John Thomas ADAMSON

                   NAME:  aka Maggie

Maggie lost her eyesight at about 3 years of age as an aftermath of a severe case of measles. Her father sent her to school in austin, Texas. She graduated in about 1903 from the Texas institution for the blind with high honors. According to her brother, Jesse Weldon, Maggie was always industrious and it was rare to see her sitting around doing nothing. She was very fond of writing and authored a small book of peoms, thoughts of rhyme. She also enjoyed writing short stories, many won literary prizes. She loved and seemed to worship children however she never had any of her own. Her husband was also bind.

According to her brother, Jesse Weldon maggie kept her house in perfect order and did the cooking.

Maggie was a member of the methodist church


Blind at 3 years by measles
                  

                   cottage hill cemetary, celina texas. No stone.
                  

                   cottage hill cemtary, cleina, texas. No stone.
                  

                   Named for his uncle jesse brution, who was the only brother that sarah bruton adasmon had. jess grew up in the panhandle of Texas on a farm. he attended school at Old Rowe, Texas and later at Hedley high school in 1911. he attended seth ward jr. college, plainview Texas when he met Ona Rosser.

Jess was a lover of athletics. he played a good brand of football, and also played sandlot baseball for years.

Jess was also an admirer of nature, was interested in raising stock, especially hourses, mules and cattle. he farmed in hale county near plainview texas for a number of yrears. however, that was before the irrigations systems became popular and dry farming wasn't always that profitable. he farmed and worked for the ja Ranch in Donley, county for a few years. the JA Ranch had more than 300,000 acreas and 25, 000 head of cattle and over 400 horses.

Jess also worked as an office manager for a large cotton gin company for a number of years. In 1938 he ran for tax assessor and collector for Donley county and was elected by 65 votes. He was defeated in his re-election attempt in 1940 by the same margin. as a result of his loss, he and his family moved to culver city, California in early 1941. there he gained employment with North american aviation inc.

jess lost his right hand in a shotgun accident. he died of a heart attack.
Jess was a freemason.
Jess belonged to the methodist church.
                  

                   Twin of t-Joe, died in infantcy
                  

                   No burial, as body was donated to science.