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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
History of Buchanan County, Missouri
Containing
A History of its Citizens, Buchanan County in the Late War,
General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers
and Prominent men, History of Missouri,
Map of Buchanan County, Etc., Etc.
- ILLUSTRATED -
Publ. St. Joseph MO
Union Historical Company.
1881
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St. Joseph, Missouri -
JAMES ABERCROMBIE was born in Kincardinshire, Scotland,
Aug. 2, 1830. He was the third of a family of
eleven children. He learned the trade of stone and
marble cutter in the City of Aberdeen, Scotland. In
June, 1851, he left the shores of his native country for
the New World, and landed in the City of New York, after
a short and prosperous voyage. Here he immediately
engaged in the avocation of his calling, soon doing
business for himself, and meeting with that success
which skill and energy invariably command. June 7,
1853, Mr. Abercrombie married in New York
City, Miss Agnes Monroe, a native
of Scotland. The fruit of this marriage was two
children, both sons. One of these, Roderick M.,
survived, and is now (1881) a partner of his father in
the stone and marble business in St. Joseph. On
the breaking out of the civil war, James
Abercrombie was a private in the Seventy-ninth New
York National Guard, and immediately entered the army,
where he did good service with his regiment till August,
1861, when he received his discharge, with the grade of
Second Surgeant. In Sept. of the same year,
he again enlisted, this time in the Farthingham Rifles,
in which he served till December, 1862, when he was
taken prisoner. A week before this event, he was
promoted to the grade of Lieutenant in his regiment.
In November, 1866, he went West, and settled in
St. Joseph, where he remained one year, in partnership
with Johnson & Co., stone and marble cutters. In
1867, he moved to Caldwell County, engaging there in
farming, and carrying
on the stone and marble business in Breckenridge. In
January,1879, he returned to St. Joseph and opened in
partnership with Erath, Johnson & Co., another yard. He is now (1881) engaged in
business
with his son, Roderick M., under the name and style of
Abercrombie &
Son.
Source: History of Buchanan County, Missouri,
Published 1881 - Page 659 |
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St. Joseph,
Missouri -
SMITH ADAMS
is a retired farmer, living in Washington Township,
Section 27. Postoffice, St. Joseph. He is a
native of Kentucky and was born Aug. 3, 1812; was raised
upon a farm and had a common school education. He
was married May 12, 1836, to Miss C. Ramsey, who
was born in Kentucky, Nov. 4, 1819. By this union
they had five children, Jones L. R., born Apr.
17, 1837, died June 12, 1841; W. R., born June
15, 1841; Mary E., born Mar. 8, 1844; Rebecca C.,
born July 10, 1847; Edwin M., born June 29, 1850.
Mrs. Adams died Feb. 4, 1854, and he was
again married to Miss Elizabeth Adams, Nov. 20,
1854. She was born in Tennessee, Jan. 6, 1828.
They had five children: James A., born Jan. 2,
1856; Anna M., born Mar. 26, 1858; Smith,
born May 18, 1864; infant who died while young, and
Ella L., born Oct. 11, 1866. This wife died
Oct. 11, 1874, and he married May 5, 1875, to Miss
Martha A. Mansfield. She was born Sept. 11,
1818. He was very successful financially, until
the war, when he lost heavily. He endured many
privations for his country, and during the late war
enlisted in what was known as the "Whisky Cavalry," in
the Union Army, which stood guard around St. Joseph for
three years. The government did not pay these men
one dollar, and they did not ask for it, but furnished
horses, time, and services to Uncle Sam
without money and without price, and are proud to know
that they had the manhood to defend the right at all
hazard. Mr. Adams first came to
Missouri with his father in 1815, locating in Lafayette
County. They lived in a block house for
protection. In 1818, his father returned to
Kentucky, Smith accompanying him, but being
infatuated with the West, returned to Missouri, locating
in Howard County, known, in early days, as St. Charles.
He has lived in Missouri ever since; was engaged in the
Mormon war. They surrendered upon his arrival, and
he purchased land and was there when the County of
Caldwell was organized. He is a Mason and a member
of St. Joseph Lodge, No. 78, also a member of the
Christian Church, and was Director on part of the State
in the old Branch Bank of the State of Missouri before
the war, has been school director and has donated
liberally to churches and school houses.
Source: History of Buchanan County, Missouri,
Published 1881 - Page 660 |
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