SEVENTH GENERATION

73. DR JOHN RHINE ADAMS was born on 9 Dec 1839 in GOODLAND, IRON CO, MO. He died in 1932. He was buried in MT PLEASANT CEMETARY, GOODLAND, IRON CO, MO. John R Adams was the sixth son of Nelson Adams. In 1854 he drove an ox team and cart along with several others carrying supplies to sell or trade for what was needed on the farm He drove through Potosi, Hillsboro and then followed the LeMay Ferry road, forded the Meramec River by swimming the cattle, and then on to St Louis which was quite a town for a country boy of fifteen to see. He served in the Civil War,Union Army, under General Grant and after the first year of his service he became disabled and was sent to the Washington Hospital at Memphis, TN. In a short time he was made medical nurse under Dr Sharp who became interested in him and encouraged him to study medicine.
After the war John was married to DeLacy Ann Mason. They were parents of ten children. DeLacy died in 1883 in childbirth. John then married Margaret Woods. John was licensed in 1874 to practice medicine and was active in this profession until his death in 1932. At one time he was the oldest practicing doctor in the United States. He also served many years as Postmaster at Goodland.

He was married to DELACCEY MASON on 1 Jan 1866 in IRON CO, MO. SISTER TO DAVID'S WIFE DR JOHN RHINE ADAMS and DELACCEY MASON had the following children:

+144 i. ULYSSES SHERMAN ADAMS.
+145 ii. IRWIN ADAMS.
+146 iii. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
+147 iv. WILLIAM BERLIN ADAMS.
148 v. EVERETT MONTE ADAMS.
+149 vi. ELLEN ADAMS.
+150 vii. LUCY ADAMS.
+151 viii. EFFIE ADAMS.
+152 ix. FRANK MONROE ADAMS.
+153 x. DAVID ROMAINE ADAMS.
+154 xi. MONTE ADAMS.

He was married to MARGARET WOODS. SISTER TO ZENAS' TWO WIVES