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William Alexander Ledford Jr (1811 - abt. 1881)

William Alexander Ledford Jr
Born in Harlan, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of — married 24 May 1832 in Harlan, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 70 in Red Bird River, Clay, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

William Ledford Jr lived in Appalachia.

William was born in 1811. He was the son of Aley Ledford and Elizabeth Farmer.

He married Susannah Cawood in 1832.[1]

He passed away in 1881.

Source

  1. "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW5K-RJT : 11 May 2022), William Ledford, 1832.
  • United States Census 1820 and 1830
  • 1820 Census - Elias Ledford - Residence: Harlan County, Kentucky

William Ledford - [1 - Male - Ages (0 to 10)] - Age 9

  • 1830 Census - Aley Ledford - Residence: Harlan County, Kentucky

William Ledford - [1 - Male - Ages (15 to 20)] - Age 19

  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M657-QKJ : 19 December 2020), William Ledford, Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCC8-CFH : 14 January 2022), William Ledford, Clay, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .




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I have not found any record for a marriage to Mary Ledford, or even Mary. Is there a source for this?
posted by Michael Brown

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