Individual Details

RECORD OF DELAWARE CO INDIANA:
Charles accompanied his parents to Iowa and received his education in the schools of that state. When the family returned to Howard Co, he came to Muncie in Delaware Co. and in the spring of 1883 established his law practice pertaining to patents. He has a large number of clerks in the Muncie office & in his branch offices in Washington and Chicago.

There is a letter from Chas. E. Adamson on his business letterhead included in the Pension File of his father Edom. There is no date but states: "Dear Sir: I have never received a reply to my letter of November 21st, 1891 in regard to Edom Adamson, Late P. Co. A, 130 Reg't Ind Inf. Please let me hear something."
No copy of the original letter is in the file, nor is there any copy of reply to Charles Adamson.

The very attractive letterhead shows "The Adamson Company", Patent Agents, W. Jackson St.,Muncie, Indiana. There was also an Eastern Branch in Washington, DC, and a Western Branch in Denver, Colorado. Some of the advertising states:
Patents Sold: Largest & Most Successful Agency for the Sale of Patents in the US
The Largest Number of Persons Employed. The Largest Amount of Capital Invested in the Business. And the Largest Sales ever Made by an Agency.
Patents Obtained: American & Foreign Patents Obtained for Inventors on the Best of Terms
All Business Before the Patent Offices and Courts a Specialty. Charges Reasonable and Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Wife Louisa was the daughter of Dr. Robert Polk of Centre Township, Delaware Co IN.

1900 Census, Center Twp, Delaware Co IN. p.173A
Chas. E. Adamson. b. Aug 1861, age 38, married 15 years, he & parents b. IN
Louisa, b. Sept 1860, but listed as age 30, had only one child, she was b.IN, father b. Ohio, mother b. IN
Leo, daughter, b.Sept 1885, age 14. b. IN

1910 Census. Buffalo, Erie Co, NY, Hh 107
Charles E. Adamson, age 49, married 27 years, b. IN [cannot read occupation but maybe manufacturing]
Louisa, wife, age 48, has had 1 child, b. IN
Leo M., daughter, age 21, b. IN
Anna Lindsay, servant, age 25, b. VA

1920 Census. Muncie, Ward 9, Delaware Co, IN, Hh 767
Enumerated 27 Jan 1920
Charles E. Adamson, age 58, Manufacturing, Heating Irons
Louisa A., age 59
Leo M., daughter, age 33 [looks like "83" and has been indexed that way]

A 2nd enumeration in 1920 appears to be the same family
Huntington, 2nd Precinct, Huntington Co, IN - dated 3 Jan 1920, Hh 89
family all born in Indiana
Charles E. Adamson, 56, President, Mfg. Co.
Louisa A., wife, 56
Leona, dau, 33

1930 Census. Muncie, District 21, Delaware Co, IN, Hh 625
220 S. Dill St. [three families in the house - owned by Adamson, rented by the others]
Family 625
Charles E. Adamson, age 68, b. IN, parents b. IN Inventor, Manufacturing
Louisa A., wife, age 68, b. IN, parents b. Ohio
Family 626
Merton Ellison, age 41, married at age 35, b. NY, parents b. NY, Accountant at Automobile Firm [he is marked as owning a radio set]
Leo, wife, age 41, b. IN, parents b. IN
Family 627
Cameron Sloan, age 25, married at age 23, b. IN, laborer at silver plate factory
Virgie, wife, age 24, married at 22, b. IN

Charles is said to have died 1 Aug 1940 and be buried Beech Grove Cemetery, Muncie, IN - found on Family Tree, Ancestry.com.

Indiana Death Certificate #25946.
Charles E. Adamson died 1 Aug 1940 of pneumonia complicated by senility and myocarditis. He died at his home, Main & Meridian Sts. in Redkey,Jay Co, Indiana. He was widowed; occupation - attorney. He was born 25 Aug 1862 in Howard Co IN. Mrs. Leo Schoppe of the same address was the informant. His father was "Edon" Adamson, b. Howard Co, IN - his mother and unknown Timmons. Charles was buried Beech Grove Cemetery in Muncie on August 3rd.

Birth	25 Aug 1861	Howard County, Indiana
Marriage	20 Dec 1881	Delaware County, Indiana - Louisa A. Polk
Death	1 Aug 1940	Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana

Spouse	Louisa A. Polk (1860 - 1939)
Child	Anna Leah M. Adamson (1885 - )

Father	Edom Adamson (1835 - 1885)
Mother	Lydia A. Timmons (1844 - )
Sibling	Lida B. ADAMSON (1860 - )
Sibling	Marietta ADAMSON (1866 - )
Sibling	Andrew Gilmore ADAMSON (1866 - )