BRITTON H ADAMS, born in Tennesse, lived in Fayette County, TN before 1837, then received a 2nd Class land grant in Houston County, Republic of Texas, in 1837.
He married EMILY C ADAMS 30 JUN 1839 in Houston Co.,TX, daughter of William ADAMS and Dorothy L RICHARDSON.
Britton and Emily had 5 boys:
Sydney Milton ADAMS (1842-1877)
JOHN WILLIAM ADAMS (1844-1912)
Somerville 'Tump' ADAMS(1847-1910)
J. K. P. ADAMS (1853-1866)
Silas B ADAMS (1859-1886).
NOTE: The first two boys, Sydney and John, were born in the REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, then a NATION of it's own.
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TRIBUTE OF RESPECT for Britton H. Adams
Waco Examiner 17 Dec 1875 page 3 Col 1
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT Rest, Brother, rest: thy toils of life are over, the crown of victory won. At a called meeting of John Armstrong Lodge, No. 291, A. F. & A. M., held in Lodge Room, on Hog Creek, Bosque county, Texas, November 10th. A. D., 1875, the Worshipful Master announced the death of our beloved Brother, B. H. Adams; and, on motion, the undersigned were appointed a committee to report a suitable preamble and resolution, expressing the feeling of our Lodge upon the sad announcement, and they report the following:
...Died, at his residence, in Bosque county, Texas, November 9th, 1875. B. H. adams, aged sixty years. Such is the brief record that tells of one of our most worthy members and citizens, a man whol peaceabe, industrious and law abiding, whose hand was ever open to the wants of the needy, and heart ever responding to the cries of the distressed. Out Brother was a Mason in its true sense, ever faithful to his obligations that bind together our Mystic Order.
...He was not only a Mason, but a Christian, a devoted follower of our Great Master, Therefore, be It
...Resolved, That in the death of Bro. Adams we have lost an honest, faithful friend, and our Lodge one of its most worty members.
...Resolved, That we attend the funeral of our Brother, and bury him according to the rules of our Order, and that we wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days.
...Resolved, That we tender to his bereaved family our heartfelt sympathy, and that the Secretary be requested to spread the foregoing preamble and accompanying resolutions upon the minutes of our Lodge, furnish to bereaved family with a copy, and send one to the editor of the Waco Examiner and Patron for publication.
Respectfully submitted
W. H. Maples, R. G. Gaings, W. C. Barnet (committee), J. T. Vaughan, Secretary
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He married EMILY C ADAMS 30 JUN 1839 in Houston Co.,TX, daughter of William ADAMS and Dorothy L RICHARDSON.
Britton and Emily had 5 boys:
Sydney Milton ADAMS (1842-1877)
JOHN WILLIAM ADAMS (1844-1912)
Somerville 'Tump' ADAMS(1847-1910)
J. K. P. ADAMS (1853-1866)
Silas B ADAMS (1859-1886).
NOTE: The first two boys, Sydney and John, were born in the REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, then a NATION of it's own.
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TRIBUTE OF RESPECT for Britton H. Adams
Waco Examiner 17 Dec 1875 page 3 Col 1
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT Rest, Brother, rest: thy toils of life are over, the crown of victory won. At a called meeting of John Armstrong Lodge, No. 291, A. F. & A. M., held in Lodge Room, on Hog Creek, Bosque county, Texas, November 10th. A. D., 1875, the Worshipful Master announced the death of our beloved Brother, B. H. Adams; and, on motion, the undersigned were appointed a committee to report a suitable preamble and resolution, expressing the feeling of our Lodge upon the sad announcement, and they report the following:
...Died, at his residence, in Bosque county, Texas, November 9th, 1875. B. H. adams, aged sixty years. Such is the brief record that tells of one of our most worthy members and citizens, a man whol peaceabe, industrious and law abiding, whose hand was ever open to the wants of the needy, and heart ever responding to the cries of the distressed. Out Brother was a Mason in its true sense, ever faithful to his obligations that bind together our Mystic Order.
...He was not only a Mason, but a Christian, a devoted follower of our Great Master, Therefore, be It
...Resolved, That in the death of Bro. Adams we have lost an honest, faithful friend, and our Lodge one of its most worty members.
...Resolved, That we attend the funeral of our Brother, and bury him according to the rules of our Order, and that we wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days.
...Resolved, That we tender to his bereaved family our heartfelt sympathy, and that the Secretary be requested to spread the foregoing preamble and accompanying resolutions upon the minutes of our Lodge, furnish to bereaved family with a copy, and send one to the editor of the Waco Examiner and Patron for publication.
