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Adams, Joel B.[1]

Male 1801 - 1885  (83 years)


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  • Name Adams, Joel B. 
    Birth 12 Dec 1801  Washington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Washington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Moved Between 1855 and 1860  Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1870  Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Census 1880  Barnetts Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Death 1885  Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Jenny's Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Blair Cemetery 
    Person ID I75966  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2023 

    Father Adams, Joel Ebenezer,   b. 1785, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1857 (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Davis, Rachel,   b. 1790, Washington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F159930  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Galliher, Jane F.,   b. 12 Aug 1802, Washington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 1855, Washington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage 8 Mar 1832  Washington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Adams, James,   b. 1828, Washington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Adams, John Quincy,   b. 29 Apr 1829, Washington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jul 1901, Barnetts Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    +3. Adams, Mary B.,   b. 11 Jan 1835, Washington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1895, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     4. Adams, Elizabeth Catharine,   b. 29 May 1840, Washington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1915, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     5. Adams, Martha J. L.,   b. 22 Jul 1842, Washington, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1859 (Age 16 years)
    Family ID F41167  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Davis, Anna,   b. 14 Apr 1830, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Apr 1916, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 1864  Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Adams, James Henry,   b. 4 Mar 1865, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1943, Whitehouse, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     2. Adams, Nancy Catherine,   b. Sep 1867, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1946, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 78 years)
     3. Adams, Amanda,   b. 1871, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F31525  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Dec 1801 - Washington, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Mar 1832 - Washington, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Washington, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMoved - Between 1855 and 1860 - Johnson, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Johnson, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1864 - Johnson, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Barnetts Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1885 - Johnson, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Blair Cemetery - - Jenny's Creek, Johnson, Kentucky, United States
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  • Sources 
    1. [S47058] Joel Adams in entry for Jane Galliher, "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912".

    2. [S47059] Joel Adams, "United States Census, 1850".

    3. [S47062] Joel B Adams in household of Isaac Fitspatrick, "United States Census, 1860".

    4. [S47060] Joel Adams, "United States Census, 1870".

    5. [S47063] Joel B Adams, "United States Census, 1880".

    6. [S47061] Joel Adams, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940".