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Silus Lucius Andrew Ledford

Born 14 Jan 1855 in Shooting Creek, Clay County, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Son of Curtis E Ledford and Susannah E (Baker) Ledford

Brother of Samuel Byron Barne Ledford, Aremius Smelicue Malachi Ledford, John Baker Ledford, Thomas Virgil Ledford, Sarah Jane (Ledford) Hughes, Julia A (Ledford) Patterson, Emberson Ledford and Joseph Taylor Ledford

Husband of Rachel Missouri (Gattis) Ledford — married 11 Aug 1876 in Hayesville, Clay County, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Father of Christopher Vinson Ledford, Ancy Caloma Ledford, Obie Simpson Ledford, Dena Ledford, Omie (Ledford) Penland, Ada Ledford, Minnie Ledford, Mommer Sophia Ledford, Omar Baylar Ledford, Christopher Vincent Ledford, Alonzo Ore Ledford, W B Ledford, Hawley Holmes Ledford, Cohen Ledford, Robert Earl Ledford, Herman Kelley Ledford, Mattie Victoria (Ledford) Woody and Nettie Edna (Ledford) Rogers

Died 13 Apr 1932 at age 77 in Shooting Creek, Clay County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Silus Ledford lived in Appalachia, in North Carolina.

Silus was born in 1855. He was the son of Curtis Ledford and Susannah Baker. He passed away in 1932.

Sources

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDP-4BJ : Fri Sep 15 23:25:42 UTC 2023), Entry for Curles Ledford and Susanah Ledford, 1860.

"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW8D-6XM : Thu Sep 14 18:01:58 UTC 2023), Entry for Curtis Ledford and Susin E Ledford, 1870.

"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9B-97JP : 10 March 2021), Ledford and Rachel Gattis, 11 Aug 1876; citing Clay, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .

"United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6J-G73 : Mon Sep 18 01:52:03 UTC 2023), Entry for Lucious Ledford and Rachel Ledford, 1880.

"United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSY3-D8V : Sun Sep 17 09:14:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Lousious Ledford and Rachel Ledford, 1900.

"United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML94-NPB : Mon Sep 18 23:04:31 UTC 2023), Entry for Andrew Ledford and Rachel Ledford, 1910.

"United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZKN-6JP : Wed Aug 23 23:04:43 UTC 2023), Entry for Lush A Ledford and Rachel Ledford, 1920.

"United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3SZ-49K : Thu Sep 21 16:49:54 UTC 2023), Entry for Lusk A Ledford and Rachel Ledford, 1930.

"North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPDS-XZK : 29 September 2022), Lucius A. Ledford, 1932.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45555613/lucius-andrew-ledford: accessed 01 October 2023), memorial page for Lucius Andrew Ledford (15 Jan 1855–11 May 1932), Find a Grave Memorial ID 45555613, citing Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Shooting Creek, Clay County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Léa A. (contributor 49763083).

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Silus 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 Silus:

~3.12% Ronald Ledford : 23andMe
~3.12% Allen (Woodard) Jensen : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T061669 [compare], Ancestry member P_J_Allen + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T061669 [compare], FTDNA kit #B9767
~1.56% Deborah Henson : AncestryDNA
~1.56% Shantay Sawyer : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member shantay78sawyer + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B409513 + Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch A441644 [compare] + MyHeritage DNA
~1.56% Tasha Francis : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PV4405993 [compare], Ancestry member theflash1979
~1.56% Timothy Francis : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FA8189275 [compare], yourDNAportal TIM58adbc36, Ancestry member tdf031979
~0.78% Elizabeth (Ledford) Landers : 23andMe
~0.78% William Ledford : 23andMe, GEDmatch WA2308283 [compare]
~0.78% Bob Pridgen : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A506817 [compare], Ancestry member BobPridgen_1
~0.78% Andrew Franklin : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F453667 [compare], FTDNA kit #453667

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Silus Lucius Andrew Ledford (1855 - 1932)

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