Biographical Sketch of James B. Adams, Wright County, Missouri >From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1889. ********************************************************************** James B. Adams, farmer and fruit grower of Wood Township, Wright Co., Mo., was born in Franklin County of the same State, February 25, 1831, and is a son of Burwell B. and Harriet (Allen) Adams, who were born in Charlotte County, Va., and Missouri, respectively. The father grew to manhood in his native state, and in 1818 came to Missouri, locating in St. Louis County, where he was married, but afterward moved to Franklin County, where he resided until 1844, when he was washed out by the freshet of that year, and moved to Montgomery County. Here he spent the remainder of his days, dying in 1877, at the age of eighty-three years. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. His wife died in 1856, having been a daughter of John Allen, who was born in Germany, and was a pioneer settler of America. James B. Adams is the fifth in a family of eight children, six of whom grew to maturity, and five of whom are still living, and was reared in Montgomery County, receiving a good education in the schools of Danville. After attaining a suitable age, he taught school in that county, and then went to Pike County, where he clerked in a dry goods store until about the opening of the war. He was married in that county to Miss Jane Settles, a native of Illinois, by whom he had one child, John Quincy. Ten months after their marriage the wife died, and after remaining a widower three years he married Russia Z. D. Zumwalt, who was born in St. Charles County, Mo., in 1849, to which union seven children were born, four now living: Burwell B., Minnie S., William T. and Mary L. About the opening of the war they moved to Montgomery County, where Mr. Adams enlisted in Company D, Missouri State Militia, United States Army, and served about a year and a half. He then returned home, and taught school and farmed until 1870 at which time he became a resident of Wright County, and although the war had left him without means, he set to work to retrieve his fallen fortunes, and homesteaded 100 acres of land, which he has since incre- ased to 360 acres. He has taught school also during this time, and with the exception of about three terms has been engaged in teaching for the past twenty years. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity, and is a Republican in politics. ==================================================================== 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 ====================================================================