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Mary Elizabeth Lanford 1812–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1812

Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Death Date: 24 JAN 1887

Death Location: Chickesaw County, Mississippi

Father: Lewis Lanford

Mother: Mary Leatherwood

Spouse(s): Enoch Gideon

Children(s): John Gideon, Daniel Gideon, William Gideon, Henry Gideon, James Gideon, Louisa Gideon, Nancy Gideon

Mary Elizabeth Lanford was born in 1812 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the child of Lewis Lanford And Mary Polly Leatherwood. Mary Elizabeth Lanford married Enoch Gideon, and had children including Daniel Murphy Gideon, Henry B Gideon, James A Gideon, John Gideon, Louisa Elizabeth Gideon, Nancy Gideon, William Gideon. Mary Elizabeth Lanford passed away in 1887 in Chickesaw County, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • Mary Elizabeth Lanford was born in 1812 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the child of Lewis Lanford And Mary Polly Leatherwood.
  • Mary Elizabeth Lanford married Enoch Gideon, and had children including Daniel Murphy Gideon, Henry B Gideon, James A Gideon, John Gideon, Louisa Elizabeth Gideon, Nancy Gideon, William Gideon.
  • Mary Elizabeth Lanford passed away in 1887 in Chickesaw County, Mississippi.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Lanford's Ancestors

Self
Mary Lanford
1812–1887
Birth Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Parents
Lewis Lanford
1772–1843
Virginia
Mary ("Polly") Leatherwood
1779–1873
Prince William County, Va.
Grandparents
James Lanford
1730–1822
Fredericksburg City, Virginia, United States of America
Mary Lowery
–1781
Fredricksburg, Independent, Virginia, USA
Zachariah Leatherwood
1735–1814
Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Mary Stone
1737–1794
Prince William, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Lankford
1713–1778
Sarah Brown
1718–
John Leatherwood
1718–1794
Sarah Hunt
1719–
Thomas Stone
1720–1797
Sarah Scranton
1722–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Leatherwood
1681–1768
Joannah Buckingham
1686–

Mary Lanford's Descendants

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Mary (Elizabeth) Lanford (1812–24 JAN 1887) m. Enoch Gideon (1812–7 APR 1890)
  1. 1. John Gideon 1838–
  2. 2. Daniel (Murphy) Gideon 1835–
  3. 3. William Gideon 1833–
  4. 4. Henry (B.) Gideon 1850–
  5. 5. James (A.) Gideon 1847–
  6. 6. Louisa (Elizabeth) Gideon 1844–1886 m. James (Oliver) Smith 1840–1922
    1. 1. Marvin (Greene) Smith 1884–1958 m. Mary (Frances) Henley 1886–1963
      1. 1. Marvin (Frances) Smith 1916–2014 m. David (Lawrence) Mauldin 1919–2007
        1. 1. David (Lawrence) Mauldin 1938–1988
    2. 2. Theridotia (Lee) Smith 1871–1873
    3. 3. Ethel (Harris) Smith 1881–1882
    4. 4. Oliver (Ewell) Smith 1878–1878
  7. 7. Nancy Gideon 1840–1920 m. Perry Ray 1838–1915
    1. 1. Gertrude Poss 1883–1942
    2. 2. Enoch (V) Ray 1859–
    3. 3. Sarah (E.) Ray 1862–
    4. 4. Mary (Ellen) Ray 1873– m. Thomas (Jefferson) Pope 1859–1933
      1. 1. Pearl Pope 1894–
      2. 2. Anna (M) Pope 1896–
      3. 3. Ozzie (Deborah) Pope 1889–1968 m. Coleman (Spencer) Stevens 1884–1940
        1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Young 1912–1997
        2. 2. Coleman (Spencer Stevens) Jr 1920–1968 m. Mary (Lou) Brewer 1919–1981
        3. 3. Eva (Ruth) Stevens 1912–
      4. 4. Martha (L) Pope 1891–
    5. 5. Lula (B.) Ray 1870–
    6. 6. Wm. (H.) Ray 1872–
    7. 7. Theodocia (Pearl) Ray 1874–1956 m. Lawrence (Edward) Garmon 1870–1950
      1. 1. Tom (B) Gorman 1896–1974
      2. 2. Ethel (Leona) Hansford 1892–1987
      3. 3. William (Murphy) Garmon 1894–1969
    8. 8. Hulda (B.) Ray 1876–
    9. 9. Tilden Ray 1883–

Mary Lanford's Timeline

2 Records

1812
1812
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Lanford in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
1887
24 JAN 1887
Age 75
Death of Mary Elizabeth Lanford in Chickesaw County, Mississippi
Chickesaw County, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
    Record Source: Leatherwood Descendants

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 JAN 1887
    Event Place: Chickesaw County, Mississippi
    Record Source: Leatherwood Descendants

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