John
Ervin
Ledford
Born in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Josiah Joseph Ledford
and Alse G. (Ball) Ledford
Brother of
Jesse Silas Ledford, James Manley Ledford, Nancy Elizabeth Ledford, Marian Ledford, Violet (Ledford) Freeman, Martha Ledford, Josiah Ledford, Enoch J Ledford, Rachel Ledford, Fidelis Frank Ledford, William H (Ledford) Leadford and Frank Newton Ledford
Husband of
Mary Lucinda (Parham) Ledford
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Marietta (Ledford) Digges
Died
at age 85
in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Aug 2018
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Biography
This profile is part of the Ledford Name Study.
John Ervin Ledford was born on October 31, 1854 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States, son of Josiah Joseph Ledford (1823–1908) and Alse G. Ball (1829–1912).[1]
John married Mary Lucinda Parham (born on February 29, 1856 in Buncombe, North Carolina). Their daughter was Marietta Ledford (1904–1984).
John died on June 5, 1940 in Asheville, Buncombe County, aged 85. He was buried in Sluder Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98431398/john-ervin-ledford : accessed 05 April 2022), memorial page for John Ervin Ledford (31 Oct 1854–5 Jun 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 98431398, citing Sluder Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Paula Ledford Waller (contributor 47273300) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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
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~6.25%
Roy Ledford :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Joe McDonald :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Tammy (Ledford) Edwards :
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