James
Ledford
Born in Cranks Creek, Harlan Co., Kentucky, USA
Ancestors 
Brother of
John Ledford, William Alexander Ledford Jr, Nancy (Ledford) Smith, Sarah Jane (Ledford) Skidmore, Mary Ann (Ledford) Noe, Polly Ledford, Alexander Ledford Jr, Elizabeth (Ledford) Skidmore, Rebecca Jane Ledford, Margaret Hill Ledford, Martha (Ledford) Farley, Sarah Ledford, Sinclair (Ledford) Turner [half], Stephen Ledford, Louisa (Ledford) Farley, Lloyd (Day Ledford) Day [half], Cameliza E (Ledford) Howard, Cy Ledford, Cynthia Ledford, Frances Ledford, Patsy (Ledford) Renfro [half], Unknown Ledford and George W. Ledford [half]
Husband of
Mary (Farley) Ledford
— married
1850 (to 1867) in Harlan, Kentucky
Husband of
Rebecca (Little) Ledford
— married
1868 in Harlan, Kentucky, United States
Husband of
Manerva Jane (Madden) Ledford
— married
1877 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Lavina (Ledford) Fee, Winfield Scott Ledford, Jesse B Ledford, Elizabeth Ann (Ledford) Thomas, Martha (Ledford) Day, William Beauregard Sargent, Margaret (Ledford) Brooks, Jane Sargent Ledford, Fannie Sargent, William M Ledford, Louise (Ledford) Trimble, James Carter Ledford, Elvina Ledford, John Ledford, John Ledford, Rebecca B. (Ledford) Perry, Millard Fillmore Ledford and Mary F Ledford
Died
at age 84
in Mariba, Menifee County, Kentucky, USA
Profile last modified
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Biography
James Ledford was born in Appalachia, in Kentucky.
James was born in 1842. He is the son of Aley Ledford and Elizabeth Farmer.
James and his first wife, Mary " Polly " Farley` Ledford, had 6 children total. The last 2, Martha & John both being born after their divorce in 1867.
He passed away in 1914. He is buried at the Lovelace Cemetery , Mariba, Menifee County, Kentucky, USA [1]
Research Notes
- Supposedly fathered some of Sarah Sargent's children.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 10 December 2021), memorial page for James Ledford (2 Sep 1829–26 Jun 1914), Find A Grave: Memorial #12528372, citing Lovelace Cemetery, Mariba, Menifee County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by DemBonez (contributor 25173275) .
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #88184316
See Also:
- United States Census 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1910
- 1830 Census - Aley Ledford - Residence: Harlan County, Kentucky
James Ledford - [1 - Male - Ages (0 to 5)] - Age 1
- 1840 Census - Aley Ledford - Residence: Harlan County, Kentucky
James Ledford - [1 - Male - Ages (10 to 15)] - Age 11
- 1850 Census - Residence: Harlan, Harlan County, Kentucky
James Ledford - Head - Male - Age 20 - Birthplace: Kentucky
- 1860 Census - Residence: Harlan County, Kentucky
James Ledford - Head - Male - Age 30 - Birthplace: Kentucky
- 1870 Census - Residence: Kentucky
James Ledford - Head - Male - Age 40 - Birthplace: Kentucky
- 1910 Census - Residence: Mariba, Menifee County, Kentucky
James Ledford - Head - Male - Age 80 - Birthplace: Kentucky
James Ledford
Gender: Male
Birth: Circa 1830
Kentucky, United States
Residence: 1850
Harlan county, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Age: 20
Schedule: Population
Wife (implied): Mary Ledford
Census
Township: Harlan county Schedule: Population
County: Harlan Series: M432
State: Kentucky Family: 274
Date: 1850 Image: 354
James Ledford Gender: Male Birth: Circa 1830 Kentucky, United States Residence: 1860 Harlan, Kentucky, USA Age: 30 Wife (implied): Mary Ledford Children (implied): Levina Ledford
Winfield Ledford
Jesse Ledford
Elizabeth Ann Ledford Census County: Harlan Series: M653 Line: 38 State: Kentucky Sheet: 16 Image: 340 Date: 1860 Family: 92
- Source S-1952247963
- Repository: #R-1956549638
- Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records
- Author: Edmund West, comp.
- Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
- Note:
- APID: 1,4725::0
No REPO record found with id R-1956549638.
- Source S-1953344717
- Repository: #R-1956549638
- Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- Author: Yates Publishing
- Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived
- Note:
- APID: 1,7836::0
- Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
Original data:
Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. Kentucky. Birth and Death Records: Covington, Lexington, Louisville, and Newport – Microfilm (before 1911). Microfilm rolls #7007125-7007131, 7011804-7011813, 7012974-7013570, 7015456-7015462. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. Kentucky. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1955). Microfilm rolls #7016130-7041803. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. (Certificate #16406)
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- Jeff (Holmes) Ledford
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~6.25%
Terri (Palmer) Koch :
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~1.56%
Mike Spurlock :
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~1.56%
~6.25%
L A Banta :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YA1012746 [compare]
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~1.56%
Vicky (Hatton) Perdue :
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MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
Chris Palmer :
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~1.56%
Deborah (Clark) Williams :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Michael Brown :
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~1.56%
Ronda (Reeves) Elam :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
A Skidmore :
AncestryDNA
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~1.17%
Deborah Henson :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
William (Allen Jr) Allen-Spurlock :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Randall Roberts :
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~0.78%
Mike Crain :
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Alyson (Bandy) Merrell :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Mindy (Newman) Lefort :
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~0.78%
Anonymous Hall :
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~0.39%
Charlie Hinton :
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