BLOOMING GROVE COLONY
BLOOMING GROVE COLONY
Ernest Maxamillian Adams
Ernest Maxamillian Adams, a higly educated and religious German, was
born in Dresden, Saxony, in 1807. He came to America and traveled in
the south with the view of seeking a cave or other retired place in
the wilderness , where he might dwell as a hermit and find peace for
his troubled spirit. His wanderings continued until he finally came
to Blooming Grove in 1838. He boarded with different families for
two years, when he had a small house erected on the Gross farm,
where he lived until he died in 1880, at the age of 73 years. His
only companions were a large, noisy dog, a pet coon, and a profusion
of flowers, which he loved to cultivate. He found the true solution
for peace of mind in submission to God's will, and was baptized in
the Dunker faith, after which he preached for them, for some time,
at their church. He was never married, and with all of his
peculiarities, was a successful physician, and highly respected by
all with whom he came in contact. In the course of his practice,
over a wide extent of territory, he habitually walked, with a great
stride, swinging a heavy cane; all the while absorbed in deep
meditation. At his death, he requested that all his medicines be
gathered together and buried, as they were not labeled and might be
the means of injury to someone. His instruments and other effects
were sold to pay for his funeral expenses. He was buried at the
Dunker church.
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