Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-01-06
DIED.

ADAMS.-At his home 10 this cily'
No. III Court street, az lO:O9 p. III
Wednesday. Jan. 3, 1897, Seoassidn y =
e.. Adams, aged 12 years. vi j"
grippe. nt.
Owing To a slight indispusltion MT,
Adams took To his bed Oa New ears
eve. The ailment developed lnIo
serious attack OF la grippe, which oy
reason Of the advanced age OF Jne pa
tIent, resulted in death as above sJaGeu,
Notwithstanding all that meulCdl
skill could suggest was done 70 resGoIe {
the sufferer TO his accustomed heaiCu'
A wife and two children. VIZ: mTs.
Geo. Williams. of this city and LOflhR
K. Adams, of Skagway, Alaska, SER
vive the deceased. -
Deceased was born near Sandusky.
Huron County, Ohio, July 2S, $50,
being the youngest son OF iamliy UI
eight children. At the age OF i
years he removed to Galesburg, Ill,
where he attended Knox college Wnere
he graduated. Mr.. Adams afterwards
was engaged as teacher with greaI 7
success. His father died in l647 and
three years later at the age OF 70 years,
he crossed the plains overland coming
W W utIC
days for recuperatiUn when he sailed
for Portland. Or, reaching the Oregon
metropolis, Sept. 13, 1850. He located
a donation land claim in Yamhill
county adjoining that of his brother,
w. L. Adams and was joined by his
mother and sisters aud brother Ollver
In 1852.
In 1854 Mr.. Adams removed tG Nc.
nj 10 nd haro hn founder ftt
the college over which he had charge
for two years, presenting the same
to the Baptists in 1858. Mr.. Adams
also founded the city OF McMinnville,
having erected the first building in
that city.
In 1862 Mr.. Adams was elected
county clerk of Yamhill county and
was thrice reelected, ard afterwards
for four years represented Yamhill
county as state senator.
He settled in Salem in 1869 where
he resided for thirteen years. In 1871
Mr.. Adams went to Cincinnati having
prepared a very va liable WORK known
as "Adams' Illustrated Map of His
tory" After the map had been pub
lis6ed, Mr. Adams travelled for six
years selling it.
On February 5, 1851, Mr.. Adams
married Miss Martha f. Mcbride, a
native Of st. Louis, Missouri, and the
daughter of Mr.. James Mcbride BY
dren, of whom two are living. The
daughter, Emma, is now the wife OF
Geo. Williams, of this city, and the
(Skagway, Alaska.) Mrs. Adams died
N 1900 nnA Mr. A dame n
married in March, 1884, TO Miss
Martha f. Rheal, a lady of fine lit,r-
ary attainment, who died Deccm be
8, 1888. Mr.. Adams married his pres
ent wife June IL, 1890. She was Mrs
county, New York.
For 25 years Mr., Adams was prom
inently identified with the Christian
assisted in maintaining the Organi-
zatlon ia an early day. The last eight
years Of his life were devoted to OBJ
servance and propagation of the doc
trines advanced by the Unitarian
society and in this, as in all the walks
of life he was earnest, consistent and
an abiding example for good among
men.
= The public memorial service, in
honor of Rev. $. G. Adams, will be
conducted at Unity church, Sunday
morning at the regular service hour.
1t will be in charge of Rev. W. E..
Copeland. The funeral at the late
residence of the deceased will be pri-
yate one, held at 2 p. M, Friday, by
Rev. Copeland.
Rey. Adams was for many years a
Christian minister, but of late years
was identified with the work of the
Unitarian denominations.