Horace Greeley Adams, Sr.

1862 - 1933  (70 years)

• Name	Horace Greeley Adams
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	21 Oct 1862	Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Feb 1933	Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
  Buried	Maple Hill Cemetery, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I2440	Rossville
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Alexander Adams,   b. 19 Jul 1822, Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 16 Jan 1904, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane Porter Adams,   b. 18 Jun 1828,   d. 2 Mar 1917, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California  (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mabel G Warren Adams,   b. 1864,   d. 1940  (Age 76 years)
  Children	1. Mabel Rae Adams Tod,   b. 1889,   d. 1964  (Age 75 years) + 2. Mary Adams Dougan,   b. 1895, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas ,   d. 25 Feb 1969, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 74 years) + 3. Horace Greeley Adams, Jr.,   b. 19 Sep 1897,   d. 13 Oct 1975  (Age 78 years) + 4. Raymond Edmond Adams,   b. 8 Feb 1902, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas ,   d. 6 Jun 1967, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas  (Age 65 years)   5. Alex W Adams   6. Bess Adams Robert   7. Helen Adams Miller
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2018 18:10:51
  Family ID	F636	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Maple Hill Cemetery, Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Adams, Horace HORACE ADAMS DEAD Horace G. Adams, 71, of Maple Hill, one of the outstanding cattle men of the state, died Sunday in Los Angeles, Calif., He had been ill with pneumonia only a few days. It affected his heart, causing death. About two weeks previous, Mr. and Mrs. Adams drove to California with Fred Raymond, a young man from California. As head of the Adams Cattle Co., Mr. Adams was one of the leading agriculturists and livestock men of Kansas. He was the son of a pioneer stockman and built up his holdings in land and animals to big dimensions during his life. All three of his sons were associated with him in the company. They were the largest owners of river bottom and upland farms in Wabaunsee county, had a big ranch near Plains, Kan., and recently bought the Hodgins ranch near Silver Lake. Mr. Adams was born in Mendota, Ill., October 21, 1862. He came to Wabaunsee county with his father, Alex Adams, about 1882. The company operates a ranch of 70,000 acres in Meade county near Plains, and a 12,000-acre ranch near Maple Hill. Every year about 2,400 calves are branded on the XI breeding ranch at Plains, and sent to the Wabaunsee ranch feeding grounds. The company usually buys that many other animals to feed and market. Mr. Adams was a member of the executive committee of the Kansas Live Stock association, president of the Stockgrowers State bank of Maple Hill, and a director of the Interstate National bank of Kansas City. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Adams, Jr., and children of Plains, Kansas, arrived in Rossville called home by the news of the death of Mr. Adams's father which occurred in Los Angeles. He is survived by his widow, three sons and four daughters. The sons are Alex and Raymond of Maple Hill, and Horace, who is on the XI ranch at Plains. The daughters are Mrs. James Tod, Mrs. John Roberts and Mrs. William Miller of Maple Hill, and Mrs. Frank Dougan of Topeka. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 o'clock tomorrow (Friday) at Maple Hill. Burial will be in the Maple Hill cemetery.