Alfred's older sister

I found Alfred originally in the index of the 1840 or so census. I decided to look for an A Adams based on my gggrandfather Augustus's name Augustus A Adams. Of course this hypothetical A Adams, father of Augustus, would have to live somewhere near Stamford or surroundings.

And I found him right away. Alfred A Adams, Stamford CT. I was able to verify it later, which is a different story.

Now I am trying to find Alfred's sister. Here are the names I know for the 5 children of Rufus Adams and Sarah Douglas: unknown (F)    Alfred    Annie    unknown (M)    Sarah Elizabeth

My guess is that they started out with the intention of having all the kids' names start with A. If this sounds strange to you, it doesn't to me. Rufus was a schoolteacher, as my father was. To a schoolteacher, A is best. In our family we grew up 'knowing' we were better because our last name was Adams.

So applying the same idea to Rufus, I am guessing at the moment that he intended for all his kids to have names starting with A. Until they ran out, or till a better idea came to them in their maturity. After all, Sarah E was born when they were well into their 30s.

I also had in mind that since Annie Adams Duncan named her only daughter Addie, it might be a family name.

So armed with these possibilities, I just now went to the Greenwich census in 1850, the first census in which family names are given.

I entered Addie, born 1814, Greenwich, CT. 

And I got Adelia A Studwell, born 1815, Greenwich. Apparently a widow, living with younger Studwell men, one of whom could have been a son: John 18, and Nelson 24. She is 35, so it is more likely they are brothers of a deceased husband.

I haven't found her so far in the 1860 census. 

As a point of reference, Adeline, dau of Annie Adams Duncan, was born in 1851 in New York City. Annie would have been Adelia's sister. Adeline means little Adelia.

Nothing can be concluded at this point. We have a woman Adelia A, who was born in the same year as Alfred's sister, according to the early census record (1820). We have those A's in her name. She lived in the right place, in Greenwich. And her younger sister named her only daughter by a similar name.

But that's all we know for now. It's just a guess so far, with a few good supporting data points.

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