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From: Jabe Fincher <>
Subject: Re: [METHODIST] Thomas Madden Adams
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:34:01 -0600
References: <20060125.195811.1718.143086@webmail25.lax.untd.com>
In-Reply-To: <20060125.195811.1718.143086@webmail25.lax.untd.com>


Hi,
The General Commission on Archives and History is at www.gcah.org=20
HTH
Jabe Fincher


wrote:

>If he retired as a Methodist minister, the Methodist Archives should hav=
e an obituary for him. You may already have all the info included there,=
but it's worth checking. I can never remember the URL, but google "Meth=
odist Archives." It's either the first or the second one, and you can ea=
sily tell the American archiveuaries of ministers. Also in the archives you'll want to look at the Kan=
sas Conference and contact their achivist. They should be able to give y=
ou all his appointments within the Conference. That will give you every =
church he served, and the dates. If that doesn't cover his life span, che=
ck neighboring states. At both the national and conference level you can=
ask via email the same queries you posed here. You're more likely to ge=
t answers from the conference level, unless he was nationally prominent i=
n some way. You may have to pay for the info if it involves a search bec=
ause some of the conferences have had to !
>store their data and someone will have to go digging in boxes.
>Doris Waggoner
>Seattle
>
>-- Peter and Yvonne Adams <> wrote:
>I am researching the life and career of Thomas Madden Adams.
>
>Thomas Madden Adams was born 24 Aug 1836 in Merrickville, Ontario, Canad=
a (father Rev Alvah Adams (a Wesleyan Methodist Minister), mother Hester =
Brackenridge Madden). Thomas Madden Adams married Mary Marguerite Still =
(dob 10 Sep 1839) and settled in Atchison Kansas area. They had 5 childr=
en. My research has revealed that Thomas Madden Adams was a Methodist Mi=
nister and Mary Still was the daughter to Abraham Still (founder of Baker=
? University).
>
>Thomas Madden died 16 June 1912 but place unknown and I have no info on =
Mary Marguerite Still.
>Their offspring were Alvah, Martha, Frederick, Joshua, Elenor.
>
>That is pretty much all I have and would appreciate any>
>I would also really appreciate if anyone may know if a picture of Thomas=
&/or Mary exists.
>
>Regards
>
>Peter
>
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Peter Adams
>Calgary, Alberta
>
>
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>Contacts for U.S. United Methodist archives:
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