Gaston, Joseph.  "The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912."  Vol. 3. 
Chicago, Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. p. 17.

J. W. ADAMS

	J. W. ADAMS, a substantial farmer who has for a long time resided in Baker
county, Oregon, was born in Saline county, Missouri, June 2, 1859, his parents
being W. D. and Barbara (Baisley) Adams.  The father's birth occurred in
Mississippi on the 12th of June, 1822, while the mother was a native of
Pennsylvania.  The youth of J. W. Adams was spent in Missouri, where he received
a common-school education.  He remained with his parents until he attained the
age of nineteen years, when, deciding that fortune held for him more opportunity
in the land of the setting sun, he set his face westward, crossed the great
plains and upon reaching Oregon settled in Baker county.  He then became a miner
and worked at that occupation for two years, after which he took up the
blacksmith's trade, a vocation which he followed for ten years.  He then went to
Idaho, where for four years he was engaged at various occupations.  Subsequently
he returned to Oregon and bought a farm of one hundred and sixty acres in Baker
county, upon which he settled.  After cultivating this farm for several years he
purchased another farm of one hundred and sixty acres, upon which he is now
living.  This land he has brought up to a high state of cultivation, it now
being among the well improved and productive farms of Baker county.
	On the 28th of March, 1886, Mr. Adams was married to Miss Mandora Spielman,
who was born in Baker county, June 15, 1866.  Her father's birth occurred in
Maryland, while her mother was a native of Pennsylvania.  Our subject and his
wife have three children, as follows:  Leo K., Mrs. Loula Nell Lee, and William
D.
	Politically Mr. Adams is a republican.  Although he has never been active
politically, he is a prominent man in his community and interested in
educational matters and has for six years been clerk of the school board of his
district.  He belongs to the Christian church, of which he and his family are
active supporters, contributing of their means and influence to the wellbeing of
that denomination.  Mr. Adams is well and favorably known throughout the county
and is popular in the community where he is resident.

Transcriber's note: genealogy for this individual located at:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bakerco&id=I3351


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in October 2008 by Dale Givens, odg -at-
hiwaay dot net.