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Leonard Henry Sandefur 1825 – 1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Nov 1825

Birth Location: Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 10 Aug 1892

Death Location: Floral, Independence County, Arkansas, USA

Father: Joshua Sandefur

Mother: Eliza Moss

Spouse(s): Susan Handley, Sarah McDonel

Children(s): Francis Sandefur, William Sandefur, John Sandefur, Mark Sandefur, Ephram Sandefur, Mary Sandefur, Sarah Sandefur, Columbia Sandefur, James Sandefur, Amanda Sandefur, Leonard Sandefur, Alley Sandefur, Mattie Sandefur, George Sandefur, Joseph Sandefur, Theodore Sandefur, Charles Sandefur, Ida Sandefur

Leonard Henry Sandefur was born in 1825 in Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joshua Bennett Sandefur and Eliza Jane Moss. Leonard Henry Sandefur married Susan A Handley, Sarah Jane McDanel McDonel, and had children including Francis Marion Sandefur, William "Willie" Sandefur, John M Sandefur, Mark Applewhite Sandefur, Ephram Bennett "Bea" Sandefur, Mary J Sandefur, Sarah Elizabeth Sandefur, Columbia Martha "Lummie" Sandefur, James Dewitt 'Dee' Sandefur, Amanda Caroline 'Mandy' Sandefur, Leonard Henry Sandefur, Alley della Sandefur, Mattie Ann Sandefur, George Woodson Sandefur, Joseph Thomas Sandefur, Theodore Lafayette Sandefur, Charles L. Sandefur, Ida Lenora Sandefur. Leonard Henry Sandefur passed away in 1892 in Floral, Independence County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Leonard Henry Sandefur was born in 1825 in Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joshua Bennett Sandefur and Eliza Jane Moss.
  • Leonard Henry Sandefur married Susan A Handley, Sarah Jane McDanel McDonel, and had children including Francis Marion Sandefur, William "Willie" Sandefur, John M Sandefur, Mark Applewhite Sandefur, Ephram Bennett "Bea" Sandefur, Mary J Sandefur, Sarah Elizabeth Sandefur, Columbia Martha "Lummie" Sandefur, James Dewitt 'Dee' Sandefur, Amanda Caroline 'Mandy' Sandefur, Leonard Henry Sandefur, Alley della Sandefur, Mattie Ann Sandefur, George Woodson Sandefur, Joseph Thomas Sandefur, Theodore Lafayette Sandefur, Charles L. Sandefur, Ida Lenora Sandefur.
  • Leonard Henry Sandefur passed away in 1892 in Floral, Independence County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Sandefur
1796 – 1848
Birth Location: Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
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Eliza Moss
1804 – 1839
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Susan Handley
1830 – 1860
Birth Location: Henderson County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Sarah McDonel
1840 – 1907
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Francis Sandefur
1849 – 1921
Birth Location: Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
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William Sandefur
1851 – 1860
Birth Location: Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
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John Sandefur
1852 – 1896
Birth Location: Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
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Mark Sandefur
1854 – 1887
Birth Location: Henderson County, Kentucky
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Ephram Sandefur
1856 – 1919
Birth Location: Henderson County, Kentucky
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Mary Sandefur
1857 – 1878
Birth Location: Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Sandefur
1859 – 1907
Birth Location: Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
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Columbia Sandefur
1860 – 1945
Birth Location: Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, USA
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James Sandefur
1880 – 1958
Birth Location: Floral, Independence, Arkansas, USA
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Amanda Sandefur
1863 – 1946
Birth Location: Sulphur Rock, Independence, Arkansas, USA
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Leonard Sandefur
1864 – 1935
Birth Location: Sulphur Rock, Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America
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Alley Sandefur
1866 –
Birth Location: –
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Mattie Sandefur
1868 – 1956
Birth Location: Arkansas
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George Sandefur
1871 – 1953
Birth Location: Floral, Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America
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Joseph Sandefur
1874 – 1918
Birth Location: Floral, Independence County, Arkansas, USA
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Theodore Sandefur
1875 – 1918
Birth Location: –
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Charles Sandefur
1877 – 1893
Birth Location: –
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Ida Sandefur
1881 – 1965
Birth Location: Floral, Independence County, Arkansas, United States of America
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Leonard Sandefur's Ancestors

