Pvt. William Adams was born in Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland in 1866 per his Military records. He enlisted into the U.S. Army at the age of 22 on July 23, 1888, in Springfield, Mass. He was listed as having blue eyes, brown hair, and 5'-7-1/4" in height. His record shows that he was a member of the U.S. Army, 7th Cavalry, Co. K. and Killed-in-Action at Wounded Knee, S.D. on Dec. 29th, 1890. Based on records research for a William Adams born in Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland in 1866, only one person comes up in the Scotland Birth Records - William Adams, son of John Adams and Christina Campbell, born on July 3, 1866 at Abbey Paisley.
Pvt. William Adams was born in Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland in 1866 per his Military records. He enlisted into the U.S. Army at the age of 22 on July 23, 1888, in Springfield, Mass. He was listed as having blue eyes, brown hair, and 5'-7-1/4" in height. His record shows that he was a member of the U.S. Army, 7th Cavalry, Co. K. and Killed-in-Action at Wounded Knee, S.D. on Dec. 29th, 1890. Based on records research for a William Adams born in Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland in 1866, only one person comes up in the Scotland Birth Records - William Adams, son of John Adams and Christina Campbell, born on July 3, 1866 at Abbey Paisley.
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