MARSHALL COUNTY, TN - BIOGRAPHIES - Robert L. Adams
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ROBERT L. ADAMS, clerk and master of the Chancery Court of Marshall county,
was born June 15, 1833, in that part of Bedford County now included in
Marshall County.  He was reared on the farm but on account of physical
disability did not engage in hard manual labor.  He received a good practical
education in the country schools and at the age of nineteen commenced teaching
in the schools of this county, where he continued for ten years. In 1862 he
was elected county court clerk and held that office for a period of twelve
years. In 1876 he was appointed clerk and master of the Chancery Court and is
still holding that position. When the Bank of Lewisburg was re-established in
1885, Mr. Adams was elected as its president, besides he is one of the
directors of the same institution.  Previous to this, in 1860, he wedded Jane
E. Bell, and by her became the father of seven children, six of whom are
living. Politically Mr. Adams is a firm supporter of Democratic principles.
For fifty years he has been a citizen of Marshall County and for twenty-two
years of that time he has held positions of trust and honor. This fact alone
speaks louder for his ability and popularity than mere words. His parents were
Alexander D. and Elizabeth (LaRue) Adams, both natives of Virginia and both
members of the Presbyterian Church. The father was a stanch Democrat, although
all his brothers were Whigs previous to the war. He died in 1866, and the
mother passed away in 1875.

Surnames: Adams, Bell, La Rue
Source:  " The Goodspeeds History of Tennessee, 1886."