Joseph, age 28, married Hazel Ruth Cranor, age 31, Apr 16 1942 in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky. [2]
He passed away Jul 24 1994. Last residence Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky. [3]
Burial
Green Hill Memorial Gardens, Christian County, KY
Sources
↑ "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHB-3X2H : 11 February 2018), Joseph W Ledford, 07 Mar 1914; citing Birth, Trigg, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DH-NCMP : 22 July 2021), Joseph William Ledford and Hazel Ruth Cranor, 16 Apr 1942; citing Marriage, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,942,948.
↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9CW-9N1 : 9 January 2021), Joseph W Ledford, 24 Jul 1994; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
1920 Census - Garland Ledford - Residence: Roaring Spring, Trigg County, Kentucky - "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHPJ-9CR : 1 February 2021), Joseph W Ledford in entry for Garfield Ledford, 1920.
Garfield Ledford Head Male 37 Kentucky
Henry M Ledford Wife Female 33 Kentucky
James B Ledford Son Male 8 Kentucky
Joseph W Ledford Son Male 5 Kentucky
Inez Ledford Daughter Female 4 Kentucky
1930 Census - Garland Ledford - Residence: Christian County, Kentucky - "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM6W-G5L : accessed 3 October 2021), Joseph Ledford in household of Garfield Ledford, District 4, Christian, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 8A, line 16, family 146, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 740; FHL microfilm 2,340,475.
Thank you to Terry Duncan for creating WikiTree profile Ledford-697 through the import of TDuncan.ged on Jul 11, 2013.
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