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Adams, Elijah

Male 1819 - 1893  (74 years)


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  • Name Adams, Elijah 
    Birth 16 Aug 1819  Rockhouse, Floyd (Now 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  [1, 2
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      Eligha [sic] Adams, M, 31, b. Kentucky
      Dolly [sic] Adams, F, 25, b. Kentucky
      Stephen Adams, M, 10, b. Kentucky
      Wm Adams, M, 8, b. Kentucky
      Isaac Adams, M, 6, b. Kentucky
      Nathaniel Adams, M, 4, b. Kentucky
      Elizabeth Adams, F, 2, b. Kentucky
      Spencer Adams, M, 28, b. Kentucky
      Patience Phips, F, 27, b. North Carolina
    Census 1870  Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1880  Buchanan Township, Douglas, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death 30 Dec 1893  Douglas, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Hall Cemetery, Old Merritt, Douglas, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7661  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2020 

    Father Adams, Stephen,   b. 26 May 1779, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1845, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Bunton, Mary Ellender,   b. 1780, Surry, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1832, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage 1797 
    Family ID F1739  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Branham-Smith, Mary,   b. 8 Dec 1821, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1912, Lawrence, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 9 Apr 1840 
    Children 
    +1. Adams, Stephen,   b. Abt 1840, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1911, Smoot Creek (Van), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 71 years)
     2. Adams, William P.,   b. 9 Aug 1842, Rockhouse, Floyd (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Sep 1895, Roy, Douglas, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
    +3. Adams, Isaac,   b. 30 Oct 1844, Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1919, Red Oak, Latimer, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    +4. Adams, Nathaniel A.,   b. Abt 1846, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sparta, Christian, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Adams, Elizabeth,   b. 14 Oct 1848, Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 1932, Douglas, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     6. Adams, John Quincy,   b. 17 Mar 1850, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1932, Sparta, Christian, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     7. Adams, Margaret Paralee,   b. 15 Jul 1853, Taney, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1930, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     8. Adams, Jessie,   b. 1 May 1854, Ozark, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1860, Douglas, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 5 years)
     9. Adams, Elijah Jacob C.,   b. 3 Sep 1856, Ozark, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1940, Buchanan Township, Douglas, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F3271  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Aug 1819 - Rockhouse, Floyd (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Missouri, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Buchanan Township, Douglas, Missouri, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 30 Dec 1893 - Douglas, Missouri, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S17742] .

    2. [S17743] Eligha Adams, "United States Census, 1850".

    3. [S17740] Elijah Adams, "United States Census, 1870".

    4. [S17741] Elijah Adams, "United States Census, 1880".