Born in Kentucky USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Robert Askins
and Mary Ellen (Gose) Askins
Sister of
Madeline (Askins) Egelston, Butler William Askins, Ezra Bradley Askins, Basil Talmage Askins, Luther Gose Askins, Albert Askins, Arliss Askins and Vernon W Askins
Wife of
Edward Howard Ledford
— married
1 Jun 1912 in Harlan County, Kentucky USA
Descendants 
Died
at age 78
in Middletown, Butler County, Ohio USA
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jan 2019
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Biography
FILE ADOPTED 1-22-22. WILL HAVE TO RESEARCH AS SOURCES HERE ARE NOT DOCUTMENTED.
Pearl was born in 1890. She passed away in 1968.
Sources
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWD1-KSK : 9 January 2021), Pearl Ledford in household of Edward H Ledford, Middletown, Middletown, Butler, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 9-64, sheet 17B, line 75, family 385, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3035.
"United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHGT-P2X : 1 February 2021), Pearl Ledford in entry for Edward Ledford, 1920.
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D4-ZTJZ : 22 July 2021), E H Ledford and Pearl Askins, 1 Jun 1912; citing Marriage, Menifee, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,842,911.
NAMED IN HUSBAND DEATH: "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLYC-5Q62 : 2 March 2021), Pearl Askins Ledford in entry for Edward Howard Ledford, 22 Sep 1963; citing Death, Frenchburg, Menifee, Kentucky, United States, certificate 1166322480, Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm .
- 1920 Census - Edward Ledford - Residence: Menifee County, Kentucky
Pearl Ledford - Wife - Female - Age 29 - Birthplace: Kentucky
- 1930 Census - Edward Ledford - Residence: Middletown, Butler County, Ohio
Pearl Ledford - Wife - Female - Age 39 - Birthplace: Kentucky
- 1940 Census - Edward Ledford - Residence: Middletown, Butler County, Ohio
Pearl Ledford - Wife - Female - Age 49 - Birthplace: Kentucky
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Pearl by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Pearl:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Pearl by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Pearl:
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~3.12%
John Powers
:
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Kathy (Powers) Kerns :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Jeffrey Spencer :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jlmspencer
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