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William Ledford 1936–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 January 1936

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 22 June 2015

Death Location: Charleston, Bradley County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Jr

Mother: Myrtle Shields

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In 1936, William Ledford entered the world in Tennessee, born to William Lafayette Ledford Jr And Myrtle Frances Shields. In 1950, William Ledford resided in Bradley, Tennessee, USA. William Ledford passed away in 2015 in Charleston, Bradley County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1936, William Ledford entered the world in Tennessee, born to William Lafayette Ledford Jr And Myrtle Frances Shields.
  • In 1950, William Ledford resided in Bradley, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Ledford passed away in 2015 in Charleston, Bradley County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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William Ledford's Ancestors

Self
William Ledford
1936–2015
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
William LaFayette Ledford Jr
1904–1973
Charleston, Bradley County, Tennessee, United States of America
Myrtle (Frances) Shields
1910–1985
USA
Grandparents
William (Holt) Ledford
1880–
Kentucky
Julia Ledford
1881–1960
Colorado
Great-Grandparents
William Ledford
1846–1907
Mary Galloway
1844–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Catherine Stewart
1826–
John Galloway
1819–1895
Rebeca Moore
1823–1873

William Ledford's Timeline

3 Records

1936
13 January 1936
Birth of William Ledford in Tennessee
Tennessee
1950
1950
Age 14
William Ledford resided here in Bradley, Tennessee, USA
Bradley, Tennessee, USA
2015
22 June 2015
Age 79
Death of William Ledford in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, United States of America
Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 January 1936
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 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: Bradley, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bradley, 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: Bradley, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 June 2015
    Event Place: Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Charleston, Bradley County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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