1812 - 1861 (49 years)
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| Name |
James Hopkins Adams |
| Birth |
15 Mar 1812 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
13 Jul 1861 |
| Person ID |
I140636 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
28 Jun 2015 |
| Family |
Jane Margaret Scott, b. 4 Nov 1812 d. 15 Dec 1885 (Age 73 years) |
| Marriage |
10 Apr 1832 |
| Children |
| | 1. Henry Walker Adams, b. 19 Jan 1833 d. 1887 (Age 53 years) |
| | 2. John Randolph Adams, b. 13 Apr 1834 d. 28 Aug 1875 (Age 41 years) |
| | 3. Mary Goodwin Adams, b. 3 Jan 1836 d. 13 Oct 1866 (Age 30 years) |
| | 4. Warren Adams, b. 28 Nov 1838 d. 5 Nov 1880 (Age 41 years) |
| | 5. Jane Margaret Adams, b. 26 Jun 1841 d. 23 Dec 1911 (Age 70 years) |
| | 6. Laura Keziah Adams, b. 4 Jan 1843 d. 1866 (Age 22 years) |
| | 7. Ellen Tree Adams, b. 21 Aug 1846 d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 8. James Hopkins Adams, b. 8 Nov 1848 d. Feb 1894 (Age 45 years) |
| | 9. Caroline Hopkins Adams, b. 15 Dec 1850 d. 25 Mar 1935 (Age 84 years) |
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| Family ID |
F55118 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
28 Jun 2015 |
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| Notes |
- "James Hopkins Adams, only child of Henry Walker Adams and his wife, Mary
Howell Hart Goodwyn, graduated at Yale in 1831 when he was only nineteen
years of age. In 1834, when he was twenty-two years old, he was elected
to the House of Representatives of South Carolina and served through
several Successive terms. He was State Senator in 1850 and Governor of
South Carolina in 1854; a member of the 'Convention of the People' in
1860 and Commissioner of South Carolina to the United States Government
at Washington in 1861. The days and campaigns of 'Adams and Preston' are
still referred to in the political campaigns of South Carolina." Lower
Richland Planters by Laura Jervey Hopkins"
GOVERNOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA
James is buried in St. John's Episcopal Churchyard, which is located
about 16 miles from Columbia S. C., between Congaree and Hopkins, S. C.
His tomb bears the following inscription:
"James Hopkins Adams, born Mar. 15, 1812, graduated at Yale College 1831,
elected member of House of Representatives of South Carolina 1834 and
Senator 1850, Govenor of the Commonwealth 1854. Member of the Convention
of the people 1860. Commissioner of South Carolina to the Government
1861. Died July 13, 1861."
"Endowed by nature with an understanding of high order, he improved it
with care and rose to a position of eminence at a period illustrious for
genius and intellect. Urged by an ardent patriotism, he devoted his
energies to the cause of Carolina and the South, and few among us labored
with equal success. He achieved the greater glory of a victory over
theworld, and was comforted in death by the Christian's hope and
confidence. This monument is erected in memory of his virtues."
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