Samuel Smith Adams
b. 29 January 1832, d. 11 March 1872
- Father: Hodge Rayburn Adams b. 18 March 1791, d. 2 April 1871
- Mother: Elizabeth D. Smith b. circa 1798, d. 16 July 1866
- Samuel Smith Adams was born on 29 January 1832 in Tennessee.
- Hodge Rayburn Adams and Elizabeth D. Smith appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Harrison County, Texas. Other members of the household included Samuel Smith Adams, Hodge Rayburn Adams Jr., Karen Adams, John Bullock Adams and Adeline Adams.
- He married Phebe Caroline Zumwalt, daughter of Gab Zumwalt and Eleanor A. (?), on 13 May 1868 in Lavaca County, Texas, and Samuel's brother Hodge married Phebe's sister Julia.
- Samuel Smith Adams died on 11 March 1872 at age 40.
- His wife Phebe Caroline Zumwalt became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Mossy Grove Cemetery, Ezzell, Lavaca County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 20 Feb 2011