Susannah (Dalton) Lankford (abt. 1797 - aft. 1870)

Born about 1797 in Rutherford county, North Carolina, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Braxton Bragg Lankford Sr — married 16 Jan 1817 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America

Wife of Braxton Lankford — married 16 Jan 1817 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died after 1870 after about age 73 in Polk county, North Carolina, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Susannah was born about 1797 to William Dalton and Charlotte Johnson.

She married Braxton Lankford on 16 January 1817 in Rutherford County, North Carolina. ^{[1][2] [3][4][5][6]} Together the had the following children:

1. Richard Paxton Lankford
2. Dennis Lankford ^[3][4]
3. Wales Smith Lankford ^[3]
4. John Walker Lankford ^[3]
5. Martin L Lankford ^[3][4]
6. Susan Lankford ^[3]
7. Amanda Lankford ^[4]
8. Nancy Lankford ^[3]
9. Esther Lankford ^[4]

She passed away after 1870. Her burial details are unknown.

Research Notes

Estate

Transcription Estate of Braxton Lankford: ^[6]

PAGE 1: "The following are the names of the Heirs at Law of Braxton Lankford, co heir: R. Paxton Lankford, M.V.B. Lankford, B.C. Lankford, D.M. Lankford, W.S. Lankford, Geog [sic] W. Rhodes and wife law, Richard Thomas and wife Amanda, and S Lankford. Isac [sic] Wesh, Joseph B. Wesh, Denis W. Wesh. Wm M. Wesh, James M. Wesh, Manford Dun Wesh, Amanda E Wesh, Susan Jo Wesh, and Susan Linoly.

TO BE COMPLETED. Moody-8514 02:01, 7 March 2023 (UTC)

Census

Head of Household: William Dalton

1800 Census ^[7]

1810 Census

Head of Household: Braxton Lankford

1820 Census ^[8]

1830 Census ^[9]

1840 Census

1850 Census ^[3]

Notes: Braxton and Susan are living in Henderson, NC. Braxton, Dennis, Walton, Martin and S*ney's occupation is "Farmer". Braxton's Real Estate is valued at $500.

1860 Census ^[4]

Notes: Braxton and Susan are living in Tyron, NC. The Postal Office is in Tyron. Braxton's occupation is "Dr". The value of his Real Estate is $1,000. and the value of his Personal Estate is $880. Dennis' occupation is "Farmer", and Martin is "Teacher CS (?County School?)". Amanda, Ester and William attended school within the census year. Braxton, Susan, Dennis, Martin are persons over age 20 and are reported to be able to read and write. Wm and Caroline are likely not children due to their age, 9 and 2 respectively.

1870 Census ^[5]

Notes: Braxton and Susan are living in Township #4, Polk County, NC. Postal Office is located in Columbus. Braxton's occupation is "Farmer" and Susan is "Keeping House". Braxton's Real Estate is valued at $500. and his Personal Estate is valued at $243. Braxton and Susan can read and write and their parents are not of foreign birth. Living next door is R P Lankford (that name is in Braxton's Estate files). This may be Robert Paxton Lankford, his wife Lucinda and seven children. Joseph Lankford is likely not a child due to his age of 6.

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21B-RCGX : 21 July 2021), Whiney Branttston Lankford and Susanah Dalton, 10 Jan 1817; citing Rutherford Twp, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
2. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q285-YD3T : 22 July 2021), Braxton Lankford and Susanah Dalton, 16 Jan 1817; citing Rutherford, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 847,782.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BZ-NWQ : 24 December 2020), Braxton Langford, Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6W-YQL : 18 February 2021), Braxton Lankford, 1860.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW8T-V5S : 29 May 2021), B B Lankford, 1870.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z7-SYPQ : 16 March 2018), Braxton Lankford, 1874; citing Polk, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRW-HC1 : accessed 7 March 2023), William Dolton, Morgan, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 105, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 33; FHL microfilm 337,909.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGS-HSZ : accessed 7 March 2023), Braxton Lankford, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1830", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:XHP6-38B : Fri Jan 20 15:04:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Braxton Lankford, 1830.

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: KHBM-1KG
• Find A Grave: Memorial #59164630
• RootsWeb: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=drjameslawler&id=I182736

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Dalton-1656 created through the import of Vicki Norman family tree v2 (3).ged on Aug 1, 2012 by Vicki Norman.