James
Carland
Ledford
Born in Trigg County, Kentucky, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Carter Ledford
and Nancy M (Nance) Ledford
Brother of
Edmond L Ledford, William A Ledford, Mary Jane (Ledford) Baker, Joseph S Ledford, John H Ledford, Charles H Ledford, George W Ledford, Nancy E Ledford, Stephen A Douglas Ledford, Elzie Beaureguard Ledford, Nanny C Ledford [half] and Robert E Lee Ledford
Husband of
Margaret Louise (Crenshaw) Ledford
— married
12 Jun 1868 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Nancy Ella (Ledford) Brame, Mary Ledford, William Richardson Ledford, Robert Carter Ledford, Inez Carland Ledford, James Garland Ledford, Oney L Ledford and Ruby Easter (Ledford) Moorefield
Died
at about age 39
in Trigg County, Kentucky, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Apr 2013
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Contents |
Biography
James was born in 1847. He is the son of Carter Ledford and Nancy Nance. He passed away in 1886.
Burial
Ledford Cemetery (Ft Campbell #85), Trigg County, Kentucky, USA
James Carland Ledford was the son of Carter and Nancy M. Nance Ledford and the grandson of Joseph and Jane Smith Ledford. He married Margaret Louise Crenshaw 6/12/1868 in Stewart Co., TN. They had 8 known children.
Sources
- United States Census 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 and data from family records
- 1850 Census - Carter Ledford - Residence: Trigg County, Kentucky
Jas C Ledford - Son - Male - Age 3 - Birthplace: Kentucky
- 1860 Census - C Ledford - Residence: Trigg County, Kentucky
J C Ledford - Son - Male - Age 13 - Birthplace: Kentucky
- 1870 Census - Residence: Kentucky
Jas C Ledford - Head - Male - Age 23 - Birthplace: Kentucky
- 1880 Census - Residence: Roaring Spring, Trigg County, Kentucky
James Ledford - Head - Male - Age 33 - Birthplace: Kentucky
- Find A Grave #29139818 - James Carland Ledford
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Acknowledgments
Thank you to Terry Duncan for creating WikiTree profile Ledford-579 through the import of TDuncan.ged on Apr 15, 2013.
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- Jeff (Holmes) Ledford
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT156674, FTDNA kit #779515
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~1.56%
Sharon Myers :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B7438
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~0.78%
Tom Lewis :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T279661 [compare], FTDNA kit #506256
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