Annette Nettie L. GIBBS

1862 -

• Name	Annette Nettie L. GIBBS
  Born	Mar 1862	Switzerland County, Indiana
  Gender	Female
  Died	Ohio or Kentucky
  Person ID	I33161	Main
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2009

  
  

  Father	William J. GIBBS,   b. 30 Aug 1822, New York ,   d. ?
  Mother	Lidia LEATHERBURY,   b. 19 May 1822
  Married	17 Mar 1844	Sugar Branch, Switzerland, Indiana
  Family ID	F11300	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Newton J. ADAMS,   b. 1858, Switzerland County, Indiana ,   d. 26 Oct 1905, Ghent, Carroll, Kentucky  (Age 47 years)
  Married	7 Jul 1878
  Children	+ 1. Ruth Elaine ADAMS,   b. 24 Jun 1896, Kentucky ,   d. Jan 1973, Houston, Harris, Texas  (Age 76 years)   2. Bessie Faye ADAMS,   b. Nov 1881, Indiana, USA ,   d. ?   3. Frederick W. ADAMS,   b. 1883,   d. ?   4. Rexford ADAMS,   b. 27 Sep 1885,   d. Oct 1979  (Age 94 years)   5. Leslie Dwight ADAMS,   b. Mar 1889, Indiana, USA ,   d. 1910  (Age ~ 20 years)   6. Berthie L. ADAMS,   b. Aug 1894, Kentucky, USA ,   d. ?   7. Harold Victor ADAMS,   b. 14 May 1901, Ghent, Carroll County, Kentucky ,   d. ?
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F11303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Born in Switzerland County, Indiana. She had 7 children. Occupationaccording to Harold Victor Adams' birth certificate information wasrecorded as "housewife." She was 16 years old at the time of her marriageto Newton. I have a photocopy of a news clipping with photos of her parents, Mr. andMrs. Wm. J. Gibbs of Sugar Branch, celebrating their 63rd year ofmarriage. William was 85 years of age at the time of the photo and storyand his wife, Lyidia Gibbs, was 84. A copy of that is included in thefamily album. Nettie, after her husband's death in 1905, eventually lived with herdaughters: Bessie and Ruth each had her for a time. From correspondenceand legal papers, Nettie was extremely difficult to live with and causedproblems for her daughters. Nettie also stayed with her son Rexford for atime, but that did not work out either. For the most part, Nettie livedwith her daughter Ruth, running up very high bills and being verydifficult with Gordon and Richard, Ruth's sons, who were both living withher at the time. That ended when Ruth had to take Nettie to stay withRex, as Gordon and Richard were going to leave if Nettie didn't. Rexcould only keep her for a short time, then Nettie went to live withAlice. Alice signed a warrant for Ruth's arrest for nonsupport of Nettie.The judge asked to see Nettie and was told she was in far too ill-healthto come to the court, and without any warning the court adjourned toNettie's house, where Nettie was discovered to be quite healthy and fit.After learning that Ruth was supporting herself and two sons, heexonerated Ruth from the arrest warrant and the charges of non-support ofNettie, her mother. Josie Kratz, daughter-in-law of Ruth Elaine Adams Greenwood Kratz,recalled meeting Nettie when Nettie was 89, and found her vigorous,difficult and controlling. I have a copy of a Deed of Conveyance transferring ownership (for $1) ofthe property in Kingman County, Kansas, which Newton purchased 6 monthsbefore his death, to Bessie Faye Tyson, in June of 1912. The Deed ofConveyance was performed in the County of Carroll, state of Kentucky.