John L Adams b 10 May 1856 Letcher Co KY d 14 Nov 1915 Letcher Co KY; buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY; s/o Allen Adams and Cynthia Ann Thornsberry. John L Adams m. 22 Jan 1878 Letcher Co KY to Jane Jennie Lucas b 10 Jan 1849 Letcher Co KY d 7 Jan 1954 Letcher Co KY; buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY; d/o Aaron Lucas and Eliza Vanover. Children of John L Adams and Jane Jennie Lucas;
1. Archibald Adams b 1875 Letcher Co KY d 20 Jul 1951 Harlan Co KY; buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY; m. 1898 to Millie Collins b Jan 1880 Letcher Co KY d 25 Oct 1948 Letcher Co KY; buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY; d/o Hiram Collins and Margaret E Tyree.
2. Martha Adams b 26 Mar 1878 Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY d Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY; m. 5 Dec 1902 Letcher Co KY to John W "Buck" Bates b 21 Oct 1878 Letcher Co KY d 6 Feb 1956 Crafts Colly, Letcher Co KY; s/o Elizabeth "Lizzie" Bates.
3. George "Buddy" Adams b Jan 1881 Letcher Co KY d 8 Sept 1960 Letcher Co KY; buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY; m. 1902 to Elizabeth "Lizzie" Haynes b 16 Nov 1886 Letcher Co KY d 15 Nov 1911; buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY; d/o Isom Haynes and Crissie Stallard. George "Buddy" Adams m. Mary L Hall b Jan 1882 Letcher Co KY d May 1956 Letcher Co KY; buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY; d/o James "Jim" Hall and Mary "Polly" Sergent. George "Buddy" Adams m. Lavetta Stamper.
4. Lige Adams b Mar 1883
5. America Adams b 6 Jan 1885 Letcher Co KY d 19 Oct 1963 Casey Co KY; m. 17 Sept 1903 Letcher Co KY to Jackey C Emery Wilson Caudill b 14 Jul 1883 Wise Co VA d 16 May 1981 Letcher Co KY; s/o Elizabeth Caudill. Child of Jackey C Emery Wilson Caudill and America Adams;
i. Female Caudill; m. Leny Stallard
6. Louisa Adams b 1888 D 1949; buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY; m. John Bruner b 1874 d 1945. Children of John Bruner and Louisa Adams;
i. Robert Bruner b 29 Aug 1926 d 8 Dec 1926.
7. Floyd Adams b 18 Aug 1888 d 18 Jul 1889; buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY.
8. Byrd Adams b 3 Mar 1889 Letcher Co KY d 23 Nov 1963 Letcher Co KY; buried Melvin Adams Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY; m. 6 Sept 1907 to Polly Haynes b 18 May 1890 d 5 Aug 1986 Letcher Co KY; d/o Isom Haynes and Crissie Stallard. Children of Byrd Adams and Polly Haynes;
i. Rosa Adams; m. Ervin Sturgill. Children of Ervin Sturgill and Rosa Adams;
I. Estill Sturgill b 6 Nov 1930 d 25 Nov 1932; buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY.
II. Emmitt Sturgill b 14 Nov 1938 d 8 Sept 1939; buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY.
ii. William Adams b 5 Oct 1912 d 20 Feb 1913; buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY.
9. Ben Adams b Aug 1890
10. Aaron Adams b 14 Feb 1894 d 4 Jun 1895; buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY.
11. Samuel Adams b Jul 1894 Letcher Co KY
12. Sarah Adams b 1 Jan 1901 Letcher Co KY
13. Grant Adams b 10 May 1904 Letcher Co KY
14. Ellen Adams b 15 Nov 1906 d 15 Nov 1907; buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY.