Edward McCoy McAdams

1867 - 1940  (73 years)

• Name	Edward McCoy McAdams
  Born	30 Jun 1867	Washington, Daviess County, Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Jul 1940	Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
  Person ID	I14225	Rossville
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Steward McAdams,   b. 21 Aug 1836,   d. 10 Oct 1872  (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Jane Eliza Coleman McAdams Gilbert,   b. 22 May 1839, Albion, Edwards County, Illinois ,   d. 29 Oct 1914  (Age 75 years)
  Married	3 Sep 1868	Washington, Daviess County, Indiana
  Family ID	F3393	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mabel Stelzner McAdams
  Married	18 Jun 1902	Anadarko, Caddo County, Oklahoma
  Children	1. Julius McAdams
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2019 15:00:18
  Family ID	F6938	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Jun 1867 - Washington, Daviess County, Indiana Died - 31 Jul 1940 - Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- McAdams, Edward E.M. McADAMS DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS Widely Known Retied Joplin Railroad Man Had Been With Missouri Pacific 43 Years Edward McCoy McAdams, for 43 years an employee of the Missouri Pacific railroad in Joplin, died at his home 2120 Pennsylvania avenue, at 9:40 o’clock Wednesday morning (July 31), following a six months’ illness. He was 73 years old. Mr. McAdams had served railroads of the middle west for nearly 55 years, beginning as a young man in Rossville, Kansas, in 1887. His career included adventurous service with pioneering lines, before beginning his long employment with the Missouri Pacific. Suffered Paralytic Stroke He suffered a paralytic stroke in January, and was a patient in the Missouri Pacific hospital in St. Louis for several weeks. About three months ago he showed improvement, but recently suffered a relapse. He was retired May 1 as passenger agent here for the Missouri Pacific. Mr. McAdams came to Joplin as a cashier for the Missouri Pacific railroad in January, 1896. In 1901 he was made city and traveling passenger agent and in 1906 was promoted to city passenger and freight agent, which position he held continuously until his retirement. Mr. McAdams began his railroad career in 1887 as a telegraph operator and relief agent for the Union Pacific at Perryville, Kans., and various other stations of the line. He left the Union Pacific in December, 1890, and went to Alabama, where he was employed as operator and agent with the Louisville and Nashville railroad until June, 1891. He resigned to take a position with the Texas and Pacific railroad at Colorado and Abilene, Tex., later going to the Indian Territory to work for the M.-K.-T. railroad and the Choctaw Coal and Railway Company. In January, 1894, Mr. McAdams went to Nevada as cashier of the M.-K.-T. While there he shared offices with the Missouri Pacific and was offered the cashiership of the Poplin office. Born in Indiana He was born in Washington, Ind., June 17, 1867 moving to Rossville, with his parents at the age of 3. He was married June 18, 1902, at Anadarko, Okla., to Miss Mabel Stelzner, who survives. Mr. McAdams was an elder in the Community Church and a member of the Kiwanis Club, Joplin Lodge No. 335, A. F. & A. M., and a Scottish Rite Mason. He served as wise master of Joplin Chapter, Knights Rose Croix, from 1933 to 1935. Also surviving are a son, Julius McAdams of Bolivar, Mo., and a sister, Mrs. E. G. Jamieson of Moline, Illinois. Funeral arrangements were under direction of the Hurlbut Undertaking Company.—Joplin Globe.