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Adams, Simpson[1, 2, 3]

Male 1831 - Aft 1900  (~ 70 years)


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  • Name Adams, Simpson 
    Birth Apr 1831  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  Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      Simpson, 49, KY
      Mary, 40, KY
      Benjamin, 17
      Joseph, 16
      Nancy, 14
      Randle B., 11
      Susanah, 10
      Ritter E., 7, female
      Rachel A., 4
      Martha C., Oct. 1879
    Census 1900  Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Name Simeon Adams 
    Death Aft 1900  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I3559  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 15 Dec 2016 

    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 Hampton, Mary,   b. 18 Oct 1839, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1911, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [6, 7] 
    Marriage 20 Oct 1859  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Children 
     1. Adams, Joseph H.,   b. 1864   d. 1917, Jenkins, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     2. Adams, Nancy E.,   b. 1866, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1920, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 55 years)
     3. Adams, Randolph B.,   b. 1869, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Adams, Susannah,   b. 1870   d. Yes, date unknown
    +5. Adams, Ritter E.,   b. 1873, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1928, Virgie, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
     6. Adams, Rachel Arminda,   b. 1876, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1910, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years)
     7. Adams, Savannah,   b. 1876, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Adams, Martha C.,   b. Oct 1879, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     9. Adams, Rosana,   b. Mar 1882, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1396  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Apr 1831 - Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Oct 1859 - 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 - Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Aft 1900 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S5582] Sim Adams in entry for Joseph Adams, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961".

    2. [S20335] Simpson Adams in entry for Ritter E. Adams Tackett, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961".

    3. [S20336] Sim Adams in entry for Joseph Adams, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961".

    4. [S20337] Simpson Adams, "United States Census, 1880".

    5. [S5576] Sim Adams, "United States Census, 1900".

    6. [S5575] Simpson Adams, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".

    7. [S5579] Mary Hampton, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".