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Name of Soldier: Cyrenus "Cyrus" ADAMS
- Personal Description and Vital Statistics:
- Born: Abt. 1812 in Pulaski County, Kentucky
Height: 5' 8"
Complexion: Fair
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Dark
Occupation: Farmer
Died: March 5, 1862 in Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky
Buried: Was buried in military uniform.
Name of Father: James ADAMS
Name of Mother: Elizabeth HOUSMAN
- Siblings:
- James ADAMS
- Zachary ADAMS
- Marriages:
- Spouse: Catherine CLARK
Date of Marriage: August 10, 1837
Place of Marriage: Laurel County, Kentucky
Children:
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- Jane ADAMS - Married Christopher ALLEN
- William ADAMS - Died during the Civil War
- James ADAMS - Born March 13, 1840
- Calvin ADAMS - Born September 2, 1843
- Spouse: Malinda Elizabeth TOMPKINS
Born: Abt. 1834
Date of Marriage: May 25, 1853
Place of Marriage: Laurel County, Kentucky
Minister: Rev. F. F. JOHNS
Children:
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- Charles ADAMS - Born April 16, 1854
- Burnetta Francis ADAMS - Born March 12, 1856
- Cyrenus "Cyrus" ADAMS - Born February 9, 1861
- Military Service:
- On November 1, 1861, Cyrenus "Cyrus" ADAMS enlisted as a Private in
Company A, 24th Kentucky Infantry under the command of Captain
Scoville at Camp Jackson in London, Laurel County, Kentucky. He was mustered into service
on December 31, 1861 at Camp Temple in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky. In
February 1862 he was reported on the Muster Rolls as being sick at Bardstown, Kentucky
where he died on March 5, 1862 of Typhoid Fever.
On September 27, 1866, Malinda Elizabeth ADAMS applied for a pension for the
death of her husband, Cyrenus "Cyrus" ADAMS, who died during his service in the Civil War.
- Residences:
- At the time of his enlistment, Cyrus ADAMS resided in London, Laurel County, Kentucky.
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Descendants of Cyrenus "Cyrus" ADAMS
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