Born in North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Ledford Jr
and Catherine (Richards) Ledford
Sister of
Walter Ledford, Grizzella B. (Ledford) Kinnamon, Alfred Bruce Ledford, Rebecca (Ledford) Beeson, John M Ledford Jr, Catherine Belinda (Ledford) Teague and Hamilton Ledford
Wife of
Absalom James Beeson
— married
16 Oct 1835 in Stokes County, North Carolina, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 83
in Amo, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Nov 2018
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Biography
Joyce was born in 1810. She was the daughter of John Ledford and Catherine Richards. She passed away in 1893.
Sources
- United States Census 1820 and 1830, and data from family records
- 1820 Census - John A Ledford Jr - Residence: Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina
- Joyce Ledford - [1 - Female - Ages (0 to 10)] - Age 5
- 1830 Census - Catherine Ledford - Residence: Buncombe County, North Carolina
- Joyce Ledford - [1 - Female - Ages (15 to 20)] - Age 15
- Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920, <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ77-DL1>
- Data from family records
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joyce by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joyce:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joyce by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Joyce:
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~3.12%
~3.12%
Melva (Cook) Coffelt 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M500563 [compare]
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~3.12%
Paula Downey :
23andMe
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~3.12%
Doris Ledford :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T742893 [compare], FTDNA kit #667805
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~1.56%
Melanie (Ledford) Raiford :
23andMe
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Douglas Moore :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~0.78%
Sheila Smith :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Kathy (Stafford) Olson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T301186 [compare], FTDNA kit #574100
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Robert Chatham :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T843663 [compare], FTDNA kit #680420
-
~0.78%
Shirley (Bassett) Hamm :
MyHeritage DNA
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John Elkin
John Elkin
Ledford-7175 and Ledford-4561 appear to represent the same person because: they have the same husband
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