Willis Adamson was born Dec. 10, 1949, in Lee county, Iowa, and died on October 26th at 8:30 a.m. He moved to Pleasant township with his parents in May, 1852, and resided on what is the "Old Adamson Homestead" for some time. Most of this life has been spent in the vicinity of Numa and Centerville.
Mr. Adamson has been engaged in various lines of business in Numa, and about twelve years ago he and his family moved to Centerville, where he began the taxicab business and has been very successful in that line.
He is survived by a wife and one son, James, and five brothers, Mose and Noah, of Nelson, Neb.; James of Oberlin, Kansas, and Elmer and Elza, of Appanoose county, and W.H., of Houston Texas.
The funeral services will be held Thursdays morning at 11 o'clock in Numa. Rev. E.J. McKinley, of Unionville, Mo., having charge of the services.
(The Centerville Daily Citizen - Centerville, Iowa - Wednesday, October 27, 1915 - Page 3)
Willis Adamson was born Dec. 10, 1949, in Lee county, Iowa, and died on October 26th at 8:30 a.m. He moved to Pleasant township with his parents in May, 1852, and resided on what is the "Old Adamson Homestead" for some time. Most of this life has been spent in the vicinity of Numa and Centerville.
Mr. Adamson has been engaged in various lines of business in Numa, and about twelve years ago he and his family moved to Centerville, where he began the taxicab business and has been very successful in that line.
He is survived by a wife and one son, James, and five brothers, Mose and Noah, of Nelson, Neb.; James of Oberlin, Kansas, and Elmer and Elza, of Appanoose county, and W.H., of Houston Texas.
The funeral services will be held Thursdays morning at 11 o'clock in Numa. Rev. E.J. McKinley, of Unionville, Mo., having charge of the services.
(The Centerville Daily Citizen - Centerville, Iowa - Wednesday, October 27, 1915 - Page 3)
Family Members
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John Benjamin Adamson
1843–1912
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Sylvester Adamson
1845–1845
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Sarah Elizabeth "Libbie" Adamson Shively
1847–1906
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Eston Adamson
1853–1854
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Moses Austin Adamson
1855–1937
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William Harrison Adamson
1857–1943
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James Erastus Adamson
1859–1954
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Noah Lewis Adamson
1862–1939
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Elmer Ellsworth Adamson
1865–1936
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Elza Wallace Adamson
1869–1943
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