"A HISTORY OF THE DAVIESS-McLEAN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION IN KENTUCKY, 
1844-1943" by Wendell H. Rone.  Probably published in 1944 by 
Messenger Job Printing Co., Inc., Owensboro, Kentucky, p. 444.
Used by permission.  [Daviess]

DEACON ELI GEORGE ADAMS:  This prominent leader in the Walnut Street 
Baptist Church was born in Daviess County, Kentucky, on October 7, 
1848, and was the son of Elisha and Artemesia West Adams.  He 
received a common school education and by close application was 
qualified to teach school.  In 1870 he went to Louisiana, but the 
climate did not agree with him and he returned to Daviess County 
after an absence of one year and settled on a farm a few miles west 
of Owensboro.  He taught school about one year and arranged his farm, 
hiring the labor.  In the year 1878 he was elected to the office of 
Justice of the Peace for a term of four years, and in the year 1882 
was reelected.
	He was married on April 15, 1869, to Miss Mary Catherine Fuqua, 
the daughter of Richard C. and Sarah Barrett Fuqua.  His wife died on 
August 16, 1879.  Three daughters were born to the union, Mary Lou, 
Louella, and Helen Y. After the death of his wife Bro. Adams moved to 
Owensboro to give attention to the duties of his office and the 
practice of his profession.  He was admitted to the bar on January 
20, 1883 and continued the practice of his profession until his 
death in 1923.
	Bro. Adams was a constituent member of the Ash Valley Church 
(now Walnut Street) and was ordained as one of the first deacons on 
November 12, 1876, only seven days after the organization of the 
Church.  He was but twenty-six years of age at the time.  For a 
considerable time after 1877 he also served the Church as Moderator 
and as Sunday School Superintendent.  For a period of forty-seven 
years he served in the office of deacon.  He wrote the history of the 
Walnut Street Church sometime before his death and the same was 
published in pamphlet form in 1928.  We are indebted to him for much 
of our information concerning this Church as the early records have 
been lost or misplaced.

Adams West Fuqua Barrett
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