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William Ovid Lanford 1873–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 April 1873

Birth Location: Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 16 May 1958

Death Location: Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Andrew Lanford

Mother: Elizabeth Calvert

Spouse(s): Daisy Smith

Children(s): Beulah Lanford, William Lanford, Pansy Smith, James Lanford, Lucille Coffey, Frances Lanford, Leona Lanford

William Ovid Lanford was born in 1873 in Texas, United States of America, the child of Andrew Marshall Lanford And Elizabeth Jane Calvert. In 1910, William Ovid Lanford resided in Walton, Labette, Kansas, USA. In 1920, William Ovid Lanford resided in Walton, Labette, Kansas, USA. William Ovid Lanford married Daisy Dean Smith, and had children including Beulah Lanford, Frances Lanford, James Edward Lanford, Leona M Lanford, Lucille Carson Coffey, Pansy O Smith, William Ralph Lanford. William Ovid Lanford passed away in 1958 in Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Ovid Lanford was born in 1873 in Texas, United States of America, the child of Andrew Marshall Lanford And Elizabeth Jane Calvert.
  • In 1910, William Ovid Lanford resided in Walton, Labette, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1920, William Ovid Lanford resided in Walton, Labette, Kansas, USA.
  • William Ovid Lanford married Daisy Dean Smith, and had children including Beulah Lanford, Frances Lanford, James Edward Lanford, Leona M Lanford, Lucille Carson Coffey, Pansy O Smith, William Ralph Lanford.
  • William Ovid Lanford passed away in 1958 in Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Lanford's Ancestors

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William Lanford
1873–1958
Birth Place: Texas, United States of America
Parents
Andrew Marshall Lanford
1847–1901
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Jane) Calvert
1846–1925
South Carolina
Grandparents
Richard (David) Lanford
1806–1887
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Permelia Woodruff
1809–1881
Great-Grandparents
John Lanford
1780–1871
Ruth Leatherwood
1788–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Lanford
1730–1822
Mary Lowery
–1781
Zachariah Leatherwood
1735–1814
Mary Stone
1737–1794

William Lanford's Descendants

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William (Ovid) Lanford (19 April 1873–16 May 1958) m. Daisy (Dean) Smith (24 Apr 1871–1 August 1959)
  1. 1. Beulah Lanford 1895–
  2. 2. William (Ralph) Lanford 1899–
  3. 3. Pansy (O) Smith 1901–
  4. 4. James (Edward) Lanford 1903–1977 m. Sarah (M) Vickery 1921– m. Mary (L.) Larose 1910–
    1. 1. Edward Lanford 1929–2016
    2. 2. Elaine (Marie) Lanford 1935–2014 m. William (Edward) Coates 1930–2000
  5. 5. Lucille (Carson) Coffey 1908–
  6. 6. Frances Lanford 1910–
  7. 7. Leona (M) Lanford 1913–

William Lanford's Timeline

5 Records

1873
19 April 1873
Birth of William Ovid Lanford in Texas, United States of America
Texas, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 37
William Ovid Lanford resided here in Walton, Labette, Kansas, USA
Walton, Labette, Kansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 47
William Ovid Lanford resided here in Walton, Labette, Kansas, USA
Walton, Labette, Kansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 57
William Ovid Lanford resided here in Walton, Walton, Labette, Kansas, USA
Walton, Walton, Labette, Kansas, USA
1958
16 May 1958
Age 85
Death of William Ovid Lanford in Kansas, United States of America
Kansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 April 1873
    Event Place: Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Walton, Labette, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Walton, Labette, Kansas; Roll: T624_443; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0153; FHL microfilm: 1374456

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Walton, Labette, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Walton, Labette, Kansas; Roll: T625_536; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 160

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Walton, Walton, Labette, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Walton, Labette, Kansas; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 2340442

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1958
    Event Place: Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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