When Lewis Adams was born on 26 May 1863, in Beaver, Utah, United States, his father, David Barclay Adams, was 49 and his mother, Lydia Catherine Mann, was 33. He married Adelaide Melinda Lewis on 26 October 1887, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Wendell, Gooding, Idaho, United States in 1930 and Wendell Election Precinct, Gooding, Idaho, United States in 1940. He died on 7 August 1941, in Gooding, Gooding, Idaho, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Wendell Cemetery, Wendell, Gooding, Idaho, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1875: Iron, Utah Territory, United States 1882: Garfield, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Garfield, Utah, United States
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English, Dutch, and German (mainly northwestern Germany): patronymic from the personal name Adam . In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Greek Adamopoulos , Serbian and Croatian Adamović (see Adamovich ), Polish (and Jewish) Adamski .
Irish and Scottish: adopted for McAdam or a Scottish variant of Adam , with excrescent -s.
History: This surname was borne by two early presidents of the US, father and son. They were descended from Henry Adams, who settled in Braintree, MA, in 1635/6, from Barton St. David, Somerset, England. The younger of them, John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) derived his middle name from his maternal grandmother's surname (see Quincy ). — Another important New England family, established mainly in NH, is descended from William Adams, who emigrated from Shropshire, England, to Dedham, MA, in 1628. James Hopkins Adams (1812–61), governor of SC, was unconnected with either of these families, his ancestry being Welsh; his forebears entered North America through PA.
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Possible Related NamesThursday – 3 [November 1892] This being fast day we went without breakfast. It is raining this morning. After dinner we went through the rain to Millers Cove. We had quite a time getting down the canyon as the water was up. We stopped over night with Joe [John Calvin (JC)] Garland and we were treated well. We sang songs and spoke on the principles of the gospel. 7 [miles] Saturday – 5 [November 1892] We went to Mr. William Sayman’s place where we had intended to hold meeting this evening. He thought it best not to hold the meeting here as they are going to have a trial today. After dinner we went down to the trial but there was a poor case of it. They could not prove anything against her only what she had told them but they found her guilty. In the evening we held meeting at Mr. [Joseph John Calvin (JC)] Garland‘s. There were about 60 present. I spoke first about forty-five minutes on the First Prin[ciples] of the Gospel. Elder [Lewis Alma] Adams followed on the Divine Authenticity of the B[oo]k of M[ormon]. We had a very good time. 3 [miles] Monday – 5 [December 1892] We went over the Chilhoui Mt. (sic) to Happy Valley. We had dinner with Mrs. Correll. After dinner we went to the P. O. I got a letter from A[lma] H[enry] West. We then went over to Mrs. [Sarah Margaret Cauble] Garland and stopped with them. They charged us 25 cents. 10 [miles] Thursday – 13 [December 1892] We started out for Millers Cove. We got on the wrong trail and got lost as it was foggy and came back to where we started before we were aware of it. We took dinner with Mr. White then started out again. This time we got along all right, got over in the cove in good time. Stopped with Joe [John Calvin (JC)] Garland. 10 [miles] Friday – 17 [March 1893] Millers Cove. We went down the cove and left a G[ospel] P[rinciples] tract with all that wanted one. We went to Slim Walker’s place, knocked at the door and they said, “There is no one here.” We then went to the kitchen and knocked and they asked, “What do you want?” I told them a book of mine. Mrs. Walker got it, then we left. Joe [John Calvin (JC)] Garland asked us to go to the house and he would get his wife, [Sarah Margaret Cauble], to get some dinner for us. It was very kind of him and he would have us stop overnight with him. So we did. I sang two songs alone as Elder [Thomas Watts] Sloan had a cold. 4 [miles] Saturday – 18 [March 1893] Millers Cove. It is snowing this morning. We stayed with Mister [Joseph John Calvin (JC)] Garland on account of the snow until about two o’clock. We then went to Granvil Fars, but he has had enough of the gospel. We stayed overnight with John McNeilly. He treated us very kindly. We read the no. 2 tract. I sang two songs. 1 [miles] Saturday – 25 [March 1893] Happy Valley. We started for Millers Cove about 8:30. Had dinner at Neuberts Mills’. He invited us back. We visited some houses in the cove that we missed before. We stayed with Joe [John Calvin (JC)] Garland. I took up salvation for the dead and some of the other principles of the gospel. 8 [miles] Friday – 21 [April 1893] Millers Cove. Mr. Walker insisted on us staying until after dinner, which we did. They cordially invited us to come back. We crossed the Little River on a skiff and went over in the other end of the cove and stayed with Joe [John Calvin (JC)] Garland. He treated us kind as usual. We visited three houses today. 3 [miles] Saturday – 22 [April 1893] Millers Cove. Mr. [Joseph John Calvin (JC)] Garland asked us to stay until afternoon, then he would go about six miles to see [William] Charley Garland, which we agreed to do. He lives up in the mountain about three miles east of the Cove Road. Mr. [William Charley] Garland is interested in our doctrine. We had quite a conversation on the gospel. We had dinner with Mrs. Samons. 7 [miles] Saturday – 20 [May 1893] Millers Cove. We went over and swept out the school house. Started over in the other end of the cove over the river. A little fellow char...
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