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William James Calvert Lanford 1848–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 MAR 1848

Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 5 SEP 1936

Death Location: Mt. Calvery Baptist Church Cemetery, Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Father: Roddy Lanford

Mother: Rebecca Calvert

Spouse(s): Frances Hatchett

Children(s): Nancy McCarley, Iris Foster, Mary McAbee, Paul Lanford, William Lanford, Robert Lanford, Ora Williams, Carrie West, Mary Thomas, Henry Lanford

William James Calvert Lanford was born in 1848 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Roddy Lanford And Rebecca Calvert. William James Calvert Lanford married Frances Ellen Hatchett, Julia Wilson Stroud, and had children including Carrie Maude Lanford West, Henry Grady Lanford, Iris Deview Lanford Foster, Mary Lucy Salausenie D Lanford Mcabee, Mary R Lanford Thomas, Nancy Adaline Lanford Mccarley, Ora Lee Lanford Williams, Paul Webber Lanford, Robert Woodfin Lanford, William Columbus Lanford. William James Calvert Lanford passed away in 1936 in Mt. Calvery Baptist Church Cemetery, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • William James Calvert Lanford was born in 1848 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America, the child of Roddy Lanford And Rebecca Calvert.
  • William James Calvert Lanford married Frances Ellen Hatchett, Julia Wilson Stroud, and had children including Carrie Maude Lanford West, Henry Grady Lanford, Iris Deview Lanford Foster, Mary Lucy Salausenie D Lanford Mcabee, Mary R Lanford Thomas, Nancy Adaline Lanford Mccarley, Ora Lee Lanford Williams, Paul Webber Lanford, Robert Woodfin Lanford, William Columbus Lanford.
  • William James Calvert Lanford passed away in 1936 in Mt. Calvery Baptist Church Cemetery, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Lanford's Ancestors

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William Lanford
1848–1936
Birth Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Roddy Lanford
1810–1888
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Rebecca Calvert
1815–1877
Grandparents
William Lanford
1775–1863
North Carolina
Rebecca (Jane) Leatherwood
1783–1860
Prince William County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
James Lanford
1730–1822
Mary Lowery
–1781
Zachariah Leatherwood
1735–1814
Mary Stone
1737–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Lankford
1713–1778
Sarah Brown
1718–
John Leatherwood
1718–1794
Sarah Hunt
1719–
Thomas Stone
1720–1797
Sarah Scranton
1722–1790

William Lanford's Descendants

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William (James Calvert) Lanford (27 MAR 1848–5 SEP 1936) m. Frances (Ellen) Hatchett (21 SEP 1850–6 NOV 1908)
  1. 1. Nancy (Adaline Lanford) McCarley 1875–1946 m. Hayne (William) McCarley 1867–1942
    1. 1. Francis (Wilson "Frank") McCarley 1904–1989 m. Ada (Mae) Foster 1909–
      1. 1. Frances (Elizabeth) McCarley 1931–1988 m. Houston (Moore) Davis 1922–1963
      2. 2. Ada (Jane) McCarley 1940–1962
    2. 2. Anne (Virginia) McCarley 1900–1989 m. Robert (James) Otts 1874–1940 m. William (Edgar) Johnson 1883–1964
      1. 1. Robert (William) Otts 1924–2015 m. Lydia Ayers 1919–2001
        1. 1. Georgia (Ann) Otts 1946–2020
      2. 2. Nancy (Rebecca) Otts 1926–
    3. 3. John (James) McCarley 1897–1955 m. Frances ("Fannie" M.) McAbee 1902–1993
      1. 1. Margaret (Frances) McCarley 1924– m. Joseph (Christian) Wagner 1926–
  2. 2. Iris (Deview Lanford) Foster 1892–1973
  3. 3. Mary ("Lucy" Salausenie D. Lanford) McAbee 1878–1952 m. Robert ("Bob" Gillitson) McAbee 1875–1935
    1. 1. Homer (Hartfort) McAbee 1898–1974 m. Carrie Quinn 1905–1977
      1. 1. Oliver (L.) McAbee 1934–1934
    2. 2. Adrania McAbee 1900–
    3. 3. Nannie (Mae) McAbee 1908–
    4. 4. Bennie (L.) McAbee 1906–
    5. 5. Robert (Oscar) McAbee 1914–1994
    6. 6. Nina (M.) McAbee 1910–
    7. 7. Frances ("Fannie" M.) McAbee 1902–1993 m. John (James) McCarley 1897–1955
  4. 4. Paul (Webber) Lanford 1886–1960 m. Clara Parham 1889–1969
    1. 1. Lloyd (Hayes) Lanford 1923–1990
    2. 2. James (Marshall) Lanford 1914– m. Violet (France) Bland 1916–
    3. 3. William (Cebron) Lanford 1928–2000
  5. 5. William (Columbus) Lanford 1880–1957
  6. 6. Robert (Woodfin) Lanford 1897–1990
  7. 7. Ora (Lee Lanford) Williams 1870–1914
    1. 1. Josephine (Elizabeth) Williams 1899–1986 m. Jeremiah Smith 1906–1967
  8. 8. Carrie (Maude Lanford) West 1883–1972
  9. 9. Mary (R. Lanford) Thomas 1873–1907 m. James (Lafayette "Jim") Thomas 1876–1954
    1. 1. Elliott Thomas 1898–
    2. 2. Raymond Thomas 1901–
  10. 10. Henry (Grady) Lanford 1889–1973 m. Mattie Huckaby 1896–1972
    1. 1. Roy (Franklin) Lanford 1925–
    2. 2. Crystal (M) Lanford 1917–
    3. 3. Charles (H) Lanford 1919–
    4. 4. William (Lewis) Lanford 1922–2003 m. Alma (Ruth) Scott 1920–1998

William Lanford's Timeline

2 Records

1848
27 MAR 1848
Birth of William James Calvert Lanford in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
1936
5 SEP 1936
Age 88
Death of William James Calvert Lanford in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 MAR 1848
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 SEP 1936
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mt. Calvery Baptist Church Cemetery, Spartanburg County, South Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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