Adam was married three times, First to Phoebe Sparks, second to Elizabeth Johnson, and third to Caroline Stufflebeam, and as far as I can tell, He lived in Breathitt Co KY most of his life.


Kentucky Marriage Records, 1852-1914
about Adam Berchfield
Name: Adam Berchfield
Age: 18
Est. Birth Year: abt 1838
Birth Location: Breathitt
Residence: Owsley
Spouse Name: Phebe T Sparks
Spouse Age: 18
Est. Spouse Birth Year: abt 1838
Spouse Birth Location: Estill
Spouse residence: Owsley
Marriage Date: 28 Aug 1856
Marriage Location: Owsley
County of Record: Owsley


Name: Adam Birchfeld
Age in 1860: 22 farmer
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1860: Division 2, Morgan, Kentucky
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: View image
Post Office: West Liberty
Roll: M653_388
Page: 0
Year: 1860
Head of Household: Eliza Birchfield 15 b Ky
Pheba J 21 f b Ky
Jane 1 f b Ky

1870 Wolfe County Kentucky Census
Name: Adam Birchfield
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837
Age in 1870: 33
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1870: Precinct 3, Wolfe, Kentucky
Family and neighbors: View Results
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Hazel Green
Elizabeth 28 f w keeping house b Ky
James 11 m w works on farm b Ky
John 9 m w b Ky
Benjamin 4 m w b Ky
William 2 m w b Ky
Elkins, Eliza 34 f w assisting in home b Va
Rosa 7 f w b Va
John B m w b Ky

1880 Breathitt County Kentucky Census
Name: Adam BIRCHFIELD
Age: 43
Estimated birth year: <1837>
Birthplace: Kentucky
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Home in 1880: Jackson And Frozen, Breathitt, Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Male
Spouse's name: Caroline BIRCHFIELD w f 32 wife keeping house b Ky
Father's birthplace: KY
Mother's birthplace: NC
Cynthia Anne w f 13 dau at home b Ky
William w m 12 son b Ky
Polly w f 10 dau b Ky
William K w m 7 son b Ky
Emily J w f 4 dau b Ky
Adam w m 3 son b Ky
Samuel C w m 8 Mo son b Ky

Arkansas Land Records has 1 match for:
Adam Birchfield in Arkansas
Name: ADAM BIRCHFIELD
Land Office: HARRISON
Document Number: 875
Total Acres: 163.93
Misc. Doc. Nr.: 11571
Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No
Issue Date: May 1, 1893
Mineral Rights Reserved: No
Metes and Bounds: No
Statutory Reference: 12 Stat. 392
Multiple Warantee Names: No
Act or Treaty: May 20, 1862
Multiple Patentee Names: No
Entry Classification: Homestead Entry Original
Land Description: 1 SWNW 5TH PM No 14N 25W 3
2 S½NE 5TH PM No 14N 26W 25
3 NWNE 5TH PM No 14N 26W 25


Name: Adam Birchfield
Issue Date: 10 May 1893
State of Record: Arkansas
Acres: 163.93
Accession Number: AR2590__.316
Metes and Bounds: No
Land Office: Harrison
Canceled: No
US Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: May 20, 1862: Homestead EntryOriginal (12 Stat. 392)
Document Number: 8750
Legal Land Description: Section Twp Range Meridian Counties
30 14-N 25-W 5th PM Madison
25 14-N 26-W 5th PM Madison
25 14-N 26-W 5th PM Madison