History of  Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, Vermont; 
Edited by Lewis Cass Aldrich; Syracuse, N.Y.; 
D.Mason & Co Publishers; 1891.

County:  Franklin
Township:  Richford

Adams, Ransom W., born in Newport, Vt., January 16, 1850, is the son of 
Abiel A. and Irene (Gray) Adams, and of a family of fourteen children he 
was the youngest.  The father was a mill owner and operator, and Ransom 
was generally found around the mill at work, so that he became a practical 
saw-mill man and competent to take full charge of the work of such an 
industry.  In 1881 Mr. Adams purchased an interest in the mill of C.P. 
Stevens & Co. at the hamlet in the town of Richford which is called Stevens 
Mills.  But even before becoming one of this firm he had worked at the place 
as foreman and manager.  With his interest in the mill he also acquired a 
partnership in the mercantile business of the place.  In 1870 Mr. Adams 
married Abbie L., a daughter of Welby Hammond, of Newport.  They have 
had three children.  Although by no means a politician Mr. Adams has taken 
an interest in the affairs of Richford.  In 1888-89 he was one of the board of 
selectmen, and under the Cleveland administration he was appointed 
postmaster at Stevens Mills, an office he has since held.  In politics he is a 
Republican.

Submitted by Linda Pingel