William Sheppard Adamson was born February 16, 1838, in Ohio. Census records indicate his parents were both born in Ohio.
William married Rebeca A. Maiden prior to 1865. Rebeca Maiden was born May 29, 1836, in Ohio, one of at least ten children born to William Maiden and Margaret (last name unknown).
The 1870 Henry County, Iowa census, Scott Township, shows William Adamson, 32, farmer, born in Ohio; Rebecca, 32, born in Ohio; Anna, 5, born in Iowa; Grant, 3, born in Iowa and William, 2 months, born in Iowa. William is shown to have real property valued at $1950 and personal property valued at $125. Living nearby is Rebeca's brother Henry Maiden and his wife Margaret. Rebeca's parents lived a short distance away.
William's family appears on the 1880 Louisa County, Iowa census in Elm Grove Township. The census shows William, 46, a farmer; Rebecca, 42; Anna M., 15; Grant, 12; and John, 10 years old.
The 1900 Louisa County, Iowa census, Elm Grove Township, shows William Adamson, head, 62, born February 1838, in Ohio, married 37 years, father and mother born in Ohio, farmer; Rebecca Adamson, wife, 64, born May 1836, in Ohio, married 37 years, given birth to 4 children, 3 children still living, father and mother born in Virginia; Lewis Bush, son-in-law, 40, born August 1859, married 12 years, born in Illinois, father born in Ohio, mother born in Illinois, farmer; Anna Bush, daughter, 35, born May 1865, in Iowa, married 12 years, given birth to 4 children, 3 children still living, father and mother born in Ohio; Esther Bush, granddaughter, 11, born June 1888, in Iowa; Blanche Bush, granddaughter, 8, born March 1992, in Iowa; and Earl Bush, grandson, 6, born June 1893, in Iowa. Living next door was William and Rebecca's son John Adamson and his family.
William died February 19, 1908 at Winfield, in Winfield County, Iowa. Rebeca died there on June 16, 1922. They are buried in Winfield-Scott Cemetery near Winfield.
Children of William Adamson and Rebeca Maiden
1. Annie H. Margaret Adamson, b. 1865, IA; m. Louis Edwin Bush (our line)
2. Grant Harrison Adamson, b. 1867, IA
3. John William Adamson, b. 1870, Henry Co, IA
4. Infant Adamson, b. & d. Apr 1874, Winfield, IA
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