Allen Adams and Cynthia Ann Thornsberry

Allen Adams and
Cynthia Ann Thornsberry

Allen Adams (twin to Esquire) b 25 Jul 1830 Perry Co KY d 21 Jan 1907 Letcher Co KY; s/o Stephen Shank Adams and Elizabeth Whitaker. Allen Adams m. 23 Aug 1849 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY to Cynthia Ann Thornsberry b 1832 Floyd Co KY d 15 Jan 1913 Letcher Co KY; d/o Isaac Thornsberry and Eleanor McCubbins. (1860 Letcher Co KY Census). Children of Allen Adams and Cynthia Ann Thornsberry;

1. Jesse A Adams b 2 Nov 1850 Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY d 25 Oct 1912 Letcher Co KY; buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY; m. 13 Oct 1890 Letcher Co KY to Mary Elizabeth Betty Hart b Feb 1864 Letcher Co KY; d/o John Hugh Hart and Jane Adams. Mary Elizabeth Betty Hart m. 17 Aug 1891 Letcher Co KY to Shadrick Shade R Combs b 8 Mar 1869 KY d 18 Nov 1946; s/o Russell Hacker Combs and Dicy Polly. Jesse A Adams m. 5 Mar 1876 Letcher Co KY to Cynthia Jones b 1853 NC. Jesse A Adams m. 31 Mar 1887 Letcher Co KY to Drucilla Cook b 1871; buried Cincinnati, Hamilton Co OH.

2. Rachel Adams b 1853 Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY d 1927 Letcher Co KY; m. 1874 Letcher Co KY to Enoch Wiley Dutch Webb b 1 Jan 1853 Letcher Co KY d 22 Mar 1929 Letcher Co KY; s/o Enoch Ause Dutch Webb and Susannah L Polly.

3. Unnamed Adams b 27 Jul 1854 Letcher Co KY

4. Allen Adams b 20 Oct 1855 Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY d Jun 1856 Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY.

5. 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; 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.

6. Sarah Adams b 21 Feb 1857 Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY; m. Wilson Caudill. Sarah Adams m. Matthew Dickinson b abt 1863 VA.

7. Dianah Adams b 27 Mar 1859 Letcher Co KY.

8. Nehemiah Nemaire Adams b 27 Feb 1859 Letcher Co KY d 1929 Letcher Co KY; buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY; m. 1 Dec 1880 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY to Nancy Cook b Jun 1864 Letcher Co KY d 1943 Letcher Co KY; buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY; d/o John Anderson Ance Cook and Drucilla Ciller Huffman.

9. Elizabeth Betty Adams b about 1863 d 7 Jul 1938 Letcher Co KY; buried Cloud Cemetery, Camp Branch, Letcher Co KY; m. 1 Sept 1881 Letcher Co KY to Monroe Haynes b 10 Jan 1860 VA d 7 May 1907 Letcher Co KY; buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY; s/o Joseph W Joe Haynes and Catherine Katie Cox.

10. George Washington Adams b 18 Jul 1864 Adams Branch, Colly, Letcher Co KY d 24 Apr 1923 UZ, Letcher Co KY; m. 29 Apr 1885 Letcher Co KY to Elizabeth Kincer b 25 Dec 1866 Bottom Fork, Letcher Co KY d 30 Jan 1940 UZ, Letcher Co KY; d/o Frederick Kincer and Lydia Liddy Adams.

11. Nancy Adams b 18 Oct 1864 Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY d 4 Dec 1950 Letcher Co KY; buried Thornton Cemetery, Letcher Co KY; m. 24 Apr 1885 Letcher Co KY to George W Brown b 1867 KY d 1945 Letcher Co KY; buried Sandlick Cemetery, Letcher Co KY; s/o Hiram C Brown and Sarah Blair. Children of George W Brown and Nancy Adams;

i. Henry Brown b 27 Jan 1885 Letcher Co KY d 29 Jul 1962 Letcher Co KY buried Dixon Cemetery, Bull Creek, Letcher Co KY; m. 11 May 1905 to Nannie Haynes b 10 Oct 1885 Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY d 9 May 1938 Letcher Co KY; buried Dixon Cemetery, Bull Creek, Letcher Co KY; d/o Christopher Columbus Brown and Elizabeth Betty Middleton. Children of Henry Brown and Nannie Haynes;

I. Melissa Brown b 11 Feb 1906 d 5 Sept 1912; buried Franklin Cemetery, Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY.

