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John Ledgerwood Stanton 1827 – 1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Dec 1827

Birth Location: Liberty, Clay, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 6 July 1906

Death Location: Savannah, Andrew, Missouri, USA

Father: Thomas Stanton

Mother: Margaret Ledgerwood

Spouse(s): Susan Crowley, Elvira Holt

Children(s): Anna Stanton, Margaret Poynter, Samuel Stanton, James Stanton, Ellen Stanton, Benjamin Stanton, Rebecca Stanton, John Stanton, Lulie Stanton, Charley Stanton, Bruce Stanton

In 1827, John Ledgerwood Stanton entered the world in Liberty, Clay, Missouri, USA, born to Thomas F Stanton and Margaret Ledgerwood. In 1870, John Ledgerwood Stanton resided in Lincoln, Andrew, Missouri, USA. In 1880, John Ledgerwood Stanton resided in Lincoln, Andrew, Missouri, USA. John Ledgerwood Stanton married Susan Ann Crowley, Elvira Holt, and had children including Anna Elizabeth Stanton, Margaret Crowley Poynter, Samuel F Stanton, James B Stanton, Ellen M. Stanton, Benjamin Holt Stanton, Rebecca Florence Stanton, John Ledgerwood Stanton, Lulie May Stanton, Charley Stanton, Bruce Crowley Stanton. John Ledgerwood Stanton passed away in 1906 in Savannah, Andrew, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1827, John Ledgerwood Stanton entered the world in Liberty, Clay, Missouri, USA, born to Thomas F Stanton and Margaret Ledgerwood.
  • In 1870, John Ledgerwood Stanton resided in Lincoln, Andrew, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1880, John Ledgerwood Stanton resided in Lincoln, Andrew, Missouri, USA.
  • John Ledgerwood Stanton married Susan Ann Crowley, Elvira Holt, and had children including Anna Elizabeth Stanton, Margaret Crowley Poynter, Samuel F Stanton, James B Stanton, Ellen M. Stanton, Benjamin Holt Stanton, Rebecca Florence Stanton, John Ledgerwood Stanton, Lulie May Stanton, Charley Stanton, Bruce Crowley Stanton.
  • John Ledgerwood Stanton passed away in 1906 in Savannah, Andrew, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Stanton
1806 – 1845
Birth Location: Casey, Butler, Kentucky, USA
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Margaret Ledgerwood
1810 – 1884
Birth Location: Northwest Territories, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Susan Crowley
1834 – 1862
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Elvira Holt
1844 – 1938
Birth Location: Missouri
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Children(s)

Anna Stanton
1853 – 1922
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Margaret Poynter
1853 – 1942
Birth Location: Richville, Holt County, Missouri, USA
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Samuel Stanton
1855 – 1929
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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James Stanton
1857 – 1942
Birth Location: Holt County, Missouri, United States of America
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Ellen Stanton
1860 –
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Benjamin Stanton
1862 – 1916
Birth Location: Savanah, Missouri
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Rebecca Stanton
1866 – 1951
Birth Location: Missouri
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John Stanton
1874 – 1877
Birth Location: Andrew County, Missouri, USA
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Lulie Stanton
1875 – 1877
Birth Location: –
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Charley Stanton
1878 – 1956
Birth Location: Savannah, Andrew, Missouri, USA
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Bruce Stanton
1882 – 1965
Birth Location: –
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John Stanton's Ancestors

Self
John Stanton
1827 – 1906
Birth Place: Liberty, Clay, Missouri, USA
Parents
Thomas F Stanton
1806 – 1845
Casey, Butler, Kentucky, USA
Margaret Ledgerwood
1810 – 1884
Northwest Territories, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John (B) Stanton
1780 – 1847
Wilkes County, NC
Margaret Paviley
1785 – 1852
Washington, Washington, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt. STANTON
1760 – 1845
Elizabeth Perry
1764 – 1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Stanton
1732 – 1799
Miriam Colson
1735 – 1800

