Carl Luther McAdams was born on January 8, 1879, in Walker County, Texas. He died on December 3, 1960, and is buried in the McAdams Cemetery. Carl married Pearl Wheeler on January 17, 1909, and they had the following children:

• Carl Luther McAdams, Jr.
  December 7, 1910 - December 23, 2000
• Curtis Avery McAdams
  March 31, 1912 - July 25, 1977
• Jennie Lucile McAdams
  February 17, 1914 - November, 1945
• John Clifton McAdams
  November 11, 1916 - November 18, 1998
• Mary Alice McAdams
  September 9, 1918 - February, 1989
• Lewis Edward McAdams
  February 26, 1924 - September 20, 2001