Gaston, Joseph. "The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912." Vol. 4. Chicago, Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. p. 454. W. W. S. ADAMS erected the first store and dwelling in the town of Malin and established The Pioneer Grocery Store but also handles a general line of merchandise. He was born in Redwood City, California, March 16, 1862, and is a son of George and Sarah Ellen Adams, of whom mention is made in connection with the sketch of J. Frank Adams on another page of this work. He is the youngest of three children and was reared by his parents in Sacramento until twenty years of age. He was for twenty years altogether in the employ of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, working for sixteen years in the rolling mill and for four years in the foundry. On coming to Klamath county, Oregon, he worked with his brother J. Frank Adams on his irrigation project and after that was sold to the United States government, W. W. S. Adams continued with them for about two years. On the 1st of July, 1910, he came to Malin and erected his present store and dwelling, which was the first building in the town. Here he opened a stock of groceries and a general line of merchandise and has since carried on the business successfully. He was also appointed the first postmaster of the town on the 21st of September, 1910, and on the 24th of June, of the same year, was appointed the first notary. When he came here he lived in a tent, which was pitched in, the midst of the sagebrush, until he could erect a dwelling. He brought his wife and baby with him and they were the first settlers on the town site. Now four-fifths of the surrounding country is cleared of sagebrush and under cultivation. A Bohemian colony has settled here, the families just taking up their abode in this district at the time of the arrival of Mr. Adams. In addition to his other interests he owns a ranch two miles west of Merrill and his labors are contributing largely to the upbuilding of this district. On the 14th of April, 1908, Mr. Adams was married to Miss Gladys Ellen Chamberlin, a native of Oregon,and a daughter of Mrs. May E. Barton. Her father died before her birth and her mother afterward married again. Mr. and Mrs. Adams now have one child, Frances Ellen, and they also lost a son, George Chamberlin, who was the first boy born in this settlement but died at the age of one month. Mr. Adams gives his political allegiance to the republican party and is now serving as justice of the peace. He was reared in the Episcopal church and while residing in Sacramento he was active in fraternal affairs but is now concentrating his energies upon his business interests and the upbuilding of his district, his labors proving an effective force here in promoting the progress of the town. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in April 2007 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.