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Mary Emma Lankford 1877–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1877

Birth Location: Smith County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 13 Sep 1962

Death Location: Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Robert Lankford

Mother: Martha Gregory

Spouse(s): Luther West

Children(s): Gilbert West

Mary Emma Lankford was born in 1877 in Smith County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Robert Lankford And Martha Susan Mothey Gregory. Mary Emma Lankford married Luther Jasper West, and had children including Gilbert Oakley West. Mary Emma Lankford passed away in 1962 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Emma Lankford was born in 1877 in Smith County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Robert Lankford And Martha Susan Mothey Gregory.
  • Mary Emma Lankford married Luther Jasper West, and had children including Gilbert Oakley West.
  • Mary Emma Lankford passed away in 1962 in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Lankford
1853–1934
Birth Location: Smith, Tennessee, United States
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Martha Gregory
1852–1917
Birth Location: Dixon Springs, Smith, Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Luther West
1873–1941
Birth Location: Smith County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Gilbert West
1894–1960
Birth Location: Smith County, Tennessee, USA
GW

Mary Lankford's Ancestors

Self
Mary Lankford
1877–1962
Birth Place: Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Robert Lankford
1853–1934
Smith, Tennessee, United States
Martha (Susan (Mothey)) Gregory
1852–1917
Dixon Springs, Smith, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Sidney Langford
1822–1909
Smith Co. , TN
Rebecca Knight
1824–1875
Smith, Tennessee, United States
William (Henry (Will)) Gregory
1827–1914
Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Ann (Polley)) Kemp
1829–1911
Difficult, Smith, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Lankford's Descendants

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Mary (Emma) Lankford (29 Aug 1877–13 Sep 1962) m. Luther (Jasper) West (Abt. 1873–3 Dec 1941)
  1. 1. Gilbert (Oakley) West 1894–1960 m. Lena (May) Knight 1894–1972
    1. 1. Hubert (Ray) West 1931–1995 m. Betty (Zane) Key 1934–2015
      1. 1. Daniel (Earl) West 1951–
    2. 2. Harvey (D) West 1922–
    3. 3. Bevlolh (M) West 1926–

Mary Lankford's Timeline

2 Records

1877
29 Aug 1877
Birth of Mary Emma Lankford in Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Smith County, Tennessee, USA
1962
13 Sep 1962
Age 85
Death of Mary Emma Lankford in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1877
    Event Place: Smith County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1962
    Event Place: Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
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