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Biographies
Source:
A Portrait and Biographical
Record of Portage and Summit Counties, Ohio
containing Biographical sketches of many
Prominent and Representative Citizens.
together with portraits and biographies of all the
Presidents of the United States and Governors of Ohio.
V. 2
Logansport, Ind.
A. W. Bowen & Co.
1898
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WILLIAM
HENRY ADAMS, of Akron, may well be classed as among the
leading liverymen of northeastern Ohio. He was born in
Manchester, Summit county, July 15, 1848, the fifth of a
family of six children who blessed the union of Daniel
and Mary (Shook) Adams, natives of Pennsylvania, who
settled in Summit county, Ohio, pior to 1830, and now
reside on a farm near Manchester, although the father is by
trade a stonemason and plasterer, and through his skill and
industry in this line acquired sufficient means with which
to purchase his farm and retire to the peaceful pursuit of
agriculture.
William H. Adams was educated in the common
school of his district, which he attended until fourteen
years of age, and then began learning the plasterer's trade
under his father, and continued this trade under his father,
and continued this trade until 1882; he next carried on the
butchering business for two years, and then farmed for about
seven years, when he came to Akron, and for three years
traveled for the Columbian Medicine company. On
severing his connection with this company he engaged in the
livery business in the Empire barn, one of the oldest livery
stands in this city, as well as one of the best appointed
barns in the county. For twenty-five years Mr.
Adams has been manufacturing Adams' Eureka
Liniment, for man and beast, the efficacy of which secures
for it as ready sale.
Mr. Adams was married, in 1868, to Miss Lavina E.
Workinger, daughter of Emanuel Workinger, and
this union has been blessed with two daughters - Jennie
and Mabel. In politics, Mr. Adams is a democrat,
and Mrs. Adams is a popular and genial gentleman, is
accommodating to his patrons, and on all occasions manifests
a disposition to please, and prosperity has been the reward
of his fair and liberal methods in transacting his present
business.
Source: A Portrait and
Biographical Record of Portage and Summit Counties, Ohio -
V. 2 - Publ. 1898 - Page 988 |
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