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Adams, Benjamin Abbott[1]

Male 1847 - 1926  (79 years)


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  • Name Adams, Benjamin Abbott 
    Birth 1847  Letcher, 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] 
    Census 1880  Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 1926  Sciotoville, Scioto, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4553  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2016 

    Father Adams, Jesse B.,   b. 25 Dec 1821, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1886, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Mother 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 
    Family ID F963  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Adams, Jane,   b. 10 May 1847, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1930, Sciotoville, Scioto, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 9 Oct 1864  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
    +1. Adams, William Washington,   b. 24 Dec 1864, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 1936 (Age 71 years)
    +2. Adams, Jesse A.,   b. Jan 1867, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1900 (Age ~ 34 years)
     3. Adams, John Benjamin,   b. 5 Feb 1870, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 May 1955 (Age 85 years)
     4. Adams, Margaret J.,   b. 18 Jan 1872, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1966, Hamden, Vinton, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
     5. Adams, Mary R.,   b. 3 Sep 1874, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Adams, Mattie May,   b. 1877, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Adams, Henry R.,   b. Apr 1880   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1871  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1847 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Oct 1864 - 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 MapsDeath - 1926 - Sciotoville, Scioto, Ohio, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S19657] Benjamin A. Adams in entry for Mary Bell Adams, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960".

    2. [S19658] Benjamin Adams in household of Jesse Adams, "United States Census, 1850".

    3. [S19656] Ben A Adams, "United States Census, 1880".

    4. [S77] Letcher County, KY Marriage Index.