In the 1910 census Nancy (age 40) was the wife of Emerson D Humphrey in Hopkinsville Ward 3, Christian, Kentucky, United States.[2]
In the 1920 census Nancy (age 50) was the wife of Emmerson D Humphrey in Trigg, Kentucky, United States.[3]
Nancy died on 19 Mar 1967 in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky aged 97[4]. She was buried in the Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States [5]
Note
Jane was the daughter of Frances Wooten Barnett Ledford and the posthumous child of James Sidney Ledford, Sr. She married Emmerson D. Humphrey of Todd Co., KY. She sold the family property to the government in 1941 for Ft. Campbell. After she lost her home, she lived with her niece, Frances Ledford Miller, for many years. She lived to be almost 98 years old.
Sources
↑1870 Census:
"United States Census, 1870"
citing Page: 13; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 21; FHL microfilm: 000552000; Record number: 9795;
FamilySearch Record: MX47-KWP (accessed 8 January 2023)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6WM3-N7K Image number 00239
Nancy J Leadford (0) in Trigg, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
Fany W Leadford F 30 Tennessee
Cornelius Leadford M 12 Kentucky
Matthew N Leadford M 12 Kentucky
James S Leadford M 8 Kentucky
Thomas A Leadford M 6 Kentucky
Nancy J Leadford F 0 Kentucky
Jane Leadford F 87 Virginia
Lucy Leadford F 13 Kentucky
Frank Shirmer M 9 Kentucky
↑1910 Census:
"United States Census, 1910"
citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 15A, family 315, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 470; FHL microfilm 1,374,483.
FamilySearch Record: M28L-N5R (accessed 8 January 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRNK-HL Image number 00696
Nancy J Humphrey (40), wife, in household of Emerson D Humphrey (54) in Hopkinsville Ward 3, Christian, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
Emerson D Humphrey M 54 Married Head Kentucky
Nancy J Humphrey F 40 Married Wife Kentucky
Fanny Ledford F 71 Widowed Mother-in-law North Carolina
↑1920 Census:
"United States Census, 1920"
citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 599; Line: 24; FHL microfilm: 1820599; Record number: 53043;
FamilySearch Record: MHPJ-MHK (accessed 8 January 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRXH-72K Image number 01101
Nancy J Humphrey (50), wife, in household of Emmerson D Humphrey (66) in Trigg, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
Emmerson D Humphrey M 66 Married Head Kentucky
Nancy J Humphrey F 50 Married Wife Kentucky
Wick Ledford M 58 Single Brother-in-law Kentucky
Fannie Ledford F 72 Widowed Mother-in-law Kentucky
↑Death:
"Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999"
citing Death, Christian, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
FamilySearch Record: QKCM-5CWW (accessed 8 January 2023)
Janie Humphrey death 19 Mar 1967 (age 97) in Christian, Kentucky, United States.
↑Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) Find A Grave: Memorial #26678633 (accessed 8 January 2023)
Memorial page for Nancy Jane “Jen” Ledford Humphrey (28 Oct 1869-19 Mar 1967), citing Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Julia M. (contributor 46842436).
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Terry Duncan for creating WikiTree profile Ledford-569 through the import of TDuncan.ged on Apr 15, 2013.
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