Biographical Sketch of J. K. Adams, Lafayette County, Missouri >From "History of Lafayette County, Mo., carefully written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources" St. Louis, Mo. Historical Company, 1881. ********************************************************************** J. K. Adams, farmer, Post office Odessa. Son of Percival and Elizabeth Adams, was born in Franklin County, Ohio, February 22, 1816. His father moved from Pennsylvania to Ohio in 1803. The early life of Mr. Adams was spent on a farm and in fact, during the greater part of his life has been engaged in same occupation. In 1842, April 27, he was married to Miss Mary J. Havens, of Franklin County, Ohio. They have three children: Frank G., Mrs. Annis F. Baldwin, and Richard H. He came to Odessa in 1879, and for a while was engaged in the grain busi- ness. Mr. Adams is a veteran of the Mexican War, having served in the capacity of lieutenant of a company of cavalry. His father was an officer in the War of 1812. Mr. Adams and his wife are both members of the Presbyterian Church, (O. S.) ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny (Eisenbarger) Harrell ====================================================================