This is a portrait of Amos Adams, Howell, Livingston, Michigan. Amos was a son of Samuel Adams, a Revolutionary War soldier. Amos was born November 25, 1783 at Dublin, New Hampshire. He died May 14, 1855 at Howell, Livingston, Michigan, and is buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Howell. He was a surveyor and hotel keeper according to the label on his portrait.
Amos was married to Elizabeth "Betsy" Wright.
Amos Adams' children were Adeline, Eveline, Abigail, John Quincy, Amos Stone, and Angeline.
R. Bruce McPherson was a well known Howell businessman, the president of McPherson Bank, and an insurance broker. He had the McPherson Mansion on Michigan Avenue built in 1915. McPherson was the son of William McPherson Jr. and Jennie M. Ranney.
A photo of Robert Bruce McPherson with his wife Eva Love Hickey McPherson and their children Robert and Frederick McPherson.
This photo was taken in 1918 on the porch at the McPherson mansion. Most likely taken by Emil Bode on the same day as several other pictures of the family. R. Bruce Mcpherson was a businessman prominent in Howell Michigan. The mansion was built in 1915, three years before the photo was taken.
