John L Adams b 10 May 1865 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;

I. 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.

II. 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. Children of Martha Adams and John W "Buck" Bates;

i. Wint Bates b about 1901 m. 16 Nov 1921 Letcher Co KY by J M Blair, minister at Colly Creek to Ada Franklin b 6 Jun 1903 Letcher Co KY d 12 Aug 1976 d/o Elzy Franklin and Mary Polly Ann Sergent.

ii. Henry Bates b 10 Jun 1910 d 20 May 1940 buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY m. Female Adams d/o Milton Adams and Jane Cook. Female Adams m. Male Combs.

iii. Nannie Bates b 26 Aug 1912 d 15 Jun 1913 buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY.

iv. Alice Bates b 18 May 1915 d 17 Jul 1917 buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY.

v. Willard H Bates b 14 Apr 1921 d 14 Apr 1921 buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY.

III. 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.

IV. 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 America Adams and Jackey C Emery Wilson Caudill;

i. Female Caudill m. Leny Stallard

V. Louisa Adams b 1888 D 1949 buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY m. John Bruner b 1874 d 1945. Children of Louisa Adams and John Bruner;

i. Robert Bruner b 29 Aug 1926 d 8 Dec 1926.

VI. Floyd Adams b 18 Aug 1888 d 18 Jul 1889 buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY.

VII. 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 Rosa Adams and Ervin Sturgill;

i.1. Estill Sturgill b 6 Nov 1930 d 25 Nov 1932buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY.

i.2. 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.

VIII. Aaron Adams b 14 Feb 1894 d 4 Jun 1895 buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY.

IX. Ellen Adams b 15 Nov 1906 d 15 Nov 1907 buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY.