Jewett William Adams (1835 - 1920)

Born 6 Aug 1835 in South Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Emma Eugene (Lee) Adams — married 16 Jan 1878 in Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United States

Died 18 Jun 1920 at age 84 in San Francisco, California, United States

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Preceded by 3rd Governor John Henry Kinkead

Jewett W. Adams 4th Governor of Nevada 1883—1887

Succeeded by 5th Governor Charles C. Stevenson

Biography

Jewett Adams is Notable.

Jewett William Adams, son of William R Adams (1810-1841) and Nancy B Boardman, was born in Vermont in 1835.

Jewett and Emma Eugene Lee married on 16 January 1878 in Corsicana, Navarro, Texas.^[1]

Adams worked as a merchant and a rancher before moving west with the California Gold Rush in 1851. He ran a general store in Mariposa County, California until he was hired as paymaster on the estate of John C. Fremont in 1860. In 1864, he moved to Nevada, where he worked in mining, freighting, cattle raising, and owned a general store. He was elected the fourth lieutenant governor of Nevada, serving from 1874 to 1882.

Adams became Superintendent of the United States Mint in Carson City from 1894 to 1898. In 1896, forming a partnership with cattleman William McGill, he built one of the largest ranches in the state of Nevada.

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1C-NHLM : 23 February 2021), Jewett William Adams and Emma Eugene Lee, 16 Jan 1878; citing Marriage, citing Navarro, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,034,858.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC2C-YRZ : 12 April 2016), Jewett Adams in household of D L Russell, Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States; citing family 790, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDKV-S4F : 13 December 2017), Jewet Adams, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZM7-YLS : 13 June 2019), Jewett Adams in entry for Jos Stewart, 1870.

• "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1C-NHLM : 10 December 2017), Jewett William Adams and Emma Eugene Lee, 16 Jan 1878; citing Marriage, citing Navarro, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,034,858.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDC8-Q2K : 17 August 2017), Jewett W Adams, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 38, sheet 51A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0759; FHL microfilm 1,254,759.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKLW-M6P : accessed 26 August 2019), Jewett W Adams, Carson City Ward 2, Ormsby, Nevada, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 61, sheet 1A, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 859; FHL microfilm 1,374,872.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH4S-PVC : accessed 26 August 2019), Jewett W Adams, San Francisco Assembly District 33, San Francisco, California, United States; citing ED 259, sheet 8A, line 5, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 140; FHL microfilm 1,820,140.

• "California Death Index, 1905-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK91-QJ4J : 8 November 2017), Jewett W Adams, 1920; citing 23555, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento; FHL microfilm 1,686,044.

• Wikipedia: Jewett W. Adams

• Wikidata: Item Q881080, en:Wikipedia

• Find A Grave: Memorial #37726958

• http://www.nebula5.org/z/genealogy/zetterberg/zd_boardman.html#id1150