Notes for Adam Stover LAKE
Adam was quite deaf, was crossing the Illinois Central Bridge on his way
to work, and neither heard nor felt the oncoming train, was struck and
killed. Adam came with his parents to southern Wisconsin in 1836 when but
a boy. To Winnebago Co., Ill., in 1842.
During the winter of 1844 he courted Elizabeth. She was then just sixteen
years old, while he was in his twenty-second year. They were married the
following May when she was a month under seventeen, and he a month under
twenty-three. She died when but forty-seven years old, leaving a
daughter, Minnie Lima Lake, but twelve years old. In their union were
joined two ancient families, the Lakes and Woods.
Adam Lake was a cabinet maker and carpenter. He farmed in Winnebago Co.,
Ill., but lived most of his life in Rockford, where for many years he was
employed by the Emmerson Manufacturing Company, later the
Emmerson-Brantingham Mfg. Co. makers of farm machinery, when most of such
machinery was built of wood.
As age crept upon him he was pensioned by this farm He was not expected
to come regular to work, but he did go as lie felt inclined, taking a
shortcut along the tracks of the Illinois Central R.R., and crossing
their bridge on his way to work. On the morning of May 17, 1899, as he
was crossing this bridge he was struck and killed by the fast moving
passenger train. He was buried beside his wife in Greenwood Cemetery, at
Rockford, IL.
Adam was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, at Rockford, IL., aged 77 years
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