ii. Malessia Jane Brown b 27 Mar 1888 d 23 Nov 1965; m. 8 Dec 1904 Letcher Co KY at the home of George Brown to Walter R Webb b 19 Apr 1886 d 21 May 1953; buried Webb Cemetery, Mayking, Letcher Co KY; s/o Jason L Webb and Leudmia Howard.

iii. Ezekiel Brown

12. Stephen R Adams b 15 Apr 1869 Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY d 6 Oct 1914; buried Adams Brown Cemetery, top of Ice Mountain, Ice, Letcher Co KY; m. 30 May 1888 Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY to Polly Elizabeth Brown b 1 Sept 1869 d 21 Aug 1946; buried Adams Brown Cemetery, top of Ice Mountain, Ice, Letcher Co KY; d/o George Washington Brown and Susannah Wells.

13. Isaac Adams b Jan 1871 Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY; m. 15 Oct 1893 Letcher Co KY at home of George W Adams to Mary Ann Combs b Nov 1865 KY. Isaac Adams m. 1901 to Polly A Caudill.

14. Ellen Ella Adams b abt 1872 Letcher Co KY; m. 30 May 1892 Letcher Co KY to Oriah G Caudill b May 1870 VA.

15. Crissy Adams b 1873 d 1954 buried Blair Cemetery, Cowan, Letcher Co KY; m. 15 Aug 1893 Letcher Co KY to Edward H Eddie Brown b 8 Feb 1859 Letcher Co KY d 18 Sept 1943; buried Blair Cemetery, Cowan, Letcher Co KY; s/o George Washington Brown and Susannah Wells.

16. William Will Adams b 1 Oct 1876 Crafts Colly, Ermine, Letcher Co KY d 10 Jan 1955; m. 8 Mar 1899 to Mary Frazier b Jun 1879.

Cynthia Ann Thornsberry
and Henry Bailey

Cynthia Ann Thornsberry b 1832 Floyd Co KY d 15 Jan 1913 Letcher Co KY; d/o Isaac Thornsberry and Eleanor McCubbins. Cynthia Ann Thornsberry m. about 1856 to Henry Bailey. Child of Henry Bailey and Cynthia Ann Thornsberry;

1. Asberry Bailey b 13 Sept 1856 Beaver Creek, Floyd Co KY.

1870 Letcher Co KY Census Precinct 1
46 46 Adams Allen 40 M W Farmer 500 300 KY Can't read/write
46 46 Adams Cintha 30 F W Keeping House KY Can't read/write
46 46 Adams Jesse 19 M W Farmer KY At school Can't read/write
46 46 Adams Rachel 17 F W KY Can't read/write
46 46 Adams John 16 M W KY Can't read/write
46 46 Adams Sarah 12 F W KY At school can't read/write
46 46 Adams Jeremiah 9 M W KY
46 46 Adams Elizabeth 7 F W KY
46 46 Adams George 6 M W KY
46 46 Adams Nancy 5 F W KY
46 46 Adams Isaac 4 M W KY
46 46 Adams Stephen 1 M W KY

1880 Letcher Co KY Census
House# - Fam# - Race - Sex - Age - Single - Married - Widowed, Divorced D. - Relationship to Head of Family - Occupation - Attends School - Can't read - Can't Write - Birthplace - Father's Birthplace - Mother's Birthplace
263 267 Adams Allen W M 54 M Farmer Can't Read Can't Write KY KY KY
263 267 Adams Cynthia A W F 50 Wife M Keeping House Can't Read Can't Write KY KY KY
263 267 Adams Nemire W M 20 Son S Works on farm Can't Read Can't Write KY KY KY
263 267 Adams Sarah W F 19 Daughter M Can't Read Can't Write KY KY KY
263 267 Adams George W M 18 Son S Works on farm Attends School Can't Read Can't Write KY KY KY
263 267 Adams Elizabeth W F 17 Daughter S Can't Read Can't Write KY KY KY
263 267 Adams Nancy W F 15 Daughter S Can't Read Can't Write KY KY KY
263 267 Adams Isaac W M 14 Son S works on farm Attends School Can't Read Can't Write KY KY KY
263 267 Adams Stephen W M 12 Son S works on farm Can't Read Can't Write KY KY KY
263 267 Adams Ellen W F 8 Daughter S Can't Read Can't Write KY KY KY
263 267 Adams Crisey W F 7 Daughter S Can't Read Can't Write KY KY KY
263 267 Adams William W M 4 Son S Can't Read Can't Write KY KY KY
263 267 Dicison Mathew W M 17 Son in law M Can't Write VA VA VA