United Confederate Veteran.
George H. Adams is one of the successful and prosperous cattlemen of Texas, and resides at Brownwood. He came from Tennessee, where he was born in Humphreys County, May 3, 1842.
His father, Ichabod Adams, was born in Humphreys County, Tenn., January 16, 1812, of Welsh parents. January 23, 1833, he married Miss Ann Hooper, of Humphreys County, born February 6, 1816, of Scotch parents. They had eleven children, six of whom are surviving, as follows: Keziah, A. Ennis, George H., Rebecca, Harvey L., Ichabod, Jr. He was a farmer and stock trader in Tennessee, and came to Texas with his family, in 1850, and began stock raising in Brown County. He was the first treasurer of Brown County, but did not give up his cattle business, in which he had been successful. In 1875 he moved his herd to Tom Green County, on the Colorado River, now Coke County. He died October 4, 1878, at his home in Brown County.
George Adams married Miss Amanda V. Baugh, daughter of David Baugh, of Brown County, Texas, January 30, 1862, and had four children, two of whom, Sylvester and John T., survive. His opportunities for acquiring an education were meager, and his first work was herding cattle for his father. In 1858, when only about sixteen years of age, he joined Capt. John S. Ford's company of rangers, being the youngest in a command of 100 men. In 1859 he returned to the ranch and resumed the life of a cowboy. In August, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Capt. J. T. Riley's company, Company A, Cook's regiment of heavy artillery, and served through the war, getting an honorable discharge May 23, 1865, at Houston, Tex. He again resumed ranch life, and in 1870 he was elected lieutenant in command of the Brown County Company of Minute Men, and served one and a half years. He was at Austin prepared to fight when Coke was seated as Governor instead of E. J. Davis. After this he returned again to his pastoral pursuits, but was not to enjoy them undisturbed, for the people, knowing his worth, elected him treasurer of Brown County in 1874. He served one term, but since that time he has given all his attention to his stock interests and his farm. He has a beautiful home two miles south of Brownwood, the residence being a spacious two-story stone structure, surrounded with all the comforts and luxuries that contribute to the pleasure and enjoyment of a competency earned by industry and square dealing. (Source: Historical and Biographical Record of the Cattle Industry and the Cattlemen of Texas by James Cox, Published by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co, St Louis, 1895
Above information provided by Find a Grave contributor: Sherry (47010546)
George H. Adams is one of the successful and prosperous cattlemen of Texas, and resides at Brownwood. He came from Tennessee, where he was born in Humphreys County, May 3, 1842.
His father, Ichabod Adams, was born in Humphreys County, Tenn., January 16, 1812, of Welsh parents. January 23, 1833, he married Miss Ann Hooper, of Humphreys County, born February 6, 1816, of Scotch parents. They had eleven children, six of whom are surviving, as follows: Keziah, A. Ennis, George H., Rebecca, Harvey L., Ichabod, Jr. He was a farmer and stock trader in Tennessee, and came to Texas with his family, in 1850, and began stock raising in Brown County. He was the first treasurer of Brown County, but did not give up his cattle business, in which he had been successful. In 1875 he moved his herd to Tom Green County, on the Colorado River, now Coke County. He died October 4, 1878, at his home in Brown County.
George Adams married Miss Amanda V. Baugh, daughter of David Baugh, of Brown County, Texas, January 30, 1862, and had four children, two of whom, Sylvester and John T., survive. His opportunities for acquiring an education were meager, and his first work was herding cattle for his father. In 1858, when only about sixteen years of age, he joined Capt. John S. Ford's company of rangers, being the youngest in a command of 100 men. In 1859 he returned to the ranch and resumed the life of a cowboy. In August, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Capt. J. T. Riley's company, Company A, Cook's regiment of heavy artillery, and served through the war, getting an honorable discharge May 23, 1865, at Houston, Tex. He again resumed ranch life, and in 1870 he was elected lieutenant in command of the Brown County Company of Minute Men, and served one and a half years. He was at Austin prepared to fight when Coke was seated as Governor instead of E. J. Davis. After this he returned again to his pastoral pursuits, but was not to enjoy them undisturbed, for the people, knowing his worth, elected him treasurer of Brown County in 1874. He served one term, but since that time he has given all his attention to his stock interests and his farm. He has a beautiful home two miles south of Brownwood, the residence being a spacious two-story stone structure, surrounded with all the comforts and luxuries that contribute to the pleasure and enjoyment of a competency earned by industry and square dealing. (Source: Historical and Biographical Record of the Cattle Industry and the Cattlemen of Texas by James Cox, Published by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co, St Louis, 1895
Above information provided by Find a Grave contributor: Sherry (47010546)
United Confederate Veteran.
