Lula May Adams

Lula May Adams, daughter of Clark Adams and Elinor McCormick, was born March 20, 1868 in Coopers Corner, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Both her mother and father had been married previously, so they lived their early years with step-siblings.

1870 US Census for Wayland Twp, Allegan County, Michigan shows Lula living with her family as a child:

When they were about five years old, their mother died, and Lula and her twin sister Lois went to live with their older half-brother Jarvis. When the twins were about nine, they came to Kansas to live with their uncle John Quincy Adams.

On January 1, 1890 she married William Alexander McCandless, son of George H. McCandless and Eliza Ruth Calvert in Stafford County, Kansas.

They had eight children:

--Homer H. McCandless

b. October 10, 1890 in St. John, Stafford County, KS

m. October 30, 1913 to Ada Rowden in St. John, Stafford County, KS

d. July 12, 1983 in St. John, Stafford County, KS

--Calvert Cotton McCandless

b. March 27, 1892 in St. John, Stafford County, KS

m. August 5, 1914 to Mary Ann Long in Antrim, Stafford County, KS

d. March 31, 1986 in St. John, Stafford County, KS

--Ruth Elner McCandless

b. April 5, 1897 in St. John, Stafford County, KS

m. August 5, 1951

d. July 14, 1976 in St. John, Stafford County, KS

--Cecile Lois McCandless

b. May 12, 1899 in St. John, Stafford County, KS

m. March 10, 1934 to Fred Martin Farias

d. March 21, 1981 in Montery Park, Los Angeles, CA

--Max Trimmer McCandless

b. May 9, 1901 in St. John, Stafford County, KS

m. September 3, 1926 to Fleta Cecile Beaty

d. May 14, 1970 in Indio, Riverside, CA

--Erma Leeta McCandless

b. October 22, 1903 in St. John, Stafford County, KS

m. July 9, 1931 to Joseph Mayo Putze

d. May 17, 1962

--Madge Wilma McCandless

b. May 10, 1906 in St. John, Stafford County, KS

m. August 3, 1930 to John Fenton Slade

--Ted Roosevelt McCandless

b. August 19, 1908 in St. John, Stafford County, KS

m. October 22, 1935 to Evelyn Lanore Brenn in Greensburg, Kiowa County, KS

d. July 25, 1995

According to the 1900 Federal Census, Lula lived in Rose Valley Township, Stafford County, Kansas and could read and write.

1910 Federal Census for Rose Valley Township, Stafford County, Kansas:

Name: Lula McCandless

Event Type: Census

Event Year: 1910

Event Place: Rose Valley, Stafford, Kansas, United States

District: 204

Gender: Female

Age: 42

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Race (original): white

Relationship to head of household: wife

Birth year (estimate): 1868

Birthplace: Michigan

Father's birthplace: New York

Mother's birthplace: Illinois

Sheet number and letter: 2B

Household ID: 41

Line number:

Affiliate name: The US National Archives and Records Administration

Affiliate Publication number: M1286

GS Film number: 1374471

Digital Folder number: 004329903

Image number: 00637

Household Gender Age Birthplace

William A McCandless M 43 Missouri Head

Lula M McCandless F 42 Michigan Wife

Homer H McCandless M 19 Kansas Son

Calvert C McCandless M 18 Kansas Son

Madge W McCandless F 3 Kansas Daughter

Ruth E McCandless F 13 Kansas Daughter

Cecile L McCandless F 10 Kansas Daughter

Max T McCandless M 8 Kansas Son

Erma L McCandless F 6 Kansas Daughter

Ted R McCandless M 1 Kansas Son

Emma McCandless F 49 Ohio Sister

"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2ZV-4YT : accessed 13 Oct 2013), Lula Mccandless in household of William A Mccandless, Rose Valley, Stafford, Kansas, United States; citing sheet , family 41, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1374471.

1920 Federal Census for Rose Valley Township, Stafford County, Kansas:

Name: Lula McCandless

Event Type: Census

Event Year: 1920

Event Place: Rose Valley, Stafford, Kansas, United States

District: 228

Gender: Female

Age: 51

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Race (original): white

Relationship to head of household: wife

Birth year (estimate): 1869

Birthplace: Michigan

Father's birthplace: New York

Mother's birthplace: Illinois

Sheet number and letter: 10B

Household ID: 206

Line number: 81

Affiliate name: The US National Archives and Records Administration

Affiliate Publication number: T625

GS Film number: 1820552

Digital Folder number: 004300897

Image number: 00572

Household Gender Age Birthplace

William A McCandless M 53 Missouri Head

Lula M McCandless F 51 Michigan Wife

Madge W McCandless F 13 Kansas Daughter

Ruth E McCandless F 22 Kansas Daughter

Cecile L McCandless F 20 Kansas Daughter

Max T McCandless M 18 Kansas Son

Erma L McCandless F 16 Kansas Daughter

Ted R McCandless M 11 Kansas Son

Emma McCandless F 59 Ohio Sister

"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MFXL-RDH : accessed 13 Oct 2013), Lula M Mccandless in household of William A Mccandless, Rose Valley, Stafford, Kansas, United States; citing sheet , family 206, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1820552.

1930 Federal Census for Rose Valley Township, Stafford County, Kansas:

Name: Lula M McCandless

Event Type: Census

Event Year: 1930

Event Place: Rose Valley, Stafford, Kansas, United States

District: 0016

Gender: Female

Age: 62

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Race (original): white

Relationship to head of household: wife

Birth year (estimate): 1868

Birthplace: Michigan

Father's birthplace: New York

Mother's birthplace: United States

Sheet number and letter: 1A

Household ID: 15

Line number: 47

Affiliate name: The US National Archives and Records Administration

Affiliate Publication number: T626

Affiliate Film Number: 724

GS Film number: 2340459

Digital Folder number: 004584480

Image number: 00294

Household Gender Age Birthplace

William A McCandless M 63 Missouri Head

Lula M McCandless F 62 Michigan Wife

Madge W McCandless F 23 Kansas Daughter

Ruth E McCandless F 33 Kansas Daughter

Ted R McCandless M 21 Kansas Son

Emma McCandless F 69 Ohio Sister

"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X77V-XD7 : accessed 13 Oct 2013), Lula M Mccandless in household of William A Mccandless, Rose Valley, Stafford, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0016, sheet , family 15, NARA microfilm publication .

1940 Federal Census for Rose Valley Township, Stafford County, Kansas, shows them living with William's sister Emma.

She claimed to be a descendant of the Adams presidents (although my research has discovered she is not). According to Violet McCandless, Lula was not comfortable with driving a car and although she knew how, was never known to do so.

Lula died February 25, 1947 in St. John, Stafford County, Kansas.