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Adams, Benjamin[1]

Male 1843 - 1913  (70 years)


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  • Name Adams, Benjamin 
    Nickname Ben 
    Birth 28 Mar 1843  Rockhouse, 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 1860  District, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Military Abt 1862–1865 
    in the confederate army during the Civil War 
    Census 1880  Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      Benjamin, 37, KY
      Sarah, 34, KY
      Shadrick, 16
      Marianne, 14
      James, 12
      Moses, 10
      General, 6
      Isaac, 5
      Millie, 2
    Census 1900  Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Address:
    Magisterial District 3 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      Benjamin Adams, M, W, b. Mar 1843, KY
      Sally Adams, F, W, b. Feb 1845, KY
      Gerrard Adams, M, b. Jan 1878, KY
    Death 24 Apr 1913  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5141  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2016 

    Father Adams, Moses,   b. 28 Jul 1808, Rockhouse, Floyd (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Sep 1885, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Caudill, Sarah,   b. Abt 1809, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1867, Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Marriage 20 Jul 1825  Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1734  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Combs, Sarah Lucinda,   b. 6 Jun 1847, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1874, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years) 
    Marriage 1862  Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Adams, Mary Ann,   b. 23 Jan 1848, Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1931, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     2. Adams, Elizabeth,   b. 1863, Jeremiah, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Adams, Shadrick,   b. 3 Mar 1865, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1943, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    +4. Adams, James M.,   b. Apr 1868, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 1949, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 81 years)
     5. Adams, Moses,   b. 1870, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +6. Adams, William Franklin,   b. 16 Oct 1870, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1941, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    +7. Adams, General,   b. 29 Jan 1874, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1959, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F2179  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Maggard, Sarah,   b. Feb 1845, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Abt 1874 
    • On the 1900 census, Ben and Sally reported that they had been married 21 years, suggesting an alternative marriage date of 1879.
    Children 
     1. Adams, Isaac,   b. 1875, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Adams, Millie,   b. 1878, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1957, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F6786  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Mar 1843 - Rockhouse, 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 - 1862 - Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Magisterial District 3 - 1900 - Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Apr 1913 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S19650] Ben Adams in entry for Shade Adams, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961".

    2. [S19654] Benjamine Adams in household of Moses Adams, "United States Census, 1850".

    3. [S19651] Bengamin Adams in household of Moses Adams, "United States Census, 1860".

    4. [S19652] Benjamin Adams, "United States Census, 1880".

    5. [S19653] Benjamin Adams, "United States Census, 1900".