Georgiana McDougall Adams
Born: May 1, 1835
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Father: Brevet Brig. General Charles McDougall 1804 – 1885
(Buried: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, Missouri)
Mother: Maria Hanson 1803 – 1876
(Buried: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, Missouri)
Husband: Brigadier General John Adams 1825 – 1864
(Buried: Maplewood Cemetery, Pulaski, Tennessee)
Married: May 4, 1854 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Children:
Thomas Patton Adams 1856 – 1920
(Buried: Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, Missouri)
John Adams Jr. 1858 – 1905
(Buried: Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, Missouri)
Dr. Francis Joseph Adams 1859 – 1920
(Buried: Highland Cemetery, Great Falls, Montana)
Georgiana Adams Pallen 1861 – 1936
(Buried: Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, Missouri)
Emma Portis Adams Dickson 1863 – 1946
(Buried: Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum Saint Louis, Missouri)
Antebellum Events:
1842: Birth of her sister Francis P. McDougall Babbitt
1845: Birth of her brother Major Thomas Mower McDougall
Met her husband when he was stationed at Fort Snelling, Minnesota
1854: Married 1stLt. John Adams at Fort Snelling, Minnesota
1854 – 1856: Her husband was a 1st Lt. in United States Army
1856 – 1861: Her husband was a Captain in United States Army
1856: Birth of her son Thomas Patton Adams
1858: Birth of her son John Adams Jr.
1859: Birth of her son Dr. Francis Joseph Adams
1861: Her husband resigned from United States Army on May 31st
Civil War Events:
1861 – 1862: Her husband was a Captain in the Confederate Cavalry
1861: Birth of her daughter Georgiana Adams Pallen
1862: Her husband was a Colonel in the Confederate Cavalry
1862 – 1864: Her husband was a Brigadier General in Confederate Army.
1863: Birth of her daughter Emma Portis Adams Dickson in Missouri.
1864: Death of her husband at the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee
1864 – 1905: Widow of Brigadier General John Adams
Postbellum Events:
1864 – 1905: Widow of Brigadier General John Adams
Moved to Missouri to raise her children at her parents’ house
1864 – 1905: Helped to honor her husband’s memory and his service.
1876: Death of her mother Maria Hanson McDougall
1885: Death of her father Brevet Brig. General Charles McDougall
1905: Death of her son John Adams Jr. in Saint Louis, Missouri
Died: December 9, 1905
Place of Death: Saint Louis, Missouri
Age at time of Death: 70 years old
Burial Place: Cavalry Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, Missouri
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