S. H. Adams

As printed in 1912

S. H. ADAMS (1873). When S. H. Adams came to Marshall in 1873 he reports that there were only eleven houses in the town. He has seen 'the village grow from those proportions into the city of today, having lived in the village ever since, with the exception of a few years. During nearly all this time he has been engaged in the tinning business, and he is now the senior member of the firm of S. H. Adams & Son, plumbers, steamfitters and sheet metal workers.

Mr. Adams was the only son of Harrison S. and Betsey T. (Ladd) Adams and he was born at Cambridge, New York, on September 1, 1853. His father, a native of Connecticut, came to Lyon county in 1873 and died in November, 1903, at the age of seventy years. His mother was born in New

Hampshire and died in Marshall May 1,

Ai the age of four years S. H. Adams accompanied his parents from Cambridge, New York, to Rutland, Vermont, and a little later to Springfield. Vermont, where the family resided until he was thirteen years of age. Then the family home was made in Trempealeau, Wisconsin. In that place young Adams attended school and grew to manhood. He came to Marshall in September. 1873, and the day following his arrival began work in the hardware store of J. P. Watson and there learned the tinner's trade. He worked for Mr. Watson ten years and for R. M. Addison eight years and then moved to Cottonwood and went into business with Thomas McKinley.

Eight years later Mr. Adams returned to Marshall and for the next five years was again employed by J. P. Watson. He then moved to Provo, Utah, where he remained four years.. Returning to Marshall in April. 1909, he formed the company known as S. H. Adams & Son with his son, Lloyd E., as partner.

For two years the firm did business in Mr. Watson's hardware store, but the growth of the business demanded larger quarters and in April, 1911, a move was made to the present location in the Josh Goodwin building. The firm engaged in plumbing, steam, hot water and hot air heating, ventilating and cornice work and does repairing. It is the only exclusive plumbing and tinning establishment in Marshall.

Mr. Adams has been a Mason since 1875, having been the first one admitted to membership after the local lodge secured its charter, and he was the first worthy patron of the Eastern Star lodge in Marshall. He is also a member of the A. O. U. W. lodge.

In Trempealeau, Wisconsin, on April 7, 1877, Mr. Adams was married to Ida H. Smith, a native of Illinois. They have three boys, as follows: Archer L., who was born February 15, 1878, married Mary Wilson, and is now foreman of the ventilating department of the H. Kelley Company plant (plumbers), Minneapolis; Lloyd E., who was born April 26, 1881, married Nellie Spaulding, and is now in business with his father at Marshall; Harry, who was born January 16, 1894, and is employed by the firm as bookkeeper.

As printed in An illustrated history of Lyon County, Minnesota (1912). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.