Individual Record 235

Name}   Adams, Letha Evadna		Family History} Hancock
Title}	Race} White	Sex} Female
Birth:   Date} Fam 28 Aug  1902	Place} Monticello, Napa, California
Marr.: Date} Exa  20 Jul    1920	Place} Napa, Napa, California     (Link)
Death: Date} Exa  14 Mar 2003	Place} at home, Rutherford, Napa, California
Burial: Date} Exa  19 Mar 2003	Place} Monticello Cemetery, Spanish Flat, Napa, California
	Grave Marker} Yes (2 photos)	Source 1}   23 = 1910 USA cen Source 2} 301 = 1920 USA cen Source 3} 278 = Marriage rec Source 4} 808 = 1930 USA cen Source 5} 1312=Voter record Source 6} 598 = Photographs Source 7} 1187=Draft regist'n Source 8} 138 = Letter Source 9} 270 = Newspaper Source 10} 296 = Newspaper Source 11} 349 = Death record Source 12} 1309=Obituary Source 13} 585 = Interview Source 14} 773 = Obituary Source 15} 1310=Photographs Source 16}   13 = Family history Source 17} 589 = Family history Source 18} 1320=Family history
Parents: } Wilson Hampton Adams & Mary Elizabeth (Minnie) McGinnis    Relationship No.} 736
1st Household No.}
Occupation 1} Housewife        Occupation 2}
Religion/Church}
Spouses:    First} Samuels, Henry Edward  Total Number of} 1
Notes:  Letha was born in 1902 in Monticello, California, and was raised there.  She married Henry in 1920 in Napa when she was age 18, and then resided with her husband on their ranch in Monticello. In 1930 Letha was a registered Democrat.  The photo at the left below shows Letha (at the left) with her sister Edna circa 1932. In 1942 their Monticello residence had no telephone.  The photo to the right below shows Letha at their ranch circa 1945.
During the post-war years Letha's life was upset by the planning for and building of the Monticello dam.  She was shocked by the razing of Monticello's houses to make way for Lake Berryessa.  In 1955, after living on the ranch for 35 years, Henry and Letha left because of the raising waters of the Lake, moved to St. Helena, and retired. In 1983 Letha became a widow when Henry passed on at their residence in St. Helena.  During her remaining years she lobbied against the neglect of the Monticello Cemetary.  She said It is sacred ground to us.  She became the de facto expert and historian on the northeastern Napa County, the Berryessa Valley, and Samuels Springs.  She contributed to the A Look Back articles in The Napa Valley Register by Bob McKenzie — and to Amy J. Boyer's text in the University of California Davis book on Lake Berryessa. In 2003 she passed away at age 100 in Rutherford.
Time of Birth}	Time of Death}	Fraternal/Social}
Baptism Date}	Place}
Confirm. Date}	Photo} Letha circa 1945
Immigr'n Date} N/A	Port} N/A
Education: Grade}              or Top 2 Degrees}
Military: Service}                   for the State of}
Health Condition}     Cause of Death}	Last Updated by} Dan Hancock Date Updated} 26 Apr 2011 Date Created}  25 Jun 1994
Copyright © 2011 by Daniel W. Hancock.  All Rights Reserved.

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