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Male 1827 - 1912  (84 years)


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  • Name Adams, Jesse 
    Nickname Colly Jesse 
    Birth 8 Dec 1827  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  Linefork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      Jesse, 55, KY
      Mary, 54, KY
      Martin, 30
      Susan, 18
      Jesse W., 15
      Mary J., 11
    Census 1900  Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  East Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 1912  Mack Combs Cemetery, Southdown, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 18 Jan 1912  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2056  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 21 Jul 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 1 Craft, Mary,   b. Feb 1827, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1903, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years)  [4
    Marriage 24 Jul 1845  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7
    Children 
    +1. Adams, Elizabeth,   b. 13 Feb 1846, Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1920, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    +2. Adams, Martin H.,   b. 5 Oct 1848, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jun 1921, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    +3. Adams, Cecilia,   b. 20 May 1852, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 1929, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     4. Adams, Sarah Letty,   b. Aug 1854, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 1854, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 0 years)
    +5. Adams, Elihu,   b. 6 Nov 1855, Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1923, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    +6. Adams, Nancy,   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)
    +7. Adams, Christina,   b. 9 Jan 1858, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1941, Polly, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    +8. Adams, Mary Jane,   b. 4 Jun 1859, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 1946, Carcassonne, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    +9. Adams, Benjamin F.,   b. 11 Jul 1860, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 1949, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
    +10. Adams, Susannah,   b. 15 Aug 1862, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1941, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +11. Adams, Jesse Wilson,   b. Jul 1863, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 1938, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 74 years)
    Family ID F745  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Short, Mary Jane,   b. 1 May 1854, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1929, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 1905 
    Family ID F1827  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Dec 1827 - Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 Jul 1845 - 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 - Linefork, 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 MapsCensus - 1910 - East Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1912 - Mack Combs Cemetery, Southdown, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Jan 1912 - 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. [S19756] Jesse Adams in entry for Elihue Adams, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960".

    2. [S19770] Jesse Adams, "United States Census, 1880".

    3. [S134117] Jesse Adams, "Find A Grave Index".

    4. [S293818] Ben F. Adams, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967".

    5. [S77] Letcher County, KY Marriage Index, Marriage Book 1, p. 11.

    6. [S134115] Polly Crofts, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".

    7. [S134118] Jesse Adams, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".