William
Sherman
Ledford
Born in Fannin County, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Manson Ledford
and Cynthia L (Patterson) Ledford
Brother of
Columbus Ledford, Catherine (Ledford) Poteet, George Washington Ledford, Mary Ann Ledford, Nancy Elizabeth (Ledford) Hedden, Fanny A (Ledford) Kendrick, Luiza Ledford and John Allen Ledford
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 82
in Whitfield County, Georgia, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Jul 2018
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Biography
William was born in 1865. He is the son of John Ledford and Cynthia Patterson.
Sources
- United States Census 1870 and 1880, and data from family records
- 1870 Census - John Ledford - Residence: Georgia
Shermon Ledford - Son - Male - Age 5 - Birthplace: Georgia
- 1880 Census - John Ledford - Residence: Alaculsa, Murray County, Georgia
William Ledford - Son - Male - Age 13 - Birthplace: Georgia
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC3M-F1D : 12 April 2016), Shermon Ledford in household of John Ledford, Georgia, United States; citing p. 58, family 420, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,647.
- United States Census 1880
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25070868
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC3M-F1D : 12 April 2016), Shermon Ledford in household of John Ledford, Georgia, United States; citing p. 58, family 420, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,647.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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
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~1.56%
Bob Pridgen :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A506817 [compare], Ancestry member BobPridgen_1
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~0.78%
Deborah Henson :
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Mark Burch
Mark Burch
Ledford-1964 and Ledford-1963 appear to represent the same person because: same person
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by Mark Burch
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