Brief Life History of John Robert
When John Robert Adamson was born on 25 November 1879, in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States, his father, John Adamson, was 30 and his mother, Margaret Murdoch, was 21. He married Elna Pearl Stanford on 5 October 1904, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Timpanogus, Wasatch, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 7 July 1920, in Carey, Blaine, Idaho, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Carey Cemetery, Blaine, Idaho, United States.
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- John Robert Adamson in household of William Murdock, "United States Census, 1880"
- John R. Adamson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- John Robert Adamson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1883
Historical Boundaries 1883: Alturas, Idaho Territory, United States March 5, 1885: Blaine, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Blaine Idaho, United States
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: patronymic from the personal name Adam + Middle English son, meaning ‘son of Adam’. The surname is especially common in Scotland, where it is borne by a sept of clan McIntosh. In North America, this surname has absorbed some Polish and possibly also other European patronymics and other derivatives from the personal name Adam. Compare Adams .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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