Individual Details
George Washington McAdams
(25 Dec 1815 - 2 Aug 1889)
Married by Reverend Henry W. Hughes.
In 1832, George went to Portland KY (Louisville) and went to work for Eugene Perrot, one of the early French settlers at the Falls of the Ohio. While working on the river trade, he became familiar with Hawesville and soon moved there. His brother Samuel and also settled there. George dealt in real estate and buying tobacco and about the time of Civil War owned several large coal mines. The War, debts, tobacco market collapse, wiped out his fortune and he spent the last few years at the home of his son, Eugene P. McAdams.
1850 Census, Hancock Co KY. Hh 21
George W. McAdams, age 34, boatman, b. IN
Darcus, age 32,b. KY
Josephine 7, Hester 5, Eugene 2
Stephen Rose, age 26, boatman, b. KY
The 1850 Slave Schedule lists the following: 1 female, age 40, 1 male age 10, 1 female age 1. All marked as Black.
1860, Hawesville, Hancock Co KY Hh 874
G. W. McAdams, age 44, merchant, b. IN.
Dorcas, age 42, b. KY. Joe, 17 [female], Hester 15, Eugene 13, Sam age 9.
1870, Hawesville, Hancock Co KY Hh 113
G. W. McAdams, age 55, tobacconist. Samuel age 19, works in factory.
1880, Hawesville, Hancock Co KY Hh 59
R. W. Taylor, age 40, physician, b. KY as were his parents.
Hester, age 35, wife, b. KY, father b. IN, mother b. KY
Josephine 8, Maggie 5, Jessie 2 - daughters
G. W. McAdams, age 64, father-in-law, Representative in the Legislature, b. IN
Minnie Petrie, age 20, servant.
Events
| Birth | 25 Dec 1815 | New Amsterdam, Harrison County, Indiana |  | ||
| Marriage | 7 Aug 1840 | Hawesville, Hancock County, Kentucky - Dorcas Comstock | | ||
| Death | 2 Aug 1889 | |
Families
| Spouse | Dorcas Comstock (1817 - 1860) |
| Child | Josephine McAdams (1842 - 1930) |
| Child | Hester McAdams (1845 - 1929) |
| Child | Eugene Perrot McAdams (1847 - 1916) |
| Child | Samuel Lindsey McAdams (1850 - 1935) |
| Child | Celeste McAdams (1853 - 1859) |
| Child | John Carder McAdams (1857 - 1859) |
| Father | John McAdams (1777 - 1830) |
| Mother | Rebecca Irons ( - ) |
| Sibling | John McAdams ( - ) |
| Sibling | Stephen McAdams ( - ) |
| Sibling | Henry J. "Harry" McAdams ( - ) |
| Sibling | Mary McAdams ( - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth McAdams ( - ) |
| Sibling | Samuel McAdams (1812 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Lindsey McAdams (1817 - 1837) |
Endnotes
1. Edited by Pope McAdams, Some Ancestors of Eugene Perrot McAdams & Mary Elizabeth Pope McAdams of Hawesville, Kentucky. (Mimeographed by Lockard Letter Shop, Shively, KY c1936), p.43.
2. Kentucky Surnames - IGI (LDS Microfiche).
3. Edited by Pope McAdams, Some Ancestors of Eugene Perrot McAdams & Mary Elizabeth Pope McAdams of Hawesville, Kentucky. (Mimeographed by Lockard Letter Shop, Shively, KY c1936), p.68.
4. Edited by Pope McAdams, Some Ancestors of Eugene Perrot McAdams & Mary Elizabeth Pope McAdams of Hawesville, Kentucky. (Mimeographed by Lockard Letter Shop, Shively, KY c1936), p.43.