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Sam Jim Ledbetter 1890–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Apr 1890

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 18 Jan 1976

Death Location: Decaturville, Tenn.

Father: Abram Ledbetter

Mother: Matilda Ledbetter

Spouse(s): Mattie Crosslyn, Laura Hunt

Children(s): Ruth Ledbetter, G Ledbetter, Naomi Ledbetter

In 1890, Sam Jim Ledbetter entered the world in Tennessee, United States, born to Abram Harwell Ledbetter And Matilda C Ledbetter. In 1900, Sam Jim Ledbetter resided in Civil Districts 3, 11, Perry, Tennessee. Sam Jim Ledbetter married Laura Sue Hunt, Mattie Bessie Crosslyn, and had children including G Keith Ledbetter, Naomi Evelyn Ledbetter, Ruth Ledbetter. Sam Jim Ledbetter passed away in 1976 in Decaturville, Tenn..

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Biography

  • In 1890, Sam Jim Ledbetter entered the world in Tennessee, United States, born to Abram Harwell Ledbetter And Matilda C Ledbetter.
  • In 1900, Sam Jim Ledbetter resided in Civil Districts 3, 11, Perry, Tennessee.
  • Sam Jim Ledbetter married Laura Sue Hunt, Mattie Bessie Crosslyn, and had children including G Keith Ledbetter, Naomi Evelyn Ledbetter, Ruth Ledbetter.
  • Sam Jim Ledbetter passed away in 1976 in Decaturville, Tenn..

Immediate Family

Parents

Abram Ledbetter
1865–1940
Birth Location: Perry, Tennessee, USA
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Matilda Ledbetter
1867–1947
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mattie Crosslyn
1893–1961
Birth Location: Coffee County,Tennessee
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Laura Hunt
1902–
Birth Location: Tennessee
LH

Children(s)

Ruth Ledbetter
1917–
Birth Location: –
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G Ledbetter
1917–
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Naomi Ledbetter
1931–2005
Birth Location: Pope Perry, Tennessee
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Sam Ledbetter's Ancestors

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Sam Ledbetter
1890–1976
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States
Parents
Abram Harwell Ledbetter
1865–1940
Perry, Tennessee, USA
Matilda (C) Ledbetter
1867–1947
Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sam Ledbetter's Descendants

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Sam (Jim) Ledbetter (17 Apr 1890–18 Jan 1976) m. Mattie (Bessie) Crosslyn (13 Apr 1893–19 Mar 1961) m. Laura (Sue) Hunt (abt 1902–)
  1. 1. Ruth Ledbetter 1917–
  2. 2. G (Keith) Ledbetter 1917–
  3. 3. Naomi (Evelyn) Ledbetter 1931–2005

Sam Ledbetter's Timeline

13 Records

1890
17 Apr 1890
Birth of Sam Jim Ledbetter in Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
1890
17 Apr 1890
Birth of Sam Jim Ledbetter in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States
1900
1900
Age 10
Sam Jim Ledbetter resided here in Civil Districts 3, 11, Perry, Tennessee
Civil Districts 3, 11, Perry, Tennessee
1910
1910
Age 20
Sam Jim Ledbetter resided here in Civil District 3, Coffee, Tennessee
Civil District 3, Coffee, Tennessee
1920
1920
Age 30
Sam Jim Ledbetter resided here in Civil District 2, Perry, Tennessee
Civil District 2, Perry, Tennessee
1920
1920
Age 30
Sam Jim Ledbetter resided here in Mount Pleasant, Maury, Tennessee
Mount Pleasant, Maury, Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 40
Sam Jim Ledbetter resided here in District 2, Perry, Tennessee
District 2, Perry, Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 40
Sam Jim Ledbetter resided here in Mount Pleasant, Maury, Tennessee
Mount Pleasant, Maury, Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 40
Sam Jim Ledbetter resided here in Mount Pleasant, Maury, Tennessee, USA
Mount Pleasant, Maury, Tennessee, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 50
Sam Jim Ledbetter resided here in Perry, Tennessee, United States
Perry, Tennessee, United States
1950
1950
Age 60
Sam Jim Ledbetter resided here in Perry, Tennessee, USA
Perry, Tennessee, USA
1976
18 Jan 1976
Age 86
Death of Sam Jim Ledbetter in Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, United States of America
Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, United States of America
1976
18 Jan 1976
Age 86
Death of Sam Jim Ledbetter in Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1890
    Event Place: Linden, Perry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Perry, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3927; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 68-4.
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 411-42-9231; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1755; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 125; Image: 833.
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 2, Perry, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1759; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 181; Image: 426.
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 2, Perry, Tennessee; Roll: 2268; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 441.0; FHL microfilm: 2342002.
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: 2266; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 659.0; FHL microfilm: 2342000.
    [7] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Dyer County, Tennessee; Roll: ; Draft Board: .
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 3, Perry, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1592; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 116; FHL microfilm: 1241592.
    [9] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1890
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 411-42-9231; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1755; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 125; Image: 833.
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 2, Perry, Tennessee; Roll: 2268; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 441.0; FHL microfilm: 2342002.
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: 2266; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 659.0; FHL microfilm: 2342000.
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Dyer County, Tennessee; Roll: ; Draft Board: .
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 3, Perry, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1592; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 116; FHL microfilm: 1241592.
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 3, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil Districts 3, 11, Perry, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 3, Perry, Tennessee; Roll: T623_1592; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 116; FHL microfilm: 1241592.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 3, Coffee, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 3, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 2, Perry, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 2, Perry, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1759; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 181; Image: 426.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Maury, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1755; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 125; Image: 833.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 2, Perry, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 2, Perry, Tennessee; Roll: 2268; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 441.0; FHL microfilm: 2342002.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Maury, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: 2266; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 659.0; FHL microfilm: 2342000.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Maury, Tennessee; Roll: 2266; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 659.0; FHL microfilm: 2342000.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Perry, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: , Perry, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3927; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 68-4.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Perry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Perry, Tennessee; Ro

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dyer, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Dyer County, Tennessee; Roll: ; Draft Board: .

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Dyer County, Tennessee; Roll: ; Draft Board: .

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: PARSONS, TcHn.-Ser-vices
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 20 Jan 1976; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.83702934,0.5807485,0.97202706&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pope, Tenn
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1976
    Event Place: Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 411-42-9231; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1976
    Event Place: Parsons, Decatur, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 411-42-9231; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Decaturville, Tenn.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tennessean; Publication Date: 20 Jan 1976; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.83702934,0.5807485,0.97202706&xid=3355
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