Individual Details

1830 Census. Lawrence Co. IN Enumerated near his mother, sister Nancy Evans, & brother Jesse
William Adamson: 1m 20-30. 2f under 5, 1f 10-15, 1f 20-30

1840 Census. Lawrence Co IN
Wm Adamson: 1m under 5, 1m 5-10, 1m age 30-40. 1f 5-10, 2f 10-15, 1f age 20-30.

1850 Census. Indian Creek Twp, Lawrence Co IN Hh 787
for some strange reason, William W. is listed last in the household...
Susan M. Adamson, age 40, b. KY [the children are all dittoed as born in KY - I believe they were born in IN]
Julia E., age 18. Thomas M. 15. William B. age 12. Ziba H. age 9. Angeletta age 6. Marshall F. age 1.
William W. Adamson, age 50, b. TN

1860 Census. Indian Creek Twp, Lawrence Co IN Hh 392
William W., age 59. Susan, age 50.
W. B., 21. Zibee H. 18. ?? L, female age 15. Marshall J. age 11.

1870 Census. Indian Creek Twp, Lawrence, IN, Hh 28
Wm Adamson, 61, Farmer, b. TN
Susanna, 60, b. KY
Marshal F., 21, b. IN

1880 Census. Bedford Twp, Lawrence Co IN Hh 31
Wm. W. Adamson, age 79, retired farmer, b. TN
Susan, 70, wife, b. KY


Here are the marriages of all of William's children listed in the above censuses:
Julia Emma Adamson married 28 Nov 1854, Lawrence, IN to John West
Thomas M. Adamson, married 17 Mar 1855, Lawrence, IN to Amanda Lackey
William B. Adamson, married 27 Dec 1860, Lawrence, IN to Catharine West
Ziba H. Adamson, married 13 Feb 1862, Lawrence, IN to Catherine Lamb
Angeletta Adamson, married 12 Apr 1866, Lawrence, IN to Michael A. Sears.
Marshall F. Adamson married Susan V. Boy, 12 Apr 1874, Lawrence, IN.

At least two older daughters - the ones ages 10-15 in 1840 are not with the family in 1850.


William and Susannah are buried Beech Grove Cemetery, Bedford, Lawrence Co, IN

Bedford Mail, published Bedford, Indiana. April 22, 1892, p. 4
Mr. William W. Adamson was born in eastern Tennesse, Dec. 7, 1800. His father was a farmer and until William was in his seventeenth year his time was spent in roaming over the hills, valleys, and mountains of his native state and in attending to the duties incident to a boy's life.
...
When he was in his seventh (17th?) year, his father having died ...they decided to quit his native state for Indiana.
In company with his mother, brothers, sisters and some friends, among whom were some of the Williams ...twenty persons in all. They started for Indiana about the first of September but owing to almost constant rain, muddy roads and swollen streams, did not reach Lawrence county Indiana until November.
....
At the age of twenty-five he was married to Miss Susan Chesnut, a blooming maid of fifteen summers. Eight children were born unto them, four sons and four daughter, six of whom still survive.
After the marriage of his oldest son he moved on a farm ...1 1/2 miles south of Fayetteville, where he remained until after the marriage of his youngest son, when he gave up the old homestead and retired with his aged companion to Bedford, Indiana, where he remained until her death on April, 1887.
....
In stature he is small, but well built, being about five feet six inches high and weighing from 135 to 145 lbs. Through his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, he has given birth to over one hundred souls.
He is ninety-one years old, can get around well for a man of that age, though he is feeble and is enjoying moderately good health.

Birth	7 Dec 1799	Pulaski County, Kentucky
Birth	7 Dec 1800	Jefferson County, Tennessee
Marriage	28 May 1825	Lawrence County, Indiana - Susannah Mahala Chesnut
Death	13 Apr 1896	Bedford, Lawrence County, Indiana

Spouse	Susannah Mahala Chesnut (1810 - 1887)
Child	Mahala H. Adamson (1826 - 1884)
Child	Rachel W. Adamson (1828 - 1902)
Child	Julia E. Adamson (1832 - )
Child	Thomas Marion Adamson (1835 - 1901)
Child	William Benjamin Adamson (1838 - 1905)
Child	Ziba Howard Adamson (1841 - 1937)
Child	Anza-Letta Adamson (1844 - 1891)
Child	Marshall F. "Frank" Adamson (1849 - 1905)

Father	Thomas "Byrd" ADAMSON (1775 - 1812)
Mother	Rachel Williams (1776 - 1830)
Sibling	Alice "Alsey" ADAMSON (1797 - 1854)
Sibling	Edmund ADAMSON (1798 - 1840)
Sibling	John Wesley ADAMSON (1802 - 1881)
Sibling	Jesse ADAMSON (1804 - )
Sibling	Harmon ADAMSON (1806 - )
Sibling	Nancy ADAMSON (1806 - )
Sibling	Ira ADAMSON (1808 - )
Sibling	Zibeah ADAMSON (1810 - 1891)
Sibling	Ivy ADAMSON (1811 - 1842)