STEUBEN REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1901, page 8 column 4

RUTH E. (PIPER) ADAMS FOX, 20 Nov 1830 - 09 Sep 1901

   Ruth E. Piper was born near Johnstown, Knox county, Ohio, Nov. 
20, 1830, and died Sept. 9, 1901, aged 70 years, 9 months and 19 
days.  She was united in marriage to Rulif F. Adams.  To this union 
were born three children, Amos Adams, living, Sarah E. Musser and 
Wm. H. Adams being dead.  After a wedded life of about twenty-eight 
years, Mr. Adams, died.  In 1889 she was married to Geo. Fox.  She 
united with the Christian church in the seventies and as long as she 
was able was a faithful attendant upon its services.  Sister Fox was 
a faithful Christian woman and in her severest suffering her faith 
wavered not.  She leaves a son, three sisters and three 
grandchildren with a host of friends to mourn the loss of a good 
mother, an affectionate sister and an excellent neighbor.  Interment 
at the Powers' cemetery Sept. 11, Rev. A. D. Wagner officiating.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

   Ruth E. (Piper) Adams, 20 Nov 1830 - 09 Sep 1901 (cemetery book 
has an incorrect date of 1891), married 1st Rulif Fisher Adams, 05 
Jun 1830 - 21 Sep 1879.  They are buried at Powers Cemetery, Steuben 
County, Indiana.

   CHILDREN:

   Amos Adams, 1853 - 30 Jan 1911, married Amanda E. (Van Scoit) 
Adams, 13 Feb 1835 - 1936.  They are buried at Powers Cemetery.

   Sarah Ella (Adams) Musser, died 25 May 1883 a the age of 25 
years, on 05 Dec 1877, married David Musser, 1852 - 1933, son of 
Henry and Mary Lippard (Stine) Musser.  Sarah and David are buried 
at Powers Cemetery.  Sarah was married as Ella Adams.

   William Henry Adams, 08 Nov 1864 - 05 Jun 1882, aged 17 years, 6 
months and 27 days.  He is buried at Powers Cemetery.

Ruth E. (Piper) Adams married George Fox on 21 Apr 1889.  No 
information on him.

"Cemeteries of Steuben County, Indiana, 1990" by Audree Siebel 
Lewis, Vol. I, pages 8, 11; Vol. II, pages 1329, 1331.

Submitted by Mona Hilden-Beckwith
e-mail:  hilbeck123@att.net