BIO: John W. ADAMS, Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Dave Wilson Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************************** __________________________________________________________ McElroy, James Thomas Jr., McElroy's Family Memories, Huntingdon, PA: (Author), 1930, pages 1-2. __________________________________________________________ JOHN W. ADAMS South Huntingdon, Huntingdon Co., Pa. Justice of the Peace; Born at Millheim, Centre County, Pa., April 9, 1865, the day General Lee surrendered to Grant. The Adams' are direct descendants of John Quincy Adams, of historical fame. J. W. Adams is a son of Wm. Black Adams, who owned a foundry. His father was Colonel Joseph Adams, of the State Militia, now called the National Guards. Wm. Adams married Elizabeth Feese; both are deceased. Squire John W. Adams began his schooling at Millheim, and later on attended Woods' Business College, Scranton, Pa. He has been a painter and paperhanger. Was a contractor in this line. Had a laundry at Mifflinburg, Pa. Has been a guard at the Reformatory for twenty-eight years, and fully understands prison methods. A Justice of the Peace for twenty-two years. Served as Scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts of America for a number of years. Has always been an advocate of the enforcement of all laws and has been active in all civic movements. He is a Presbyterian; his wife also, when living. Both daughters are Presbyterians. During the World War he was a Justice of the Peace; he was appointed by the Government on the working Reserve Board, a body of officials to see that production was increased. He belongs to the P.O.S. of A., No. 321, Huntingdon, Pa. A charter member of the William Weand Commandery, a subsidiary or military branch of the P.O.S. of A., also a member of the Knights of Malta, Huntingdon, Pa. He has one brother, Oliver Perry Adams, Millheim, Pa., engaged in the restaurant business. He was married to Minnie Cronimiller. He has two sisters, Sadie, married to Harry Koons; Emma, Muncy, Pa.; Minnie, deceased, at the age of thirty years. Ella was married to J. M. Hoover. She is deceased. Squire Adams was married to Annie E. Hull, a daughter of Abram and Elizabeth Hull. She died Sept. 3, 1927. They have two daughters. Dora was married to R. Allison Miller, a plumber of Huntingdon, Pa.; Helen, Huntingdon, Pa., whose son was nine years of age July 3, 1929, in Grade School, Smithfield township.