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Samuel Ledford (1873 - 1924)

Samuel "Sam" Ledford
Born in White County, Tennessee, USAmap
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Husband of — married 1 Jul 1896 in White County, Tennessee, USAmap
Died at age 51 in Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Biography

Samuel Ledford, son of James Ledford and Fannie Sells
BIRTH AND DEATH:
Birth Date: 19 Apr 1873, per draft registration and gravestone
Birth Place: White, Tennessee, per death record
Death Date: 25 Jun 1924, per death record and gravestone
Death Place: Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky, per death record
EVIDENCE OF PARENTS:
Samuel’s death record names parents as “Jim Ledford and Fanny Sells”
Samuel has childhood census with his parents & siblings

Sources

DEATH RECORD:
Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953
Name: Sam Ledford
Death Date: 25 Jun 1924
Death Location: Scottsdale, Allen, Kentucky ... [assume Scottsville]
Burial: New Bethel
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Status: Widowed
Birth Location: White, Tennessee
Father's Name: Jim Ledford
Mother's Name: Fanny Sells
Mother's Birth Location: White Tennessee
Informant: Mrs. Lena Witt [daughter of deceased]
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Contributory: Influenza
BURIAL:
Find A Grave: Memorial #11930992 (gravestone pictured)
Inscription: Sam Ledford
Inscription: Apr. 19, 1873 - Jun. 25, 1924
Burial: New Bethel Missionary Baptist Cemetery, Maynard, Allen Co., KY
MARRIAGE RECORD: [1]
Name: Samuel Ledford
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 1 Jul 1896
Event Place: White, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Mary A Adcock
Spouse's Gender: Female
DRAFT REGISTRATION: [2]
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards
Name: Sam Ledford
Race: White
Birth Date: 19 Apr 1873
Residence Place: Scottsville, Allen, Kentucky, USA
Relative: Mary A Ledford

CENSUS and TIMELINE

1880 Census: District 10, Overton, Tennessee[3]
J. H. Ledford ......... 46 ... IN,TN,TN
F. J. Ledford .......... 33 ... TN,VA,TN
M. L. Ledford ....... 22 ... TN,IN,TN
C. E. Ledford ........ 18 ... TN,IN,TN
B. H. C. Ledford ... 10 ... TN,IN,TN
Samuel Ledford .... 7 ... TN,IN,TN
J. M. Ledford .......... 5 ... TN,IN,TN
H. D. Ledford ........ 3 ... TN,IN,TN
G. A. Ledford ... 11m ... TN,IN,TN
1900 Census: Civil District 7, White, Tennessee, family#97[4]
Samuel Ledford ...... 26 ... TN,TN,TN ... Apr-1874 ...married: 4 years
Mary A Ledford ...... 28 ... TN,TN,TN ... Apr-1872... children: 2, living: 1
Waltzey L Ledford .... 1 ... TN,TN,TN ... Jun-1898
1900 Census Notes:
Occupation: Farm laborer
House or Farm: House
Rent or Own: Rent
Living close to family#91: William Brown age 34, Minnie age 31
Living close to family#86; Joshua Brown age 45, Dorra age 41
Living close to several families surname HITCHCOCK (not sure if related)
1910 Census: Gainsville, Allen, Kentucky, family#85[5]
Samuel Ledford ....... 36 ... TN,IN,TN ... married 14 years, cannot read/write
Mary A Ledford ........ 38 ... TN,TN,TN ... children: 6, living 4, cannot read/write
Waselena Ledford ... 11 ... TN,TN,TN ... attends school
William H Ledford ..... 8 ... TN,TN,TN ... attends school ... [Lena Ledford Witt]
James F Ledford ........ 6 ... TN,TN,TN
Levesta J Ledford ... 1m ... TN,TN,TN ... death Jul-1910 ?
1910 Census Notes:
Occupation: Farm laborer
House or Farm: House
Rent or Own: Rent
1920 Census: cannot find
1924: death of Mary Ann Adcock
1924: death of Samuel Ledford

References

  1. "Tennessee, White County Records, 1609 - 1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQX-M9VK : 29 November 2018), Samuel Ledford and Mary A Adcock, 1 Jul 1896, citing Marriage, White, Tennessee, United States Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 005749184.
  2. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917 -1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K35N-SHP : 6 March 2020), Sam Ledford, 1717 - 1718, Allen County, Kentucky, United States.
  3. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDW3-2NY : 15 July 2017), Samuel Ledford in household of J H Ledford, District 10, Overton, Tennessee, United States, citing enumeration district ED 92, sheet 344A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C. : National Archives and records Administration, n.d. ); FHL microfilm 1,255,274.
  4. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZK-3JM : accessed 2 April 2020), Samuel Ledford, Civil District 7 - 8, White, Tennessee, United States, citing enumeration district ED 154, sheet 6A, family 97, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington D.C. : National Archives and records Administration, 1972 ); FHL microfilm 1,241,604.
  5. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M287-ZPW : accessed 2 April 2020), Samuel Ledford, Gainsville, Allen, Kentucky, United States, citing enumeration district ED 8, sheet 5A, family 85, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C. : National Archives and records Administration, 1982 ); FHL microfilm 1,241,604.




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