William Drenning Adamson

Spanish American War Volunteers

Parents:

• Birth*: William Drenning Adamson was born on 29 April 1881 at Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, .²
• He was the son of Archibald Renny Adamson machinist and Elizabeth Chambling.
• Death*: William Drenning Adamson died on 12 September 1950 at Los Angeles, California, USA, , at age 69.³

• (Witness) Photograph: He is in this photograph taken circa 1900 at North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, , along with Archibald Renny Adamson machinist, David Webster Adamson machinist, Charles Alexander Adamson, Mary Adamson, George Dunlop Adamson machinist, Jessie Adamson, Elizabeth Adamson, Archibald Rennie Adamson, Elizabeth Chambling and Hannah Mary Adamson Back L-R: David, William, Charles, Mary, George, Jessie, Archibald Jr.
  Front L-R: Elizabeth (Archibald's daughter), Archibald, Sr. (Archibald Renny, the author), Elizabeth (Archibald's wife), Hannah.^4,5
  

  L-R,Top: David, William, Charles, Mary, George, Jessie, Archibald Jr. Bottom: Elizabeth (Archibald's daughter), Archibald, Sr., Elizabeth (Archibald's wife), Hannah.
• (Witness) Event-Misc: William Drenning Adamson was mentioned in the book by Archibald Renny Adamson machinist in 1910 at North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, ; published book "North Platte And Its Associations" published by The Evening Telegraph, North Platte, Nebraska; where it is also noted that he was author of other books "Rambles Through the Land of Burns" (1879, Kilmarnock), etc [which is not available online - further research reveals that a further book entiitled "Rambles round Kilmarnock; with an introductory sketch of the town" (1875, Kilmarnock) was also written by A R Adamson - also not available online].⁷
  

Census & Directory Entries

Resident

9 June 1900

William Drenning Adamson appeared on the census of 9 June 1900 in the household of Archibald Renny Adamson machinist and Elizabeth Chambling at Eleventh Street, North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, , William Adamson, son, white, male, b Apr 1881 Scotland, age 19, single, ranchman, employed, can read, write, speak English; US census : dwelling 532, family 560; Adamson, Archibald, head, white, male, b Mar 1838, age 62, married 39 years, born Scotland, parents born Scotland, immigrated 1883, 17 years in US, naturalised, machinist, employed, can read, write, speak English, owns the property free of mortgage.8

Military Service

• Military Service*: William Drenning Adamson served with the Nebraska Volunteer Infantry on 21 April 1898 at North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, , enlisted with Company E, second regiment, Nebraska Volunteer Infantry in response to President McKinley's call for 200,000 volunteers to help "settle our little difficulty with Spain".⁹
• Military Service: William Drenning Adamson served with the Nebraska Volunteer Infantry on 24 October 1898 at North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, , Company E was mustered out, and the boys returned to their homes and occupations, not altogether without casualties ... William D. Adamson came back on crutches being seriously wounded. It seems he was taking his blouse off a peg in a tent when a revolver dropped from a pocket of a comrade's garment and exploding sent a bullet through the calf of his leg."⁹
• Military Service*: William Drenning Adamson served with an Unknown Unit on 11 September 1918 at North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, .¹⁰