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Catherine Melvira Cooper Lankford 1809–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1809

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 11 April 1900

Death Location: Dickson County, Tennessee, USA

Father: James II

Mother: Catherine Brakefield

Spouse(s): Moses Lankford

Children(s): George Lankford, Mary Lankford, James Lankford, John Lankford, Robert Lankford, Sidney Lankford, Louisa Lankford

In 1809, Catherine Melvira Cooper Lankford entered the world in South Carolina, born to James Hugh Cooper Ii Ii And Catherine Brakefield. In 1850, Catherine Melvira Cooper Lankford resided in Hickman, Tennessee, USA. Catherine Melvira Cooper Lankford married Moses Lankford, and had children including George Washington Lankford, James Lankford, John Lankford, Louisa Lankford, Mary Caroline Lankford, Robert Lankford, Sidney Lankford. Catherine Melvira Cooper Lankford passed away in 1900 in Dickson County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1809, Catherine Melvira Cooper Lankford entered the world in South Carolina, born to James Hugh Cooper Ii Ii And Catherine Brakefield.
  • In 1850, Catherine Melvira Cooper Lankford resided in Hickman, Tennessee, USA.
  • Catherine Melvira Cooper Lankford married Moses Lankford, and had children including George Washington Lankford, James Lankford, John Lankford, Louisa Lankford, Mary Caroline Lankford, Robert Lankford, Sidney Lankford.
  • Catherine Melvira Cooper Lankford passed away in 1900 in Dickson County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Catherine Lankford's Ancestors

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Catherine Lankford
1809–1900
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
James Hugh Cooper II II
1771–1861
Chester, South Carolina, USA
Catherine Brakefield
1776–1852
Craigs Creek, Craig, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Capt. (Robert Gill) Cooper
1746–1798
York, York County, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Jane (Jannet) Hamilton
1752–1823
Saint Augustine, Saint Johns, FL, USA
Jacob Brakefield
1750–1793
New Hanover, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Smith
1753–1779
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Sr
1720–1793
William Hamilton
1726–1753
Elizabeth McCULLOUGH
1734–1764
Peter* Smith
1726–1802
Bathsheba* Foster
1742–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Temperance Freeman
1715–1777

Catherine Lankford's Descendants

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Catherine (Melvira Cooper) Lankford (Aug 1809–11 April 1900) m. Moses Lankford (1801–1863)
  1. 1. George (Washington) Lankford 1842–1936 m. Julia (Ann) Anglin 1841–1939
    1. 1. Amanda (Belinda Jane) Lankford 1866–1932 m. John (Thomas) Carlisle 1865–1944
      1. 1. Ira (Ellis) Carlisle 1894–1960 m. Elma (Mae) CORRELL 1895–1975
        1. 1. Robert (Wayne) CARLISLE 1926–1991 m. Peggy (June) Parsley 1934– m. Ada (Ellen) Messer 1930–2004
        2. 2. Dorothy (Marie) CARLISLE 1917–1947
        3. 3. Harold (Dene) CARLISLE 1919–1990
        4. 4. Raymond (LeRoy Carlisle (2nd m. Barbara Joan) Link) 1920–2011
        5. 5. Leon (Dale) CARLISLE 1922–2003
        6. 6. Helen (Louise) CARLISLE 1924–2019
      2. 2. Myrtle (Marie) Carlisle 1901–1982
      3. 3. Jonathan (Webster "John") Carlisle 1896–1957
      4. 4. William (Carvel) Carlisle 1892–1979
      5. 5. Nicholas (Solomon "Nick") Carlisle 1889–1956
      6. 6. Joseph (Anglin) Carlisle 1891–
    2. 2. Lawrence (Henry) Lankford 1863–1954
    3. 3. Nancy (Elizabeth Lankford) Layne 1868–1902
    4. 4. Eliza (Caroline) Lankford 1875–1927
    5. 5. John Lankford 1872–1917
    6. 6. Malissa Lankford 1875–1927
    7. 7. Safronia Lankford 1879–1974
    8. 8. Charles (Jefferson) Lankford 1881–1964
    9. 9. James (Olen) Lankford 1884–1961
    10. 10. Infant Lankford 1892–1892
    11. 11. Joseph (Clyde) Lankford 1892–1968
    12. 12. William (Parrish) Lankford 1886–1974
    13. 13. Anna (Pearl) Lankford 1888–1986
    14. 14. Susan LANKFORD 1872–1957
    15. 15. Harry (B) Lyth 1902–
    16. 16. Berta Edmondson 1893–
  2. 2. Mary (Caroline) Lankford 1835–
    1. 1. William (M) Parker 1861–1930
      1. 1. Lena Parker 1885–1948
      2. 2. Nora Parker 1912–
  3. 3. James Lankford 1833–
  4. 4. John Lankford 1838–
  5. 5. Robert Lankford 1836–
  6. 6. Sidney Lankford 1842– m. William (Garrett (Gary)) Estes 1826–1884
    1. 1. Richard (Alexander) Estes 1878–1957
      1. 1. Allie (Mamie) Gray 1909–1985
  7. 7. Louisa Lankford 1846–

Catherine Lankford's Timeline

3 Records

1809
Aug 1809
Birth of Catherine Melvira Cooper Lankford in South Carolina
South Carolina
1850
1850
Age 41
Catherine Melvira Cooper Lankford resided here in Hickman, Tennessee, USA
Hickman, Tennessee, USA
1900
11 April 1900
Age 91
Death of Catherine Melvira Cooper Lankford in Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
Dickson County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1809
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Hickman, Tennessee; Roll: 884; Page: 65b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Hickman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Hickman, Tennessee; Roll: 884; Page: 65b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 April 1900
    Event Place: Dickson County, Tennessee, USA

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