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Adams, Jesse B.

Adams, Jesse B.[1]

Male 1821 - 1886  (64 years)

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  • Name Adams, Jesse B. 
    Birth 25 Dec 1821  Floyd, 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  [2] 
    Military 4 Oct 1862  Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Co D, 10th Mounted Rifles, CSA (later 13th Ky Cav) 
    Census 1870  Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1880  Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      Jesse B., 59, KY
      Margret, 54, KY
      Isriel J., 14
      Mary R., 8
      Nehemiah Craft, 33, KY
    Death 28 Aug 1886  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2515  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2021 

    Father Adams, Benjamin,   b. 1794, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Nov 1855, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Holbrook, Nancy,   b. 1799, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 72 years) 
    Marriage 10 Feb 1816  Owenton, Owen, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1082  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Caudill, Henrietta   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
    +1. Adams, Elizabeth,   b. 23 Nov 1844, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1910, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F48114  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Jenkins, Margaret,   b. Abt 1826, Harlan, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Oct 1882, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Marriage 20 Aug 1846  Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Children 
    +1. Adams, Benjamin Abbott,   b. 1847, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1926, Sciotoville, Scioto, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +2. Adams, Nancy Emma,   b. 5 Mar 1849, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1900, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
    +3. Adams, Henrietta,   b. 4 Dec 1852, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1928, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    +4. Adams, William Manning,   b. 4 Dec 1855, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1931, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     5. Adams, Emma,   b. 1856, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +6. Adams, Israel Jesse,   b. 14 Sep 1865, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Nov 1947, Wurtland, Greenup, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     7. Adams, Mary R.,   b. 28 Jan 1872, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Oct 1951, Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +8. Adams, Rosa B.,   b. 28 Jan 1872, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Oct 1951, Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F963  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Dec 1821 - Floyd, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Aug 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 MapsMilitary - Co D, 10th Mounted Rifles, CSA (later 13th Ky Cav) - 4 Oct 1862 - Whitesburg, 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 - Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Aug 1886 - 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. [S201074] Jessee Adams in entry for Henrietta Adams, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960".

    2. [S201075] Jesse Adams, "United States Census, 1850".

    3. [S201073] Jesse B Adams, "Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865".

    4. [S201076] Jesse B Adams, "United States Census, 1870".

    5. [S18378] Jesse B Adams, "United States Census, 1880".

    6. [S77] Letcher County, KY Marriage Index, Marriage Book 1, p. 15.

    7. [S201072] Jesse Adams, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".