John died at the age of about 64 in 1840 in , Clay, North Carolina, USA.[1]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1Family Tree record for William Billie Ledford: Ancestry Member Family Tree,
Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Billie LedfordAncestry Profile.
See also:
United States Census 1870, 1800, 1810, 1820 and data from family records
1790 Census - John Ledford Jr - Residence: Rowan County, North Carolina
John Ledford III - [1 - Male - Ages (16 & under)] - Age 15
1800 Census - Residence: Burke County, North Carolina
John Ledford III - [1 - Male - Ages ( 25 to 44)] - Age 25
1810 Census - Residence: Buncombe County, North Carolina
John Ledford III - [1 - Male - Ages (26 to 44)] - Age 35
1820 Census - Residence: Burke County, North Carolina
John Ledford III - [1 - Male - Ages (45 and up)] - Age 45
Ancestry Member Family Tree record for John Ledford III,
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In 1936, Ellis Smith, who was 78 years old at the time, made the following statement-- that John Ledford came to Cherokee county from Buncombe county sometime before the Indians left (in 1838) and settled on Licklog creek. John's children as well as Ellis could remember were
William Ledford who married a Sanderson,
John Ledford who married Sallie Israel,
Amos Ledford who settled on Shooting Creek,
Thomas Ledford who married Eliza Tanner,
Samuel Ledford who married Phoebe Dunn,
Center Ledford who settled on Sweetwater,
Benjamin Ledford,
Elizabeth Ledford who married William Leatherwood,
and another daughter who married William Spring.
In 1936, Ellis Smith, who was 78 years old at the time, made the following statement-- that John Ledford came to Cherokee county from Buncombe county sometime before the Indians left (in 1838) and settled on Licklog creek. John's children as well as Ellis could remember were William Ledford who married a Sanderson, John Ledford who married Sallie Israel, Amos Ledford who settled on Shooting Creek, Thomas Ledford who married Eliza Tanner, Samuel Ledford who married Phoebe Dunn, Center Ledford who settled on Sweetwater, Benjamin Ledford, Elizabeth Ledford who married William Leatherwood, and another daughter who married William Spring.