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Adams, Esquire

Adams, Esquire[1, 2]

Male 1830 - 1909  (78 years)

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  • Name Adams, Esquire 
    Nickname Squire 
    Birth 25 Jul 1830  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military 1861–1865  [3] 
    as a private, Company L, 14th Kentucky Cavalry (USA) 
    Adams, Pvt. Esquire 'Squire'    		 Adams, Pvt. Esquire "Squire"
    Company L, 14th Kentucky Cavalry (USA)
    Census 1870  Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1880  Rockhouse Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Address:
    Magisterial District 3 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      Esquire, 45, KY
      Elizabeth, 45, KY
      William R., 21
      Rudolph, 17
      Elizabeth, 14
      Stephen T., 13
      Nelson, 9
      Jacob, 6
    Census 1890  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1900  Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Address:
    Magisterial District 1 
    Death 21 Jan 1909  Stone, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Burial Stone, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Address:
    Angora Cemetery 
    Person ID I2446  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2021 

    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 Craft, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1830, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1904, Rockhouse Creek, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Marriage 12 Nov 1849  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Children 
     1. 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)
     2. Adams, Jane,   b. 20 Aug 1852, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 1933, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     3. Adams, Elihu,   b. 1 May 1854, Morgan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1934, Leslie, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     4. Adams, Nancy E.,   b. 28 Sep 1856, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jul 1927, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     5. Adams, William R.,   b. 6 Mar 1859, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1936, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     6. Adams, Martha,   b. 1860–1861, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Adams, Ruben Randolph,   b. 6 Feb 1863, Rockhouse Creek, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1932, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     8. Adams, Elizabeth,   b. 14 Apr 1866, Rockhouse Creek, 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)
     9. Adams, Stephen T.,   b. 22 Dec 1867, Rockhouse Creek, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 1943, Hombre, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     10. Adams, Nelson,   b. 20 Nov 1870, Rockhouse Creek, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Sep 1908, Leslie, Searcy, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
     11. Adams, Jacob G.,   b. 24 Mar 1873, Rockhouse Creek, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1944, Arkansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F929  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Jul 1830 - Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 Nov 1849 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1890 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Address:
    Magisterial District 1 - 1900 - Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 21 Jan 1909 - Stone, Arkansas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Angora Cemetery - - Stone, Arkansas, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Farm Town Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Notes 
    • He was a Union soldier, Company L, 14th Kentucky Cavalry, in the Civil War.

  • Sources 
    1. [S20497] Squire Adams in entry for Elihue Adams, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960".

    2. [S20498] Squire Adams in entry for Elihu Adams, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961".

    3. [S184444] Squire Adams, "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890".

    4. [S40918] Esquire Adams, "United States Census, 1870".

    5. [S20480] Esquire Adams, "United States Census, 1880".

    6. [S586] 1880 Census Letcher Co KY, 9-583.

    7. [S40916] Squire Adams, "United States Census, 1900".

    8. [S40917] Squire Adams, "Find A Grave Index".

    9. [S184443] Esquire Adams in the U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006.

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