Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, Edition 8-B
Johnson Co.

WILLIAM ADAMS, a native of Wilkes County, N. C., was born September
16, 1802, and came to Kentucky in 1810 and settled in Letcher County, where
he remained ten years and then moved to Magoffin County. His father was
Stephen Adams, of North Carolina, a farmer. William Adams was reared on a
farm and his educational advantages were those of the common schools only;
he also learned the blacksmith's trade. He was the founder of Magoffin County,
where he engaged in blacksmithing and merchandising.  He owns about 2,500
acres of land, and donated the land for the church and public school build-
ing of Salyersville, Johnson County. He first married a Miss Williams, of
Magoffin County, who died, leaving three children, viz, Cynthia, Lucinda
and W. S. Mr. Adams next married Nancy A. Fuller, a native of Virginia, but
a resident of Morgan County, Ky., a daughter of Hosea and Darcia (Cyphus)
Fuller of Virginia. They had four children, viz., H. N., who married Amanda
Prater; Green F., Jennie, wife of W. C. Kendall, of Morgan County, and
George B.  H. N. Williams [sic] has three children: Richard M., G. W. and
C. B. Jennie has one child, William.  William Adams, the subject of this
sketch, died July 22, 1881; he was a Republican politically.

Adams Williams Fuller Cyphus Prater Kendall
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Letcher-KY Johnson-KY Morgan-KY Wilkes-NC VA

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