KENTUCKY: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 4th ed., 
1887 Madison Co.

JAMES C. ADAMS was born November 21, 1845, in Garrard County, Ky., and 
is a son of Wesley and Elizabeth (Davison) Adams, to whom three sons 
and three daughters were born, five of whom were reared.  Wesley Adams 
was born in Virginia, in 1815, and brought to Kentucky when a boy.  He 
died in 1852.  His parents lived and died in Virginia.  Mrs. Elizabeth 
Adams was born in Garrard County and is a daughter of Abner and Martha 
(Grashaw) Davison, both natives of Virginia and early settlers of 
Garrard County, Ky. Mr. Davison was a substantial and prosperous farmer.
He was born in 1797, was of English descent, served for many years as 
justice of his country, in religion was a Baptist, and died in 1837.  
James C. Adams was the third child in order of birth, was reared a 
farmer and received an education such as the country afforded in his 
day.  At twenty-one he began life on his own account, having worked for 
his mother from the time he was fifteen years old.  He was united in 
marriage to Nancy Hockaday, a daughter of James S. and Sumyra (Shearer) 
Hockaday, natives of Madison County.  Mr. Hockaday was a farmer and 
owner of slave property, had raised four sons and three daughters, was 
a member of Christian Church, in Politics a Democrat.  He died in April,
1885, aged sixty-seven.  He was a son of James and Elizabeth (Fox) 
Hockaday, natives of Madison County.  The issue from this marriage of 
Mr. Adams was six children, namely: William W., James W., Robert L.,
Leslie C., Stella H. and Nannie L.  Mr. and Mrs. Adams are members of 
the Christian Church.  Mr. Adams located in Madison County when he 
became of age.  In 1875 he purchased 227 acres one mile south of Harris 
Station.  In 1883 his residence was destroyed by fire, when he located 
where he now resides, one mile north of Silver Creek, on seventy-three 
acres.  He is also possessor of two other tracts of 105 and 12 acres, 
owning in all 417 acres, all of which he accumulated by his own 
industry.  In politics he is a Democrat and cast the first presidential 
vote for Seymour.

Davison Grashaw Hockaday Shearer Fox Seymour
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Garrard-KY VA

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