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| |  Adams, V. T. — also known as"Sparky" — ofKanawhaCounty, W.Va.Republican. Candidate forWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1960.Still living as of 1960. | | Adams, Victor — of Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Republican. Postmaster atLittleFalls, N.Y., 1890-94.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Victorine Quille(1912-2006) —also known asVictorine Q. Adams;VictorineQuille —ofBaltimore,Md.Born inBaltimore,Md.,April28, 1912.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1964.Female.Africanancestry.DiedJanuary8, 2006 (age93 years, 255days).Interment atArbutusMemorial Park, Arbutus, Md.| |  Relatives:Daughter of Joseph Quille and Estella (Tate) Quille; married1935 toWilliam L. Adams. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Adams,VirginiaSeeA.Virginia Adams | | Adams, Vivian B. — of Medford,JacksonCounty, Ore.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromOregon,1976.Female.Still living as of 1976. | | Adams, W.C.SeeWinfred CooperAdams | | Adams, W. J. — of Dillon,DillonCounty, S.C.Republican. Postmaster atDillon,S.C., 1912-17.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, W. Lloyd — of Rexburg,MadisonCounty, Idaho.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho,1936(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1944.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, W. M. — of Clanton,ChiltonCounty, Ala.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromAlabama,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, W. M. — of Erin,HoustonCounty, Tenn.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTennessee,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, W. P. — of Washington. People's candidate forU.S.Representative from Washington at-large, 1894.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, W. P. — of Oregon. Independent candidate forU.S.Senator from Oregon, 1926.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, W. R. — ofHarrisonCounty, Iowa.Dry candidate fordelegateto Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, W.RaySeeWalter Ray Adams | | Adams, W. S. — of California. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 4th District, 1877-80.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, W. T. — ofGranvilleCounty, N.C.Member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Granville County,1891-92.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, W. W. — ofSummersCounty, W.Va.Member ofWestVirginia state senate 8th District, 1877-80.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, W. W. — of Corning,SteubenCounty, N.Y.Mayorof Corning, N.Y., 1896.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Wales (1804-1879) — ofBranchCounty, Mich.Born in Medway,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,March 2,1804.Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Branch County, 1844-45;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850.Died in Bronson Township,BranchCounty, Mich.,November2, 1879 (age75 years, 245days).Interment atAdamsCemetery, Bronson Township, Branch County, Mich. | | Adams, Wallace — ofWheelerCounty, Ga.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Wheeler County, 1941-50.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | Adams, Walter Alexander(1887-1979) —also known asWalter A. Adams — of Greenville,GreenvilleCounty, S.C.Born in Greenville,GreenvilleCounty, S.C.,December16, 1887.Lawyer;U.S. Vice Consul inShanghai, 1916-18;Batavia, 1918-20;Canton, 1920;Swatow, 1920-21;Changsha, 1921;Tsingtao, 1921-22; U.S. Consul inTsingtao, 1922-25;Chungking, 1925-27;Hankow, 1928-29;Nanking, 1929-31; U.S. Consul General inHankow, 1931-34;Harbin, 1934-36.Died in September,1979(age91years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Alexander Adams and Sarah Elvira (Taylor) Adams; married,August28, 1933, to Betty Christine Eastman. | | | | Image source: U.S. passport application(1918) |
| | | Adams, Walter C., Jr. (b.1936) —of Kent,PortageCounty, Ohio.Born in Newtown,BucksCounty, Pa.,August22, 1936.Democrat.Scientist;universityprofessor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1972.Protestant.Still living as of 1973.| | Relatives: Sonof Walter C. Adams and Hazel (Worthington) Adams; married1962 to NancyL. Baier. |
| | Adams, Walter Ray(1901-1993) —also known asW. Ray Adams — of Redford,ReynoldsCounty, Mo.Born in Lesterville,ReynoldsCounty, Mo.,November1, 1901.Democrat.Automobiledealer; member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Reynolds County, 1945-56.Died in Farmington,St.Francois County, Mo.,March 1,1993 (age91 years, 120days).Interment atMarcus Memorial Cemetery, Fredericktown, Mo. | | Adams, Walter W. — Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 9, 1925-32.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Wanda — Democrat. Candidate forTexasstate house of representatives 131st District, 2012.Female.Still living as of 2012. | | Adams, Wanda M. — of Trotwood,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromOhio,1996.Female.Still living as of 1996. | | Adams, Ware — U.S. Consul inBerlin, as of 1938;Rio de Janeiro, as of 1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Warren — Libertarian. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Adams, WashSeeWashington Adams | | Adams, Washington(1880-1950) —also known asWash Adams — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Born in Boonville,CooperCounty, Mo.,June 19,1880.Democrat.Contractingengineer;member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Greene County 1st District,1915-16.DiedMay 18,1950 (age69 years, 333days).Interment atHazelwoodCemetery, Springfield, Mo. | | Adams,WayneSeeElmerWayne Adams | | Adams, Wayne — also known as"Facts Man" — Independent candidate forVirginIslands legislature from St. Thomas-St.John, 2002.Still living as of 2002. | | Adams, Webster,Jr.SeeO.Webster Adams Jr. | | Adams, Wells — of Wethersfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1837.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Weston II (b.1938) —of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born in Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,September15, 1938.Republican.