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Mary Ruth Adams - Madison Parish, Louisiana 

From Tallulah Madison Journal, February 9, 1924

Mrs. Mary Ruth Adams died in Tallulah at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. T. Lane on Wednesday.

Mrs. Adams was born of Scotch and English parents at Joanne Plantation in Madison Parish in 1841. 
She was married to A. E. Adams, a merchant at Old Richmond, then the Parish Seat. They lived there 
until Grant's army burned their home along with the town in 1861 (actually 1863.)

Mrs. Adams has lived in Madison Parish all her life except a short while during the reconstruction 
days of 1869, when she moved her family to Vicksburg, Miss. In 1876 she returned to her plantation 
where she lived until 1880 when she moved to Tallulah where she lived until her death.

Mrs. Adams is survived by a son, Mr. A. E. Adams, a daughter, Mrs. A. T. Lane, both of Tallulah and 
several grandchildren.

Mrs. Adams was a Woman of strong personality; She made good friends of all with whom she came in contact 
and always retained that friendship. Though a cripple, she was interested in church and other good and 
civic work. She had a well-developed faith in her fellow-being and was noted for her earnestness of 
purpose. Along with these attributes, she was a gentlewoman; a true and loyal wife and a loving mother.
The funeral was held in Tallulah Thursday afternoon and the remains were laid to rest in the Tallulah 
Cemetery.

The Journal offers its sincere sympathies to the family in their bereavement.