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Monserate, Lavaca County.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
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Yoakum.
Texas Legislative Manual .
Census of 1900 - Will F. Adams, Yoakum, Lavaca County, age 29, born June 1871 in Missouri, lawyer, spouse Maggie, son Willie.
FamilySearch . 1900
William Ford Adams, Sr., birth date 6/10/1870 in St. Louis, Missouri; death date 4/5/1937 in Yoakum, Lavaca County; lawyer.
FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
W.F. Adams, birth date 6/10/1870, death date 4/5/1937, burial in Oak Grove Cemetery, Yoakum, Lavaca County.
Find a Grave .
W.F. Adams, Democrat, lawyer, 28 years old in 1899, born in Missouri.
Legislative Reference Library Card File .
Obituaries, William Ford Adams, Sr., The Cuero Record, 4/6/1937, p. 1, crediting Cuero Public Library ("In 1889 [sic] he was elected and served as representative in the state legislature for one term"); and W.F. Adams, Sr., Yoakum Daily Herald, 4/7/1937, p. 1, crediting Carl and Mary Welhausen Library.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) . 4/7/19374/6/1937