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1972-74; delegate toRepublican National Convention from South Carolina,1976,1980(alternate),1988,1992,1996(alternate); Republican Presidential Elector for South Carolina,1980;U.S. Ambassador toMalawi, 1984-86; producer of themovieStrike the Tent (2005).Episcopalian.Still living as of 2005. | | Adams, Wilbur Louis(1884-1937) —also known asWilbur L. Adams — of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.; Georgetown,SussexCounty, Del.Born in Georgetown,SussexCounty, Del.,October23, 1884.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forDelawarestate attorney general, 1924;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1933-35; candidate forU.S.Senator from Delaware, 1934.Member,PhiKappa Psi;Freemasons.Died in BeebeHospital,Lewes,SussexCounty, Del.,December4, 1937 (age53 years, 42days).Interment atUnionCemetery, Georgetown, Del. | | Adams, Wilhelmina F.(1901-1987) —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Key West,MonroeCounty, Fla.,January31, 1901.Democrat.Florist;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1944,1964;member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1945-51.Female.Protestant.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;UrbanLeague;TammanyHall;Order of theEastern Star.Died in May,1987(age86years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Thomas F. Adams and Mary F. (Peck) Adams. |
| | Adams, WillSeeWilliam Lysander Adams | | Adams, Will H. — of Wabash,WabashCounty, Ind.Republican.Indianareporter of state courts, 1917-25; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Indiana,1924.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, William(c.1753-1828) —of Londonderry,RockinghamCounty, N.H.Born about 1753. Member ofNewHampshire state senate 3rd District, 1809-14.Died in October,1828(ageabout75 years).Burial location unknown. | | Adams, William — ofWestchesterCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County, 1797-99.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, William — ofAlleghenyCounty, Pa.Socialist. Socialist Labor candidate forGovernor ofPennsylvania, 1902; candidate forPennsylvaniasecretary of internal affairs, 1918; Socialist candidate forPresidential Elector for Pennsylvania,1920;candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1922; candidateforPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Allegheny County 10thDistrict, 1926; candidate for superior court judge in Pennsylvania,1932.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, William — of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1925.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, William — also known as"Red" — ofCabellCounty, W.Va.Republican. Candidate forWestVirginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, William — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Adams, William B. — of Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh),AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Mayorof Allegheny, Pa., 1854-56.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, William B. (bornc.1819) —of Danville,MontgomeryCounty, Mo.Born in Missouri, about 1819.Physician;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 1st District, 1865;member ofMissouristate senate 11th District, 1867-68.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, William Everett(1922-1983) —also known asWilliam E. Adams — of Tonawanda,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Kenmore,ErieCounty, N.Y.Born in Knightstown,HenryCounty, Ind.,December25, 1922.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1957-64; member ofNewYork state senate, 1966-70 (61st District 1966, 53rd District1967-70);indictedin December 1969 on charges oflying to agrand jury when he testified that he returned acashcampaign contribution from a medical services company;tried in1970 and found not guilty.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;AmericanLegion;SigmaNu;Knightsof Pythias.Suffered aheartattack, and died a week later, in AlbanyMedicalCenter, Albany,AlbanyCounty, N.Y.,April14, 1983 (age60 years, 110days).Interment atAlbanyRural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. | | Adams, William H. — ofWayneCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Wayne County, 1825.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, William H. — Socialist. Socialist candidate for Presidential Elector forPennsylvania,1900.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, William H. — of New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from New Milford, 1906.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, William H. — ofWayneCounty, Mich.Prohibition candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1909; Prohibition candidate forMichiganstate senate 1st District, 1910.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, William Harrison(1872-1958) —also known asWilliam H. Adams — ofRichmond,Va.Born inRichmond,Va.,March23, 1872.Democrat. President, Virginia Stationery Company; Vice-President,MutualLifeInsurance Association; member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1930-53.Christian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Grotto;Jesters;Sonsof Confederate Veterans;Elks;JuniorOrder;Woodmen;RoyalArcanum.Died inRichmond,Va.,September24, 1958 (age86 years, 185days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Richmond, Va. | | Adams, William Henri(1899-1989) —also known asWilliam H. Adams — of Chelsea,OrangeCounty, Vt.Born in Chelsea,OrangeCounty, Vt.,May 9,1899.Republican.Schoolprincipal;lawyer;member ofVermontRepublican State Committee, 1926; member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Chelsea, 1929;VermontRepublican state chair, 1931.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Sonsof Union Veterans;PhiKappa Delta.DiedMay 18,1989 (age90 years, 9days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Benjamin H. Adams and Cora J. (Ackerman) Adams; married,June 26,1923, to Edna M. Deshner. |
