THOMAS CLAIBORNE ADAMS was born May 28, 1797 in Clark Co., KY and died November 8, 1877 in Madison Co., KY (He was a Methodist; he was a Whig) Married (1st) Nancy Foster (2nd) Elizabeth TURPIN on December 14, 1869 in Madison Co., KY. Elizabeth was born in 1830 in Madison Co;. KY. I am not aware of any children from this marriage. He is on the 1870 federal census as a farmer at age 73 living in Elliston, Waco, Madison Co., KY with Elizabeth age 40 – keeping house; I think it says Nancy age 15 – no occupation. Married (1st) NANCY FOSTER on January 18, 1826 in Clark Co., KY; daughter of William FOSTER and Sarah HART; She was born March 13, 1805 in Clark Co., KY and died October 8, 1845 in Madison Co., KY; Children Thomas Claiborne Rankin born 2-22-1827 in Madison Co., KY; died 11-14-1914 in Madison Co., KY; Amanda Jane born 2-25-1829 in Madison Co., KY; died McLean Co., Illinois married Jesse T. COBB on 2-19-1849 in Madison Co., KY; Elizabeth born 1830 in Madison Co., KY; Peyton Foster born 2-5-1831 in Madison Co., KY; died 6-21-1911 in Madison Co., KY; on the list of 1870 federal census at Elliston, Waco, Madison Co., KY at age 39 with Juliet at age 33, Eliza at age, 18, Kate at age 13, Lawrane at age 11, John at age 10, Charles at age 7, Arthur at age 5, Lincoln at age 2, and Thomas at age 1; Thomas born 1832 in Madison Co., KY; Elisha Goff born 12-22-1833 in Madison Co., KY; died 5-3-1899 in Madison Co., KY; Lynch Proctor born 7-12-1835 in Madison Co., KY; died 7-29-1836 in Madison Co., KY; Mary Hulse born 5-24-1837 in Madison Co., KY; died 12-27-1903 in Madison Co., KY; married Socrates PARRISH; buried in the Richmond Cemetery in Madison Co., KY; William Simpson born 1840 in Madison Co., KY; died 7-14-1897 in Madison Co., KY; on the 1880 federal census in district 74, Madison Co., KY, at age 40 with wife, Bethsheba, son – Richard at age 12, daughter – Lenora at age 10, daughter – Mary at age 9, son – Algin at age 7, daughter – Milly at age 5; Alamanzer “Allie” Wills born 1841 in Madison Co., KY; died 3-11-1915; on the 1870 federal census as a farmer labor at age 26 in Elliston, Waco, Madison Co., KY with Elizabeth age 23 – keeping house and a 2 year old daughter; Strouther Goff born 4-7-1843 in Madison Co., KY; died 10-21-1926 in Madison Co., KY buried in Richmond Cemetery in Madison Co., KY; Nancy born 1844 in Madison Co., KY; Sarah Corbin born 1845 in Madison Co., KY; STROUTHER GOFF ADAMS on the 1880 federal census in district 74, Elliston Madison Co., KY at age 25 with wife Elizabeth at age 30 – daughter, Manda at age 10 – son, John at age 8 – daughter, Lulie at age 6 – son, George at age 4 – son, Dillard at age 2 – daughter, Martha at 3 months; Married ELIZABETH ANN PORTWOOD born 7-12-1849; died 6-2-1930 buried in Richmond Cemetery in Madison Co., KY Strouther and Elizabeth married on 2-19-1866. Daughter of John P. PORTWOOD and Martha A. BEASLEY; Children Amanda “Mandy” born in 1870 in Madison Co., KY; died 5-4-1924; married ???? GRAY; buried at College Hill Methodist Church Madison Co., KY; John born in 1872 in Madison Co., KY; died 2-23-1954 in Madison Co., KY; on the 1930 federal census district 9, Union, Madison Co., KY at age 58 with wife, Sally – son, Willie – daughter, Susie – son, Robert; Lula born in 1874 in Madison Co., KY; died 12-13-1939 in Estill Co., KY; married Gilbert TIPTON on 11-24-1892 in the home of J. W. THORNBURG, Ceremony performed by James WITT; Gilbert was born about 1868 to Cyrus TIPTON and Mary Ann ALEXANDER of Estill Co., KY; on the 1920 federal census at age 51 at Forks, Estill Co., KY with wife Lulie at age 45 – son, Lemuel at age 21 – son, Roy at age 18 – daughter, Mary Ann at age 16 – daughter, Nora Mae at age 14 (Mother of Bryan Winkler); after Lula’s death Uncle Gilbert married Martha “Aunt Marthie” Johnson HUGES; George R. born in 1876 in Madison Co., KY; died 1-30-1953 in Madison Co., KY; on the 1930 federal census at Glade, Madison Co., KY at age 54 with his wife Susie A; Dillard born about 1878 in Madison Co. KY; died 5-26-1966 in Madison Co., KY; in the 1930 federal census at age 52 at Union, Madison Co., KY with wife, Ida and mother Elizabeth; Martha born in 1880 in Madison Co., KY; Mattie born in 1881 in Madison Co., KY; died 11-8-1925 in Madison Co., KY; married James Robert “Bob” MARSHALL in 1902 in Madison Co., KY; Bob MARSHALL was born 3-9-1881 in Madison Co., KY; died 4-21-1938 in Madison Co., KY of a gunshot wound; buried in Lot 140 Richmond Cemetery, Madison Co., KY; son of Charles W. MARSHALL and Amanda BARNES; Mollie born in 1882 in Madison Co., KY; died in 8-9-1939 in Madison Co., KY; married Clarence MARSHALL in 1907 in Madison Co., KY; buried at Flatwoods Christian Church Waco, Madison Co., KY; son of Charles W. MARSHALL and Amanda BARNES; Laura Lewis born 11-12-1884 in Madison Co., KY; died 12-2-1975 in Madison Co., KY; buried in the Richmond Cemetery Madison Co., KY; married Luther HACKWORTH; Goff born in 1887 in Madison Co., KY; married Naomi GREEN; on the 1930 federal census at Union, Madison Co., KY at age 42 with wife, Cecil and daughter, Naomi; Any information will be greatly appreciated. Judy