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Leonard Sandefur
1825 – 1892
Birth Place: Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Joshua Bennett Sandefur
1796 – 1848
Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
Eliza (Jane) Moss
1804 – 1839
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Bennett Sandefur,
1765 – 1840
St James Parish, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
Judith Bilbo
1760 – 1840
St James Parish, Mecklenburg, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Sandefur
1722 – 1807
Elizabeth Norvell
1730 – 1782
John Bilbo
1735 – 1809
Ann Walker
1743 – 1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William #2
1666 – 1742
Mary Young
1684 – 1774
Hugh Norvell
1699 – 1759
Mary Sandifer
1700 – 1760
Jean Bilbeau,
1706 – 1751
Susannah Pankey
1716 – 1739
Tandy Walker
1714 – 1751
Judah Langford
1714 – 1752

Leonard Sandefur's Descendants

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Leonard (Henry) Sandefur (18 Nov 1825 – 10 Aug 1892) m. Susan (A) Handley (29 August 1830 – 1860) m. Sarah (Jane McDanel) McDonel (20 September 1840 – 3 January 1907)
  1. 1. Francis (Marion) Sandefur (04 Oct 1849 – 19 Oct 1921) m. Arah (Ann"Sissy") Massey (Feb 1852 – 1912)
    1. 1. Ader (A A L) Sandefur (10 Jun 1873 – 27 Mar 1882)
    2. 2. E. (A. L.) Sandefur (Abt. 1874 – Bef. 1910)
    3. 3. Noba Sandefur (15 March 1885 – March 1887)
  2. 2. William ("Willie") Sandefur (1851 – bef 1860)
  3. 3. John (M) Sandefur (13 Feb 1852 – 8 January 1896) m. Louisa (Jane) Gentry (01 Nov 1855 – 04/15/1927) m. Dorcas (Virginia) Whitworth (20 May 1860 – 26 Nov 1932)
    1. 1. Laura (Ann) Sandefur (14 Jul 1874 – 07 Feb 1957)
    2. 2. Robert (E.) Sandefur (17 Oct 1876 – 8 Aug 1951) m. Minnie (A.) Sandefur (9 November 1880 – 11 March 1951)
      1. 1. Bertha Sandefur (6 October 1898 – 1 August 1899)
      2. 2. Mamie Nicholson (18 August 1901 – 28 March 1980)
    3. 3. Leander (A.) Sandefur (19 March 1879 – 1926)
    4. 4. Lyda (A "Siddie") Sandefur (11 December 1881 – 4 October 1906)
    5. 5. Walter (Cleveland) Sandefur (6 October 1886 – 11 June 1943)
    6. 6. Myrtie Sandefur (Abt. 1886 – Abt. 1886)
  4. 4. Mark (Applewhite) Sandefur (13 DEC 1854 – 8 MAR 1887) m. Sarah (Ann) Sandefur (17 August 1849 – 16 October 1883)
    1. 1. William (Bexton) Sandefur (1 September 1879 – 23 March 1962)
    2. 2. Etta (Mae) Sandefur (8 Oct 1881 – 20 Oct 1965) m. Willis (Brooks) Jeffrey (5 May 1879 – 25 Feb 1967)
      1. 1. Lillian (Opal) Jeffrey (19 Dec 1900 – 18 Jul 1988) m. Elbert (Acy) Garrett (27 Dec 1894 – 08 Apr 1993)
        1. 1. Garland (Keith) Garrett (11 Jan 1920 – 20 Jun 2015)
        2. 2. Kermit (Victor) Garrett (13 Apr 1921 – 23 Jan 2015)
        3. 3. Reva (Lee) Garrett (07 Sep 1926 – 23 Nov 1952)
      2. 2. Troy (Idus) Jeffrey (17 July 1903 – 17 Jul 1976)
      3. 3. Gene (Button) Jeffrey, (14 Sep 1907 – 1 Mar 1985)
      4. 4. Abbie (Karine Jeffrey) (Brown) (21 April 1913 – 22 Mar 2007)
