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Adams, William S.[1]

Male 1833 - 1919  (86 years)


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  • Name Adams, William S. 
    Birth 1833  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1880  John B Harris, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1910  Antioch, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death 13 Mar 1919  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Cause: of uremia 
    Burial 14 Mar 1919  Andy Hamilton Cemetery, Teaberry, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I7325  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2022 

    Father Adams, John 
    Mother Howard, Polly 
    Family ID F153137  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hall, Louisa,   b. May 1841, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1902 (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Marriage 7 Jan 1857  Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8
    Notes 
    • The relationship between Elijah and Isabella Adams, as parents, and Virgie, Lizzie, and Rebecca, as their children, is highly dubious. In the 1910 census, the three children are listed as "daughters" in the household of which Elijah was head and Isabella the wife. There was also an "aunt" Julia, aged 23, present, but she was obviously too young to be an aunt of either Elijah (who was then 43) or Isabella (who was 50).

      In the 1920 census, Julia is present as a niece. Rebecca, Lizzie, and Virgie appear as nieces, and Kemner Adams, aged four, is listed as a nephew. It seems that Julia was probably indeed a niece of the couple who became their ward. And Julia was apparently the mother of the others in the household.
    Children 
    +1. Adams, Spicy,   b. 1858, Prestonsburg, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Adams, Harmon,   b. Apr 1860, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Adams, Hannah,   b. Abt 1863, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Adams, Elijah A.,   b. Jun 1867, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 1958, Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 90 years)
    +5. Adams, John,   b. 22 Apr 1868, Beaver Creek, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +6. Adams, Mary,   b. 1872, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Adams, Minerva J.,   b. 1877, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Adams, Alafair,   b. Abt 1878, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Adams, Samuel,   b. 1879, Pike, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Adams, Marilda,   b. Apr 1886, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F3197  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Johnson, Sally Ann,   b. 24 Sep 1876, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1962, Garrison, Lewis, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage Feb 1904  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Family ID F147079  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1833 - Floyd, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Jan 1857 - Pike, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Floyd, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Feb 1904 - Floyd, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Antioch, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: of uremia - 13 Mar 1919 - Floyd, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S47837] William Adams in entry for Elijah Adams, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1963".

    2. [S24388] William Adams in household of Samuel Hall, "United States Census, 1860".

    3. [S47078] William Adams, "United States Census, 1880".

    4. [S248120] Bill Adams, "United States Census, 1910".

    5. [S248121] William Adams, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967".

    6. [S75] Pike County, KY Marriages, 1822-1865, Pike County Marriages, Register #4.

    7. [S89802] Lauisa Hall, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".

    8. [S248122] William Adams, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".

    9. [S248123] W. M. Adams, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979".