Talulah P. "Lula" Adams: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Talulah P. "Lula" Adams was born on 5 Feb 1867 in Atlanta, Georgia (daughter of Benjamin Henry Franklin Clay Adams and Aletha Elizabeth S. Bates); died on 8 Jan 1938 in Harold, Wilbarger Co, Texas.

Talulah married John Bell Read (or Reid) on 11 Jul 1886. John was born on 30 Sep 1860 in near Murphreesboro, Tennessee; died on 23 Sep 1925 in Wichita Falls, Wichita Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

John Whitney Reid (or Read) was born on 5 Jan 1892 in Whitney, Hill Co, Texas; died on 29 Sep 1959 in Wichita Falls, Wichita Co, Texas.

Generation: 2

Benjamin Henry Franklin Clay Adams was born on 3 Dec 1844 in Georgia; died after 1882 in McLennan Co, Texas.

Benjamin married Aletha Elizabeth S. Bates. Aletha (daughter of Anderson Bates and Mary Jane Combs) was born on 6 May 1846 in Georgia; died after 1882 in Waco, McLennan Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Aletha Elizabeth S. Bates was born on 6 May 1846 in Georgia (daughter of Anderson Bates and Mary Jane Combs); died after 1882 in Waco, McLennan Co, Texas.

Children:

1. Talulah P. "Lula" Adams was born on 5 Feb 1867 in Atlanta, Georgia; died on 8 Jan 1938 in Harold, Wilbarger Co, Texas.
Martha J. Adams was born on 6 Nov 1871 in Georgia; died on 8 Mar 1944 in Waco, McLennan Co, Texas.
Benjamin Franklin Adams was born on 17 Mar 1875 in Thomasville, Thomas Co, Georgia; died on 21 Sep 1933 in Lubbock Co, Texas.
Althea Georgia "Allie" Adams was born on 2 Jul 1878 in McLennan Co, Texas; died on 12 Dec 1957 in Wichita Falls, Wichita Co, Texas.
Anna M. Adams was born on 5 May 1881 in McLennan Co, Texas; died on 5 Dec 1941 in Wichita Falls, Wichita Co, Texas.

Generation: 3

Anderson Bates was born on 5 Apr 1788 in Onslow Co, North Carolina (son of David Bates and Drucilla Echols); died on 8 Oct 1866 in Sumpter Co, North Carolina.

Anderson married Mary Jane Combs on 4 Jul 1819 in Wilkinson Co, Georgia. Mary was born on 7 Dec 1801 in Georgia; died in 1866 in Talbot Co, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary Jane Combs was born on 7 Dec 1801 in Georgia; died in 1866 in Talbot Co, Georgia.

Children:

3. Aletha Elizabeth S. Bates was born on 6 May 1846 in Georgia; died after 1882 in Waco, McLennan Co, Texas.

Generation: 4

12.

David Bates was born in 1750 in Halifax Co, Virginia (son of John^ Bates and Chloe Ann^ Mayes (or Mays)); died in 1809 in Wilkes Co, Georgia.

David married Drucilla Echols on 2 Feb 1782 in Halifax, Halifax Co, Virginia. Drucilla was born in 1763 in Halifax, Halifax Co, Virginia; died in 1863 in Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.

Drucilla Echols was born in 1763 in Halifax, Halifax Co, Virginia; died in 1863 in Tennessee.

Children:

James Bates was born in 1787 in Virginia; died in 1848 in Montgomery Co, Alabama.
6. Anderson Bates was born on 5 Apr 1788 in Onslow Co, North Carolina; died on 8 Oct 1866 in Sumpter Co, North Carolina.