Daniel
Merritt
Ledford
Born in Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Alfred Bradley Ledford, Eligah W Ledford, Elisha Mac Ledford, Jason W Ledford, Mary M Ledford, Joseph Henry Ledford, Nancy (Ledford) Henson, Elizabeth Matilda (Ledford) Crumley, David Joshua Ledford [half], Violet Olivia Ledford, George W Ledford [half], Sarah A. (Ledford) Fulbright, Margaret (Ledford) Sanders [half], Julius A Ledford [half], Sarah W E Ledford [half], William Ransom Ledford [half] and Abraham Lincoln Ledford [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth Ann (Jackson) Ledford
— married
about 1867 in Clay County, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Georgia O Ledford, Ulysses Simpson Ledford, Colorado (Ledford) Sellers, H O Ledford, Magnolia (Ledford) Sellers, John Alexander Ledford, Della Rose (Ledford) Gribble and Ila M. (Ledford) Hogsed
Died
at age 88
in Scrougetown, Clay County, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Sep 2014
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Biography
Merritt was born in 1842. He was the son of Jason Ledford and Elizabeth Bradley. He passed away in 1930. [1]
Research Notes
- United States Census 1850 and 1860, and data from family records
- 1850 Census - Jason D Ledford - Residence: Cherokee County, North Carolina
- Merrit M Ledford - Male - Age 12 - Birthplace: North Carolina
- 1860 Census - Jacin D Ledford - Residence: Fort Hembree, Cherokee County, North Carolina
- Merrit Ledford - Male - Age 18 - Birthplace: Cherokee County, North Carolina
- 1870 Census - Residence: North Carolina
- Daniel Ledford - Age 27 - Birthplace: North Carolina
- 1880 Census - Residence: Hiwassee, Clay County, North Carolina
- Daniel Ledford - Age 39 - Birthplace: North Carolina
- 1900 Census - Residence: Hiwassee, Clay County, North Carolina
- Daniel M Ledford - Age 59 - Birthplace: North Carolina
- Elizabeth Ledford - Wife - Age 51 - Birthplace: North Carolina
- John A Ledford - Son - Age 20 - Birthplace: North Carolina
- Dellia R Ledford - Daughter - Age 16 - Birthplace: North Carolina
- Iler M Ledford - Daughter - Age 15 - Birthplace: North Carolina
- 1920 Census - Residence: Hiwassee, Clay County, North Carolina
- Daniel Ledford - Age 78 - Birthplace: North Carolina
- Lizzabeth Ledford - Age 70 - Birthplace: Tennessee
- 1930 Census - John E Ledford - Residence: Hiwassee, Clay County, North Carolina
- Daniel M Ledford - Father - Male - Age 88 - Birthplace: North Carolina
Sources
- ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch Daniel Ledford, 27 Nov 1930; citing Hiawassee, Clay, North Carolina, reference 338, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,026.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Jeff (Holmes) Ledford
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT156674, FTDNA kit #779515
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~6.25%
David Aughenbaugh :
23andMe
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~6.25%
Deborah Henson :
AncestryDNA
-
~6.25%
~12.50%
Jean (Gregory) Gregory Evans :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A692960 [compare], Ancestry member jeangregoryevans
-
~3.12%
Crystal (Layel) Pope :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
Paul Dixon :
23andMe, GEDmatch GK6612462 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YF9691873 [compare], Ancestry member pvdixon
-
~1.56%
Paul Selk :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A674665 [compare], Ancestry member paulselk_1
-
~1.56%
Robert Ledford :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lndaled
-
~1.56%
Lisa Selk :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A778682 [compare], Ancestry member lisaselk
-
~1.56%
Thomas Breazeale :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member breazealethomas708
-
~0.78%
Dana Caldwell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KD4083988 [compare], Ancestry member dcburr45
-
~0.78%
Jean Masingill :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch LS8163362 [compare], FTDNA kit #919563
-
~0.39%
Janet Masingill :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YT9076034 [compare], Ancestry member janetmasingill
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A411657 [compare], FTDNA kit #B472165
+
MyHeritage DNA
-
~0.39%
Janie (Massengale) Rinehart :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JanieMassengaleRinehart
-
~0.39%
James Masingill :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NX2355031 [compare], Ancestry member janetmasingill
-
~0.39%
Prentist (Wilson) Sutherland :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T962490 [compare], FTDNA kit #69875
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