| ADAMS (Soundex
A352)
— See also
ADAM,
ADAMES,
ADAMS-MEDINA,
ADAMSEN,
ADAMSKE,
ADAMSKI,
ADAMSON,
ADDAMS,
ADDOMS,
DAMAS,
LAWSON-ADAMS,
MASSAD,
MCADAMS,
REEDER-ADAMS.
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Adams, V. T. —
also known as "Sparky" —
of Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Adams, Victor —
of Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Republican. Postmaster at Little
Falls, N.Y., 1890-94.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Victorine Quille
(1912-2006) —
also known as Victorine Q. Adams; Victorine
Quille —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., April
28, 1912.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
1964.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Died January
8, 2006 (age 93 years, 255
days).
Interment at Arbutus
Memorial Park, Arbutus, Md.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Joseph Quille and Estella (Tate) Quille; married 1935 to
William L. Adams. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Virginia See A.
Virginia Adams |
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C. See Winfred Cooper
Adams |
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Adams, W. J. —
of Dillon, Dillon
County, S.C.
Republican. Postmaster at Dillon,
S.C., 1912-17.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, W. Lloyd —
of Rexburg, Madison
County, Idaho.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1936
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1944.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, W. M. —
of Clanton, Chilton
County, Ala.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, W. M. —
of Erin, Houston
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, W. P. —
of Washington.
People's candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington at-large, 1894.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, W. P. —
of Oregon.
Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, W. R. —
of Harrison
County, Iowa.
Dry candidate for delegate
to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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Ray See Walter Ray Adams |
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Adams, W. S. —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 4th District, 1877-80.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, W. T. —
of Granville
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Granville County,
1891-92.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, W. W. —
of Summers
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1877-80.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, W. W. —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Mayor
of Corning, N.Y., 1896.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Wales (1804-1879) —
of Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Medway, Norfolk
County, Mass., March 2,
1804.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1844-45; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850.
Died in Bronson Township, Branch
County, Mich., November
2, 1879 (age 75 years, 245
days).
Interment at Adams
Cemetery, Bronson Township, Branch County, Mich.
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Adams, Wallace —
of Wheeler
County, Ga.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Wheeler County, 1941-50.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Walter Alexander
(1887-1979) —
also known as Walter A. Adams —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., December
16, 1887.
Lawyer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1916-18; Batavia, 1918-20; Canton, 1920; Swatow, 1920-21; Changsha, 1921; Tsingtao, 1921-22; U.S. Consul in Tsingtao, 1922-25; Chungking, 1925-27; Hankow, 1928-29; Nanking, 1929-31; U.S. Consul General in Hankow, 1931-34; Harbin, 1934-36.
Died in September, 1979
(age 91
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Alexander Adams and Sarah Elvira (Taylor) Adams; married,
August
28, 1933, to Betty Christine Eastman. |
| | | Image source: U.S. passport application
(1918) |
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Adams, Walter C., Jr. (b.
1936) —
of Kent, Portage
County, Ohio.
Born in Newtown, Bucks
County, Pa., August
22, 1936.
Democrat. Scientist;
university
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,
1972.
Protestant.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter C. Adams and Hazel (Worthington) Adams; married 1962 to Nancy
L. Baier. |
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Adams, Walter Ray
(1901-1993) —
also known as W. Ray Adams —
of Redford, Reynolds
County, Mo.
Born in Lesterville, Reynolds
County, Mo., November
1, 1901.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Reynolds County, 1945-56.
Died in Farmington, St.
Francois County, Mo., March 1,
1993 (age 91 years, 120
days).
Interment at Marcus Memorial Cemetery, Fredericktown, Mo.
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Adams, Walter W. —
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 9, 1925-32.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Wanda —
Democrat. Candidate for Texas
state house of representatives 131st District, 2012.
Female.
Still living as of 2012.
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Adams, Wanda M. —
of Trotwood, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
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Adams, Ware —
U.S. Consul in Berlin, as of 1938; Rio de Janeiro, as of 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Warren —
Libertarian. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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See Washington Adams |
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Adams, Washington
(1880-1950) —
also known as Wash Adams —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Born in Boonville, Cooper
County, Mo., June 19,
1880.
