b: KY; s/of Harrison Adamson (KY); m: 6 Feb 1873 Wabash Sarah Angeline Kennard (1852 KY d/of Zebulon Kennard {ca 1819 KY} & Rachel D {ca 1822 KY}); res: 1880 Bonpas pct 1900 Mt Carmel; ch: Paris (son ca 1877 IL) & Lulu Adamson Coale* (1883 IL) & Frank (6 Jan 1884 IL lived in Coles County and Westville) & Guy. Note: Angeline had a sister - Emily (ca 1860 IL).