George
Washington
Ledford
Born in Shooting Creek, Clay County, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
William Fannin Ledford, Susan Adaladie Ledford, Wilburn A Ledford, Rosey Ledford, Dovine Ledford, Donitia Elizabeth Ledford, Danishia Ledford, Emory Curtis Ledford and Ruby (Ledford) Reynolds
Husband of
Sarah Loretta (Scroggs) Ledford
— married
22 Dec 1901 in Clay County, North Carolina, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Lillie C Ledford, Alfred Carland Ledford, Anne M Ledford, Early Ledford, Harley Ledford and Willard Ralph Ledford
Died
at age 53
in Shooting Creek. Clay County, North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Oct 2018
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Biography
George Ledford lived in Appalachia, in North Carolina.
George was born in 1881. He was the son of Samuel Ledford and Nancy Hogsed. He passed away in 1934.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSY3-3SX : Sun Sep 17 09:12:53 UTC 2023), Entry for S Byson Ledford and N C Ledford, 1900.
- "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ1J-F4H : 14 February 2020), George Ledford, 1901.
- "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3SZ-4MS : Thu Sep 21 16:50:59 UTC 2023), Entry for George Ledford and Sallie Ledford, 1930.
- "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPJN-X75 : 29 September 2022), George Lidford, 1934.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50091618/george-w-ledford: accessed 30 September 2023), memorial page for George W Ledford (20 Mar 1881–30 Apr 1934), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50091618, citing Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Shooting Creek, Clay County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Steve Eller (contributor 49608700).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George 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 George 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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~12.50%
Ronald Ledford :
23andMe
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~3.12%
Tasha Francis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PV4405993 [compare], Ancestry member theflash1979
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~3.12%
Timothy Francis :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FA8189275 [compare], yourDNAportal TIM58adbc36, Ancestry member tdf031979
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~1.56%
Allen (Woodard) Jensen :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T061669 [compare], Ancestry member P_J_Allen
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T061669 [compare], FTDNA kit #B9767
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~0.78%
Deborah Henson :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Shantay Sawyer :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member shantay78sawyer
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B409513
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Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch A441644 [compare]
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