| | Adams, William Henry(1841-1903) —also known asWilliam H. Adams — of Canandaigua,OntarioCounty, N.Y.Born in Lyons,WayneCounty, N.Y.,March27, 1841.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 7th District, 1887-1903; Justice of theAppellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 4th Department,1900.Died in1903(ageabout62 years).Burial location unknown. | | Adams, William Henry(1850-1912) —also known asWilliam H. Adams — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,August4, 1850.Bookkeeper;Vice-Consulfor Brazil inSavannah,Ga., 1884-1905.Englishancestry.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,January13, 1912 (age61 years, 162days).Interment atLaurelGrove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga. | | Adams, William Herbert(1861-1954) —also known asWilliam H. Adams;BillyAdams —of Alamosa,AlamosaCounty, Colo.Born in Blue Mounds,DaneCounty, Wis.,February15, 1861.Member ofColoradostate house of representatives, 1887-89; member ofColoradostate senate, 1889-1927;Governor ofColorado, 1927-33.Congregationalist.Died, of aheartailment,February4, 1954 (age92 years, 354days).Interment atAlamosaCemetery, Alamosa, Colo. | | Adams, William Jackson(1860-1934) —also known asWilliam J. Adams — of Carthage,MooreCounty, N.C.Born in Rockingham,RichmondCounty, N.C.,January27, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives, 1893; member ofNorthCarolina state senate, 1895; superior court judge in NorthCarolina 13th District, 1908-21;justice ofNorth Carolina state supreme court, 1927-34; died in office 1934.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation.Died, from complications of surgery for akidneyailment, in the Brady Urological Clinic of Johns HopkinsHospital,Baltimore,Md.,May 20,1934 (age74 years, 113days).Intermentsomewherein Carthage, N.C.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. S. D. Adams and Mary (Jackson) Adams; married to FlorenceWall. |
| | Adams, William John — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Adams, William K. — Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Washington and Warren counties, 1818-19.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, William L. — of Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Fifth Essex District, 1905.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, William Lysander(1821-1906) —also known asWilliam L. Adams;Will Adams — ofYamhillCounty, Ore.; Forest Grove,WashingtonCounty, Ore.; Hood River,Hood RiverCounty, Ore.Born in Painesville,LakeCounty, Ohio,February5, 1821.Republican.Schoolteacher;wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush;preacher;newspapereditor; probate judge in Oregon, 1850;U.S.Collector of Customs at Astoria, Ore., Oregon, 1860;physician.Died in Hood River,Hood RiverCounty, Ore.,April26, 1906 (age85 years, 80days).Interment atIdlewildCemetery, Hood River, Ore. | | Adams, William N. — U.S. Consul inSantiago de Cuba, 1850-53.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, William S. — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Vice-Consulfor Brazil inSavannah,Ga., 1904-07.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, William S. — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Senator from Pennsylvania, 1932.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, William T. —Supervisorof Paris Township, Michigan, 1894-96.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, William Taylor(1822-1897) —also known as"Oliver Optic" — of Dorchester, Norfolk County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.Born in Bellingham,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,July 30,1822.Schoolteacher;author;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1869.Died in Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March27, 1897 (age74 years, 240days).Interment atCedarGrove Cemetery, Dorchester, Boston, Mass. | | Adams, William V. B. — ofGreeneCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Greene County, 1847.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, William W. — of Wethersfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1902.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, William W. — ofWashington,D.C.U.S. Vice Consul inLyon, 1930-32.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, William Weston(1786-1831) —Born in Congaree, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,October15, 1786.Physician;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1816-17.Died in Congaree, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,1831(ageabout44 years).Intermentsomewherein Richland County, S.C. | | Adams, William Wirt(1819-1888) —also known asWirt Adams — of Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.Born in Frankfort,FranklinCounty, Ky.,March22, 1819.Democrat. Member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1858-60; general in theConfederate Army during the Civil War; postmaster atJackson,Miss., 1885-88.Shotandkilled ina street encounter with John H. Martin, a newspaper editor with whomhe had quarreled, in Jackson,HindsCounty, Miss.,May 1,1888 (age69 years, 40days). Martin was also killed.Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Jackson, Miss.; cenotaph atConfederateCemetery, Okolona, Miss. | | Adams, Willis B.(1861-1913) —ofElbertCounty, Ga.Born in Georgia,May 13,1861.Merchant;planter;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1905-08.DiedFebruary11, 1913 (age51 years, 274days).Interment atElmhurstCemetery, Elberton, Ga. | | Adams, Winfred Cooper (b.1888) —also known asW. C. Adams — of Corinth,AlcornCounty, Miss.Born in Corinth,AlcornCounty, Miss.,May 25,1888.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1920; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Mississippi,1924.Episcopalian.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;Freemasons;AmericanLegion;Kiwanis.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William Thomas Adams and Virginia (Johnston)Adams. |
| | Adams, WirtSeeWilliam Wirt Adams | | Adams, Woody — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Candidate in primary formayor ofToledo, Ohio, 1993.Still living as of 1993. | | Adams, Yale (1901-1984) — of Montana. BornJuly 7,1901.Socialist. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1934.Died in March,1984(age82years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.
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