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Adams, Elizabeth[1, 2]

Female Abt 1824 - 1880  (~ 56 years)


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  • Name Adams, Elizabeth 
    Nickname Bessie 
    Birth Abt 1824  Perry (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death Jul 1880  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • She died of pneumonia.
    Burial Bates Cemetery, Kona, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I2944  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2020 

    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, Stephen,   b. Abt 1823, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1853 (Age ~ 30 years) 
    Family ID F95697  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Bates, James,   b. Abt 1823, Perry (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1864, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 41 years) 
    Marriage 26 Feb 1843  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
    +1. Bates, Henry C.,   b. Abt 1844, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Bates, Sarah,   b. Nov 1846, Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1946, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 99 years)
    +3. Bates, Nancy Ann,   b. 28 Oct 1848, Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1927, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    +4. Bates, Letitia,   b. 15 Nov 1851, Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1934 (Age 82 years)
    +5. Bates, John W.,   b. 23 Nov 1852, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Nov 1932 (Age 80 years)
    +6. Bates, Martha,   b. 19 Jan 1855, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +7. Bates, Margaret,   b. 19 Jan 1855, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1915, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    +8. Bates, Letha Jane,   b. Jan 1858, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Oct 1919 (Age ~ 61 years)
     9. Bates, James,   b. Abt 1863   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1824 - Perry (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Feb 1843 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Jul 1880 - 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. [S10977] Elizabeth Adams in entry for John W. Bates, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960".

    2. [S10978] Elizabeth Adams in entry for Martha Bates, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960".

    3. [S242] Cemeteries, Letcher County.

    4. [S77] Letcher County, KY Marriage Index, Marriage Book 1, p.4.