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James Lewis "Big Red" Lanford 1804–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 MAY 1804

Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Death Date: 12 MAY 1890

Death Location: Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Father: Lewis Lanford

Mother: Mary Leatherwood

Spouse(s): Mary Page, Margaret Waddell

Children(s): James Lanford, Sarah Lanford, Julia Campell, Dexter Lanford, Daniel Lanford, Serena Lanford, Memory Lanford, Jane Lanford, Landrum Lanford, Francis Landford

James Lewis "Big Red" Lanford was born in 1804 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the child of Lewis Lanford And Mary Polly Leatherwood. James Lewis "Big Red" Lanford married Margaret Waddell, Mary Page, and had children including Daniel P Lanford, Dexter Lanford, Francis Landford, James Lanford, Jane Parthena Lanford, Julia Minnie Campell, Landrum Elijah Lanford, Memory Brockman Lanford, Minnie Lanford, Sarah Lanford, Serena Frances Lanford. James Lewis "Big Red" Lanford passed away in 1890 in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • James Lewis "Big Red" Lanford was born in 1804 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the child of Lewis Lanford And Mary Polly Leatherwood.
  • James Lewis "Big Red" Lanford married Margaret Waddell, Mary Page, and had children including Daniel P Lanford, Dexter Lanford, Francis Landford, James Lanford, Jane Parthena Lanford, Julia Minnie Campell, Landrum Elijah Lanford, Memory Brockman Lanford, Minnie Lanford, Sarah Lanford, Serena Frances Lanford.
  • James Lewis "Big Red" Lanford passed away in 1890 in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewis Lanford
1772–1843
Birth Location: Virginia
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Mary Leatherwood
1779–1873
Birth Location: Prince William County, Va.
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Spouses(s)

Mary Page
1799–1870
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Waddell
1849–1910
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

James Lanford
1833–
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Lanford
1829–
Birth Location: –
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Julia Campell
1878–1949
Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
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Dexter Lanford
1891–1968
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
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Daniel Lanford
1882–1952
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Serena Lanford
1828–1900
Birth Location: –
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Memory Lanford
1830–
Birth Location: –
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Jane Lanford
1832–1859
Birth Location: –
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Landrum Lanford
1834–1904
Birth Location: –
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Francis Landford
1887–
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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James Lanford's Ancestors

Self
James Lanford
1804–1890
Birth Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Parents
Lewis Lanford
1772–1843
Virginia
Mary ("Polly") Leatherwood
1779–1873
Prince William County, Va.
Grandparents
James Lanford
1730–1822
Fredericksburg City, Virginia, United States of America
Mary Lowery
–1781
Fredricksburg, Independent, Virginia, USA
Zachariah Leatherwood
1735–1814
Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Mary Stone
1737–1794
Prince William, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Lankford
1713–1778
Sarah Brown
1718–
John Leatherwood
1718–1794
Sarah Hunt
1719–
Thomas Stone
1720–1797
Sarah Scranton
1722–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Leatherwood
1681–1768
Joannah Buckingham
1686–

