Amos Ledford
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Amos Ledford (abt. 1808 - 1875)

Amos Ledford
Born about in Buncombe, North Carolina, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1830 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 67 in Scrougetown, Clay, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Biography

Amos was born in 1808. He was the son of Peter Ledford and Martha Thomas. He passed away after 1880.

Name

Name: Amos /Ledford/[1]

Birth

Birth:
Date: 1808
Place: , Buncombe, North Carolina, USA[2]

Death

Death:
Date: 20 SEP 1875
Place: Scrougetown, Clay, North Carolina, USA[3]

Note

Note: *John Ledford is thought to have settled at the Taylor Ledford place on Licklog, in the Macon/Buncombe area of North Carolina.
*The following was copied from handwritten notes in the possession of Mr. Frank Moore (Clay County, North Carolina). The notes were written by Frank's father, Mr. Lawrence Moore. This information was prepared by Raymond Ledford on March 5, 1983. The statement was made by Ellis Smith, age 78, April 13, 1936. Monday after Easter, Ellis Smith died while in a coma.
*JOHN LEDFORD came to Clay County, North Carolina from Buncombe County, North Carolina some time before the time the Cherokee Indians left (1835) on the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma. JOHN LEDFORD settled at the Taylor Ledford place on Licklog. He bought a large tract of land from the state of North Carolina. These are the names of the children, as best as Ellis could remember:
*William (Billie)Ledford married a Sanderson
*Curtis Ledford lived on Shooting Creek
*John Ledford married Sallie Israel and lived at Licklog, (community in south-central, Clay County, North Carolina).
*Sam Ledford married Pheby Dunn and lived at Licklog (Clay County, North Carolina).
*Thomas Ledford married Sara Waters/Eliza T. and lived on Downing Creek (rises in central Clay County, and flows southeast through Holden Cove into Hiwassee River).
*Amos Ledford lived on Shooting Creek (community in South Clay County, North Carolina).
*Center Ledford lived at Sweetwater (a community in West Clay County, North Carolina).
*Ben Ledford lived at Brasstown (a community southwest of Clay County, North Carolina on Ledford Branch).
*One girl married William Leatherwood of Fines Creek (Haywood County, North Carolina)
*One girl married William Spring of Hot House Creek (community in southwest Cherokee County, North Carolina).

Sources

  1. Source: #S-2050775311 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Ledford IIIhttp://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=16800513&pid=422111035
  2. Source: #S-2050775311 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Ledford IIIhttp://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=16800513&pid=422111035
  3. Source: #S-2050775311 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for John Ledford IIIhttp://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=16800513&pid=422111035
  • United States Census 1810, 1820, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880
  • 1810 Census - John Ledford III - Residence: Buncombe County, North Carolina

Amos Ledford - [1 - Male - Ages (0 to 10)] - Age 2

  • 1820 Census - John Ledford III - Residence: Buncombe County, North Carolina

Amos Ledford - [1 - Male - Ages (10 to 15)] - Age 12

  • 1840 Census - Residence: Cherokee County, North Carolina

Amos Ledford - [1 - Male - Ages (30 - 40)] - Age 32

  • 1850 Census - Residence: Cherokee County, North Carolina

Amos Ledford - Head - Male - Age 42 - Birthplace: North Carolina

  • 1860 Census - Residence: Fort Hembree, Cherokee County, North Carolina

Amos Ledford - Head - Male - Age 51 - Birthplace: North Carolina

  • 1870 Census - Residence: North Carolina

Amos Ledford - Head - Male - Age 61 - Birthplace: North Carolina

  • 1880 Census - Residence: Hiwassee. Clay County, North Carolina

Amos Ledford - Head - Male - Age 75 - Birthplace: North Carolina


  • WikiTree profile Ledford-289 created through the import of 2010-09-14.ged on Jul 28, 2011 by Bob Carson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Bob and others.
  • Source: S-2050775311 Title: Public Member Trees Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;;; Note: Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006).


1850 United States Federal Census Name Amos Ledford Age 42 Birth Year abt 1808 Birthplace North Carolina Home in 1850 Cherokee, North Carolina, USA Gender Male Family Number 325 Household Members Name Age Amos Ledford 42 Delila Ledford 42 Joshua L Ledford 18 Caroline Ledford 16 Julia A Ledford 13 William C Ledford 11 Julius C Ledford 8 Sidney M S Ledford 6 Damalla L Ledford 4 Margaret M Ledford 0

1860 United States Federal Census Name Amos Ledford Age 51 Birth Year abt 1809 Gender Male Birth Place North Carolina Home in 1860 Fort Hembree, Cherokee, North Carolina Post Office Fort Hembree Family Number 1010 Household Members Name Age Amos Ledford 51 Delila Ledford 52 Caroline Ledford 25 Cecero Ledford 20 Ketron Ledford 18

1870 United States Federal Census Name Amos Ledford Age in 1870 61 Birth Year abt 1809 Birthplace North Carolina Home in 1870 Shooting Creek, Clay, North Carolina Race White Gender Male Post Office Hayesville Household Members Name Age Amos Ledford 61 Dellia Ledford 62 Smith M Ledford 25 Rachel Addington 79

1880 United States Federal Census

Name Amos Ledford Age 75 Birth Year abt 1805 Birthplace North Carolina Home in 1880 Hiwassee, Clay, North Carolina Race White Gender Male Relation to Head of House Self Marital Status Married Spouse's Name Delila Ledford Father's Birthplace North Carolina Mother's Birthplace North Carolina Occupation Farmer Household Members Name Age Amos Ledford 75 Delila Ledford 72 Smith Ledford 35

North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930 Name Amos Ledford Gender Male Birth Place Macon County, N.C. Spouse Delila Addington Child Caroline Mcclure Household Members Name Age Caroline Mcclure Delila Addington Amos Ledford

Tennessee Valley Cemetery Relocation Files, 1933-1990 Name Amos Ledford Grave Number 137 Reinterment Place North Carolina Reinterment Grave Number 137

Ledford, Amos family collection, records published Ancestry.

Federal Census records, published Ancestry.

Ledford Family Collection Published Findagrave.


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Julia Ann Ledford Johnson and her relatives in Hemptown said Amos Ledford's father was Tom Ledford a full blooded indian. And they applied to join the Cherokees in the early 1900s. I could not find any reference to a Thomas Ledford except one contemporary to Amos and that Thomas born in 1808 did have a son named Amos. I doubt this claim.

There are two Amos Ledford buried two different locations in N.C., One in Ogreeta Public graveyard and this one in Old Ledford Cemetry. There is also a third Amos Ledford living in the same area.

There is no direct evidence that Peter George Ledford was the father of this Amos. Based on locations of the two men it seems unlikely to me. There was another Peter Ledford with different birth and death dates (in 1758 vs 1754) the Clay county area that seems more likely. The other Peter was married to Anne "Nancy" Tucker Conseenah which is probably wrong.

posted by Allen (Woodard) Jensen
edited by Allen (Woodard) Jensen
Ledford-1337 and Ledford-79 appear to represent the same person because: Same wife and children

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