William C. Adams
William C. Adams was born around 1824 in Tennessee to Peter and Sarah Adams. By the early 1860s, he was living in Texas. He married Mary Ann Arnold in April 1861, and they had at least four children: Sarah, born around 1862; Margaret, born around 1864; William, born around 1868; and Henry, born around 1876.
 
In the spring of 1861, he received a commission as a captain in Company C of the 2nd Texas Cavalry. The regiment took part in the New Mexico campaign, and it spent most of the war stationed in Texas. He remained in the army until at least April 1862.
 
He settled in San Felipe, Texas, after the war, and he worked as a farmer. By 1870, he owned $3,000 of real estate and $20,000 of personal property. They moved to San Antonio, Texas, in the 1870s, and he worked as a stock raiser there. He died on October 26, 1880.
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DATABASE CONTENT
(4214)Adams, William C.18241880-10-26
  • Conflict Side: Confederacy
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Captain
  • Rank out: Captain
  • Rank highest: Captain
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 44

  • (11688) [associated with] ~ Manuscript Fragment, undated
  • (11693) [recipient] ~ John Q. Adams to William C. Adams, 2 November 1859
  • (11696) [writer] ~ William C. Adams to Henry Adams, 14 November 1859
  • (11699) [writer] ~ William C. Adams to John R. Baylor, 20 June 1861
  • (11701) [recipient] ~ J. M. Nichols to William C. Adams, 12 August 1861
  • (11703) [associated with] ~ Unknown to Husband, 4 September 186X
  • (11923) [recipient] ~ P. B. Finstoe to William C. Adams, 17 February 1861
  • (11924) [recipient] ~ Benjamin McCulloch to William C. Adams, 21 February 1861
  • (12673) [associated with] ~ Unknown to William T. Mechling, 7 March 1861
  • (12674) [writer] ~ William C. Adams to John S. Ford, 3 April 1861
  • (13078) [associated with] ~ Unknown to William T. Mechling, 16 April 1861
  • (13081) [recipient] ~ John Q. Adams to William C. Adams, 25 April 1861
  • (13087) [recipient] ~ W. L. Davidson to William C. Adams, 25 April 1861
  • (13088) [writer] ~ Earl Van Dorn Special Order, 6 May 1861
  • (13089) [recipient] ~ William T. Mechling to William C. Adams, 13 May 1861
  • (13090) [recipient] ~ W. Spalding Good to William C. Adams, 17 May 1861
  • (13208) [recipient] ~ John R. Baylor to William C. Adams, 16 June 1861
  • (13212) [writer] ~ William C. Adams Certification, 25 June 1861
  • (13214) [recipient] ~ George Tupple to William C. Adams, 9 July 1861
  • (13456) [recipient] ~ John R. Baylor to William C. Adams, 14 August 1861
  • (13457) [recipient] ~ John R. Baylor to William C. Adams, 18 August 1861
  • (13458) [associated with] ~ Valuation of Horses and Equipment, 30 July 1861
  • (13460) [recipient] ~ John R. Baylor to William C. Adams, 25 August 1861
  • (13461) [writer] ~ William C. Adams to John H. Reagan, 31 August 1861
  • (13471) [recipient] ~ John James to William C. Adams, 17 September 1861
  • (13472) [recipient] ~ Moke and Brother to William C. Adams, 28 September 1861
  • (13473) [associated with] ~ Henry E. McCulloch Special Order, 7 October 1861
  • (13863) [writer] ~ Rose McCarthy Receipt, 15 August 1861
  • (13866) [recipient] ~ Unknown to William C. Adams, 5 March 1868
  • (13868) [writer] ~ William C. Adams to Mary A. Adams, 11 October 1880
  • (13998) [writer] ~ William C. Adams to Sackfield Maclin, 25 October 1861
  • (14000) [recipient] ~ James Walker to William C. Adams, 26 October 1861
  • (14001) [associated with] ~ Unknown to Unknown, October 1861
  • (14002) [associated with] ~ Clothing Receipt, 20 November 1861
  • (14003) [writer] ~ William C. Adams Bill, December 1861
  • (14004) [writer] ~ William C. Adams List of Provisions, December 1861
  • (14010) [writer] ~ William C. Adams Abstract of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores, 31 December 1861
  • (14012) [writer] ~ William C. Adams Bill, January 1862
  • (14013) [writer] ~ William C. Adams Bill, 26 February 1862
  • (14014) [associated with] ~ Emory Gibbons Receipt, 28 April 1862
  • (14015) [writer] ~ Patrick Murphy Oath, 18 May 1862
  • (14017) [recipient] ~ Emory Gibbons to William C. Adams, 3 June 1862
  • (14019) [recipient] ~ Edward B. Smith to William C. Adams, 23 July 1862
  • (14022) [recipient] ~ John S. Ford to William C. Adams, 14 August 1862

People - Records: 6

  • (4214) Adams, William C. is the [aunt/uncle of] (4950) McDonald, Guadelupe
  • (4181) Adams, Peter is the [parent of] (4214) Adams, William C.
  • (4213) Adams, John Q. is the [sibling of] (4214) Adams, William C.
  • (4225) Adams, Mary Ann is the [wife of] (4214) Adams, William C.
  • (4952) Adams, Sarah W. is the [parent of] (4214) Adams, William C.
  • (5585) Adams, Margaret is the [child of] (4214) Adams, William C.

Places - Records: 2

  • (174) [birth] ~ Tennessee
  • (40) [death] ~ Texas

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (838) [officer] [C] ~ 2nd Texas Cavalry
SOURCES

1870 and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Military Service Records of William C. Adams, available from Fold3.com; Alabama, Texas, and Virginia Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, available from Ancestry.com