Greenfield Adams (1812 - 1884)

Born 20 Aug 1812 in Barbourville, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Josephine Lippincott (Stokes) Adams — married 27 Nov 1860 (to 18 Jan 1884) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Jan 1884 at age 71 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Preceded by John Preston Martin (1811-1862)

Greenfield Adams US Congressman from Kentucky 1847—1849

Succeeded by Daniel Breck (1788-1871)

Preceded by John Milton Elliott (1820-1879)

Greenfield Adams US Congressman from Kentucky 1859—1861

Succeeded by George W. Dunlap (1813-1880)

Biography

Greenfield was born in Barbourville, Kentucky in 1812. He was the son of Randolph Adams and Sarah Herndon. He married 1st Mary Renfroe. They have 3 children: Alexander, Thomas, Amelia. He married 2nd Josephine Stokes on 27 Nov 1860 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They have 5 children: Eliza, John, Richardson, Henry, Woolman. He passed away in 1884. Burial in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Green studied Law, passed the Bar, and started his career as a lawyer in Barbourville, Kentucky. His political career started in 1839 when he was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives. He served as Representative of the Kentucky's 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for the Whig Party from 1847 to 1849. And again, from 1859-1861 for the Opposition Party. In between, he was a judge for the Circuit Court of Kentucky from 1851 to 1856. After the end of his 2nd tern in the U.S. House of Representatives, he was appointed as the 6th auditor of the United States Treasury Department for 1861 to 1864.

Served two terms as US Representative from Kentucky, 1847-1849 and 1859-1861.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/A000036

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M658-7CQ : 19 December 2020), Green Adams, Knox, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ5K-M6B : 15 June 2019), Green Adams in entry for John W Stokes, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6C7-WWK : 24 August 2017), Green Adams, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 23, sheet 2A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0122; FHL microfilm 1,254,122.
• Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WN-DV6V : 6 February 2020), (Greene Adams m. Josephine L. Stokes, 27 Nov 1860, Philadelphia Prnnsylvania)
• 1. Stokes Family: "Genealogy of the Stokes Family : Descended From Thomas and Mary Stokes Who Settled in Burlington County, N.J. (Indexed)"
  1. Stokes Family
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 22 April 2024)
  Green Adams.
• "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CTT-CWFY : Thu Mar 07 23:53:40 UTC 2024), Entry for John Stokes Adams and G?sen Adams, 17 Apr 1864.
• "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK3H-WJS : Thu Mar 07 13:38:22 UTC 2024), Entry for Richardson Adams and Hon. Green. Adams, 1866.
• "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HW25-2W3Z : 15 December 2023), Green Adams in entry for Richard Adams, .
• "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CTT-C7V2 : Sat Mar 09 21:58:12 UTC 2024), Entry for Henry Clay and Green Adams, 14 Jun 1868.
• "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB1X-CD5 : Sun Mar 10 20:28:01 UTC 2024), Entry for Adams and Green Adams, 1869.
• "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J635-G23 : 9 March 2018), Green Adams, 18 Jan 1884; citing , Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; FHL microfilm 2,069,251.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV4-SST8 : 26 July 2019), Green Adams, 1884; Burial, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States of America, West Laurel Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 12860, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12860/greenfield-adams

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q1536181, en:Wikipedia