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Sallie Mae Howard 1910 – 1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Nov 1910

Birth Location: Benton,Polk County,Tennessee,USA

Death Date: 24 May 1976

Death Location: Benton,Polk County,Tennessee,USA

Father: William Howard

Mother: Laura dna

Spouse(s): Charles Ledford

Children(s): Melvin Ledford, Laura Brown, Billy Ledford, Hazel Ledford, Charlie Ledford, Helen Ledford, Joann Ledford

Sallie Mae Howard was born in 1910 in Benton,Polk County,Tennessee,USA, the child of William M. Howard and Laura J Orr dna. In 1935, Sallie Mae Howard resided in Rural, Polk, Tennessee. In 1940, Sallie Mae Howard resided in 1st Civil District, Polk, Tennessee, USA. Sallie Mae Howard married Charles Benedict Ledford, and had children including Melvin Ledford, Laura Louise Brown, Billy Armond Ledford, Hazel Inez Ledford, Charlie Prince Ledford, Helen Francis Ledford, Joann Ledford. Sallie Mae Howard passed away in 1976 in Benton,Polk County,Tennessee,USA.

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Biography

  • Sallie Mae Howard was born in 1910 in Benton,Polk County,Tennessee,USA, the child of William M. Howard and Laura J Orr dna.
  • In 1935, Sallie Mae Howard resided in Rural, Polk, Tennessee.
  • In 1940, Sallie Mae Howard resided in 1st Civil District, Polk, Tennessee, USA.
  • Sallie Mae Howard married Charles Benedict Ledford, and had children including Melvin Ledford, Laura Louise Brown, Billy Armond Ledford, Hazel Inez Ledford, Charlie Prince Ledford, Helen Francis Ledford, Joann Ledford.
  • Sallie Mae Howard passed away in 1976 in Benton,Polk County,Tennessee,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sallie Howard's Ancestors

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Sallie Howard
1910 – 1976
Birth Place: Benton,Polk County,Tennessee,USA
Parents
William M. Howard
1880 – 1959
Polk County, Tennessee, USA
Laura (J Orr) dna
1886 – 1960
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (H Repsey) HOWARD
1856 – 1942
Polk, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (Jane) Carter
1855 – 1930
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
George Howard
1834 – 1863
Nancy McKissick
1836 – 1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sallie Howard's Descendants

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Sallie (Mae) Howard (22 Nov 1910 – 24 May 1976) m. Charles (Benedict) Ledford (17 September 1892 – 1 Oct 1976)
  1. 1. Melvin Ledford (abt 1921 – )
  2. 2. Laura (Louise) Brown (8 June 1933 – 12 September 1992) m. Stanley (Fredrick) Brown (15 Nov 1929 – 17 June 1984)
    1. 1. Wallace (Stanly) Brown (30 March 1951 – 5 September 1993)
    2. 2. Freda (L.) Brown (10 July 1953 – 26 April 2013) m. Richard (G.) Elliott (21 Feb 1947 – ) m. Jeff (Isbell) Stinnett (10 July – )
      1. 1. Angela (G.) Elliott (2 Mar 1970 – ) m. Stacey (Thaddeus) Gray (2 Nov 1968 – )
        1. 1. Brandon (Lynn) Gray (31 Dec 1985 – )
        2. 2. Stacie (Nicole) Gray (Nov 10 2005 – ) m. Matthew (Lee) Burger (Jan 1988 – )
      2. 2. Sheila (Denise) Elliott (2 Sept 1971 – )
      3. 3. Ashley (Louise) Stinnett (2 Feb 1989 – )
    3. 3. Mary (E.) Brown (14 January 1958 – 15 January 1958)
    4. 4. James (Alan) Brown (12 January 1960 – 26 Oct 2016) m. Tammy Pendergrass
    5. 5. Nancy (Annette) Brown (22 August 1963 – 30 April 2014)
  3. 3. Billy (Armond) Ledford (24 May 1936 – 10 May 1999)
  4. 4. Hazel (Inez) Ledford (23 July 1938 – 11 Feb 1940)
  5. 5. Charlie (Prince) Ledford (7 June 1944 – 15 September 2019)
  6. 6. Helen (Francis) Ledford (15 Nov.1948 – 7 July 2020)
    1. 1. Jack (B) Cape (28 April 1975 – 28 April 1975)
  7. 7. Joann Ledford

Sallie Howard's Timeline

5 Records

1910
22 Nov 1910
Birth of Sallie Mae Howard in Benton,Polk County,Tennessee,USA
Benton,Polk County,Tennessee,USA
1935
1935
Age 25
Sallie Mae Howard resided here in Rural, Polk, Tennessee
Rural, Polk, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 30
Sallie Mae Howard resided here in 1st Civil District, Polk, Tennessee, USA
1st Civil District, Polk, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
Sallie Mae Howard resided here in Polk, Tennessee, USA
Polk, Tennessee, USA
1976
24 May 1976
Age 66
Death of Sallie Mae Howard in Benton,Polk County,Tennessee,USA
Benton,Polk County,Tennessee,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1910
    Event Place: Benton,Polk County,Tennessee,USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Polk, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03927; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 70-5
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Polk, Tennessee; Roll: 6169; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 70-5

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Polk, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Polk, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03927; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 70-5

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: 1st Civil District, Polk, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Polk, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03927; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 70-5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Polk, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Polk, Tennessee; Roll: 6169; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 70-5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1976
    Event Place: Benton,Polk County,Tennessee,USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oldfort, Polk County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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