ROSWELL ADAMS
ROSWELL ADAMS, farmer and stock-raiser, P. O. Lenexa, was born in Orleans County, N. Y., July 24, 1824; emigrated to Clinton County, Ill., in 1840. In May, 1847, he enlisted and went to Mexico, under Col. Alton R. Easton; after seventeen months of service he was discharged at Independence, Mo., and returned to Clinton County, Ill., where he turned his attention to farming; in 1861 he went to Colorado and engaged in mining with Quartz Mill until 1864, when he went to Montana and engaged in gulch digging; returned home in 1865, and in the spring of the year following came to Kansas and located on his present farm; he owns 560 acres of land, all well improved and is largely engaged in raising graded cattle and Berkshire hogs. Mr. Allen was married in Clinton County, Ill., November 28, 1846, to Clarissa Bradshaw, a native of England. They have six living children - Henry, Ross, George, Nellie, Julia and Lottie, and three deceased, Annie, Clifton and Rhinalo.
From William G. Cutler, History of the State of Kansas, first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