Respectfully submitted
W. H. Maples, R. G. Gaings, W. C. Barnet (committee), J. T. Vaughan, Secretary
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BRITTON H ADAMS, born in Tennesse, lived in Fayette County, TN before 1837, then received a 2nd Class land grant in Houston County, Republic of Texas, in 1837.
He married EMILY C ADAMS 30 JUN 1839 in Houston Co.,TX, daughter of William ADAMS and Dorothy L RICHARDSON.
Britton and Emily had 5 boys:
Sydney Milton ADAMS (1842-1877)
JOHN WILLIAM ADAMS (1844-1912)
Somerville 'Tump' ADAMS(1847-1910)
J. K. P. ADAMS (1853-1866)
Silas B ADAMS (1859-1886).
NOTE: The first two boys, Sydney and John, were born in the REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, then a NATION of it's own.
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TRIBUTE OF RESPECT for Britton H. Adams
Waco Examiner 17 Dec 1875 page 3 Col 1
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT Rest, Brother, rest: thy toils of life are over, the crown of victory won. At a called meeting of John Armstrong Lodge, No. 291, A. F. & A. M., held in Lodge Room, on Hog Creek, Bosque county, Texas, November 10th. A. D., 1875, the Worshipful Master announced the death of our beloved Brother, B. H. Adams; and, on motion, the undersigned were appointed a committee to report a suitable preamble and resolution, expressing the feeling of our Lodge upon the sad announcement, and they report the following:
...Died, at his residence, in Bosque county, Texas, November 9th, 1875. B. H. adams, aged sixty years. Such is the brief record that tells of one of our most worthy members and citizens, a man whol peaceabe, industrious and law abiding, whose hand was ever open to the wants of the needy, and heart ever responding to the cries of the distressed. Out Brother was a Mason in its true sense, ever faithful to his obligations that bind together our Mystic Order.
...He was not only a Mason, but a Christian, a devoted follower of our Great Master, Therefore, be It
...Resolved, That in the death of Bro. Adams we have lost an honest, faithful friend, and our Lodge one of its most worty members.
...Resolved, That we attend the funeral of our Brother, and bury him according to the rules of our Order, and that we wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days.
...Resolved, That we tender to his bereaved family our heartfelt sympathy, and that the Secretary be requested to spread the foregoing preamble and accompanying resolutions upon the minutes of our Lodge, furnish to bereaved family with a copy, and send one to the editor of the Waco Examiner and Patron for publication.
Respectfully submitted
W. H. Maples, R. G. Gaings, W. C. Barnet (committee), J. T. Vaughan, Secretary
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He married EMILY C ADAMS 30 JUN 1839 in Houston Co.,TX, daughter of William ADAMS and Dorothy L RICHARDSON.
Britton and Emily had 5 boys:
Sydney Milton ADAMS (1842-1877)
JOHN WILLIAM ADAMS (1844-1912)
Somerville 'Tump' ADAMS(1847-1910)
J. K. P. ADAMS (1853-1866)
Silas B ADAMS (1859-1886).
NOTE: The first two boys, Sydney and John, were born in the REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, then a NATION of it's own.
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TRIBUTE OF RESPECT for Britton H. Adams
Waco Examiner 17 Dec 1875 page 3 Col 1
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT Rest, Brother, rest: thy toils of life are over, the crown of victory won. At a called meeting of John Armstrong Lodge, No. 291, A. F. & A. M., held in Lodge Room, on Hog Creek, Bosque county, Texas, November 10th. A. D., 1875, the Worshipful Master announced the death of our beloved Brother, B. H. Adams; and, on motion, the undersigned were appointed a committee to report a suitable preamble and resolution, expressing the feeling of our Lodge upon the sad announcement, and they report the following:
...Died, at his residence, in Bosque county, Texas, November 9th, 1875. B. H. adams, aged sixty years. Such is the brief record that tells of one of our most worthy members and citizens, a man whol peaceabe, industrious and law abiding, whose hand was ever open to the wants of the needy, and heart ever responding to the cries of the distressed. Out Brother was a Mason in its true sense, ever faithful to his obligations that bind together our Mystic Order.
...He was not only a Mason, but a Christian, a devoted follower of our Great Master, Therefore, be It
...Resolved, That in the death of Bro. Adams we have lost an honest, faithful friend, and our Lodge one of its most worty members.
...Resolved, That we attend the funeral of our Brother, and bury him according to the rules of our Order, and that we wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days.
...Resolved, That we tender to his bereaved family our heartfelt sympathy, and that the Secretary be requested to spread the foregoing preamble and accompanying resolutions upon the minutes of our Lodge, furnish to bereaved family with a copy, and send one to the editor of the Waco Examiner and Patron for publication.
Respectfully submitted
W. H. Maples, R. G. Gaings, W. C. Barnet (committee), J. T. Vaughan, Secretary
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