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James Elliot Lanford 1909–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 JUN 1909

Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina

Death Date: 20 MAY 1976

Death Location: Wolf Stake Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina

Father: Elliott Lanford

Mother: Alice Wilson

Spouse(s): Nell Brown

Children(s): Henry Lanford, James Lanford, Leon Lanford

The story of James Elliot Lanford began in 1909 in Oconee County, South Carolina. James Elliot Lanford married Nell Brown, and had children including Henry Ryan Lanford, James Edward Lanford, Leon Mason Lanford, Norma Jean Lanford. James Elliot Lanford passed away in 1976 in Wolf Stake Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of James Elliot Lanford began in 1909 in Oconee County, South Carolina.
  • James Elliot Lanford married Nell Brown, and had children including Henry Ryan Lanford, James Edward Lanford, Leon Mason Lanford, Norma Jean Lanford.
  • James Elliot Lanford passed away in 1976 in Wolf Stake Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elliott Lanford
1871–1947
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
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Alice Wilson
1878–1958
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Nell Brown
1911–1989
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
NB

Children(s)

Henry Lanford
1934–1976
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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James Lanford
1938–2008
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Leon Lanford
1942–1996
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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James Lanford's Ancestors

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James Lanford
1909–1976
Birth Place: Oconee County, South Carolina
Parents
Elliott Henry Lanford
1871–1947
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Alice (Josephine) Wilson
1878–1958
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Grandparents
Silas (Greenleaf) Lanford
1823–1890
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Selina (Cordelia) Mason
1832–1917
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
William (Zachariah Middleton) Wilson
1858–1936
Reidville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Roxie (Ann) Wood
1858–1937
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Lanford
1780–1871
Ruth Leatherwood
1788–1859
Posey Mason
1806–1852
Catherine Freeman
1810–1881
Zadock Wilson
1818–1897
Malinda Leonard
1826–1896
Laban Wood
1824–1879
Mary Glenn
1835–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Lanford
1730–1822
Mary Lowery
–1781
Zachariah Leatherwood
1735–1814
Mary Stone
1737–1794
Broderick Mason
1764–1835
Jane Posey
1765–1836
Henry Freeman
–1810
Sarah Edwards
1774–1830
Isham Wilson
1791–1876
Nancy Hendricks
1801–1880
James Leonard
1791–1880
Nancy McClain
1788–1859
Thomas Wood
1780–1868
Mary Moon
1790–1868
Jeremiah Glenn
1802–1885
Sallie\\
1811–1895

James Lanford's Descendants

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James (Elliot) Lanford (9 JUN 1909–20 MAY 1976) m. Nell Brown (1 SEP 1911–22 FEB 1989)
  1. 1. Henry (Ryan) Lanford 1934–1976
  2. 2. James (Edward) Lanford 1938–2008
  3. 3. Leon (Mason) Lanford 1942–1996

James Lanford's Timeline

2 Records

1909
9 JUN 1909
Birth of James Elliot Lanford in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina
1976
20 MAY 1976
Age 67
Death of James Elliot Lanford in Anderson County, South Carolina
Anderson County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 JUN 1909
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 MAY 1976
    Event Place: Anderson County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wolf Stake Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina
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