Henry M. Adcock, McCracken County was born in Rockingham County, N.C., September 12, 1827, and came with his parents to Montgomery County, Tenn., in 1837 and is the eldest son of Absalom Adcock, of Virginia. His father was a farmer; his mother was Miss M.E. Morton, a native of Virginia, and is still living. She was the mother of a large family of children, of whom eight are now living, viz.: H.M., J.W., J.B., M.W., L.V., Cordelia L., Zorada G., and William B.  Henry M. Adcock (our subject) resided near Clarksville, Tenn., until upward of twenty years of age, and was then married to Miss Mildred W., eldest daughter of John B. Williams, then a resident of that county, but since of Todd County, Ky., this union was blessed with the following children: H. May, Eugenia A., Morton W., Fannie B., John A. and Susie F. Mr. Adcock removed to Missouri from Todd County, Ky., where he engaged in farming, and served as deputy sherrif of Barry County, until the beginning of the late war. He then returned to McCracken County, where he has since resided, devoting his time principally to farming, and various agencies. His farm, about five miles from Paducah, comprises 121 acres. Mr. Adcock is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, of the Masonic order, and is zealuos supporter of the temperance movement.