"McAdams Cemetery" named after Capt. William Carroll McAdams (1825-1906) who came to Texas in the 1840s, served as a Texas Ranger, and fought in the Mexican war (1846-1848). McAdams and his wife Ann (Alexander) acquired this land in 1854 and began cattle raising. The cemetery opened after the death of Mrs. McAdams. McAdams Cemetery served the Pickwick Community (now under the lake). In 1940 graves were moved here from Carter Bend Cemetery which was on the proposed Possum Kingdom Lake site.
Other children - William David, Lou Ella, Quinnie, Callie
Other children - William David, Lou Ella, Quinnie, Callie
"McAdams Cemetery" named after Capt. William Carroll McAdams (1825-1906) who came to Texas in the 1840s, served as a Texas Ranger, and fought in the Mexican war (1846-1848). McAdams and his wife Ann (Alexander) acquired this land in 1854 and began cattle raising. The cemetery opened after the death of Mrs. McAdams. McAdams Cemetery served the Pickwick Community (now under the lake). In 1940 graves were moved here from Carter Bend Cemetery which was on the proposed Possum Kingdom Lake site.
Other children - William David, Lou Ella, Quinnie, Callie
Other children - William David, Lou Ella, Quinnie, Callie
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