 1875 - 1945 (70 years)
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| Name |
Adams, Berkley Dickenson [1, 2, 3] |
| Born |
2 Jan 1875 |
Galveston, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA  [1, 3, 4] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Residence |
24 Dec 1933 |
Red Oak, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA [5] |
| Died |
10 Nov 1945 |
Red Oak, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA [3, 4] |
| Buried |
Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Red Oak, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA [4] |
| Person ID |
I17685 |
Sackett |
| Last Modified |
21 Feb 2023 |
| Father |
Adams, Samuel C., b. 14 Mar 1853, Vernon Hill, Halifax County, Virginia, USA , d. 23 Nov 1926, Red Oak, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA (Age 73 years) |
| Mother |
Dickinson, Christiana Wade, b. 6 Jan 1856, Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA , d. 18 Dec 1910, Red Oak, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA (Age 54 years) |
| Married |
28 Oct 1873 |
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA [3] |
| Children |
| + | 1. Adams, Berkley Dickenson, b. 2 Jan 1875, Galveston, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA , d. 10 Nov 1945, Red Oak, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA (Age 70 years) |
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| Family ID |
F31725 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Pruneau, Marie Angelique, b. 1876, Québec, Canada , d. 1915, Virginia, USA (Age 39 years) |
| Married |
1897 |
Virginia, USA [6] |
| Children |
| | 1. Adams, Samuel Joseph, b. 8 Jan 1899, Red Oak, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA , d. 15 Nov 1977, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years) |
| | 2. Adams, Marie Christianna Wade, b. 24 Sep 1900, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA , d. 28 Mar 1989, Henrico County, Virginia, USA (Age 88 years) |
| | 3. Adams, Berkley Serene, b. 25 Sep 1902, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA , d. 27 Aug 1979, South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia, USA (Age 76 years) |
| | 4. Adams, Zoe Adeline, b. 24 Jul 1904, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA , d. 3 Feb 1987, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA (Age 82 years) |
| | 5. Adams, Frederick Daniel, b. 5 Sep 1909, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA , d. 25 Oct 1980, Bowlers Wharf, Essex County, Virginia, USA (Age 71 years) |
| | 6. Adams, Madeline Corinth, b. 1 Apr 1911, Red Oak, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA , d. 18 Jul 1991, Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA (Age 80 years) |
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| Last Modified |
3 Jan 2019 |
| Family ID |
F13713 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Sackett, Beatrice Nan, b. 16 Apr 1890, Edgewater, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA , d. 2 May 1985, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA (Age 95 years) |
| Married |
22 Jan 1917 |
Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA [3, 7, 8] |
| Divorced |
10 Nov 1935 |
Virginia, USA [7] |
| Children |
| | 1. Adams, Edward Dickenson, b. 27 Jan 1919, Red Oak, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA , d. 21 Feb 1997, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA (Age 78 years) |
| | 2. Adams, Lt. Col. Gordon Sackett, b. 15 May 1922, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA , d. 28 Apr 2006, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, California, USA (Age 83 years) |
| | 3. Adams, Capt. Rhea Lansing, b. 11 Aug 1924, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA , d. 28 Sep 2015, Nags Head, Dare County, North Carolina, USA (Age 91 years) |
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| Last Modified |
21 Feb 2023 |
| Family ID |
F6824 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 2 Jan 1875 - Galveston, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA |
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 | Married - 1897 - Virginia, USA |
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 | Child - Adams, Samuel Joseph - 8 Jan 1899 - Red Oak, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA |
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 | Child - Adams, Marie Christianna Wade - 24 Sep 1900 - Charlotte County, Virginia, USA |
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| Child - Adams, Berkley Serene - 25 Sep 1902 - Charlotte County, Virginia, USA |
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| Child - Adams, Zoe Adeline - 24 Jul 1904 - Charlotte County, Virginia, USA |
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| Child - Adams, Frederick Daniel - 5 Sep 1909 - Charlotte County, Virginia, USA |
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| Child - Adams, Madeline Corinth - 1 Apr 1911 - Red Oak, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA |
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 | Married - 22 Jan 1917 - Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA |
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| Child - Adams, Edward Dickenson - 27 Jan 1919 - Red Oak, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA |
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 | Child - Adams, Lt. Col. Gordon Sackett - 15 May 1922 - Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA |
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| Child - Adams, Capt. Rhea Lansing - 11 Aug 1924 - Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA |
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| Residence - 24 Dec 1933 - Red Oak, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA |
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| Divorced - 10 Nov 1935 - Virginia, USA |
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| Died - 10 Nov 1945 - Red Oak, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA |
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 | Buried - - Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Red Oak, Charlotte County, Virginia, USA |
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| Pin Legend |
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| Notes |
- Beatrice Sackett was his 2nd wife.
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| Sources |
- [S879] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 19 Feb 2023.
Name: Berkley D Adams
Birth Date: 2 Jan 1875
Birth Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia
Death Date: 10 Nov 1945
Claim Date: 28 May 1946
SSN: 229058457
Notes: 05 Nov 1976: Name listed as BERKLEY D ADAMS
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S2388] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1911, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 19 Feb 2023.
Name: Berkley Serene Adams
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 25 Sep 1902
Birth Place: Charlotte, Virginia, USA
Certificate Number: 1902005535
Father: Berkley Dickenson Adams
Mother: Marie Angelina Pruneau
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S927] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 2), 21 Feb 2023.
