Brief Life History of Walter Martin
When Walter Martin Adamson was born on 5 July 1875, in Lake View, Tooele, Utah, United States, his father, Walter Gillespie Adamson, was 32 and his mother, Mary Ann Martin, was 27. He married Anna Ida Musser Sheets on 17 December 1901, in Tooele, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States for about 15 years and Election Precinct 1 Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 29 September 1951, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Tooele City Cemetery, Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States.
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- Walter M Adamson, "United States 1950 Census"
- Walter M Adamson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Walter Martin Adamson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1876 · The Battle of Little Bighorn
An armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry of the US Army. The battle was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
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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