George was the son of Carter and Nancy Nance Ledford. His tombstone, which I failed to get a picture of, says: "Dearest brother thou has left here, thy loss we deeply feel, but his God who has _____. He can all our sorrows fill."
Sources
United States Census 1860, 1870, and 1880, and data from family records
1860 Census - C Ledford - Residence: Trigg County, Kentucky
G W Ledford - Son - Male - Age 6 - Birthplace: Kentucky
1870 Census - Carter Ledford - Residence: Kentucky
George W Ledford - Son - Male - Age 16 - Birthplace: Kentucky
1880 Census - Joseph Ledford - Residence: Roaring Spring, Trigg County, Kentucky
George Ledford - Brother - Male - Age 26 - Birthplace: Kentucky
Find A Grave Index, - George W Ledford
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Terry Duncan for creating WikiTree profile Ledford-581 through the import of TDuncan.ged on Apr 15, 2013.
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