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James Ledford 1829–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 September 1829

Birth Location: Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 26 June 1914

Death Location: Mariba, Menifee County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: William Ledford

Mother: Blind Farmer

Spouse(s): Mary Farley, Rebecca Lyttle, Sarah Sargent, Manerva Ledford

Children(s): Winfield Ledford, Levina Ledford, Jesse Ledford, William Ledford, Millard Ledford, Fannie Sargent, Rebecca Perry, Elvina Ledford, John Ledford, Martha Day, William Sargent, Mary Ledford, Elizabeth Thomas, James Ledford, Margaret Brooks, Louise Trimble, Sarah Jones

In 1829, James Ledford entered the world in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America, born to William Alexander Ledford And Blind Granny Betsy Elizabeth Ann Farmer. In 1860, James Ledford resided in Harlan Courthouse, Harlan, Kentucky, USA. James Ledford married Manerva Jane Ledford, Mary Farley, Rebecca Lyttle, Sarah Sargent, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Thomas, Elvina Ledford, Fannie Sargent, James Carter Sargent Ledford, Jesse B Ledford, John Ledford, Levina Ledford, Louise Trimble, Margaret Brooks, Martha Day, Mary F Ledford, Millard Fillmore Ledford, Rebecca B Perry, Sarah J Jones, William Beauregard Sargent, William M Ledford, Winfield Scott Ledford. James Ledford passed away in 1914 in Mariba, Menifee County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1829, James Ledford entered the world in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America, born to William Alexander Ledford And Blind Granny Betsy Elizabeth Ann Farmer.
  • In 1860, James Ledford resided in Harlan Courthouse, Harlan, Kentucky, USA.
  • James Ledford married Manerva Jane Ledford, Mary Farley, Rebecca Lyttle, Sarah Sargent, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Thomas, Elvina Ledford, Fannie Sargent, James Carter Sargent Ledford, Jesse B Ledford, John Ledford, Levina Ledford, Louise Trimble, Margaret Brooks, Martha Day, Mary F Ledford, Millard Fillmore Ledford, Rebecca B Perry, Sarah J Jones, William Beauregard Sargent, William M Ledford, Winfield Scott Ledford.
  • James Ledford passed away in 1914 in Mariba, Menifee County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Ledford's Ancestors

Self
James Ledford
1829–1914
Birth Place: Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
William Alexander Ledford
1789–1873
Randolph County, North Carolina, United States of America
Blind (Granny Betsy (Elizabeth Ann)) Farmer
1791–1891
Union, East Tennessee, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Ledford) Jr
1752–1802
Rowan, Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Bryant
1752–1802
Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John I
1724–1798
Lucinda Ledford
1725–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Ledford's Descendants

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James Ledford (2 September 1829–26 June 1914) m. Mary Farley (abt 1834–16 February 1914) m. Rebecca Lyttle (May 1840–18 January 1924) m. Sarah Sargent (August 1841–11 April 1923) m. Manerva (Jane) Ledford (28 June 1852–29 August 1902)
  1. 1. Winfield (Scott) Ledford 1853–1931 m. Nancy Hedrick 1861–1946
    1. 1. Edward (Howard) Ledford 1890–1963 m. Pearl (Lee) Askins 1890–1968
      1. 1. Wayne (Scott) Ledford 1919–2010
      2. 2. Jessie Ledford 1917–
      3. 3. Viven (Taft) Ledford 1912–1946
      4. 4. Theodore Ledford 1916–2000
  2. 2. Levina Ledford 1851–1908
  3. 3. Jesse (B) Ledford 1855–1918
  4. 4. William (M.) Ledford 1868–1969
  5. 5. Millard (Fillmore) Ledford 1887–1976
  6. 6. Fannie Sargent 1868–
  7. 7. Rebecca (B.) Perry 1884–1966
  8. 8. Elvina Ledford 1875–1878
  9. 9. John Ledford 1875–1961
  10. 10. Martha Day 1858–
  11. 11. William (Beauregard) Sargent 1861–
  12. 12. Mary (F) Ledford 1891–1904
  13. 13. Elizabeth (Ann) Thomas 1856–1939
  14. 14. James (Carter Sargent) Ledford 1874–1946
  15. 15. Margaret Brooks 1865–1948
  16. 16. Louise Trimble 1871–1944
  17. 17. Sarah (J.) Jones 1877–1935

James Ledford's Timeline

3 Records

1829
2 September 1829
Birth of James Ledford in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America
Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America
1860
1860
Age 31
James Ledford resided here in Harlan Courthouse, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Harlan Courthouse, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
1914
26 June 1914
Age 85
Death of James Ledford in Mariba, Menifee County, Kentucky, United States of America
Mariba, Menifee County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 September 1829
    Event Place: Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Harlan Courthouse, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 June 1914
    Event Place: Mariba, Menifee County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mariba, Menifee County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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