Individual Details

William R. Adamson

(Abt 1826 - )



Married Rachel Franklin before 1847, Wright County. She was born 1828, in Indiana.

1850 Census. Wright Co, MO, Hh 129
William R. Adamson, 25, b. IN
Rachel, 22, b. IN
Children born in MO: Sarah, 3. William, 2. Johnithin, age 4 months

1860 Census. Wright, MO, Hh 434
Wm R. Adamson, 27. Rachel, 26.
Wm, 11. Johnathan, 9. James A. 8. Susanna, 6. Eliza, age 4.

William was a wagoneer during the Civil War. in the 16th MO Cav. William and Rachel were deceased by 1870, some of their children were living with the William Butler family [I believe the family was Buller - and not sure the child belonged to Wm. R.]

1870 Census. Wright, MO, Hh 239
Wm C. Buller, 72, b. GA. Elizabeth, 66, b. KY
Wm J. Hanes, 14, school boy
J. R. Adamson, 10, school boy
Nancy Buller, 12, school girl
Vicy Buller, 8.

In 1870 - Jonathan, by then age 19, was living in Lebanon, Laclede Co, MO, with the family of John A. Butler, working on the farm. James, now 17, was living in the same place with the Gideon Millsaps family, also working on the farm.

Events

BirthAbt 1826

Families

FatherJonathan "Squire" Adamson (1795 - 1859)
MotherSarah Teague (1795 - 1848)
SiblingEliza Adamson (1820 - 1865)
SiblingAlfred Adamson (1824 - 1881)
SiblingMary Adamson (1827 - )
SiblingJonathan Adamson Jr. (1835 - 1896)