Rev
William
Yancey
Adams
Born in Gum Springs, Blount, Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Barclay M Adams
and Martha Maria Musgrove
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Caroline (Price) Adams
— married
1872 (to 1880) [location unknown]
Husband of
Mary E (Penny) Adams
— married
30 Sep 1884 in Blount, Alabama, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 76
in Blount, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Apr 2015
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Biography
School teacher in Hanceville, Walnut Grove college, Blountsville, and rural schools from 1866 and for 52 consecutive years.
Served as superintendant of education in Blount County.
Represented Blount County in the Alabama State Legislature in 1919.
Democrat, Baptist, Mason, Odd Fellow.
13 children by 2 wives.
Last residence was Garden City, Alabama[1]
Sources
- ↑ Alabama Pioneers Biography: William Yancey Adams born 1848, by Donna R Causey, 16 may 2014 http://alabamapioneers.com/biography-william-yancey-adams-born-1848/#sthash.DDAW42iw.dpbs
- "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZ9-YVB5 : Tue Mar 05 04:24:35 UTC 2024), Entry for William Y Adams and Mary E Penny, 30 Sep 1884.
- "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXVY-SXZ : Sun Mar 10 18:45:27 UTC 2024), Entry for Joe Hobson Adams and William Yancey Adams, 1967.
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19452105/william-yancy-adams
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