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Adams, Dewey

Male 1909 - 1989  (80 years)


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  • Name Adams, Dewey 
    Birth 3 May 1909  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1910  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Address:
    Precinct 3 
    Census 1920  Beaver Creek, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Census 1930  Lawrence, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Address:
    Magisterial District 6 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      Dewey Adams, M, white, married, 21, b. KY
      spouse: Liza Adams, F, white, married, 24, b. KY
    Census 1940  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Address:
    Magisterial District 3 
    Death 7 Nov 1989  Nelson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 8, 9
    Obituary 9 Nov 1989  [9
    Burial Buckingham Cemetery, Buckingham, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I79071  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2019 

    Father Adams, David Maggard,   b. 14 Oct 1862, Tillie, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1940, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Gibson, Matilda Belle,   b. 14 Oct 1872, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 May 1926, Weeksbury, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Marriage 24 Nov 1890  Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1454  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Johnson, Eliza,   b. 19 Sep 1905, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 May 1996, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Children 
     1. Adams, Tilda,   b. 1924, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F32809  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 May 1909 - Floyd, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Precinct 3 - 1910 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States
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    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Beaver Creek, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Magisterial District 6 - 1930 - Lawrence, Kentucky, United States
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    Magisterial District 3 - 1940 - Floyd, Kentucky, United States
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    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 Nov 1989 - Nelson, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Buckingham Cemetery, Buckingham, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S609] SSDI.

    2. [S17642] Dewey Adams, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999".

    3. [S17645] Dewey Adams, "United States Social Security Death Index".

    4. [S17640] Dewey Adams in household of David Adams, "United States Census, 1910".

    5. [S17641] Dewey Adams in household of David Adams, "United States Census, 1920".

    6. [S17643] Dewey Adams, "United States Census, 1930".

    7. [S17644] Dewey Adams, "United States Census, 1940".

    8. [S322] KY Death Records RootsWeb, Vol. 061, Cert. #30126, Deathvol. 1989, hv.

    9. [S17646] Dewey Adams, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014".