John Trousdale McAdam (1822 - 1895)

Born 8 Oct 1822 in Alamance, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca Elizabeth (Hurt) Stewart — married 5 Apr 1865 in Chariton County, Missouri

Descendants

Died 28 Nov 1895 at age 73 in Chariton County, Missouri

Biography

Moberly Monitor-Index, Tuesday, 1-12-1937, pg. 4, Ancestry.com

OLD RESIDENT OF CHARITON DIES J. P. McAdams, 96, Was Oldest Native-Born Resident of Salisbury Township

SALISBURY, Jan. 12---J. P. McAdams, familiarly known as "Uncle Doc," oldest native born resident of Salisbury township, died at his farm home, east of Salisbury, Tuesday morning after several days of illness incident to his advanced age. He was 96 years old last September.

He was one of a family of 10 children, born of parents who came from Virginia in an early day and settled in the community east of Salisbury. Two brothers, Dr. J. D. McAdams, well-known physician of Prairie Hill, and Lucius McAdams of Texas are the only survivors now of this pioneer family.

For many years the Sunday preceding Uncle Doc's birthday in September was celebrated as a family and community day by a huge dinner at the McAdams home, and Uncle Doc ate and enjoyed the viands as much as any of the guests even to the last celebration in September last year.

He fought in the Confederate army under Price, one of the 28 young men who went out of the community to join this leader, and for many years Uncle Doc has been the only survivor. His detachment was on its way to Boonville for that battle, but when they got to Glasgow they found the battle was over. He always said that if he killed a man during the war, he never knew it but he aimed at lots of them with good intentions.

He was a life-long Democrat and was always loyal to his party leaders. He was an ardent prohibitionist and always said that the only time he was ever in a saloon was when he followed Carry Nation on her visit to Salisbury many years ago.

In connection with his efforts along temperance lines, he enjoyed telling of the time he carried around a petition to get local option election in Chariton County and went to A. Weiler, then a very prominent merchant here. Mr. Weiler read the petition and looked at Uncle Doc, who confessed that he had tobacco juice over his shirt front and running out of the corners of his mouth, and said, "Well you are a splendid subject to be carrying a petition around to uplift the community. I'd as soon see you drunk as looking like you look." Uncle Doc said the upshot of it was that he offered to quit and he did, but he said it was life's hardest battle.

Just a few years ago he confessed he would still enjoy rolling a quid in his mouth, but when he had given his word he aimed to stick it out and he did. He was a loyal member of the Baptist church and knew the reason why. He could quote scripture by the hour and prove his arguments and never varied in his religious convictions.

His wife died about 27 years ago, and of the six children born to this union only two survive, Mrs. Emma Rutherford, who was his housekeeper and constant companion, and Wallace McAdams of Prairie Hill.

Besides these there are three grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. A number of relatives live in Moberly.

Funeral services will be held at the Winkelmeyer Chapel at 2 p.m. Wednesday with the Rev. A. T. Estes preaching the funeral sermon. Burial will be in the City Cemetery.

(From Find-A-Grave)

Sources

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZP-3LW : 14 December 2017), John P Mc Adam, 1860.

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