Democrat. Contracting
engineer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Greene County 1st District,
1915-16.
Died May 18,
1950 (age 69 years, 333
days).
Interment at Hazelwood
Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
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Adams, Wayne —
also known as "Facts Man" —
Independent candidate for Virgin
Islands legislature from St. Thomas-St.John, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Jr. See O.
Webster Adams Jr. |
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Adams, Wells —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1837.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Weston II (b.
1938) —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., September
15, 1938.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1972-74; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1976,
1980
(alternate), 1988,
1992,
1996
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for South Carolina;
U.S. Ambassador to Malawi, 1984-86; producer of the movie
Strike the Tent (2005).
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2005.
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Adams, Wilbur Louis
(1884-1937) —
also known as Wilbur L. Adams —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., October
23, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Delaware
state attorney general, 1924; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1933-35; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1934.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Died in Beebe Hospital,
Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., December
4, 1937 (age 53 years, 42
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Georgetown, Del.
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Adams, Wilhelmina F.
(1901-1987) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., January
31, 1901.
Democrat. Florist;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1944,
1964;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1945-51.
Female.
Protestant.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Tammany
Hall; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in May, 1987
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Thomas F. Adams and Mary F. (Peck) Adams. |
|
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See William Lysander Adams |
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Adams, Will H. —
of Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind.
Republican. Indiana
reporter of state courts, 1917-25; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, William
(c.1753-1828) —
of Londonderry, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born about 1753.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1809-14.
Died in October, 1828
(age about
75 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, William —
of Westchester
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County, 1797-99.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, William —
of Allegheny
County, Pa.
Socialist. Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1902; candidate for Pennsylvania
secretary of internal affairs, 1918; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Pennsylvania; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1922; candidate
for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 10th
District, 1926; candidate for superior court judge in Pennsylvania,
1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, William —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1925.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, William —
also known as "Red" —
of Cabell
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, William —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Adams, William B. —
of Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa.
Mayor
of Allegheny, Pa., 1854-56.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, William B. (born
c.1819) —
of Danville, Montgomery
County, Mo.
Born in Missouri, about 1819.
Physician;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 1st District, 1865;
member of Missouri
state senate 11th District, 1867-68.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, William Everett
(1922-1983) —
also known as William E. Adams —
of Tonawanda, Erie
County, N.Y.; Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Knightstown, Henry
County, Ind., December
25, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1957-64; member of
New
York state senate, 1966-70 (61st District 1966, 53rd District
1967-70); indicted
in December 1969 on charges of lying to a
grand jury when he testified that he returned a cash
campaign contribution from a medical services company; tried in
1970 and found not guilty.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Sigma
Nu; Knights
of Pythias.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died a week later, in Albany Medical
Center, Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April
14, 1983 (age 60 years, 110
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Adams, William H. —
of Wayne
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Wayne County, 1825.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, William H. —
Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, William H. —
of New Milford, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Milford, 1906.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, William H. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Prohibition candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1909; Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1910.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, William Harrison
(1872-1958) —
also known as William H. Adams —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., March
23, 1872.
Democrat. President, Virginia Stationery Company; Vice-President,
Mutual Life
Insurance Association; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1930-53.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto;
Jesters;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Elks; Junior
Order; Woodmen;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Richmond,
Va., September
24, 1958 (age 86 years, 185
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Adams, William Henri
(1899-1989) —
also known as William H. Adams —
of Chelsea, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Chelsea, Orange
County, Vt., May 9,
1899.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer;
member of Vermont
Republican State Committee, 1926; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Chelsea, 1929; Vermont
Republican state chair, 1931.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Sons
of Union Veterans; Phi
Kappa Delta.
Died May 18,
1989 (age 90 years, 9
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin H. Adams and Cora J. (Ackerman) Adams; married, June 26,
1923, to Edna M. Deshner. |
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Adams, William Henry
(1841-1903) —
also known as William H. Adams —
of Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Lyons, Wayne
County, N.Y., March
27, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1887-1903; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 4th Department,
1900.
Died in 1903
(age about
62 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, William Henry
(1850-1912) —
also known as William H. Adams —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., August
4, 1850.