Gordon Sackett Adams, descendant of Griffith Dickerson
Application filed 1 Jan 1969
Born 15 May 1922 in Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
Son of Berkley Dickenson Adams, b. 1-2-1875 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; d. 11-10-1945 in Red Oak, Charlotte County, Virginia, and Beatrice Nan Sackett, b. 4-16-1890 in Englewood, New Jersey; they married 1-22-1917 in Englewood,Bergen County, New Jersey
Grandson of Samuel C. Adams, b. 3-14-1853 in Vernon Hill, Viginia, d. 11-23-1926 in Red Oak, Virginia, and Christiana Wade Dickenson, b. 1-6-1856 in Chatham, Halifax County, Virginia, d. 12-18-1910 in Red Oak, Virginia; they married 10-28-1873 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia
. . .
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com), 7 Jul 2015.
From Find A Grave Memorial# 60983509
Berkley Dickenson Adams
Birth: Jan. 2, 1875
Galveston
Pittsylvania County
Virginia, USA
Death: Nov. 10, 1945
Red Oak
Charlotte County
Virginia, USA
Although this man does not qualify as a "famous person" by the "Find A Grave" web site - he was in fact a famous person in his county and even his state...the great state of Virginia. For he was loved and admired by his relatives, friends and the general citizens of all Virginia.
Berkley D. Adams was nominated to the Virginia House of Delegates by the Democrats of Charlotte County and was elected in November, 1903.
He served as a member of the House for eight sessions. In that body he was Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Mining and ranking member of the Appropriations Committee for several sessions.
He was patron of quite a number of bills which were enacted into law, principally relating to agriculture and road construction.
Mr. Adams was a highly educated man for his time. He had been educated in the public schools, attended Emory and Henry Collage and Roanoke Collage... and then the Southern Business College.
When only eighteen years old, he left school and accepted a position as bookkeeper for a large Virginia manufacturing company.
At the young age of twenty-two years old, he bought a farm on credit, paid for it by his own exertions and put it in a high state of cultivation. In years to come he would own a 1000 thousand acre farm which produced a variety of crops and animals. Mr. Adams was one of the largest prize winners of corn at the Virginia State Fair, as well as other fairs in the State over the years.
On June 9, 1919, he was appointed by Governor Davis of Virginia to a membership on the State Corporation Commission to fill a vacancy and hold office until the next general election.
He was then duly elected to this position in the November, 1919, election, without opposition. He enjoyed the distinction of being the first new member ever elected by the people of the State to that body.
Mr. Adams' popularity with those who knew him best, is due to his recognized sound judgment and business ability, rather than to the fortunes of politics. He was a leading example to other farmers in the area and a person that other men ( in particular ) looked up to.
His name "Berkley Adams" will live on in Charlotte County and other neighboring counties. In fact many sons were named after him in the following years including a son of his brother Vincent...Berkley Ernest Adams.
The name Berkley itself most likely originated from another famous person in Virginia's history...."Lord Botetourt", Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt (1718 ? October 15, 1770) who came over from England and was Governor of the Colony of Virginia from 1768 to 1770 and a member of Board of Visitors of the College of William and Mary at the capital of the Colony in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Berkeley County was formed from Frederick County, Virginia in 1772 and remained a part of Virginia until the state of West Virginia was created in 1863. That county was named for Lord Norborne Berkeley as well. Martinsburg, WV is the county seat for Berkeley County WV.
The Adams family is "huge" in Virgina, in and around where Berkley D. Adams had his farm. Some folks believe that they are connected to the Adams family of Massachusetts that furnished two Presidents in the history of these United States. This is currently being investigated by several researchers doing Adams genealogy in order to prove it 100%. If ever there comes a day that there is proof then it shall be posted here.
Family links:
Parents:
Samuel Chaplin Adams (1853 - 1926)
Christiana Wade Dickenson Adams (1856 - 1910)
Spouse:
Marie Angelique Pruneau Adams (1876 - 1915)
Children:
Gordon Sackett Adams (1922 - 2006)*
Sibling:
Berkley Dickenson Adams (1875 - 1945)
Vincent Reed Adams (1886 - 1964)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
Red Oak
Charlotte County
Virginia, USA
Created by: Christie Adams
Record added: Nov 01, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial# 60983509
- [S1619] Newspapers.com (Reliability: 3), 19 Feb 2023.
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia), 31 Dec 1953, Page 14
Christmas Bride
Mrs. Samuel Joseph Adams, the former Miss Jessie Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Mrs. Christopher Smith of Chatham, Ontario, Canada, who was married in the First Presbyterian Church in Richmond on December 24. After a Southern wedding trip, the couple will make their home at Petersburg where Mr. Adams, son of Mr. Berkley D. Adams of Red Oak, Charlotte County, is connected with the Imperial Tobacco Company.
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S1337] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 2), 2 Jan 2019.
Name: Berkley Dickenson Adams
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Marie Angelina Pruneau
Spouse Birth Year: 1877
Marriage
Year: 1897
Marriage State: VA
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S1598] Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 2 Jan 2019.
Name: Beatrice Sackett Adams
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marriage Date: 22 Jan 1917
Divorce Date: 10 Nov 1935
Divorce Place: Virginia, USA
Spouse: Berkley D Adams
Number of Children: 3
Researched by Ted Smith
- [S2115] New Jersey, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-2016, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3), 21 Feb 2023.
Name: Beatrice Sackett
Maiden Name: Sackett
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 1917
Marriage Place: New Jersey, USA
Spouse: Berkley D Adams
Certificate Number: 01120
Researched by Ted Smith
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