Hardesty's History of Calhoun County, West Virginia

ARCHIBALD DWIGHT ADAMS, M. D. 

     Archibald Dwight Adams, M. D. is a son of Thomas Jefferson Adams 
and Eleanore (Johnson) Adams. He was born in Monroe County, Ohio, and 
in the same county was born Mary Barbara Holday, who became his wife 
in the state and county of their nativity. His birth was in 1850 and 
she was born in 1849, and their marriage was consummated on the 24th 
of February, 1869. 
     Their children were born: William H., October 15, 1869; James 
A., October 9, 1871; Josephine, September 3, 1873; Mary E., August 1, 
1875; Newton, October 2, 1877; Doctor Lensy, January 26, 1880. Newton 
died April 4, 1879, and the other children are living at home. 
     Peter and Susan (Brown) Holday are the parents of the wife of 
Dr. Adams. Dr. Adams took up residence in this county in 1879, 
engaging in practice as a physician and surgeon among the people of 
Grantsville, and vicinity, with his address at Grantsville, Calhoun 
County, West Virginia. 

(Linda Fluharty)