Who is father of Joseph William Ledbetter b.Madison Co, Georgia 1845-1920

Question

Fought for CSA, Shot twice. nearly died at Shiloh. Had one brother , John

 who was murdered in 1879.  Mother was Mary___ from S.C.

Answer 1

His fathers name was Thomas Joseph Ledbetter. Mother was Mary Sue Nash.http://www.fgs-project.com/georgia/groups/l/ledbetter-joseph-william.html

Comments

There are no sources or documentation on the link to Georgia groups. The site is a copy of Unsourced ancestrytrees

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Sherri, thank you for your interest.  Please keep on trying.

No, what you wrote is wrong. You are reading what I, myself, put on aGeorgia Group sheet many years ago.  I was told that by an aunt, but  I can find NO proof of that at all; and if you can, please write back.  

Also,  the answer is not Robert Led. and Mary McCune, as many researchers feel, (wish it was that simple)  the timing is perfect, but the children are wrong. Robert Led. did not have the three toddlers that are shown with Mary__ on 1850 Madison Co. census:  Joseph William Led (my grgrandf.)John (murdered 1879)Mary Jo(died typhus at 20).

Thank youSherri for your help.  I appreciate any clue you find.

Jo Ledbetter 1153

Answer 2

Here is a possibility

 

Georgia, Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850

Name:	Mary Mccune
Spouse:	Robert Leadbetter
Marriage Date:	13 Aug 1844
Marriage County:	Madison
Marriage State:	Georgia

There is however no father listed on the 1850 Census

Joseph Ledbetter

 in the 1850 United States Federal Census

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Name:	Joseph Ledbetter
Age:	5
Birth Year:	abt 1845
Birthplace:	Georgia
Home in 1850:	Subdivision 56, Madison, Georgia, USA
Gender:	Male
Family Number:	622
Household Members:	Name Age Mary Ledbetter 43 Joseph Ledbetter 5 John Ledbetter 3 Mary J Ledbetter 1

Hope this helps

Answer 3

I wonder why the marriage record has the maiden name of his wife as Scott rather than Smith, as the latter is in the WikiTree profile.

 

Joseph W. Ledbetter

mentioned in the record of Joseph W. Ledbetter and Sarah E. Scott

Name	Joseph W. Ledbetter
Spouse's Name	Sarah E. Scott
Event Date	31 Jul 1864
Event Place	Clarke,Georgia

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Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967

Indexing Project (Batch) Number	M53192-2
System Origin	Georgia-ODM
GS Film number	0214494 V. D-E

Citing this Record

"Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW6L-9LX : 24 December 2014), Joseph W. Ledbetter and Sarah E. Scott, 31 Jul 1864; citing Clarke,Georgia; FHL microfilm 0214494 V. D-E.

Comments

There's a note on the profile. Scott was Sarah's stepfather

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Smith is correct.  Her parents were Jackson Smith and Cynthia Edwards.

Jackson Smith died when Sarah Elizabeth was approx. 10 and her mother married Patrick Scott.   The family came to be known locally as Scotts, and were likely pretty illiterate..?..  The injured JWLed. begged time to come home from war to marry 7/31/1864.     Possibly Joseph William Ledbetter filled out the license and put Scott rather than Smith, forever confusing we descendants.   Thanks for your interest.   

Thank you ALL for helping me try to find JWLed. father... He was not Robert Led and Mary McCune, though the time is right, the children are not.

Jo Ledbetter, grgranddaughter