Adam Lough b. 19 Aug 1778 Pendleton Co., VA d. 20 Nov 1854 Braxton Co., VA: Meadow Bluff Meanderings

1778 - 1854 (76 years)

Name	Adam Lough
Birth	19 Aug 1778	Pendleton Co., VA [1]
Gender	Male
Census	6 Aug 1810	Pendleton Co., VA [2]
	1810
	Living in the household were 2 free white males (0 - 9), 1 free white male (16 - 25), 1 free white male (26 - 44), 2 free white females (0 - 9), 2 free white females (26 - 44), and 1 free white female (45 and over).
Census	7 Aug 1820	Nicholas Co., VA [3]
	1820
	Living in his household were 3 free white males (0 - 9), 1 free white male (26 - 44), 2 free white females (0 - 9), 1 free white female (10 - 15), 1 free white female (26 - 44).
Census	1830	Nicholas Co., VA [4]
	1830
	Living in the household were 1 free white male (5 - 9), 1 free white male (10 - 14), 1 free white male (15 - 19), 1 free white male (20 - 29), 1 free white male (40 - 49), 2 free white females (0 - 4), 1 free white female (5 - 9), 1 free white female (10 - 14), 1 free white female (15 - 19), and 1 free white female (40 - 49).
Census	1840	Braxton Co., VA [5]
	1840
	Living in the household were 1 free white male (15 - 19), 1 free white male (20 - 29), 1 free white male (50 - 59), 1 free white female (10 - 14), 1 free white female (15 - 19), 2 free white females (20 - 29), and 1 free white female (50 - 59). There were 3 persons employed in agriculture, 2 presons employed in manufacture and trade.
Census	16 Aug 1850	Braxton Co., VA [6]
	1850
	He was 66 years old, a farmer. Also living in his household were his wife Mary (age 65), daughter Matilda (age 28), daughter Dorcass (age 21), William Wilson (age 12), and Mary Starks (age 12).
Occupation	blacksmith [1]
Death	20 Nov 1854	Braxton Co., VA [1]
	Cause: dropsy
Person ID	I51635	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
Last Modified	15 Jan 2026

Father	George Lough, Sr.
Mother	Mary ?
Family ID	F18182	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary Skidmore, b. 1785, VA d. Aft 1860 (Age 76 years)

Children

	1. Mary Lough, b. 7 Jan 1807, Pendleton Co., VA d. 6 Feb 1863, Braxton Co., VA (Age 56 years)
	2. Phebe Lough, b. Abt 1811, Pendleton Co., VA d. Between 1839 and 1845, VA (Age 28 years)
	3. Philip See Lough, b. 1812, Pendleton Co., VA d. Aft 1870 (Age 59 years)
	4. James Lough, b. 1814, Pendleton Co., VA d. Aft 1880 (Age 67 years)
	5. Lot Lough, b. 1815, Pendleton Co., VA d. Aft 1860 (Age 46 years)
	6. Elizabeth "Betsy" Lough, b. 1818, Pendleton Co., VA d. Aft 1880 (Age 63 years)
	7. Matilda Lough, b. 1822, Nicholas Co., VA d. Yes, date unknown
	8. Daniel H. Lough, b. 1825, Nicholas Co., VA d. Aft 1900 (Age 76 years)
	9. Malinda Lough, b. Mar 1825, Nicholas Co., VA d. 22 Feb 1908, Caress, Braxton Co., WV (Age 82 years)
	10. Dorcas Lough, b. 1829, Nicholas Co., VA d. 1 Aug 1891, Braxton Co., WV (Age 62 years)

Family ID F18181 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 18 Dec 2025

Sources

[S1341] West Virginia . Braxton County., Braxton Co., WV Death Register, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ :n.d.), Book 1, 2, line 2, Adam Lough, accessed 18 Dec 2025. (Reliability: 3).
[S1997] Virginia, Pendleton County, FCR: Pendleton Co., VA 1810, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), M252, roll 70, p. 1091, line 22, Adam Lough, accessed 15 Jan 2026 (Reliability: 3).
[S2573] Virginia, Nicholas County, FCR: Nicholas Co., VA 1820, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), M33, roll 130, p. 205, line 50, Adam Lough, accessed 15 Jan 2026 (Reliability: 3).
[S2574] Virginia, Nicholas County, FCR: Nicholas Co., VA 1830, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), M19, roll 198, p. 183, line 8, Adam Lough, accessed 15 Jan 2026 (Reliability: 3).
[S2575] Virginia, Braxton County, FCR: Braxton Co., VA 1840, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), M704, roll 522, p. 245, line 18, Adam Lough, accessed 15 Jan 2026. (Reliability: 3).
[S1856] Virginia, Braxton County, FCR: Braxton Co., VA 1850, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), M432, roll 937, District No. 4, p. 180B, dwelling 98, family 98, Adam Lough, accessed 15 Jan 2026 (Reliability: 3).