John Stanton's Descendants

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John (Ledgerwood) Stanton (21 Dec 1827 – 6 July 1906) m. Susan (Ann) Crowley (June 1834 – 22 Sep 1862) m. Elvira Holt (26 May 1844 – 22 Aug 1938)
  1. 1. Anna (Elizabeth) Stanton (1853 – 9 Feb 1922)
  2. 2. Margaret (Crowley) Poynter (10 Jun 1853 – 25 Oct 1942)
  3. 3. Samuel (F) Stanton (24 April 1855 – 9 February 1929)
  4. 4. James (B) Stanton (18 May 1857 – 20 April 1942)
  5. 5. Ellen (M.) Stanton (1860 – )
  6. 6. Benjamin (Holt) Stanton (03 Feb 1862 – 16 Feb 1916) m. Jennie Crowley (Abt 1867 – 13 April 1890) m. Emily (Florence) Inglett (Aug 1872 – BEF 1910)
    1. 1. Virgil (Ledgerwood) Stanton (26 November 1893 – 11 April 1972) m. Florence (Julia) Heller (15 July 1891 – 9 April 1965)
      1. 1. Etta (Alvira) Stanton (21 Aug 1920 – 21 Feb 2002) m. Leslie (Homer) Hobart (1919 – 1 May 1968)
        1. 1. Lynn (Carla) Hobart (12 Dec 1947 – ) m. Albert (Neil) Holman (09 Mar 1938 – )
        2. 2. Steven (Alan) Hobart (29 Jul 1949 – ) m. Janet (Irene) Wollam (28 Aug 1953 – )
    2. 2. Charles (Booker) Stanton (FEB 1900 – BET 1940 AND 1947) m. Marion (Ann) Sawyer (04AUG1895 – 1989) m. Pearl (Abt. 1915 – )
      1. 1. Marion (S) Stanton (11 OCT 1920 – 05/16/2017) m. Edmund (Walter) Batarowich-Baker (22 APR 1923 – 12/26/2016)
        1. 1. Maureen Baker (09 OCT 1955 – 09OCT1955)
    3. 3. Benjamin (Holt) Stanton (4 Feb 1897 – 29 Jul 1967) m. Geraldine Covert (June 1895 – 11 Sep 1947)
    4. 4. Charles (M) Stanton (Feb 1900 – )
  7. 7. Rebecca (Florence) Stanton (25 JUL 1866 – 18 Feb 1951)
  8. 8. John (Ledgerwood) Stanton (25 Jan 1874 – 1 Aug 1877)
  9. 9. Lulie (May) Stanton (08 Dec 1875 – 5 AUG 1877)
  10. 10. Charley Stanton (7 Aug 1878 – 21 May 1956)
  11. 11. Bruce (Crowley) Stanton (30 Dec 1882 – July 1965)

John Stanton's Timeline

4 Records

1827
21 Dec 1827
Birth of John Ledgerwood Stanton in Liberty, Clay, Missouri, USA
Liberty, Clay, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 43
John Ledgerwood Stanton resided here in Lincoln, Andrew, Missouri, USA
Lincoln, Andrew, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 53
John Ledgerwood Stanton resided here in Lincoln, Andrew, Missouri, USA
Lincoln, Andrew, Missouri, USA
1906
6 July 1906
Age 79
Death of John Ledgerwood Stanton in Savannah, Andrew, Missouri, USA
Savannah, Andrew, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1827
    Event Place: Liberty, Clay, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lincoln, Andrew, Missouri; Roll: 671; Page: 301C; Enumeration District: 045
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lincoln, Andrew, Missouri; Roll: M593_755; Page: 231B; Family History Library Film: 552254

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Lincoln, Andrew, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Lincoln, Andrew, Missouri; Roll: M593_755; Page: 231B; Family History Library Film: 552254

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lincoln, Andrew, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lincoln, Andrew, Missouri; Roll: 671; Page: 301C; Enumeration District: 045

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 July 1906
    Event Place: Savannah, Andrew, Missouri, USA
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