William Lester 'Junior' Adams b. 2 Jul 1922 Redland, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA d. 14 Apr 1990 Bonham, Fannin, Texas, USA: Smith Family Tree

William Lester 'Junior' Adams

1922 - 1990 (67 years)

Name	William Lester 'Junior' Adams [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Birth	2 Jul 1922	Redland, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA [1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8]
Gender	Male
Census	1940	Caddo, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Military Service	Between 21 Sep 1940 and 14 Nov 1947 [1, 2, 7]
	US Army - WWII
Military Draft Registration	1945	Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA [8]
	Draft Registration - WWII (Previously Discharged)
Census	1950	Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA [5]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Betty
Residence	Aug 1956	Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA [9]
Death	14 Apr 1990	Bonham, Fannin, Texas, USA [1, 2, 3, 4]
Burial	Highland Cemetery, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA [2]
Person ID	I23535	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Reverend Rev William Lester Adams
Relationship	natural
Mother	Velma Eastle Davis, b. 13 May 1906, Arkansas, USA d. 20 Aug 1956, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA (Age 50 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F12742	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Betty Ruth Riggs, b. 2 Jul 1929, Hendrix, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA d. 14 Feb 1972, Dallas County, Texas, USA (Age 42 years)

Marriage 26 Dec 1946 Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA [6, 10]

Children

1. Jackie Lynn Adams, b. 8 Jan 1958, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA

d. 12 Sep 2006, Denton, Denton, Texas, USA

(Age 48 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F9479 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 2 Jul 1922 - Redland, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1940 - Caddo, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII (Previously Discharged) - 1945 - Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
	Marriage - 26 Dec 1946 - Sherman, Grayson, Texas, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Betty - 1950 - Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
	Residence - Aug 1956 - Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
	Death - 14 Apr 1990 - Bonham, Fannin, Texas, USA

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Sources

[S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), William Adams.
[S8848] Find a Grave: ADAMS William L 1922-1990, William Lester "Junior" Adams (Veteran).
BIRTH 2 Jul 1922 DEATH 14 Apr 1990 (aged 67) Fannin, Goliad County, Texas BURIAL Highland Cemetery Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma MEMORIAL ID 36109754
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36109754
[S622] Ancestry.com, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;).
[S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 448-01-7775; Issue State: Oklahoma; Issue Date: Before 1951.

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Durant, Bryan, Oklah.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Durant, Bryan, Oklah

[S10672] Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Grayson County Clerk's Office; Sherman, Texas; Grayson County Marriage Records.

Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965
Grayson County Clerk's Office; Sherman, Texas; Grayson County Marriage Records
[S1274] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland ; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe.

[S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Oklahoma, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 3.

U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Oklahoma, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 3

[S2479] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Velma Ellison • Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman - Aug 1956, (Name: The Daily Oklahoman; Location: Oklahoma City OK; Date: 21 Aug 1956;), Mrs Velma Eastle Davis Ellison Obituary.
Funeral for Mrs Velma Estelle Ellison, 50, a resident of Bryan county 30 years who died here Saturday, was Monday in the Gus Pool and Son chapel.
Mrs. Ellison was born in Leadville AR. She was a member of the Pentieostal Holiness church.
Survivors include one son, William Adam, Durant; three brothers, Otis Davis, Texarkana TX, and Alfred and George Davis, of Davis; six sisters, Mrs Lola Plank, Muldrow, Cloie Rush, Bokchito, Laura Burgess, Vernon TX, Edna Childress, Haskell TX, Mrs Jewel McClusky, Hondro NM, Mrs C Collier, Poteau, and five grandchildren.
• The Daily Oklahoman • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • 21 Aug 1956, Tue • Page 52
https://www.newspapers.com/image/449554215/?article=9425cfcc-0a7a-42dd-9505-e4f51ad36af1&focus=0.015439122,0.5788567,0.14158814,0.68642265&xid=3355

Obituary-ELLISON Velma (Davis)
Obituary of Mrs VELMA ESTELLE DAVIS ELLISON • The Daily Oklahoman • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • 21 Aug 1956, Tue • Page 52
[S8849] Find a Grave: RIGGS Betty Creasman 1929-1972, Betty Ruth Riggs Adams Creasman.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75759563/betty-ruth-creasman

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