In the 1860 census J (age 6) was in Trigg, Kentucky, United States.[2] The household included J Ledford 44, O D Ledford 35, T D Ledford 14, A E J Ledford 13, L C Ledford 11, G E Ledford 8, J A Ledford 6, M A Ledford.
In the 1870 census Joseph (age 15) was in Trigg, Kentucky, United States.[3] The household included Joseph Leadford 54, Thomas P D Leadford 23, George Leadford 18, Joseph Leadford 15, Martha A Leadford 8.
He married first his cousin Nancy Ledford. She died in 1879.
In the 1880 census Jo (age 26) was in Roaring Spring, Trigg, Kentucky, United States.[4] The household included Jo. Ledford 26, son Albert Ledford 3, other Ida Red 35.
He married second Nannie C Wootton, about 1881.
In the 1900 census Joseph (age 47) was the married head of household in Magisterial District 5, Trigg, Kentucky, United States.[5] The household included Joseph Ledford 47, wife Mamey C Ledford 37, daughter Nelley E Ledford 18. Joseph and Nannie had been married 19 years.
In the 1910 census Joseph (age 56) was the married head of household in Hopkinsville Ward 6, Christian, Kentucky, United States.[6] The household included Joseph A Ledford 56, wife Nanny C Ledford 47, nephew Dudly W Ledford 17, niece Corrinne F Ledford 11, niece Fannie G Ledford 6.
Joseph died (age 65) on 20 September 1919 in Christian, Kentucky, United States.[7]
Joseph is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, United States with a death date of 20 Sep 1919.[8]
Sources
↑ "Kentucky, U.S., Birth Records, 1847-1911", Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910), Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1213 #111193 (accessed 8 July 2022), Joseph A Ledford born on 25 Nov 1853, son of Joseph Ledford & Oney D Nance, in Trigg, Kentucky, USA.
↑ "United States Census, 1860", citing Page: 153; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 397; FHL microfilm: 803397; Record number: 6090, FamilySearch Record: MZB6-F6P (accessed 8 July 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSS-39 Image number 00157, J A Ledford (6) in Trigg, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kenty.
↑ "United States Census, 1870", citing Page: 40; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 6; FHL microfilm: 000552000; Record number: 10863, FamilySearch Record: MX47-T6T (accessed 8 July 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6WM3-8FQ Image number 00266, Joseph Leadford (15) in Trigg, Kentucky, United States.
↑ "United States Census, 1880", citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm , FamilySearch Record: MCZB-5YX (accessed 8 July 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYL-4NB Image number 00465, Jo Ledford (26) head of household in Roaring Spring, Trigg, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky, United States.
↑ "United States Census, 1900", citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 87; FHL microfilm: 1240552; Record number: 49335, FamilySearch Record: M9C3-31D (accessed 8 July 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D8MQ-LN5 Image number 01012, Joseph Ledford (47), married head of household in Magisterial District 5, Trigg, Kentucky, United States.
↑ "United States Census, 1910", citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 3A, family 42, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 470; FHL microfilm 1,374,483, FamilySearch Record: M28L-BM8 (accessed 8 July 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RNV-6ZP Image number 00774, Joseph A Ledford (56), married head of household in Hopkinsville Ward 6, Christian, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
↑ "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999", citing Death, Christian, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, FamilySearch Record: QKH1-G5QL (accessed 8 July 2022), Joseph A Ledford death 20 Sep 1919 (age 65) in Christian, Kentucky, United States.
↑ Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #89108314 (accessed 8 July 2022), Memorial page for Joseph Albert Ledford (25 Nov 1853-20 Sep 1919), citing Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, USA (plot: Section O); Maintained by Joe Craver -- KY Legionnaire (contributor 48586211).
Acknowledgements
Thank you to Terry Duncan for creating WikiTree profile Ledford-700 through the import of TDuncan.ged on Jul 11, 2013.
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