J. Adams was born in Tecumseh, Mich.

The evidence

• “J. ADAMS, superintendent Beloit Straw-Board Mills ; born in Tecumseh, Lenawee Co., Mich., Oct. 6, 1852, and came to Wisconsin Jan. 18, 1869, locating at Beloit; from Tecumseh, he moved with his father to Texana, Texas, and assisted in stock-raising and the growing of cotton and corn ; from Texana, he returned to Tecumseh, where he attended school ; from Tecumseh he moved to Beloit, and attended the High School for two years, and was then engaged in the Beloit Straw-Board Mill at general work until 17 years of age, when he was given charge of the machinery of the mill, and then became General Manager and Superintendent of the business. Mr.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 728

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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