Brief Life History of David Edwin
When David Edwin Adamson was born on 9 May 1891, in Park City, Summit, Utah, United States, his father, John Adamson, was 41 and his mother, Margaret Murdoch, was 32. He married Rebecca Ann Rawson on 8 October 1914, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Carey, Blaine, Idaho, United States for about 10 years. He died on 3 March 1975, in Blaine, Idaho, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Carey Cemetery, Blaine, Idaho, United States.
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- David Edwin Adamson, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- David Edwin Adamson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- David Edwin Adamson, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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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.
1905
EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Donna Lucinda “Donnie” Campbell Smith BIRTH 13 Jun 1883 Box Elder County, Utah, USA DEATH 20 Dec 1905 (aged 22) Carey, Blaine County, Idaho, USA BURIAL Carey Cemetery Carey, Blaine County, Idaho, USA MEMORIAL ID 123085245
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
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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