Adams, Humphrey Posey

1822 - Aft 1900  (> 79 years)   Has 4 ancestors and 22 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Adams, Humphrey Posey
  Birth	Jan 1822	Haywood Co, NC (Now Jackson Co, NC)
  Gender	Male
  _UID	C622898DD2DAD4118AC44445535400000D01
  Death	Aft 1900	Cherokee Co, NC
  Burial	Valley River Baptist Cem, Cherokee Co, NC
  Person ID	I14812	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	Adams, David P,   b. 1790/1791, Franklin Co, GA d. 1870/1880, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Wood, Elizabeth,   b. 1794/1795, Buncombe Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 86 years)
  Marriage	15 Jul 1813	Haywood Co, NC
  _UID	73663EEF79F4AF4584BAF920C50D1BC26DFB
  Family ID	F7755	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Collins, Mary,   b. 1824/1825, Haywood Co, NC (Now Jackson Co, NC) d. 1860/1870, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	1840/1850	Cherokee Co, NC
  _UID	84D668AA6EF05440A4A967C3C0ED79736E40
  Children	1. Adams, David Price,   b. 5 Jun 1851, Cherokee Co, NC d. 5 Jan 1939, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 87 years)   2. Adams, Joseph Henry,   b. 22 Sep 1852, Cherokee Co, NC d. 29 Nov 1918, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 66 years)   3. Adams, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 12 Dec 1853, Cherokee Co, NC d. 11 May 1938, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 84 years)   4. Adams, Caroline,   b. 1854/1855, Cherokee Co, NC d. Aft 1870, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 16 years)   5. Adams, Robert Harvey,   b. 1856/1857, Cherokee Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 24 years)   6. Adams, John Q,   b. 1860, Cherokee Co, NC d. Aft 1870, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 11 years)
  Family ID	F29288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Phillips, Mary Jane,   b. Sep 1834, Macon Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 67 years)
  Marriage	1860/1870	Cherokee Co, NC
  _UID	AACC796100E54C428C4BA02EE4DC71BB5414
  Family ID	F6874	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I know. They are the ancestors or relatives of one or more of my in-law or step-relatives*, so I have researched them to a small extent. * Great Grand Son Charles Glen West married into my Davis family; !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/ !CENSUS:1850 Cherokee Co., NC # 782/782 David P. Adams 59 Farmer $500 GA Elizabeth 55 NC Martha 32 John H. 24 Farmer Elizabeth J. 22 Alfred C. 20 Farmer Frances M. 18 m Farmer Sarah A. 13 Francis E. 15 f Benjamin F. 10 Humphrey P. Adams 26 Farmer Mary 25; !CENSUS:1860 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown, Valleytown PO # 942/942 Posey Adams 36 Farmer $500/400 Jackson Co NC Mary 36 "" David P. 11 Cherokee Co NC Joseph H. 9 Mary E. 6 Caroline 5 Robert H. 3 John Q. 4/12; !CENSUS:1870 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown, Valleytown PO # 38/38 Humphrey Adams 47 Farmer $500/500 NC Mary 35 Keeping House Price 18 Farm Laborer Joseph 17 Farm Laborer Mary 16 at home Catharine 14 at home Harvey 13 Farm Laborer John 11 Farm Laborer; !CENSUS:1880 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown # 68/68 Posey Adams 55 M Farmer NC-NC-NC Jane 46 wife Keeping House Price 29 son M work on farm Callie 19 dau-in-l M Gougolus 1 gr-son Elizabeth Phillips 69 mother-law Wd Conelia (sic) Moss 3 adopt dau William Martin 13 laborer S; !CENSUS:1900 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown # 150/150 David P. Adams head Jun 1851 48 M 23 NC-NC-NC Farmer Callie C. wife Oct 1860 39 M 23 4-4 Theopholus son Jun 1889 10 Florance B. dau Mar 1892 8 Jessie dau Nov 1894 5 Garland son Apr 1897 3 Humphrey P. Father Jun 1822 77 M 50 Jane M. S-mother Sep 1834 65 M 50 3-2; !CENSUS:1910 x