Josiah Adams, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by: Gaytha Carver Thompson
Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana
The Southern Publishing Company, Chicago & Nashville,  1890



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JOSIAH ADAMS

Josiah Adams, one of the successful planters of Louisiana, came originally rom
North Carolina where he was born May 11, 1838.  His parents, Briant and Ollie
(Holdin) Adams, were also natives of North Carolina, and of nine children born
to them four are now living, two residing in this Sate and two remaining in
North Carolina.  The father was very successful as a farmer, took an active
part in the building up of churches, schools and society in general, and was
called to his final home in 1861, his wife having died in 1856.  They were
members of the Baptist Church.

Josiah received his education in the country schools of his native State , and
at the age of eighteen years decided to start out on his own responsibility,
and accepted a position as overseer of a plantation.  In January, 1858, he was
married to Miss Juliania Bason, and their union was blessed with twelve
children, the following now living: John Q., Christena, Richard, Benjamin,
Roselia, Lora and Lucy.  In the early part of 1882 his wife died, and on
November 16 of the same year he was united in wedlock with Mrs. Clarlia
(Forteneau) Ginger, she having had four children by her fist marriage, two of
whom died in infancy and the other two, Adam C. and Johnson, are living.  She
had no children by her second marriage.

Our subject now owns 680 acres of land, 175 under cultivation, has a farm well
stocked, also a mill and cotton gin with all the latest improvements.  He
formerly held a membership with the Farmers' Alliance.  He and his wife
worship at the Catholic Church.  He is a liberal contributor to all public
enterprises, and one of the representative citizens of this parish.