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Evan Adamson

Birth	:	5 Jan 1808 Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Death	:	26 May 1899 Jasper County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Oak Grove Cemetery, Kentville, Kings County, Canada
Coordinate	:	45.0729100, -64.4851600
Description	:	One of the First Pioneers of Jasper County Passes to His Final Reward. Among the old settlers of Jasper County there will come a feeling of profound sorrow when they read of the death of Uncle Evan Adamson, which occurred at his old home in Adamson Grove, last Friday, May 26th, at the ripe old age of eighty-nine years, four months and twenty-one days. For over fifty-three years he had made his home on the farm from which his spirit took its flight – a home which was ever noted for its generous, whole-souled hospitality, whose latch string always... Read More	One of the First Pioneers of Jasper County Passes to His Final Reward. Among the old settlers of Jasper County there will come a feeling of profound sorrow when they read of the death of Uncle Evan Adamson, which occurred at his old home in Adamson Grove, last Friday, May 26th, at the ripe old age of eighty-nine years, four months and twenty-one days. For over fifty-three years he had made his home on the farm from which his spirit took its flight – a home which was ever noted for its generous, whole-souled hospitality, whose latch string always hung on the outside. There was no time when Uncle Evan and Aunt Betsy hadn't a warm welcome for their friends, either day or night. They came here the same year that Jasper County was organized, 1846, when the county was sparsely settled and Jasper County considered on the very outskirts of civilization. They knew all about the trials and hardships of a frontier life. Uncle Evan's peculiar habits and quaint eccentricities made him especially known far and wide among the early settlers. If he ever had an enemy we have never known it. For the past two years his mind had become somewhat impaired, and he was living over again his boyhood days in his old home in Indiana – talking to his loved ones and childhood friends who had long since grown old and passed away. When the end came, he closed his eyes and sank to rest as quietly and peacefully as a child going to sleep. Evan Adamson was born in Jefferson County, Tenn., January 5, 1810. When he was but a mere boy his parents moved to Indiana, where on the 4th of August 1835, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Miller, who survives him, after traveling by his side for nearly sixty-four years. They moved to Missouri in the fall of 1840, and to Iowa in April 1846, settling on their farm in the grove, which took their name, a few miles southeast of Newton. To them were born nine children, six of whom are left to comfort their aged mother; Mrs. S. A. Richards and Evan, Jr., who live at the old home, together with an adopted son, Adelbert Ohler; Mrs. Clara Bushey of Chariton, Ia.; Abraham of Newton; Mrs. Libbie Ohler and Mrs. Mattie Reno of Silver Bow, Wyo., all of whom, excepting the last two, were present at the funeral of their father. Frank M., Mary Ellen and Joseph S., died many years ago. Funeral services were held at the home on Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Rouze. There was a large attendance of neighbors and old friends, many old settlers coming from a distance to pay their last mark of respect to one whom they had so long honored and respected, and to offer words of consolation to Aunt Betsy, whose dear old heart is almost broken on account of her separation from the companion of her youth and the stay and support of her old age. But she will not want for gentle care and tender sympathy, through the few years that remain of her earthly pilgrimage. ============================= Iowa State Democrat, Thursday, June 1, 1899 Page 1, Column 6 ----------------------------------------------------------- As near as known, he was born in Jefferson County, Tennessee, January 5, 1808. ----------------------------------------------------------- Transcriber note: obit has 1810 and in the second paper it is 1808. If he was 89 years when he died the date should be 1810. ----------------------------------------------------------- The Newton (IA) Record, Thursday, June 1, 1899 Page 1, Column 5

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Evan Adamson's memorial is located at: Oak Grove Cemetery, Kentville, Kings County, Canada.
When did Evan Adamson death?
Evan Adamson death on 26 May 1899 in Jasper County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 45.0729100
Longitude: -64.4851600

Family Members:

Spouse

Elizabeth Miller Adamson

(1816 - 1900)

Children

(1838 - 1866)

(1840 - 1855)

(1846 - 1917)

(1848 - 1929)

(1850 - 1851)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Oak Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.0729100, -64.4851600

2. Chipman Corner Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.1033330, -64.4750000

3. Elm Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.1033300, -64.5077900

4. Holy Cross Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.0717800, -64.5465400

5. St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.1100180, -64.4336470

6. Upper Canord Burying Ground
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Coordinate: 45.1254650, -64.4898110

7. Upper Canard Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.1256900, -64.4692300

8. White Rock Mills Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.0446000, -64.4166900

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Coordinate: 45.1388510, -64.5030460

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Coordinate: 45.1125760, -64.4046810

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Coordinate: 45.1360390, -64.4357360

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Coordinate: 45.1466675, -64.4436111

13. Billtown United Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.1234140, -64.5722130

14. Black River Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.0088702, -64.4174440

15. Lakeview Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.1178300, -64.5858600

16. Starr's Point Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.1051621, -64.3706071

17. Old Burying Ground
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Coordinate: 45.0916830, -64.3646920

18. Willowbank Cemetery
Wolfville, Kings County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.0859900, -64.3559300

19. Old Gaspereau Cemetery
Gaspereau, Kings County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.0629200, -64.3512900

20. Gaspereau Cemetery
Gaspereau, Kings County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.0610300, -64.3497600

21. St. John's Anglican Cemetery
Wolfville, Kings County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.0925880, -64.3486990

22. Habitant Cemetery
Habitant, Kings County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.1541900, -64.3987000

23. St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Cemetery
Wolfville, Kings County, Canada
Coordinate: 45.0806400, -64.3382520

24. Cambridge Cemetery
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Coordinate: 45.0569310, -64.6401050