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Adams, Dora

Female 1875 - 1963  (88 years)


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  • Name Adams, Dora 
    Birth 1875  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1880  Leslie, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Mason's Creek, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Curiously, in the 1930 census, Dora was listed as a "widow" in a household by herself, while her daughters were living in the household of Alfred Grimes.
    Census 1940  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Address:
    Magisterial District 5 
    Death 19 Feb 1963  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I15011  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 19 Oct 2017 

    Father Adams, Archealous,   b. 30 Mar 1850, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1919, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Middleton, Mary,   b. 15 Nov 1856, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1919 (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 14 Nov 1872  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1799  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Adams, Gertrude,   b. 1908, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Adams, Virgie,   b. 1913, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Adams, Mary Jane,   b. 1914, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F99168  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2023 

    Family 2 Grimes, Alfred,   b. 6 May 1873, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1967, Viper, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Marriage 12 Jul 1919  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F6195  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1875 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Leslie, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 Jul 1919 - Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Mason's Creek, Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Address:
    Magisterial District 5 - 1940 - Perry, Kentucky, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Feb 1963 - Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S47710] Dora Grimes, "United States Census, 1930".

    2. [S47709] Dora Grimes in household of Alfred Grimes, "United States Census, 1940".

    3. [S322] KY Death Records RootsWeb, Vol. 009, Cert. #04258, Deathvol. 1963, hv.

    4. [S47653] Alford Or Alfred Grimes, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".