James M Ledbetter (1813 - 1863)

Born 1813 in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 1863 at about age 50 in Jacks Creek, Chester, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

James M Ledbetter was born in 1813 in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, son of Alsey Ledbetter (1779–1874) and Martha Patsy Bright (1784–1875). Alternate birth date and location: 27 OCT 1812 in North Carolina, USA. ^[1] Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 1813 ^{[2] [3]}

His siblings were:

1. Zachariah Ledbetter (1810–1885)
2. Lucy Elizabeth Ledbetter (1814–1856)
3. Susan Ledbetter (1815– )
4. Emiline Ledbetter (1821–1861)
5. Andrew Jackson Ledbetter (1823–1898)
6. Sally Ledbetter (1825– )
7. William Alsey Ledbetter (1826–~1860)
8. Sara Sally Ledbetter (1829– )
9. Martha Jane Ledbetter (1829–1884)
10. Susan Ledbetter (1832– )

James married Rutha R J Tillman UNKNOWN, Rutha was born on 26 Mar 1820 in Chatham, North Carolina, USA.

James married 15 MAR 1823 Guilford, North Carolina, USA^[4]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1830

Place: Guilford, North Carolina, USA^[5]

Residence:

Date: 1840

Place: Guilford, North Carolina, USA^[6]

Residence:

Date: 1850

Place: District 5, Henderson, Tennessee/^[7]

Residence:

Date: 1860

Place: District 5, Henderson, Tennessee, USA/^[8]

Residence:

Date: 1870

Place: District 5, Henderson, Tennessee, United States/^[9]

Residence:

Date: 1880

Place: District 5, Henderson, Tennessee, United States/^[10]

James passed away in 1863 in Jacks Creek, Chester, Tennessee, USA, aged 49. Alternate Death Date: 10 Sep 1895 in Jacks Creek, Chester, Tennessee, USA^{[11] [12]}

Research Notes

• After merge or autobio, record was not cleaned. Updated to combine records on 25 Jan 2024. Some date discrepancies between merged records not resolved.
• No NOTE record found with id NS118033.
• FamilySearch (FS) research notes: There are (2) James Ledbetter brothers - Do not merge. But they both have (2) different sets of parents in FS.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S11803 Data: Text: Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm) [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc.
2. ↑ Source: #S266 Page: Ancestry Family Trees
3. ↑ Source: #S192 Page: Data Source: . Data: Text: Marriage date: 15 Mar 1823 Marriage place: Guilford, North Carolina
4. ↑ Source: #S192 Page: Data Source: . Data: Text: Marriage date: 15 Mar 1823, Marriage place: Guilford, North Carolina
5. ↑ Source: #S282 Page: Year: 1830; Census Place: , Guilford, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: . Data: Text: Residence date: 1830 Residence place: Guilford, North Carolina, United States Object: @M10681@
6. ↑ Source: #S283 Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: , Guilford, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: . Data: Text: Residence date: 1840 Residence place: Guilford, North Carolina, United States Object: @M10680@
7. ↑ Source: #S253 Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 5, Henderson, Tennessee; Roll: M432_883; Page: 145A; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1812 Birth place: North Carolina Residence date: 1850 Residence place: District 5, Henderson, Tennessee Object: @M4618@
8. ↑ Source: #S252 Page: Year: 1860; Census Place: District 5, Henderson, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: 218; Image: 78. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1812 Birth place: North Carolina Residence date: 1860 Residence place: District 5, Henderson, Tennessee, United States Object: @M4621@
9. ↑ Source: #S274 Page: Year: 1870; Census Place: District 5, Henderson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1813 Birth place: North Carolina Residence date: 1870 Residence place: District 5, Henderson, Tennessee, United States Object: @M4619@
10. ↑ Source: #S250 Page: Year: 1880; Census Place: District 5, Henderson, Tennessee; Roll: 1262; Family History Film: 1255262; Page: 335A; Enumeration District: 56; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1812 Birth place: North Carolina Residence date: 1880 Residence place: District 5, Henderson, Tennessee, United States Object: @M4620@
11. ↑ Source: #S266 Page: Ancestry Family Trees
12. ↑ Source: #S11803 Data: Text: Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm) [database online]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc.

• Source: S192 Ancestry.com. North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.Original data - Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. (P.O. Box 740, Orem, Utah 84059) from county marriage records on microfilm located at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.
• Source: S282 Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Gr
• Source: S283 Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record G
• Source: S253 Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls).
• Source: S252 Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records
• Source: S274 Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record.
• Source: S250 Ancestry.com. 1880 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited
• Source: S11803 Title: OneWorldTreeSM Repository: Note: #NS118033 Call Number: Media: Ancestry.com
• Source: S266 Ancestry.com. Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA:

Acknowledgements

• Thank you to Scott Ledbetter for creating WikiTree profile Ledbetter-291 through the import of 3112910.ged on Jun 7, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Scott and others.
• Ledbetter-804 was created by Robert Birdsong through the import of Ancestral Echoes - Birdsong & related families _29062014.ged on Jun 29, 2014.