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William Lewis Lanford 1851–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 MAR 1851

Birth Location: Cass County, Georgia

Death Date: 16 APR 1906

Death Location: Aubrey, Denton County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Daniel Sr

Mother: Mary Pearson

Spouse(s): Susan Hudgens

Children(s): John Lanford, Susan Lanford, Albert Lanford, Emma Lanford, James Lanford, William Sr

The story of William Lewis Lanford began in 1851 in Cass County, Georgia. William Lewis Lanford married Susan Levina Hudgens, and had children including Albert L Lanford, Emma J Lanford, James M Lanford, John Henry Lanford, Susan E Lanford, William Daniel Lanford Sr. William Lewis Lanford passed away in 1906 in Aubrey, Denton County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Lewis Lanford began in 1851 in Cass County, Georgia.
  • William Lewis Lanford married Susan Levina Hudgens, and had children including Albert L Lanford, Emma J Lanford, James M Lanford, John Henry Lanford, Susan E Lanford, William Daniel Lanford Sr.
  • William Lewis Lanford passed away in 1906 in Aubrey, Denton County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Lanford's Ancestors

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William Lanford
1851–1906
Birth Place: Cass County, Georgia
Parents
Daniel Benjamin Lanford Sr
1818–1902
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Mary (Elizabeth) Pearson
1832–1920
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Grandparents
Lewis Lanford
1772–1843
Virginia
Mary ("Polly") Leatherwood
1779–1873
Prince William County, Va.
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 (Lewis) Lanford (15 MAR 1851–16 APR 1906) m. Susan (Levina) Hudgens (1846–27 March 1930)
  1. 1. John (Henry) Lanford 1868–1954
  2. 2. Susan (E.) Lanford 1872–
  3. 3. Albert (L.) Lanford 1873–
  4. 4. Emma (J.) Lanford 1875–
  5. 5. James (M.) Lanford 1878–
  6. 6. William (Daniel Lanford) Sr 1881–1918 m. Clara (Vesta) Ezell 1884–1971
    1. 1. William (Dan) Lanford 1919–1998
    2. 2. Ralph (L) Lanford 1909–1909
    3. 3. Paschaal (Arthur) Lanford 1910–1993
    4. 4. Alman (Glen) Lanford 1903–1957
    5. 5. Mary (Lunette) Gay 1917–2003

William Lanford's Timeline

2 Records

1851
15 MAR 1851
Birth of William Lewis Lanford in Cass County, Georgia
Cass County, Georgia
1906
16 APR 1906
Age 55
Death of William Lewis Lanford in Aubrey, Denton County, Texas
Aubrey, Denton County, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 MAR 1851
    Event Place: Cass County, Georgia
    Record Source: Leatherwood Descendants

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 APR 1906
    Event Place: Aubrey, Denton County, Texas
    Record Source: Leatherwood Descendants

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Aubrey, Denton County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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