Charles
Russell Adams (1913-1999)
Charles
Russell Adams
was born at Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United
States 30 May 1913,
the
son of Conrad Arnold Adams and Viola Lavina Russell
.
Charles passed away at Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, United States 17
November 1999.
Charles
married Hannah Keyes Ellis,
daughter
of Edwin Alton Ellis and Fannie Whitcomb,
at Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States 12 Aug 1939.
Narrative and Records
The birth record provided: entry number
(752); the date of birth (May 30, 1913), child’s full name, sex
(male), birth in Somerville, father’s name (Conrad A.), mother’s
name (Viola L. Russell), residence of parents (38 Whitfield Road,
Somerville), father’s occupation (teacher), father’s birth place
(Stowe, Vermont), mother’s birth place (Stowe, Vermont), and record
date (June 12).1
Middle initials of Charles’ parents
were obtained from Hannah Keyes (Ellis) Adams, Charles’ wife.2
In 1920, Charles Adams, male, age 6,
single, was living in Medford (Ward 5) Massachusetts with his parents
Conrad A. (age 33) and Viola L. Adams (age 31). Charles was born in
Massachusetts, both parents were born in Vermont.3
In 1930, Charles was in Keene, Cheshire
County, New Hampshire, age 16, born in Massachusetts, son of Conrad
A. and Viola L. Adams. Both parents were born in Vermont.4
New
Hampshire used a two-sided form for the Certificate of Intention of
Marriage and for the Certificate of Marriage. The Intention contained
the following fields: full name of groom (Charles Russell Adams),
residence of groom (Cheshire county, Keene, N. H., No 27 Winchester
St., ward 5), full name of bride (Hannah Keyes Ellis), residence of
bride (Cheshire county, Keene, N. H., 72 School St., ward 4), age of
groom (26), race (white), marital status (single) number of marriage
(1st),
occupation of groom (draftsman), groom’s birthplace (Somerville,
Mass.), groom’s father (Conrad Arnold Adams), residence (Keene, N.
H.), father’s age (53),
race (white), occupation (teacher), birthplace (Stowe, Vt.). The form
also had information on the bride to be: age (28), race (white),
marital status (single), number of marriage (1st),
occupation (bookkeeper), birthplace (Keene, N. H.), bride’s father
(Edwin Alton Ellis), brides’ father’s residence (Keene, N. H.),
age (63), race (white), occupation (
insurance
agent), father’s birthplace (Harwich, Mass.), the bride’s mother
(Fannie Whitcomb), residence (Keene, N. H.), mother’s age (57),
race (white), occupation (housewife), birthplace (Keene, N. H.) The
attestation that the previous information was correct was dated June
21, 1939 and signed with typewritten signatures of bride and groom.
The physician’s statements and record of blood tests were received
on June 21, 1939 and the certificate was issued on June 27, 1939,
with typed signature of Frank H. Whitcomb, City Clerk of Keene. At
the bottom of the page is the certificate of marriage, that the bride
and groom were married in Keene on Aug. 12, 1939 by Willis E. Smith,
a clergyman. The report of the marriage was filed Aug. 14, 1939,
signed by Frank H. Whitcomb.5
In 1940, Charles and “Anna E” Adams
were living as husband and wife in Ward 3, Keene, N. H.. Charles was
26, married, born in Massachusetts, lived in same place in 1935.
“Anna” was age 29.6
As the family grew, Charles and Hannah
built a new house on Blossom St. in Keene. About the time that their
oldest was in Kindergarden, they bought a farm in the next town,
Westmoreland and spent summers there for a year or two before moving
there full time. The Blossom St. house was sold. Over the years,
other land purchases were made and the farm gew to be about 640
acres.7
After his retirement, Charles and
Hannah sold the Westmoreland farm and eventually settled in
Harlingen, Cameron county, Texas. Charles died there 17 November
1999.8
In the course of his career at
Kingsbury, Charles was promoted to Chief Draftsman, then moved into
sales. He got several years of quoting experience before becoming the
Chief Sales Engineer. Later, Kingsbury Machine Tool Corporation
established a wholly owned subsidiary called King Tool, and Charles
ended his career as it’s president.9
During
the growing up years for the children, the family had horses. The
earliest ones were just horses, but then Charles decided he liked
Morgan horses and henceforth the horses were Morgans. He had one
stallion for years that was used for riding, sleigh pulling as well
as a stud. This “hobby” provided work for Charles, harvesting hay
each year, feeding horses, cows and other animals daily. The family
got involved with this. Also in the winter, there was the process of
cutting trails through the woods for horseback riding. There
were two barns built to shelter the horses and cows.
Later, he decided he would like to do
some lapidary work. So he investigated equipment, then designed and
built some. He made some tie clips with various stones with a
cabochon cut. He also did some faceting and was very happy with a
bolo tie, featuring a 3-4 inch wide Texas map with a large faceted
cubic zirconia centerpiece.
He helped complete the final few clocks
that his Dad had on order after it became obvious that Conrad could
not finish them.
Charles followed his father into
photography and eventually built a darkroom in the celler. There, he
developed films (both black and white, and color. At one point, he
reported a flood ruined a lot of his previous work. He still left
several thousand images at his death.10
1“Massachusetts,
Births, 1841-1915,” index and images, Familysearch
(https://familysearch.org : accessed 22 Mar 2013), Charles Russell
Adams, 1913.
2Hannah
Keyes (Ellis) Adams, Westmoreland, New Hampshire, interview by David
C. Adams (her son), summer 1964, notes held by interviewer, North
Las Vegas, Nevada.
3"United
States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org : accessed 16 Sep 2013),
Charles Adams in entry for Conrad Adams, 1920.
4"United
States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org : accessed 14 Sep 2013),
Charles R Adams in entry for Conrad A Adams, 1930.
5
Keene,
Cheshire County, New Hampshire, marriage certificate (1939)
Adams-Ellis, City
Clerk's Office, Keene, New Hampshire; digital images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org
:
accessed 16 Aug 2013).
61940
U.S. census, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, population schedule,
Keene City, Ward 3, enumeration district (ED) 3-18, sheet 15A,
dwelling 484, family 295, Charles R. Adams, NARA digital publication
T627, roll 2284; image viewed on FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org
: 22 Mar 2013.
7Family
common knowledge, reported by David C. Adams.
8"United
States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org
: accessed 27 May 2013), Charles R Adams, 17 November 1999.
9
"Men
of Kingsbury"
Kingsbury Review, vol 1 No 6 (between Dec 1966 and Feb 1967),
Kingsbury Machine Tool Co.; Keene, NH. Supplemented by family common
knowledge for the King Tool portion.
10Family
common knowledge reported by David C. Adams.
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