James Lanford's Descendants

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James (Lewis "Big Red") Lanford (29 MAY 1804–12 MAY 1890) m. Mary Page (1799–AFT 1870) m. Margaret Waddell (1849–AFT 1910)
  1. 1. James Lanford 1833–
  2. 2. Sarah Lanford 1829–
  3. 3. Julia (Minnie) Campell 1878–1949 m. Clarence (Booker) Campbell 1877–1955
    1. 1. James (Ray Campbell) Sr 1907–1986 m. Lila (May) Gosnell 1910–1978
    2. 2. Agnes Campell 1917–
    3. 3. Davis (Louis) Campbell 1902–1956 m. Letha (Mae) Prince 1901–1989
      1. 1. William (Booker) Campbell 1921–1991 m. Viola Corley 1923–2011
        1. 1. William (Terry) Campbell 1943–2020
    4. 4. Clarence (Leroy) Campbell 1909–1973
    5. 5. Mamie Pettit 1900–1988
  4. 4. Dexter Lanford 1891–1968 m. Katie Holliday 1884–1943 m. Clara Holliday 1897–1981
  5. 5. Daniel (P.) Lanford 1882–1952 m. Eustasia (Jane) Lanford 1878–1942
    1. 1. Cornelia Lanford 1913–2008
    2. 2. Cecil (B.) Lanford 1919–1984
    3. 3. Lawrence Lanford 1903–1979
    4. 4. Beatrice Lanford 1905–
    5. 5. Bertha (Mae) Godfrey 1907–1992
    6. 6. Pansy (V.) Hodges 1912–1939
  6. 6. Serena (Frances) Lanford 1828–1900 m. Alfred (Monroe) Page 1823–1864
    1. 1. Mary Page 1860–1938 m. William (Henry) Waddle 1855–1933
      1. 1. Twitty (Drummond) Waddle 1877–1950 m. Mittie (Jane) Unk 1887–
        1. 1. Lorie Waddle 1902–1980 m. William (Preston) Davis 1895–1968
      2. 2. Lillie (F) Waddle 1880–1949 m. William (David) Lanford 1868–1911
        1. 1. Lewis Lanford 1898–1898
        2. 2. Joe (Allen) Lanford 1901–1902
        3. 3. Mary (V) Lanford 1899–1957
        4. 4. Nellie (M) Lanford 1904–
        5. 5. Willie (Lee) Lanford 1906–1984 m. Alvin (Robert) Cogdill 1896–1968
        6. 6. Lucille Lanford 1908–1981 m. Frank (Robert) Ray 1900–1970
      3. 3. Annie (A.) Hix 1889–1950
      4. 4. Nellie (Marie) Waddle 1903–1971 m. Toledo (Nipa) Corn 1894–1947
        1. 1. William (J) Corn 1922–2010
        2. 2. Lewis Corn 1925–1987
        3. 3. Gladys Corn 1929–1959
        4. 4. Eleanor (Victoria) Heaton 1920–1997
      5. 5. Gwendolyn Waddle 1891–1965 m. Harrison (Martin) Corn 1888–1967
        1. 1. Ruth (Gwendolyn) Corn 1908–1991 m. James (Luther Brown) Sr 1904–1955
        2. 2. Willie Corn 1912–
        3. 3. Nellie (R) Corn 1919–1938
      6. 6. Mellie Waddle 1886–1956 m. Steve Fleming 1885–1960
        1. 1. Ollie Fleming 1909–
        2. 2. Howard (Richard) Flemming 1899–1989 m. Essie (Ola) Stewart 1904–1987
      7. 7. Leeanna Waddle 1890–
  7. 7. Memory (Brockman) Lanford 1830–
  8. 8. Jane (Parthena) Lanford 1832–1859
  9. 9. Landrum (Elijah) Lanford 1834–1904 m. Leanna (Jane) Lanford 1837–1903
    1. 1. William (Franklin) Lanford 1861–1912 m. Ella (T.) Ferguson 1872–1952
      1. 1. Vivian Lanford 1890–1974 m. William (Reynolds) Rogers 1888–1929
    2. 2. Memory Lanford 1866–
    3. 3. Mattie Lanford 1875–
    4. 4. Hattie Lanford 1875–1931
    5. 5. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Lanford 1879–
      1. 1. Maury (C.) Pearson 1929–1985
    6. 6. Avarella (J.) Lanford 1867–1896
      1. 1. Ila Fleming 1891–1938 m. William (Thomas) Smith 1891–1944
        1. 1. Charlcie (Victoria) Smith 1910–1999 m. John (Easton) Tumbling 1913–1999
        2. 2. Alva (Myrtle) Smith 1912–1976
        3. 3. John (William) Smith 1913–1942
        4. 4. Annie (Ruth) Smith 1916–2000 m. James (Columbus) Gregory 1915–1997
        5. 5. Samuel (Wardlaw) Smith 1919–1987 m. Mary Batson 1918–1995
      2. 2. Floy Fleming 1889– m. Landrum Thomas 1883–
        1. 1. Everett (Posey) Thomas 1906–1969
        2. 2. Rilla (Mae) Thomas 1908–
        3. 3. Hazel (Virginia) Thomas 1902–
        4. 4. Paul (Lee) Thomas 1913–1990
        5. 5. Ila (Lucille) Thomas 1908–
        6. 6. Landrum (Fay) Thomas 1923–
    7. 7. Margaret ("Maggie") Lanford 1871–1940 m. John (C.) Barnett 1868–1928
      1. 1. Larry Barnett 1895–
      2. 2. Lois (E.) Barnett 1898–1911
    8. 8. Louisa (Victory) Lanford 1857–1863
    9. 9. Rachael (Alma) Lanford 1873–1904 m. Pinckney (S.) Page 1871–1925 m. Pinkney (S.) Page 1871–1925
      1. 1. Landrum (William) Page 1896–1987 m. Callie (Elizabeth) Foster 1897–1981
        1. 1. Blanch Page 1920–1984
        2. 2. Mildred (Irene) Page 1922–2018 m. Cecil (B) Brady 1918–2000
        3. 3. Hazel Page 1924–2022 m. James (Clarence Padgett) Jr 1922–2010
        4. 4. Wilton (Landrum) Page 1929–1978
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Lee) Skinner 1898–1985
      3. 3. Alivee (Maury) Holtzclaw 1895–1951 m. John (G.) Holtzclaw 1894–
        1. 1. Elvin Holtzclaw 1915–
        2. 2. Rachel Holtzclaw 1918–
        3. 3. Boyd Holtzclaw 1920–
        4. 4. Mary (L) Holtzclaw 1921–
      4. 4. Panna Carnell 1900–1983
  10. 10. Francis Landford 1887–

James Lanford's Timeline

2 Records

1804
29 MAY 1804
Birth of James Lewis "Big Red" Lanford in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
1890
12 MAY 1890
Age 86
Death of James Lewis "Big Red" Lanford in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 MAY 1804
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 MAY 1890
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
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