John Adams was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.
What proud parents they must have been, 2 sons that were elected to be
Governor of the state of Colorado.
Their 2nd born son, Alva Adams was elected Colorado's 5th Governor on November 4, 1886, and he was sworn into office on January 11, 1887.
Their 5th born son, William Herbert Adams was elected Colorado's 25th Governor of Colorado. 1927-1933
Son of Alva, Alva Blanchard Adams, was a United States Senator from Colorado from 1923 until 1925 and from 1933 to 1941.
Children
Charles Adams 1848–1870
Alva Adams 1850–1922
George Adams 1852–1871
Frank Adams 1856–1927
William Herbert Adams 1861–1954
Henry B. Adams 1863–1865
Clarence Adams 1869-1869
Death
Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Black Earth, Dane County, Wisconsin
"Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRPY-V4V : 3 June 2016), John Adams and Eliza Blanchand, 10 Dec 1846; citing Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,266,674.
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