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Martha Jane Ledbetter 1855–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: August 13, 1855

Birth Location: Parker County, Texas

Death Date: February 07, 1937

Death Location: Gallup, McKinley, New Mexico, USA

Father: Isaac Ledbetter

Mother: Cynthia Jones

Spouse(s): Frances Knight

Children(s): Clara Knight, Francis Knight, Oliver Knight, Martha Knight, Marvia Knight, Dolly Knight, Lou Knight

Martha Jane Ledbetter was born in 1855 in Parker County, Texas, the child of Isaac Anderson Ledbetter And Cynthia Synthia Jones. Martha Jane Ledbetter married Frances Washington Knight, and had children including Clara May Knight, Dolly Angeline Knight, Francis Wesley Knight, Lou Etta Knight, Martha Washington Mattie Knight, Marvia Jo Knight, Oliver Clark Knight. Martha Jane Ledbetter passed away in 1937 in Gallup, McKinley, New Mexico, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha Jane Ledbetter was born in 1855 in Parker County, Texas, the child of Isaac Anderson Ledbetter And Cynthia Synthia Jones.
  • Martha Jane Ledbetter married Frances Washington Knight, and had children including Clara May Knight, Dolly Angeline Knight, Francis Wesley Knight, Lou Etta Knight, Martha Washington Mattie Knight, Marvia Jo Knight, Oliver Clark Knight.
  • Martha Jane Ledbetter passed away in 1937 in Gallup, McKinley, New Mexico, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Ledbetter
1824–1897
Birth Location: Overton County, Tennessee
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Cynthia Jones
1824–1910
Birth Location: Nettle Carrier Creek, Overton, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Frances Knight
1848–1919
Birth Location: Crawford County, Georgia
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Children(s)

Clara Knight
1890–1989
Birth Location: Fort Belknap, Young County, Texas
CK
Francis Knight
1899–1917
Birth Location: Indian Mound, Young County, Texas
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Oliver Knight
1884–1981
Birth Location: Fort Belknap, Young County, Texas
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Martha Knight
1892–1983
Birth Location: Fort Belknap, Young County, Texas
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Marvia Knight
1895–1988
Birth Location: Fort Belknap, Young County, Texas
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Dolly Knight
1886–1957
Birth Location: Fort Belknap, Young County, Texas
DK
Lou Knight
1882–1974
Birth Location: Fort Belknap, Young County, Texas
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Martha Ledbetter's Ancestors

Self
Martha Ledbetter
1855–1937
Birth Place: Parker County, Texas
Parents
Isaac Anderson Ledbetter
1824–1897
Overton County, Tennessee
Cynthia (Synthia) Jones
1824–1910
Nettle Carrier Creek, Overton, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Ledbetter's Descendants

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Martha (Jane) Ledbetter (August 13, 1855–February 07, 1937) m. Frances (Washington) Knight (June 06, 1848–October 08, 1919)
  1. 1. Clara (May) Knight 1890–1989 m. John 1886–1966
    1. 1. Horace (Wesley) Barrett 1912–1996 m. Emma (Lee) Stevens 1917–2006
      1. 1. Gerald (Wesley) Barrett 1943–2020
      2. 2. Horace (Wayne) Barrett 1941–2014 m. Darla (Sharon) Speer 1942–2025
    2. 2. Geraldine Barrett 1919–1919
    3. 3. Johnny (Washington) Barrett 1921–2006 m. Martha (Rachel) Griffin
    4. 4. Etta (May) Barrett 1917–1917
    5. 5. J. (B.) Barrett 1908–1979
    6. 6. Charles (Olan) Barrett 1915–2003
    7. 7. Foster (Zinn) Barrett 1910–1987 m. Gladys (Opal) Botkin 1916–2014
      1. 1. Clara (June) Barrett 1939–1940
    8. 8. Henry (Frank) Barrett 1907–1907
    9. 9. Clara (Louise) Barrett 1923–2010 m. houston (basil) brooks 1920–1986
  2. 2. Francis (Wesley) Knight 1899–1917
  3. 3. Oliver (Clark) Knight 1884–1981
  4. 4. Martha (Washington "Mattie") Knight 1892–1983
  5. 5. Marvia (Jo) Knight 1895–1988
  6. 6. Dolly (Angeline) Knight 1886–1957
  7. 7. Lou (Etta) Knight 1882–1974

Martha Ledbetter's Timeline

3 Records

1855
August 13, 1855
Birth of Martha Jane Ledbetter in Parker County, Texas
Parker County, Texas
1880
October 28, 1880
Age 25
Martha Jane Ledbetter was married in Fort Belknap, Young County, Texas, USA
Fort Belknap, Young County, Texas, USA
1937
February 07, 1937
Age 82
Death of Martha Jane Ledbetter in Gallup, McKinley, New Mexico, USA
Gallup, McKinley, New Mexico, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: August 13, 1855
    Event Place: Parker County, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 28, 1880
    Event Place: Fort Belknap, Young County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 07, 1937
    Event Place: Gallup, McKinley, New Mexico, USA
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