Bookkeeper;
Vice-Consul
for Brazil in Savannah,
Ga., 1884-1903.
English
ancestry.
Died in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., January
13, 1912 (age 61 years, 162
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
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Adams, William Herbert
(1861-1954) —
also known as William H. Adams; Billy
Adams —
of Alamosa, Alamosa
County, Colo.
Born in Blue Mounds, Dane
County, Wis., February
15, 1861.
Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1887-89; member of Colorado
state senate, 1889-1927; Governor of
Colorado, 1927-33.
Congregationalist.
Died, of a heart
ailment, February
4, 1954 (age 92 years, 354
days).
Interment at Alamosa
Cemetery, Alamosa, Colo.
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Adams, William Jackson
(1860-1934) —
also known as William J. Adams —
of Carthage, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C., January
27, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1893; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1895; superior court judge in North
Carolina 13th District, 1908-21; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1927-34; died in office 1934.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from complications of surgery for a kidney
ailment, in the Brady Urological Clinic of Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., May 20,
1934 (age 74 years, 113
days).
Interment somewhere
in Carthage, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. S. D. Adams and Mary (Jackson) Adams; married to Florence
Wall. |
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Adams, William John —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Adams, William K. —
Member of New York
state assembly from Washington and Warren counties, 1818-19.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, William L. —
of Haverhill, Essex
County, Mass.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Fifth Essex District, 1905.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, William Lysander
(1821-1906) —
also known as William L. Adams; Will Adams —
of Yamhill
County, Ore.; Forest Grove, Washington
County, Ore.; Hood River, Hood River
County, Ore.
Born in Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, February
5, 1821.
Republican. School
teacher; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; preacher;
newspaper
editor; probate judge in Oregon, 1850; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1860; physician.
Died in Hood River, Hood River
County, Ore., April
26, 1906 (age 85 years, 80
days).
Interment at Idlewild
Cemetery, Hood River, Ore.
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Adams, William N. —
U.S. Consul in Santiago de Cuba, 1850-53.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, William S. —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Vice-Consul
for Brazil in Savannah,
Ga., 1904-07.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, William S. —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, William T. —
Supervisor
of Paris Township, Michigan, 1894-96.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, William Taylor
(1822-1897) —
also known as "Oliver Optic" —
of Dorchester, Norfolk County (now part of Boston, Suffolk
County), Mass.
Born in Bellingham, Norfolk
County, Mass., July 30,
1822.
School
teacher; author;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1869.
Died in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March
27, 1897 (age 74 years, 240
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, Dorchester, Boston, Mass.
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Adams, William V. B. —
of Greene
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1847.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, William W. —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1902.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, William W. —
of Washington,
D.C.
U.S. Vice Consul in Lyon, 1930-32.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, William Weston
(1786-1831) —
Born in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., October
15, 1786.
Physician;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1816-17.
Died in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., 1831
(age about
44 years).
Interment somewhere
in Richland County, S.C.
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Adams, William Wirt
(1819-1888) —
also known as Wirt Adams —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., March
22, 1819.
Democrat. Member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1858-60; general in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; postmaster at Jackson,
Miss., 1885-88.
Shot
and killed in
a street encounter with John H. Martin, a newspaper editor with whom
he had quarreled, in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., May 1,
1888 (age 69 years, 40
days). Martin was also killed.
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.; cenotaph at Confederate
Cemetery, Okolona, Miss.
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Adams, Willis B.
(1861-1913) —
of Elbert
County, Ga.
Born in Georgia, May 13,
1861.
Merchant;
planter;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1905-08.
Died February
11, 1913 (age 51 years, 274
days).
Interment at Elmhurst
Cemetery, Elberton, Ga.
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Adams, Winfred Cooper (b.
1888) —
also known as W. C. Adams —
of Corinth, Alcorn
County, Miss.
Born in Corinth, Alcorn
County, Miss., May 25,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1920; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Thomas Adams and Virginia (Johnston)
Adams. |
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See William Wirt Adams |
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Adams, Woody —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Candidate in primary for mayor of
Toledo, Ohio, 1993.
Still living as of 1993.
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Adams, Yale (1901-1984) —
of Montana.
Born July 7,
1901.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1934.
Died in March, 1984
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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