Biographies: Harper & Wilma Adams Terrill, 1990, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: December 26, 1990 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American


Winn Parish Past Tense
Article No. 286
by Staff Historians (from a serial on Winn Parish Homes by Fay Gilstrap
Ratcliff)

Harper and Wilma Adams Terrill

Harper is a native of Lincoln Parish.  His parents were Joel Thomas Terrill
and Katie Sue Cook Terrill.  They moved in 1914 to Winnfield where Joel worked
as a barber in the Winnfield Hotel during World War I.  He later bought a
barber shop in Dodson where the family lived three years.  While living there,
Harper owned a horse and delivered the Shreveport Times newspaper riding his
horse.  When they moved to Winnfield, he rode alongside the wagon that brought
their household goods.

"When Harper was in the fifth grade, he started working in drug stores after
school, on Saturdays, and during summers.  He was graduated from high
school in 1929 and began work in July for Mr. Will Milam and V. Matt Milam,
Sr.  His duties included roasting coffee, loading trucks, and waiting on
customers.  Later he was made manager of the dry goods store and supervised
two other stores.  On July 1, 1934, he married Wilma Adams.  They have one
son, Jimmy Lawrence Terrill.

"Wilma finished Winnfield High School, then was graduated from La. State
Normal College in Natchitoches, now Northwestern State University.  She taught
in Winn Parish schools for 35 years.

"On December __, 1970 Harper was elected to the office of Winn Parish Tax
Assessor, which office he held for 15 years without opposition.

"Wilma's ancestors make a colorful story as her mother was descended from
Germans, and like many others, they wanted to live in America.  Their travels
and problems read like a movie script.  This writer was fortunate to have
known Kate Lee Maseburg, Wilma's mother, and found she set an example in
life that would be good for all of us.

The Terrill's home is built on the site of Wilma Adams' family home.  Mr. and
Mrs. Terrill originally purchased half the one acre plot then after Mrs.
Adams' death bought the remaining half from Wilma's brother and sister.

The Terrill's son, Jimmy Lawrence Terrill is president of Pipelines Division
of Ark-La-Gas of Shreveport and president of Intrastate Gas Company of
Alexandria which is owned by Ark-La.  The Terrills have two grandchildren and
two great grandchildren.