John Quincey Adams

The following bio was taken from pages 85-86 of the book entitled “Rusk County History”

compiled and edited and used with permission of the Rusk County Historical Commission.

Transcribed by Gloria Riley Submitted by Gloria Briley Mayfield, Rusk County TX Coordinator

My great-grandparents on Daddy’s side were Jurdin and Inda Adams. My grandparents were Douglas and Lemmie Adams. Then of course, Daddy was James Adams who was born in Panola County, Texas My great-grandparents on Mother’s side were Anthony and Hellen Caddell, and my grandparents were Ison and Annie Caddell. My mother Eunice was born in Rusk County, Texas. I grew up on my parents’ farm. My parents are now deceased. To my parents were born thirteen children. The first-born died a day or two after birth. Then Clyde was born. Others were my brothers Marshall, who died in 1972, James Kilmer, Leo, Ison, Douglas, John Quincey (me), and Garland. I have four sisters: Alean, Dorothy, Maxine and Ydea Fay. All of us grew up here in Rusk County on the farm that our parents bought early in their marriage. The farm was about five miles east of Mt. Enterprise. I was born on February 20, 1933. I worked on the farm and other farms while attending elementary school and high school at Concord and Minden. After I graduated from high school in 1952, I attended Prairie View A&M College for two years. During the summers, I worked at a service station and on construction jobs until I was called to the Army service. I was stationed in Alabama, where I met the Lord in spirit. A few days before the time of my release from service, I was so sick that I could hardly stand up, but I drove my car home to Texas and Rusk County. I bought two different girls engagement rings, but three years after I came out of the Army, I continued my college education at Texas College in Tyler, where I came short of graduation by one course. (I had to quit because of my health.) I also attended college some in Paris, Texas, but I dropped out again due to my health condition. In 1961 I got married to a girl named Emma Rene. To our union were born two children, Debra Elaine and John Quincey Adams, Jr. In 1967 this marriage indeed in divorce. After all these things happened, I came back to Mt. Enterprise to help my parents with the farm until their deaths. I am a disabled veteran, and I am also a cattle raiser at this time. Written by John Quincey Adams.