Amanda Ledford
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Louisa Jane Ledford (1851 - 1929)

Louisa Jane (Amanda) Ledford
Born in Lincoln, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Wife of — married about 20 Jan 1871 in North Carolinamap
[children unknown]
Died at age 77 in Cleveland, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 26 Oct 2013
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Biography

Birth: Oct. 27, 1851 Lincoln County North Carolina, USA Death: Feb. 16, 1929 Double Shoals Cleveland County North Carolina, USA

Amanda was the daughter of Craton C. Ledford and his second wife, Emeline Turner. She married Robert Henry Wright about 1871 according to the 1900 Federal Census.

      • NOTE: Her death date is given as Feb. 15, 1929 on her NC death certificate and on the NC Death Collection.

Family links: Parents: Craton C. Ledford (1815 - 1901) Emaline Turner Ledford (1830 - 1912)

Spouse: Robert H. Wright (1842 - 1925)

Children: Reuben C Wright* Binner [Bingham] Wright Costner (1888 - 1973)*

Inscription:

wife of Robert H. Wright

A precious one from us has gone a voice we loved is stilled, a place is vacant in our home which never can be filled.

Burial: Friendship UM and Fallston Baptist Church Cemetery Fallston Cleveland County North Carolina, USA

Created by: melanie Record added: Feb 15, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 85017779[1]


ID: I8509 Name: Louisa Amanda Jane Ledford Given Name: Louisa Amanda Jane Surname: Ledford Sex: F Birth: 27 Oct 1851 in North Carolina Death: 16 Feb 1929 Burial: The Cemetery at Fallston, Fallston, Cleveland Co., NC _UID: 764E0B5E3D5CD9118B379B045C24F20A8D8E Change Date: 8 Jul 2013 at 17:14


Father: Craton C. Ledford b: 23 Mar 1815 in North Carolina Mother: Emeline Turner b: 20 Oct 1830 in North Carolina

Marriage 1 Robert H. Wright b: 24 Oct 1842 in North Carolina Married: 20 Jan 1871 Children Reuben C. Wright b: Aug 2x, 18xx Dovie Wright b: Abt 1872 in North Carolina William Jackson Wright b: 23 Oct 1873 in North Carolina Lettie Jane Wright b: 18 Aug 1875 in North Carolina David Franklin Wright b: 14 Jul 1877 in North Carolina Lucretia (Crecy) Emaline Wright b: 27 Jun 1879 in North Carolina Julia Alace Wright b: 28 Sep 1883 in North Carolina Amanda Aquilla Wright b: 17 Sep 1885 in North Carolina Binner Ester Wright b: 5 May 1888 in North Carolina Ora E. Wright b: 28 Jan 1892 in North Carolina Zona Amy Wright b: 27 Oct 1895 in NC

Sources

  1. Entered by Paula Johnson.
  • United States Census 1860 and 1870
  • 1860 Census - C C Ledford - Residence: Lincoln County, North Carolina

Louisa A Ledford - Daughter - Female - Age 9 - Birthplace: North Carolina

  • 1870 Census - Craton C Ledford - Residence: North Carolina

Louisa A Ledford - Daughter - Female - Age 18 - Birthplace: North Carolina



Acknowledgments

Thanks to Paula Johnson for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Paula and others.





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