Individual Details

Married Rebecca Cook and had children Isaac, Ruth and James Albert - I believe there were many more children, as found in the censuses.

James Minor Adamson was born on 12 Aug 1819 in Indiana. He died on 23 Jan 1884 in Wilson Co., Kansas.
He was married to Rebecca Cook about 1840. Rebecca Cook was born on 30 Dec 1818 in Wayne Co., Indiana. She died in Mar 1903 in Kansas.


Civil War Draft Registration in Howard Co, IN, 1863-1865 includes:
SubDist. No. 49. James M. Adamson, age 44, farmer, b. NC - Class 2 [he would certainly be the right age and a Moses Adamson was listed on the same page, also from Howard Co]
Note on Ancestry.com about this draft:
This is a collection of lists of Civil War Draft Registrations. There were four drafts between 1863 and 1865, which included 3.175 million records. Historically, the 1863 draft was one of the most tenuous moments in the Union outside of the battles fought on Northern soil. Most of the concern was due to the draft riots that took place in New York in 1863.
These records include 631 volumes of registries and are basically lists of individuals who registered for the draft. The records are split into two different classes, Class I are those aged 20-35 as well as those 36-45 and unmarried. Class II is everyone else that registered.


1850 Census. Delaware Twp, Hamilton Co, In, Hh 86
James Adamson, age 30
Rebecca, age 30
Mary Ann 10. John 7. Isaac 5. Lucinda 3. Naomi, age 1.

The Kentucky birthplaces are confusing - just wrong I believe:
1860 Census. Union Twp, Howard Co, IN, P.O. Jerome, Hh 1111
James Adamson, 45, b. KY
Rebecca, 42, b. KY
Mary, 21. John 19. Isaac 17. Lucinda 15. Naomi 14. Ruth 12. Sarah 9. Rachel 7, Margaret, age 3.

1870 Census, Union Twp, Howard Co, IN, P.O. Jerome, Hh 50
J. M. Adamson, age 50, Farmer, b. IN
Rebecca, 51, b. IN
N. 22, female. Lydia 11, James 7, Nolan, age 1 (grandson - see 1880 census)
Elias Denny, 23
Mary 31
Isaac, age 1
Hh 51
Ira Denny, 17
Sarah, 17

1 Mar 1875. Kansas State Census, Duck Creek, Wilson County.
J. M. Adamson, age 55, Farmer, b. Indiana, came to Kansas from Indiana
R. Adamson, age 56, female, housekeeper
N. Adamson, 26, female
L. J. Adamson, 16, female
J. A. Adamson, 13, male
N. Adamson, 6, male

1880 Census. Duck Creek, Wilson Co KS, Hh 213
James Adimson, age 60, b. IN, parents b. IN
Rebecca, 61, wife [Epoletic, Fits], b. IN, father b. SC, mother b. NC
James A., 18, son, b. IN
Nolan, 12, Grandson, b. IN
Elias Denny, age 23
Mary 31
Isaac, age 1

1880 Census. Fall River, Wilson Co, KS, Hh 248
Isaac Adamson, 35, b. IN, as were his parents.
Rebecca A., 24, wife, b. IN
Cora A. 10, dau. Lilly R. 4, Dau, John W., 2 Son - all born in KS

James M. Adamson, b. 11 Aug 1819, aged 65 years, 5 months, 20 days, is buried Bachelder Cemetery, Fredonia, Wilson Co, KA. Calculated death was either 31 Jan 1885 based on other records showing his birth as the 12th of August, or 1 Feb 1885, if the stone is correct. As above, other researchers have said he died 23 Jan 1884.


Please note that the following James married to a Rebecca is NOT the same man. The James with a son Isaac A. [Andrew] is a cousin, a son of Isaac Adamson & Nancy Garner.
1860 Census.
Harrison Twp, Delaware Co, IN:
James Anderson, age 29, b. IN. Rebecca, 26, b. IN. Isaac A., age 6, b. IN. Nancy, age 63, b. Tenn.

Birth	12 Aug 1819	Indiana
Marriage	Ca 1839	Rebecca Cook
Death	23 Jan 1884	Wilson County, Kansas

Spouse	Rebecca Cook (1818 - 1903)
Child	Mary Ann ADAMSON (1839 - 1909)
Child	John ADAMSON (1843 - )
Child	Isaac Ruth Adamson (1845 - 1920)
Child	Lucinda ADAMSON (1847 - )
Child	Naomi ADAMSON (1849 - )
Child	Ruth E. ADAMSON (1850 - 1901)
Child	Sarah ADAMSON (1851 - 1871)
Child	Rachel ADAMSON (1853 - )
Child	Margaret ADAMSON (1857 - )
Child	Lydia ADAMSON (1860 - )
Child	James Albert ADAMSON (1861 - 1935)

Father	DAVID ADAMSON (1793 - 1828)
Mother	MARY ANNE Roberts ( - )
Sibling	Ann ADAMSON (1816 - 1892)
Sibling	ANDREW JACKSON ADAMSON (1817 - 1869)
Sibling	Ruth ADAMSON (1821 - 1886)
Sibling	John R. ADAMSON (1822 - 1863)
Sibling	Moses ADAMSON (1825 - 1917)