    3. 3. Henry (Norris) Sandefur (9 October 1883 – 8 February 1897)
  5. 5. Ephram (Bennett "Bea") Sandefur (06 May 1856 – 3 NOV 1919) m. Mary (Missouri) Sandefur (19 Mar 1864 – 30 Oct 1918)
  6. 6. Mary (J) Sandefur (27 Nov 1857 – Abt. 1878)
  7. 7. Sarah (Elizabeth) Sandefur (20 May 1859 – 9 July 1907)
  8. 8. Columbia (Martha "Lummie") Sandefur (25 Feb 1860 – 19 Apr 1945)
  9. 9. James (Dewitt 'Dee') Sandefur (2 Mar 1880 – 19 Jul 1958) m. Ollie (A) Ellis (abt 1887 – 29 April 1922)
  10. 10. Amanda (Caroline 'Mandy') Sandefur (21 Jul 1863 – 27 Feb 1946) m. John (Edwin) Griffis (5 Jan 1853 – 25 Jan 1908) m. J (G) Cobb (1844 – ) m. Pvt (Alfred Marion Moses) Ferguson, (April 1843 – 10 Aug 1924)
    1. 1. Augustus (Winfield) Ferguson (26 Jul 1874 – 16 Jun 1963)
    2. 2. Janie (M) Griffis (Jun 1881 – )
    3. 3. Leonard (E) Griffis (Apr 1890 – )
  11. 11. Leonard (Henry) Sandefur (4 JUL 1864 – 1 JUL 1935) m. Lula (T) Sandefur (29 May 1870 – 7 Nov 1943)
  12. 12. Alley (della) Sandefur (1866 – )
  13. 13. Mattie (Ann) Sandefur (17 NOV 1868 – 28 MAY 1956)
  14. 14. George (Woodson) Sandefur (19 February 1871 – 21 Oct 1953) m. Nancy (Ellen) Sandefur (5 May 1874 – 6 Jan 1965)
    1. 1. Charlotte (Viola Sandefur) (Solomon) (27 Sep 1906 – 3 Feb 2000)
  15. 15. Joseph (Thomas) Sandefur (1 December 1874 – 3 February 1918) m. Lee (Nora) Green (20 Jan 1880 – 19 Apr 1965)
    1. 1. Dexter (Onnie) Sandefur (5 March 1897 – 3 Aug 1961)
    2. 2. Sylvia (Viola Sandefur) Richardson (27 April 1899 – 6 May 1996)
    3. 3. Dovie (Opal Sandefur) (Milner) (12 Dec 1901 – 27 Mar 1975) m. John (Harrison) Milner (abt 1896 – )
      1. 1. Buford (R) Milner (abt 1924 – )
      2. 2. Reba (Wayne) Milner (abt 1926 – 5 Mar 2002)
      3. 3. Valda (Ruth) Milner (abt 1930 – )
      4. 4. Jimmie (H) Milner (abt 1933 – )
      5. 5. Landra (L) Milner (abt 1937 – )
    4. 4. Vivian (Sandefur) (Dykes) (17 Dec 1903 – 11 Jun 2000)
    5. 5. Inzy (Jewell) Kidd (14 Oct 1906 – 18 June 1997)
    6. 6. Delphia (Wanda) Goodpasture (17 July 1911 – 12 May 2001)
  16. 16. Theodore (Lafayette) Sandefur (1875 – 1918)
  17. 17. Charles (L.) Sandefur (1877 – 1893)
  18. 18. Ida (Lenora) Sandefur (1881 – 1965) m. Felix (Hallmark) Hicks (9 February 1881 – 22 July 1932)

Leonard Sandefur's Timeline

2 Records

1825
18 Nov 1825
Birth of Leonard Henry Sandefur in Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
1892
10 Aug 1892
Age 67
Death of Leonard Henry Sandefur in Floral, Independence County, Arkansas, USA
Floral, Independence County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1825
    Event Place: Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Independence, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1892
    Event Place: Floral, Independence County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Age:
    66-67

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Floral, Independence County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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