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John Jefferson Lankford 1884–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Oct 1884

Birth Location: Fort Payne, Dekalb Co., Alabama

Death Date: 25 Apr 1971

Death Location: Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Peter Lankford

Mother: Mary Frost

Spouse(s): Nola Poe

Children(s): William Lankford, Billie Lankford, Neriah Lankford, Billie Lankford, Lillian Lankford, Robert Lankford, John Lankford, Sarah Lankford, Mary Lankford

In 1884, John Jefferson Lankford entered the world in Fort Payne, Dekalb Co., Alabama, born to Peter Harry Lankford And Mary Ann Frost. In 1910, John Jefferson Lankford resided in Fort Payne, Dekalb, Alabama. In 1930, John Jefferson Lankford resided in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee. John Jefferson Lankford married Nola Agnes Poe, and had children including Billie Joyce Lankford, John Harry Lefty Lankford, Lillian Agnes Lankford, Mary Lankford, Neriah Ann Lankford, Robert Alec Lankford, Sarah Palestine Lankford, William Matson Lankford. John Jefferson Lankford passed away in 1971 in Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1884, John Jefferson Lankford entered the world in Fort Payne, Dekalb Co., Alabama, born to Peter Harry Lankford And Mary Ann Frost.
  • In 1910, John Jefferson Lankford resided in Fort Payne, Dekalb, Alabama.
  • In 1930, John Jefferson Lankford resided in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee.
  • John Jefferson Lankford married Nola Agnes Poe, and had children including Billie Joyce Lankford, John Harry Lefty Lankford, Lillian Agnes Lankford, Mary Lankford, Neriah Ann Lankford, Robert Alec Lankford, Sarah Palestine Lankford, William Matson Lankford.
  • John Jefferson Lankford passed away in 1971 in Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Lankford
1833–1900
Birth Location: St Clair, Alabama, USA
PL
Mary Frost
1845–1890
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
MF

Spouses(s)

Nola Poe
1892–1964
Birth Location: Fort Payne, Dekalb County, AL USA
NP

Children(s)

William Lankford
1917–1921
Birth Location: Fort Payne,Dekalb Co.,Alabama
WL
Billie Lankford
1931–2002
Birth Location: Chattanooga,Hamilton Co.,Tennessee
BL
Neriah Lankford
1912–2007
Birth Location: Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America
NL
Billie Lankford
1910–
Birth Location: –
BL
Lillian Lankford
1918–1999
Birth Location: , De Kalb, Alabama, USA
LL
Robert Lankford
1921–2017
Birth Location: , De Kalb, Alabama, USA
RL
John Lankford
1914–1999
Birth Location: De Kalb, Alabama, USA
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Sarah Lankford
1910–1971
Birth Location: De Kalb, Alabama, USA
SL
Mary Lankford
1924–2011
Birth Location: Fort Payne, Dekalb County, AL USA
ML

John Lankford's Ancestors

Self
John Lankford
1884–1971
Birth Place: Fort Payne, Dekalb Co., Alabama
Parents
Peter Harry Lankford
1833–1900
St Clair, Alabama, USA
Mary (Ann) Frost
1845–1890
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Robert (E) Lankford
1810–1879
Jackson Co., Georgia USA
Henry Frost
1818–1880
Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Nancy Hawkins
1825–1882
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Peter Lankford
1776–1853
Nancy BOROUGH
1790–1832
Raleigh Hawkins
1800–1882
Henrietta Beene
1810–1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Lankford
1740–1832
Elizabeth Collins
1755–
Benjamin Hawkins
1754–
Mary Taylor
1760–1806
William Beene
1771–1850
Martha Pack
1775–1850

John Lankford's Descendants

1.
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John (Jefferson) Lankford (02 Oct 1884–25 Apr 1971) m. Nola (Agnes) Poe (02 Jan 1892–18 May 1964)
  1. 1. William (Matson) Lankford 1917–1921
  2. 2. Billie (Joyce) Lankford 1931–2002
  3. 3. Neriah (Ann) Lankford 1912–2007 m. Claude (Howell) Duncan 1912–1973
    1. 1. Claude (Lamar "Bo") Duncan 1933–2016 m. Nancy (Ann) Campbell 1935–1989
    2. 2. Doyle (Jackson) Duncan 1935–2015
  4. 4. Billie (Joyce) Lankford 1910–
  5. 5. Lillian (Agnes) Lankford 1918–1999
  6. 6. Robert (Alec) Lankford 1921–2017
  7. 7. John (Harry "Lefty") Lankford 1914–1999
  8. 8. Sarah (Palestine) Lankford 1910–1971
  9. 9. Mary Lankford 1924–2011 m. Benjamin (F Miller) Jr 1923–2004

John Lankford's Timeline

8 Records

1884
02 Oct 1884
Birth of John Jefferson Lankford in Fort Payne, Dekalb Co., Alabama
Fort Payne, Dekalb Co., Alabama
1910
1910
Age 26
John Jefferson Lankford resided here in Fort Payne, Dekalb, Alabama
Fort Payne, Dekalb, Alabama
1930
1930
Age 46
John Jefferson Lankford resided here in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
1935
1935
Age 51
John Jefferson Lankford resided here in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
1940
16 Nov 1940
Age 56
John Jefferson Lankford was married
None
1940
1940
Age 56
John Jefferson Lankford resided here in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1948
1948
Age 64
John Jefferson Lankford resided here in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
1971
25 Apr 1971
Age 87
Death of John Jefferson Lankford in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States of America
Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Oct 1884
    Event Place: Fort Payne, Dekalb Co., Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03953; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 96-69
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 413-03-2783; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: 2251; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 38; Image: 842.0.
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: De Kalb County, Alabama; Roll: 1509380; Draft Board: 0.
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fort Payne, Dekalb, Alabama; Roll: T624_10; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 40; Image: 777.
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1940
    Record Source: Tennessee State Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Fort Payne, Dekalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fort Payne, Dekalb, Alabama; Roll: T624_10; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 40; Image: 777.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: 2251; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 38; Image: 842.0.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03953; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 96-69

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03953; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 96-69

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: De Kalb, Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: De Kalb County, Alabama; Roll: 1509380; Draft Board: 0.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1971
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 413-03-2783; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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