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Stokes T Ledford

Born 6 Jun 1889 in Yancey County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Son of Noah M Ledford and Sarah Mellissie (Roland) Ledford

Brother of Silas Curtis Ledford, Catherine Ledford, Lucinda (Ledford) Scott, Hattie (Ledford) Elkins, Martha (Ledford) Burleson and Leslie Lee Ledford

Husband of Bessie Lee (Blankenship) Ledford — married 2 Jun 1907 in Price Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States

Father of Miller Noah Ledford and Pauline (Ledford) Austin

Died 7 Oct 1957 at age 68 in Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, United States

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Profile last modified 29 Sep 2023 | Created 9 Jul 2018

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Biography

Stokes Ledford lived in Appalachia, in North Carolina.

Stokes was born in 1889. He was the son of Noah Ledford and Mellissie Roland. He passed away in 1957.

Sources

"United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSBR-N8T : Sun Sep 17 10:20:56 UTC 2023), Entry for Noah Ledford and Melisa Ledford, 1900.

"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLM3-9HDF : 21 July 2021), Stokes Ledford and Bessie Blankenship, 02 Jan 1908; citing Yancey, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .

"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZD4-ZRF : 25 December 2021), Stokes Ledford, 1917-1918.

"United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZJY-LBH : Thu Aug 24 03:01:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Stokes Ledford and Bessie Ledford, 1920.

"United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X37R-YNS : Thu Sep 21 18:26:10 UTC 2023), Entry for Stokes T Ledford and Bessie Ledford, 1930.

"North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGQ8-J4B : 29 September 2022), Stokes Ledford, 1957.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41455754/stokes-ledford: accessed 29 September 2023), memorial page for Stokes Ledford (6 Jun 1889–7 Oct 1957), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41455754, citing Clingman Ledford Cemetery, Price Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Owens (contributor 50560026).

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Stokes by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:

Jeff (Holmes) Ledford : Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-FT156674, FTDNA kit #779515

It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Stokes:

~3.12% Peggy Drinkard : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Peggyscreation
~0.78% Kelley Harrell : 23andMe, GEDmatch M815615 [compare] + AncestryDNA, Ancestry member skelleyh

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Stokes T Ledford (1889 - 1957)

Biography

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