George H. Adams is one of the successful and prosperous cattlemen of Texas, and resides at Brownwood. He came from Tennessee, where he was born in Humphreys County, May 3, 1842.
His father, Ichabod Adams, was born in Humphreys County, Tenn., January 16, 1812, of Welsh parents. January 23, 1833, he married Miss Ann Hooper, of Humphreys County, born February 6, 1816, of Scotch parents. They had eleven children, six of whom are surviving, as follows: Keziah, A. Ennis, George H., Rebecca, Harvey L., Ichabod, Jr. He was a farmer and stock trader in Tennessee, and came to Texas with his family, in 1850, and began stock raising in Brown County. He was the first treasurer of Brown County, but did not give up his cattle business, in which he had been successful. In 1875 he moved his herd to Tom Green County, on the Colorado River, now Coke County. He died October 4, 1878, at his home in Brown County.
George Adams married Miss Amanda V. Baugh, daughter of David Baugh, of Brown County, Texas, January 30, 1862, and had four children, two of whom, Sylvester and John T., survive. His opportunities for acquiring an education were meager, and his first work was herding cattle for his father. In 1858, when only about sixteen years of age, he joined Capt. John S. Ford's company of rangers, being the youngest in a command of 100 men. In 1859 he returned to the ranch and resumed the life of a cowboy. In August, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Capt. J. T. Riley's company, Company A, Cook's regiment of heavy artillery, and served through the war, getting an honorable discharge May 23, 1865, at Houston, Tex. He again resumed ranch life, and in 1870 he was elected lieutenant in command of the Brown County Company of Minute Men, and served one and a half years. He was at Austin prepared to fight when Coke was seated as Governor instead of E. J. Davis. After this he returned again to his pastoral pursuits, but was not to enjoy them undisturbed, for the people, knowing his worth, elected him treasurer of Brown County in 1874. He served one term, but since that time he has given all his attention to his stock interests and his farm. He has a beautiful home two miles south of Brownwood, the residence being a spacious two-story stone structure, surrounded with all the comforts and luxuries that contribute to the pleasure and enjoyment of a competency earned by industry and square dealing. (Source: Historical and Biographical Record of the Cattle Industry and the Cattlemen of Texas by James Cox, Published by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co, St Louis, 1895
Above information provided by Find a Grave contributor: Sherry (47010546)
George H. Adams is one of the successful and prosperous cattlemen of Texas, and resides at Brownwood. He came from Tennessee, where he was born in Humphreys County, May 3, 1842.
His father, Ichabod Adams, was born in Humphreys County, Tenn., January 16, 1812, of Welsh parents. January 23, 1833, he married Miss Ann Hooper, of Humphreys County, born February 6, 1816, of Scotch parents. They had eleven children, six of whom are surviving, as follows: Keziah, A. Ennis, George H., Rebecca, Harvey L., Ichabod, Jr. He was a farmer and stock trader in Tennessee, and came to Texas with his family, in 1850, and began stock raising in Brown County. He was the first treasurer of Brown County, but did not give up his cattle business, in which he had been successful. In 1875 he moved his herd to Tom Green County, on the Colorado River, now Coke County. He died October 4, 1878, at his home in Brown County.
George Adams married Miss Amanda V. Baugh, daughter of David Baugh, of Brown County, Texas, January 30, 1862, and had four children, two of whom, Sylvester and John T., survive. His opportunities for acquiring an education were meager, and his first work was herding cattle for his father. In 1858, when only about sixteen years of age, he joined Capt. John S. Ford's company of rangers, being the youngest in a command of 100 men. In 1859 he returned to the ranch and resumed the life of a cowboy. In August, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Capt. J. T. Riley's company, Company A, Cook's regiment of heavy artillery, and served through the war, getting an honorable discharge May 23, 1865, at Houston, Tex. He again resumed ranch life, and in 1870 he was elected lieutenant in command of the Brown County Company of Minute Men, and served one and a half years. He was at Austin prepared to fight when Coke was seated as Governor instead of E. J. Davis. After this he returned again to his pastoral pursuits, but was not to enjoy them undisturbed, for the people, knowing his worth, elected him treasurer of Brown County in 1874. He served one term, but since that time he has given all his attention to his stock interests and his farm. He has a beautiful home two miles south of Brownwood, the residence being a spacious two-story stone structure, surrounded with all the comforts and luxuries that contribute to the pleasure and enjoyment of a competency earned by industry and square dealing. (Source: Historical and Biographical Record of the Cattle Industry and the Cattlemen of Texas by James Cox, Published by Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co, St Louis, 1895
Above information provided by Find a Grave contributor: Sherry (47010546)
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