-31 Seward, Winnebago county, Illinois, died:1878-08-25 (1y 0m 25d) Pecatonica, Winnebago county, Illinois, Dad:Daniel James SEARLS, Mom:Caroline Comly, #SrcDocs:1
- Sibling: William R. SEARLS, male, born:1882-03-26 Seward, Winnebago county, Illinois, died:1883-03-25 (0y 11m 27d) Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, Dad:Daniel James SEARLS, Mom:Caroline Comly, #SrcDocs:3
Spouse(s) and Children
- Marriage: 1911-02-14 Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa
- Spouse: Barton Alphonso Adams, male, born:1888-03-16 Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, died:1969-04-21 (81y 1m 5d) Sioux City, Woodbury county, Iowa, Dad:Barton Adams, Mom:Anna Festerson, #SrcDocs:7
Events
Birth: 1885-07-06, Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, only one in her family born in Iowa
Married: 1911-02-14, Age:25y 7m 8d, Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, Role:bride, Libbie and Fonnie were married on Valentine's Day in the home of her parents. Libbie's neice, Flora, played the piano and the wedding area was decorated with hearts. Only members of the immediate family were present. After the ceremony the family was served a four course lunch. Later, the couple went by train to Rockford, Illinois to visit family for ten days. The marriage united two of the oldest pioneer families of the Akron area.
Pos-held: 1916-1919, Age:30y 5m 26d, Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, Role:committee member, for bond sales
Death: 1982-09-01, Age:97y 1m 26d, Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa
Livedin: ?, Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, all of her life
Burial: ?, Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, Riverside Cemetery
Birth: 1885-07-06, Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, only one in her family born in Iowa
Married: 1911-02-14, Age:25y 7m 8d, Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, Role:bride, Libbie and Fonnie were married on Valentine's Day in the home of her parents. Libbie's neice, Flora, played the piano and the wedding area was decorated with hearts. Only members of the immediate family were present. After the ceremony the family was served a four course lunch. Later, the couple went by train to Rockford, Illinois to visit family for ten days. The marriage united two of the oldest pioneer families of the Akron area.
Pos-held: 1916-1919, Age:30y 5m 26d, Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, Role:committee member, for bond sales
Death: 1982-09-01, Age:97y 1m 26d, Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa
Livedin: ?, Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, all of her life
Burial: ?, Akron, Plymouth county, Iowa, Riverside Cemetery
General
After her brother John Howard's wife Mamie died, Mary, having no children of her own, raised her widowed brother John's infant daughter Lois.
Image(s) - hover Image IDs to popup full text
S__0130 - Photo of Mary Elizabeth 'Libbie' (Searls) Adams
S__0154 - Photo of Mary Elizabeth Searls (young woman in black dress)
S__0155 - Mary Elizabeth Searls and Barton Alphonso Adams 50th Anniversary Portrait
S__0130 - Photo of Mary Elizabeth 'Libbie' (Searls) Adams
S__0154 - Photo of Mary Elizabeth Searls (young woman in black dress)
S__0155 - Mary Elizabeth Searls and Barton Alphonso Adams 50th Anniversary Portrait
Sources
Book Plymouth County Iowa History, 1917
Charles A. Searls obituary, Brookings South Dakota, 1936
Letter from Lois M. Willer, Akron Iowa, 1982
Letters from Harriett Tucker, Akron Iowa, 1980
Letters from Shari Adair, Nashville Tennessee, 1987
Letters from Shari Adair, Nashville Tennessee, 1993
Book Plymouth County Iowa History, 1917
Charles A. Searls obituary, Brookings South Dakota, 1936
Letter from Lois M. Willer, Akron Iowa, 1982
Letters from Harriett Tucker, Akron Iowa, 1980
Letters from Shari Adair, Nashville Tennessee, 1987
Letters from Shari Adair, Nashville Tennessee, 1993
Historical
1885: United States - Singer begins production of the "Vibrating Shuttle" which would become the Model T of sewing machines
1886: Russia - Russian-Circassian War ended with the defeat and the exile of many Circassians, Imam Shamil defeated
1888: Brazil - Slavery banned in Brazil
1888: England - Jack the Ripper is believed to have begun murdering in August and murdered his last victim in November
1889: Brazil - End of the Brazilian Empire and the beginning of the Brazilian Republic
1889: France - Eiffel tower was Inaugurated in Paris
1889: India - Mirza Ghulam Ahmad establishes the Ahmadi Muslim Community
1890: United States - The Wounded Knee Massacre was the last battle in the American Indian Wars, this event represents the end of the American Old West
1891: United States - James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, Invents basketball
1894-1895: Japan, Korea - After the First Sino-Japanese War, China cedes Taiwan to Japan and grants Japan a free hand in Korea
1895-1896: Ethiopia, Italy - Ethiopia defeats Italy in the First Italo-Ethiopian War
1896: Canada - Klondike Gold Rush in Canada
1896: Greece - Olympic Games revived in Athens
1896: Philippines, Spain - Philippine Revolution ends declaring Philippines free from Spanish rule
1897: Korea - Gojong, or Emperor Gwangmu, proclaims the short-lived Korean Empire lasts until 1910
1898-1900: China - The Boxer Rebellion in China is suppressed by an Eight-Nation Alliance
1898-1902: Colombia - The One Thousand Days war in Colombia breaks out between the "Liberales" and "Conservadores", culminating with the loss of Panama in 1903
1898: United States, Cuba, Philippines - The United States gains control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War
1899: England, South Africa - Second Boer War begins, lasting until 1902
1885: United States - Singer begins production of the "Vibrating Shuttle" which would become the Model T of sewing machines
1886: Russia - Russian-Circassian War ended with the defeat and the exile of many Circassians, Imam Shamil defeated
1888: Brazil - Slavery banned in Brazil
1888: England - Jack the Ripper is believed to have begun murdering in August and murdered his last victim in November
1889: Brazil - End of the Brazilian Empire and the beginning of the Brazilian Republic
1889: France - Eiffel tower was Inaugurated in Paris
1889: India - Mirza Ghulam Ahmad establishes the Ahmadi Muslim Community
1890: United States - The Wounded Knee Massacre was the last battle in the American Indian Wars, this event represents the end of the American Old West
1891: United States - James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, Invents basketball
1894-1895: Japan, Korea - After the First Sino-Japanese War, China cedes Taiwan to Japan and grants Japan a free hand in Korea
1895-1896: Ethiopia, Italy - Ethiopia defeats Italy in the First Italo-Ethiopian War
1896: Canada - Klondike Gold Rush in Canada
1896: Greece - Olympic Games revived in Athens
1896: Philippines, Spain - Philippine Revolution ends declaring Philippines free from Spanish rule
1897: Korea - Gojong, or Emperor Gwangmu, proclaims the short-lived Korean Empire lasts until 1910
1898-1900: China - The Boxer Rebellion in China is suppressed by an Eight-Nation Alliance
1898-1902: Colombia - The One Thousand Days war in Colombia breaks out between the "Liberales" and "Conservadores", culminating with the loss of Panama in 1903
1898: United States, Cuba, Philippines - The United States gains control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War
1899: England, South Africa - Second Boer War begins, lasting until 1902