Adam Gillespie Adams Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 1 document of 21 pages compiled by Adam G. Adams in 1974. It is a listing of the descendants of Adam Gillespie Adams, son of David and Jane Gillespie Adams of Ballyfatton, Ireland who emigrated to Tennessee in 1839.
Dates
- 1974
Biographical / Historical
Adam Gillespie Adams was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, July 12, 1820. He started clerking in a wholesale house in 1832, and in 1839 he immigrated to the United States. He worked at a wholesale house in Shelbyville, Tennessee, before moving to the Eakin Bros. firm in Nashville in 1840. He married Susan Porterfield in 1846; Susan died suddenly in 1848, and Adams married Mary J. Strickler in 1851. In 1858, Adams bought Eakin Bros.’ clothing department, named the new venture A. G. Adams & Co., and ran the business successfully for several years. He played a significant role in Nashville business and society, including helping establish the Tennessee Manufacturing Company and serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Centennial Commission. Adams died in Nashville on March 31, 1895.
Extent
.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains 1 document of 21 pages compiled by Adam G. Adams in 1974. It is a listing of the descendants of Adam Gillespie Adams, son of David and Jane Gillespie Adams of Ballyfatton, Ireland who emigrated to Tennessee in 1839.
Physical Location
Special Collections & Archives
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Adam Gillespie Adams Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections Repository
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu