Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Adams, William Emery |
Othernames |
W.E. Adams |
Born |
1854 |
Birthplace |
Bertrand, Michigan |
Deceased |
1934 |
Deceased where |
Deadwood, South Dakota |
Places of residence |
Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota, California |
Father |
James Windsor Adams |
Mother |
Sarah Ann Prettyman Adams |
Nationality |
American |
Occupation |
Owned Adams Brothers grocery and then wholesale grocery business. Built the Adams Museum. Lived in the Adams house. |
Spouse |
Alice M. (Burnham) (m. 1880), Mary (Mastrovich) Vicich (m.1927) |
Children |
Lucile Stratton (d. 1912) Helen Benton (d. 1925) |
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From Sarah Sawyer to W.E. Adams asking if he, Mattie and Foster went to summer school. - 1860s
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Identification Card for W.E. Adams - 1930s
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Letter from B.B. Gurley to Wm. Adams - 1873
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Letter from Georgia Richards to Mayor W.E. Adams - 1911
Handwritten letter from Georgia Richards to Mayor W.E. Adams on December 20, 1911. Georgia Richards writes about how pleased she is to receive a letter from the Mayor of Deadwood, even through she believes it should be called Greenwood.
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Letter from J.H.C. to Billy (W.E. Adams) - 1878
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Letter from Marshall F. Montgomery to W.E. Adams - 1911
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Letter from W.E. Adams to Mary Vicich - December 22, 1926
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Memo from W.E. Adams to T.J. Grier - 1894
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Society of Black Hills Pioneers Vol. 1, Number 1 - 2003
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Speech for Opening of Adams Museum - 1930
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W.E. Adams' Business Card - 1930s
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Western Union Telegram from Helen Benton to W.E. Adams - 1924
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