hmtl5 Ida Pearl Adams b. 14 Dec 1883 Nuckolls County, Nebraska d. 29 Jan 1933 Sterling, Rice County, Kansas: McKeown Genealogy
Ida Pearl Adams

Ida Pearl Adams

Female 1883 - 1933  (49 years)

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  • Name Ida Pearl Adams 
    Born 14 Dec 1883  Nuckolls County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Died 29 Jan 1933  Sterling, Rice County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Buried Sterling Cemetery, Sterling, Rice County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I579  McKeown
    Last Modified 28 Jun 2023 

    Father James Moore Adams,   b. 1 Jan 1849, Oakdale, Washington County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1932, Sterling, Rice County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Rachael McKeown,   b. 20 Feb 1853, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1934, Sterling, Rice County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 30 Sep 1880  Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F224  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Dec 1883 - Nuckolls County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Jan 1933 - Sterling, Rice County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Sterling Cemetery, Sterling, Rice County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Family of James M and Ella Adams
    Family of James M and Ella Adams
    Ida Pearl Adams
    Ida Pearl Adams

  • Notes 
    • Teacher of English here 11 years dies.
      Miss Pearl Adams passes at Sterling on Sunday after illness of 18 months
      Miss Pearl Adams, teacher of English in the Wichita high schools for 11 years, died Sunday afternoon at her home in Sterling where she has been ill for the last 18 months, according to word received here by friends.
      Miss Adams started teaching in the Wichita high school in 1920. She continued at East high until 1930, then taughter at North high until 1931, when she was compelled to give up her work because of ill health.
      Hundreds of Wichitans have studied in her classes and she was a popular member of the City Teachers’ association, having a wide acquaintance. In collaboration with Miss Ellen Smith and Miss Leona McAulty, Wichita teachers, she wrote the textbooks, “Essentials in English,” which is in use in many public schools.
      Miss Adams was a graduate of Sterling college and took her master’s degree at the University of Iowa. Surviving members of her family at Sterling include her mother, three sisters and four brothers. Funeral services will be held there, probably on Tuesday.

      The Wichita Eagle, Wichita, Kansas. Monday, 30 January 1933.
      [4, 5]
    • Death of Pearl Adams
      Miss Pearl Adams, who was born and reared in the Beulah community, died Jan. 29 at the home of her mother in Sterling, Kan. She was 49 years of age and had been a teach in the schools of Wichita, Kan., for 12 years. The following obituary comes from the Sterling Bulletin.
      Ida Pearl Adams, daughter of J.M. and Rachel Adams, was born near Bostwick, Nebr., Dec. 14, 1883, and died at the home of her mother in Sterling, Jan. 29, 1933. At the age of 17, she began her life profession of teaching near Beulah. For two years, she attended Geneva College, at Beaver Falls, Pa. Then the family moved to Sterling and her education was continued in Sterling College, from which she received an A.B. degree in 1910.
      During these college days, she took a leading part in the work of the then-flourishing literary societies and in inter-collegiate debating. A master’s degree in English was earned from Iowa State University later.
      A few years ago she became co-editor with two other Wichita teachers in publishing a text book of English composition. This book is being used today in many high schools.
      For ten years, Pearl Adams taught in the Sterling public schools, two years in the grads and eight years as English instructor in the high school. For twelve more years she served in the high schools of Wichita.
      Miss Adams was at one time a member of Beulah covenanter congregation.
      She is survived by her mother and a sister, Ella, in the home; by J.R. Adams and Mrs. T.W. Patton of Sterling; Rev. R.C. Adams, Apache, Okla.; Will Adams, Grant, Nebr.; Andrew Adams, Madrid, Nebr.; Mrs. J.A. Heasty, in the Sudan, Africa; Mary Adams, a missionary in China. Her father died on March 12, 1932.
      The Superior Express, Superior, Nebraska. Thursday, 9 February 1933.
      [4, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] 1900 US census.

    2. [S8] Find a Grave.

    3. [S36] census record.

    4. [S3] Obituary.

    5. [S57] Newspaper article, newspapers.com.

    6. [S57] Newspaper article.