History of Idaho; a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests . s. He has resided here since 1887, when heand his brother brought with them seven thousandhead of Delaine Merino sheep, the first to be broughtinto this country. Ernest H. Adam has a sturdy line of Germanancestors behind him. men and women who had thecourage of their convictions, who possessed thatcharacteristic of the German people, the desire to-think and work things out for themselves. Hisfather was Ernest A. Adam, a native of Saxony,who came to America in 1848. He had been a book-bind
History of Idaho; a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests . s. He has resided here since 1887, when heand his brother brought with them seven thousandhead of Delaine Merino sheep, the first to be broughtinto this country. Ernest H. Adam has a sturdy line of Germanancestors behind him. men and women who had thecourage of their convictions, who possessed thatcharacteristic of the German people, the desire to-think and work things out for themselves. Hisfather was Ernest A. Adam, a native of Saxony,who came to America in 1848. He had been a book-binder in the old country, but becoming a revolu-tionist, he was forced to flee the country, and togive up his home and his business and for a timehis family. He settled in New Jersey, and thereset about to make a home for his family, who werewaiting for him in Germany. Two sons wereduring this time held for ransom of $2,000 by theGerman government, because of the active parttheir father had taken in the revolution in Saxony,and because he had escaped to America and was — , ^BUCLmZR^i I ASK.,-, :.Fvnr I. HISTORY OF IDAHO 723 beyond their reach. The other children would havebeen held in the same manner, had it not been thatthey were under statutory age. The mother paidthe amount of the ransom, and two years afterthe father had come to America she landed in NewYork with her little brood. Mrs. Adam was anative of Saxony, also, and her name was AmeliaLinder, before her marriage. The husband andfather died at the age of seventy-seven, and themother died in 1S85. Ten children were born tothis union, of whom Ernest H. was the next tothe youngest, and of whom six are yet living. Thetwo eldest sons, E. A. and E. O. Adam, servedthroughout the Civil war. E. A. had the memor-able experience of being on board the battleshipMonitor, during her historic combat with the Merri-mac, and E. O. Adam served in Hexamers Battery,during the entire four years. Ernest H. Adam was born in New York City,?on
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