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Adams, Ed. S.

Ed. S. Adams, 67, Meat Company Official Dies

Pioneer of State Is Victim of Long Illness Here

 December 9, 1940—Daily Oklahoman—E. S. Adams, 67-year-old pioneer state resident and meat company official, died Sunday morning t St. Anthony hospital of complications following a major operation a month ago.  He lived at 1209 Marlboro Lane.

            Adams, assistant sales manager for Wilson & Co. came to Oklahoma with his parents when he was a small boy.  They settled in Atoka were Adams was educated.  In 1891 he entered the employment of the Ada & Atoka branch of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad as a conductor.

            When the United States entered the Spanish-American war in 1898, Adams joined and gained the rank of sergeant.  He fought the battle of San Juan Hill under Col. Theodore Roosevelt and alongside of Col. Frank Know, navy secretary.  After the war Adams visited the home of Roosevelt and they became friends.  Adams was appointed United States marshal to the southern portion of Indian Territory soon after Roosevelt was elected president.

            After statehood, Adams returned to railroad pioneering in Mexico, Panama, and South America.  But in a few yeas he returned, homesick, entering the employment of Wilson & Co. here in 1914.  He started as a salesman, was promoted to district manager and at the time of his death was an assistant to the sales manager, W. W. Martin.

            Adams was a thirty-second degree Mason.  His only survivor is his wife, Sallie.

            Services will be at Smith and Hernke funeral home at 4 p.m. Tuesday.  Rev. John Abernathy officiating.  Masonic services will be in charge of Siloam Lodge No. 276.

Adams, John C. Deputy U. S. Marshal 1890-1897

John C. Adams, Pioneer, Dead

 February 13, 1945—Daily Oklahoman—John C. Adams, 87, Norman, former two-gun marshal of Indian Territory, died Monday after a six-month illness.

            A Chickasaw Indian, Adams was born in Rocky Point and attended the Indian school at Lebanon.  He was a land appraiser for the Rock Island railroad when they built their first line through the state.

            He was a deputy. S. Marshal in the western part of Indian Territory from 1890 until 1897.  He made the run of ’89 and staked the first claim in the present-day business district of Perry.  He was the first peace officer of what was then known as North Perry.

            Adams had lived on a farm six miles northwest of Norman since 1904.  He was a member of the I. O. O. F.

            He is survived by two nephews, Walter Garton, 1921 NW 16, and Theo Garton, 494 N. Shartel.

            Committal services will be 10:30 Wednesday at the I. O. O. F. cemetery in Norman.

Ayers, Willard 

Marshall Ayers Murdered

September 10, 1880--Cheyenne Transporter--The report of the killing of U. S. Marshal Willard Ayers, has been confirmed by letters.  He was shot on Wednesday, 11th ultimately and only lived about two hours.  He was buried Cherokee town by his brother, and Ayers, Zach Moody and his brother-in-law, who were out on a trip with him.  The Negro made good his escape after firing the fatal shot.  $200 reward has been offered for his capture.  Willard Ayers was the L. the son of Willard Ayers, watchman of the U.S. Treasury of Washington and was born and raised at Ft. Smith.  He has been engaged as Deputy U. S. Marshal since 1871 and had made a fine reputation as an officer, as well as a man.