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Adams, Allen[1]

Male 1826 - 1913  (~ 86 years)


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  • Name Adams, Allen 
    Birth Dec 1826  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • The 1880 census showed the following members of the household:
      Allen, 54, KY
      Cyntha A., 50, KY
      Nemire, 20m
      Sarah, 19
      George, 18
      Elizabeth, 17
      Nancy, 15
      Issac, 14
      Stephen, 12
      Ellen, 8
      Crisey, 7
      William, 4
    Census 1900  Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 1913  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 1913  Adams and Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I3588  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2020 

    Father Adams, Stephen,   b. 5 Aug 1804, Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1875, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Whitaker, Elizabeth,   b. 17 Apr 1803, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1877, Pert Creek, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 25 Sep 1823  Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1081  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thornsberry, Cynthia Ann,   b. 1832, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1913, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 23 Aug 1849  Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7] 
    Children 
    +1. Adams, Jesse A.,   b. 2 Nov 1850, Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1912, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    +2. Adams, Rachel,   b. 1853, Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 1929, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     3. Adams, (unnamed),   b. 27 Jul 1854, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Adams, Allen,   b. 20 Oct 1855, Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1856, Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +5. Adams, John L.,   b. 10 May 1856, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1915, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    +6. Adams, Sarah,   b. 21 Feb 1857, Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +7. Adams, Nehemiah,   b. 27 Feb 1859, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Nov 1929, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     8. Adams, Dianah,   b. 27 Mar 1859, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1860, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +9. Adams, William,   b. 1 Oct 1863, Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1955, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
    +10. Adams, George Washington,   b. 18 Jul 1864, Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Apr 1923, UZ, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
    +11. Adams, Nancy J.,   b. 18 Oct 1864, Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1950, Sergent, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    +12. Adams, Elizabeth,   b. 14 Apr 1866, Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1938, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    +13. Adams, Stephen R.,   b. 15 Apr 1869, Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Oct 1914, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
    +14. Adams, Isaac Clifton,   b. Jan 1870, Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +15. Adams, Ellen,   b. Mar 1870, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1910, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 39 years)
    +16. Adams, Crissie,   b. Oct 1872, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1954, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 81 years)
    Family ID F1410  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Dec 1826 - Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Aug 1849 - Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1913 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1913 - Adams and Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S18637] Allen Adams in entry for Will Adams, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961".

    2. [S18636] Allen Adams, "United States Census, 1880".

    3. [S18638] Allen Adams, "United States Census, 1900".

    4. [S112958] Allen Adams in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current.

    5. [S77] Letcher County, KY Marriage Index, Marriage Book 1, p.32.

    6. [S112959] Allan Adams, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".

    7. [S112960] Cyntha Thornsbury, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".