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Adams, Cecilia[1, 2]

Female 1824 - 1914  (89 years)


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  • Name Adams, Cecilia 
    Birth 30 Aug 1824  Rockhouse, Perry (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1860  District, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1870  Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1880  Linefork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1900  Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Address:
    Magisterial District 1 
    Also Known As "Selah" or "Callie" 
    Death 16 Mar 1914  Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Sergent and Blair Cemetery, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1487  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2018 

    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 Blair, Elihu,   b. 4 Apr 1825, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1903, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 5 Mar 1846  Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Blair, Elizabeth,   b. 1847, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1861, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 14 years)
     2. Blair, Hiram B.,   b. 7 Apr 1848   d. 23 Aug 1873 (Age 25 years)
    +3. Blair, William L.,   b. 21 Oct 1849, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1896, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    +4. Blair, Samuel,   b. 4 May 1851, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1936, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    +5. Blair, Jesse A.,   b. 5 Jan 1853, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 May 1882 (Age 29 years)
    +6. Blair, Stephen Riley,   b. 7 Mar 1855, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1928, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    +7. Blair, John Robertson,   b. 9 Feb 1857, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1932, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     8. Blair, Louise,   b. 1858, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1882 (Age 24 years)
     9. Blair, (Unnamed),   b. 17 Apr 1859, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 1859 (Age 0 years)
    +10. Blair, Joseph Allen,   b. Sep 1861, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 1944, Neon, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 83 years)
    +11. Blair, Julia Ann,   b. 16 Apr 1866, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1930, Fleming, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Documents
    Elihu and Celia (Adams) Blair article, Whitesburg Mountain Eagle    		Elihu and Celia (Adams) Blair article, Whitesburg Mountain Eagle
    Family ID F317  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Aug 1824 - Rockhouse, Perry (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Mar 1846 - 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 - 1870 - Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Linefork, 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 - 16 Mar 1914 - Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Sergent and Blair Cemetery, Whitesburg, 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. [S19224] Celia Adams in entry for Stephen R. Blair, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961".

    2. [S19228] Selah Adams in entry for Stephen R. Blair, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960".

    3. [S19226] Cely Blair in household of Elihu Blair, "United States Census, 1850".

    4. [S19230] Sely Blair in household of Elihue Blair, "United States Census, 1860".

    5. [S19229] Selah Blair in household of Elihue Blair, "United States Census, 1870".

    6. [S19227] Sealah Blair in household of Elihu Blair, "United States Census, 1880".

    7. [S19225] Celia Blair in household of Elihu Blair, "United States Census, 1900".

    8. [S77] Letcher County, KY Marriage Index, Marriage Book 1, p.6.