He was born in Nazareth, Arrondissement Gent, East Flanders, Belgium, the son of Thoefield and Charlotte DeClerk Adams, and came to Kewanee, Illinois in 1912. He served in the Army during World War I. He was married to Martha N. Nonne Adams on March 6, 1920 in Nazareth, Belgium.,.
She was born in Kewanee, Illinois, the daughter of Michael and Jennie (Leggins) Dura, and married William E. Kohler on June 30, 1951 in Kewanee, Illinois.
He was born in Kewanee, Illinois, the son of Henry and Hilma Peterson Kohler. He served in the Marines Corps in the South Pacific during World War II. He was married to Margaret Dura June 29, 1949 in Kewanee, Illinois. He was a member of St. Stanislaus Church and Veterans of Foreign Wars.