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John Y Ledford 1821–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1821

Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1908

Death Location: Spring Creek, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Isaac Ledford

Mother: Barbara Pless

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John Y Ledford was born in 1821 in Buncombe, North Carolina, USA, the child of Isaac Lee Ledford And Barbara Pless. John Y Ledford passed away in 1908 in Spring Creek, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Y Ledford was born in 1821 in Buncombe, North Carolina, USA, the child of Isaac Lee Ledford And Barbara Pless.
  • John Y Ledford passed away in 1908 in Spring Creek, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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John Ledford's Ancestors

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John Ledford
1821–1908
Birth Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Isaac Lee Ledford
1788–1889
Murphy, Cherokee, North Carolina, USA
Barbara Pless
1799–1887
Murphy, Cherokee, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Obediah Ledford
1761–1841
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Molly (Ledford) Un
1761–1850
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Ledford's Timeline

2 Records

1821
21 May 1821
Birth of John Y Ledford in Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1908
1908
Age 87
Death of John Y Ledford in Madison, North Carolina, USA
Madison, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1821
    Event Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1908
    Event Place: Madison, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Spring Creek, Madison County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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