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Family HistoryFamily History - Rudolph A. Adams


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Rudolph A. Adams and one of his descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Rudolph A. Adams,1 born ____ (parents not determined). Rudolph married Erma M. Wesner (born ____, parents not determined).

Child of Rudolph A. Adams and Erma M. Wesner:

+2i. John Frederick Adams, born 29 June 1942 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died 17 September 1990 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan. Married Rosalie Frances Sapp.

Second Generation
2. John Frederick Adams2 (Rudolph1), born 29 June 1942 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois;1, 2 died 17 September 1990 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan.1, 2 John married, 1963 in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan, Rosalie Frances Sapp5 (born 6 May 1944 in Michigan, the daughter of Harold W. Sapp and Frances Glowacki3, 4). John is buried in Zion United Church of Christ Cemetery, Eau Clair, Berrien County, Michigan.1

  1. Find a Grave (website). Zion United Church of Christ Cemetery, Eau Claire, Berrien County, Michigan, John F. Adams, born: 29 June 1942; died: 17 September 1990 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents and siblings).
  2. Obituary, The Herald-Palladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan (available at newspapers.com), 18 September 1990. Eau Claire man killed in crash with loader. John F. Adams, died: 17 September 1990 in Dowagiac; born: 29 June 1942 in Chicago. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his parents, children, and siblings.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Berrien County, Berrien, E.D. 11-71, Sheet No. 17, Harold W. Sapp, 36, Indiana, foreman, cty road com.; wife Frances Sapp, 31, Illinois; son Duane B. Sapp, 10, Indiana, son Eugene H. Sapp, 7, Michigan; daughter Rosalea F. Sapp, 5, Michigan; daughter Jennie L. Sapp, 3, Michigan.
  4. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  5. U.S., Newspapers.com, Marriage Index, 1800s-current (available at ancestry.com), John Frederick Adams and Rosalie Frances Sapp, married in 1963 in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan.