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JOHN VARLEY ADAMS Biography 1832 - 1919 John Varley Adams was born August 17, 1832, in Rounds, North Hamptonshire, England, the son of Thomas and Rebecca Varley Adams. He was t h e fifth son of eleven children. John was p u t to work early in life and learned the t r a d e of shoe and boot making. He realized t h a t education was very important and s p e n t every s p a r e moment s t u d y i n g . At the age of 18. John joined the L.D. S . Church and was baptized J u n e 25, 1850. On February 15. 1853. he left his native land for Salt Lake City. Utah, on t h e ship Elvira Owens. After a voyage of over six weeks, h e arrived in New Orleans and continued on to Salt Lake City, reaching his destination on October 10. 1853. In a few days he was called to join t h e f i r s t rifle company of soldiers t h e r e under the command of Captain Hardy. On April 9 , 1857, John married Mary Ann Bailey, one of the f i r s t Handcart girls; a n d , in t h e fall of the same year, they were called to settle in Cedar City, Utah. Eleven children were born to t h i s marriage. Adams was called by Brigham Young t o go to Missouri to assist t h e L.D. S . emigrants across t h e plains, among which were his b r o t h e r , Thomas, and family. He left Salt Lake City in April of 1863, acting a s Captain and Chaplin of the Company. On t h e way home, in October, his b r o t h e r died in Nephi and was buried a t one of t h e settlements in Utah in a coffin made from the lumber from a wagon box which was given to John by a kind Saint, with a promise that the debt would be repaid. Several years went b y , b u t John eventually kept his promise b y making his creditor two pairs of beautifully cobbled shoes, which were appreciated more than money. In t h e late 60's, John was called to Dixie [ S t . George) to help find suitable places for people t o settle. He was a member of t h e f i r s t Cedar City Drama Club and organized the first literary class in t h e area. The Indians in this area were a constant worry, so a watch tower was built east of the bowery: a n d , when the drum beat from the tower, i t s t r u c k t e r r o r into t h e h e a r t s of all. Later, when a bell was made at t h e Iron Works, i t s peal r a n g out for d a n g e r , fire, funerals, parties, and all devotional services, and school. At t h e time of t h e grasshopper famine, Adams was able t o save a n acre of wheat, but i t had t o be dried b y the fire before i t could be threshed because, when t h e wheat was cut and shocked, i t rained for six weeks. John V. Adams was Mayor of Cedar City for one term and was a member of the City Council for several terms. He had charge of all donations for t h e poor for over twenty y e a r s . He was a school teacher a s well a s a cobbler.
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| Title | Mayors of Cedar City |
| Creator | Jones, Evelyn K.; Jones, York F., 1925- |
| Subject | Mayors -- Utah -- Cedar City -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- Politics and government; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Includes biographies of the mayors of Cedar City and examples from the city minutes showing the events that took place under each administration. The three histories printed in the second section were written by three men at three different times in the history of Cedar City. |
| Source | Mayors |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1986 |
| Type | Image; Still image |
| Format | image/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Digitized by: Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Publisher | Southern Utah State College |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/mayors.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 535.cpd |
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