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Adams, Gilbert[1, 2, 3]

Male 1835 - 1907  (72 years)


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  • Name Adams, Gilbert 
    Birth 7 Jan 1835  Perry (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      Gilbert Adams, M, white, married, 36, b. KY
      Elizabeth Adams, F, white, married, 28, b. KY
      Esom, M, 10, b. KY
      Ann, F, 8, b. KY
      David, M, 4, b. KY
    Census 1880  Richmond Magisterial District, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
       Gilbert Adams, M, white, married, 45, b. KY
      spouse: Elisabeth Adams, F, 39, b. VA
      child: Ison W. Adams, M, 20, b. KY
      child: David M. C. Adams, M, 13, b. KY
      child: Mary A. Adams, F, 7, b. KY
    Census 1900  Brinton Township, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 25 Aug 1907  Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7784  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2016 

    Father Adams, Moses Spencer,   b. 28 Apr 1812, Floyd (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1899, Pound, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Hall, Rebecca,   b. 1813, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jun 1897, Pound, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 15 May 1831  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1741  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Collier, Elizabeth,   b. 1841   d. 15 Mar 1907 (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 17 Oct 1857  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
    +1. Adams, Isom W.,   b. 17 Oct 1859, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1887, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)
     2. Adams, Ann,   b. 1862, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1938, Haywood, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     3. Adams, Martha A.,   b. Apr 1862, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1927, Haywood, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 65 years)
    +4. Adams, David M.,   b. Jun 1869, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1938 (Age ~ 68 years)
    +5. Adams, Mary Arminta,   b. 4 Mar 1873, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1940 (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F3322  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Jan 1835 - Perry (Now Letcher), Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Oct 1857 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Brinton Township, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma Territory, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Aug 1907 - Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S19690] Gibert Adams in entry for Ison Adams and Emily J. Hamilton, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940".

    2. [S19691] Gilbert Adams in entry for Isham W. Adams, "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912".

    3. [S19692] Gilbert Adams in entry for Mary A. Adams, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960".

    4. [S19712] Gilbert Adams, "United States Census, 1870".

    5. [S19693] Gilbert Adams, "United States Census, 1880".

    6. [S19725] Gilbert Adams in household of David Adams, "United States Census, 1900".

    7. [S77] Letcher County, KY Marriage Index, Marriage Book 1, p.59.