Laura Ann Ledford was born 12 May 1853 in Cherokee County, North Carolina to John Ledford and Rhoda Caroline Payne. She married Joseph A Cooper on 14 Oct 1879 in Henderson, North Carolina, USA. She died on 13 Apr 1933 in Byrson City, Swain County, North Carolina.
Children of Laura Ann and Joseph
William
Savannah
Hettie
Census
1880 US Census Shoal Creek, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
Joseph Cooper Self M 32 North Carolina, United States
Laura Cooper Wife F 27 North Carolina, United States
William Cooper Son M 7 North Carolina, United States
Savannah Cooper Daughter F 5 North Carolina, United States
Hettie Cooper Daughter F 1 North Carolina, United States
1860 Census - Rody Ledford - Residence: Notla District, Cherokee County, North Carolina
Laura Ann Ledford - Female - Age 8 - Birthplace: Cherokee County, North Carolina
United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6N-T3Q : 20 August 2017), Laura Cooper in household of Joseph Cooper, Shoal Creek, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 79, sheet 301B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0958; FHL microfilm 1,254,958.
Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Death Record Original data: North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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This person was created through the import of 229-Davies.ged on 19 October 2010.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Laura by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
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Hi! I reviewed the MatchBot-proposed merge of Ledford-170 and Ledford-23 & confirmed they're duplicates. Added sources of death record and Census record. Please merge.
Thanks! ~Susan MatchBot MP (MatchBot Monitors Project) P.S. I've checked, and Ledford-23 is the lowest-numbered profile.