Biographical Sketch of Smith Adams, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO

>From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph
Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri.
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Smith Adams is a retired farmer, living in Washington Township, 
Section 27, Postoffice, St. Joseph.  he is a native of Kentucky and
was born August 3, 1812; was raised upon a farm and had a common
school education.  He was married May 12, 1836, to Miss C. Ramsey,
who was born in Kentucky, November 4, 1819.  By this union they had
five children, Jones L.R., born April 17, 1837, died June 12, 1841;
W.R., born June 15, 1841; Mary E., born March 8, 1844; Rebecca C.,
born July 10, 1847; Edwin M., born June 29, 1850.  Mrs. Adams died
February 4, 1854, and he was again married to Miss Elizabeth Adams,
November 20, 1854.  She was born in Tennessee on January 6, 1828.
They had five children:  James A., born January 2, 1856; Anna M.,
born March 26, 1858; Smith, born May 18, 1864; infant who died while
young, and Ella L., born October 11, 1866.  This wife died October 11,
1874, and he married on May 5, 1875, to Miss Martha A. Mansfield.  She
was born September 11, 1818.  He was very successful financially, until
the war, when he lost heavily.  He endured many privations for his 
country, and during the late war enlisted in what was known as the
"Whisky Cavalry", in the Union Army, which stood guard around St.
Joseph for three years.  The government did not pay these men one
dollar, and they did not ask for it, but furnished horses, time and
services to Uncle Sam without money and without price, and are proud
to know that they had the manhood to defend the right at all hazard.
Mr. Adams first came to Missouri with his father in 1815, locating in
Lafayette County.  They lived in a block house for protection.  In
1818, his father returned to Kentucky, Smith accompanying him, but
being infatuated with the West, returned to Missouri, locating in 
Howard County, known, in early days, as St. Charles.  He has lived in
Missouri ever since; was engaged in the Mormon war.  They surrendered
upon his arrival, and he purchased land and was there when the County
of Caldwell was organized.  He is a Mason and a member of St. Joseph
Lodge No. 78, he is also a member of the Christian Church, and was
director on part of the State in the old Branch Bank of the State of
Missouri before the war, has been school director and has donated 
liberally to churches and school houses.

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