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Male 1864 - 1923  (58 years)


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  • Name Adams, George Washington 
    Birth 18 Jul 1864  Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Adams Branch 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1910  West Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Death 24 Apr 1923  UZ, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I2259  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 19 May 2016 

    Father Adams, Allen,   b. Dec 1826, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1913, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Mother 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 
    Family ID F1410  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Kincer, Elizabeth,   b. 25 Dec 1866, Mayking, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1940, UZ, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 29 Apr 1885  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Marriage Book #7.
    Children 
    +1. Adams, Doshia,   b. 1 Apr 1886, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jul 1964, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     2. Adams, Floyd C.,   b. 1888, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1900 (Age < 11 years)
    +3. Adams, Frederick Allen,   b. 23 May 1890, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1964, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    +4. Adams, Julie,   b. 27 Nov 1893, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1974, Johnson, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    +5. Adams, Cynthia,   b. 5 Apr 1895, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Sep 1982, Johnson, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    +6. Adams, Lydia,   b. 1 Jan 1898, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1975, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    +7. Adams, Rebecca Jane,   b. 20 Jun 1901, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1918, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)
     8. Adams, Dock,   b. 31 Jan 1904, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1957, Whitco, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
    +9. Adams, Mattie,   b. 6 Dec 1906, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1999, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    +10. Adams, Alvin,   b. 19 Mar 1909, Crown, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jul 1974, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     11. Adams, George Washington,   b. 5 May 1912, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 1913, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F844  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
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    Adams Branch - 18 Jul 1864 - Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States
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    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Apr 1885 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - West Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Apr 1923 - Uz, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S11644] Geo ... Adams in entry for Troy Cornett and Lydia Adams, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".

    2. [S11645] George Adams in entry for George Washington Adams, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961".

    3. [S13157] George Adams in entry for Bettie Elizabeth Adams, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961".

    4. [S586] 1880 Census Letcher Co KY, 31-556.

    5. [S11646] George W Adams, "United States Census, 1910".

    6. [S322] KY Death Records RootsWeb, Vol. 063, Cert. #31201, Deathvol. 1923, hv.