Samuel
Carl
Ledford
Born in Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Ancestors 
Son of John D Ledford
and Mary Polly (Lowery) Ledford
Brother of
William L Ledford, Lauretta Ledford, Lizzie Ledford, Mary A Ledford, Noah Ledford, Mary Belle Ledford, Columbus Mills Lam Ledford, Hattie T Ledford, Sarah L Ledford and Charles Alias Ledford
Husband of
Nora Matilda (Buchannan) Ledford
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Emma Delia (Ledford) Manus, Ernest Ledford, Belle Ledford, Lee Hubert Ledford and Donald Ledford
Died
at age 60
in Grassy Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Dec 2018
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Biography
Samuel was born in 1884. He is the son of John Ledford and Mary Lowery. He passed away in 1940.
Research Notes
Headstone at Find A Grave: Memorial #69988807 says date of birth is 1884, but that is inconsistent with the census records including this ancestor's enumeration in 1880. (Compton-2184 16:24, 27 October 2021 (UTC))
Sources
- United States Census 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930, and data from family records
- 1880 Census - john Ledford - Residence: Snow Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina
Samuel Ledford - Son - Male - Age 1 - Birthplace: North Carolina
- 1900 Census - john Ledford - Residence: Grassy Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina
Samuel Ledford - Son - Male - Age 21 - Birthplace: North Carolina
- 1910 Census - Residence: Grassy Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina
Sam C Ledford - Head - Male - Age 31 - Birthplace: North Carolina
- 1920 Census - Residence: Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina
Sam Ledford - Head - Male - Age 41 - Birthplace: North Carolina
- 1930 Census - Residence: Grassy Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina
Sam Ledford - Head - Male - Age 52 - Birthplace: North Carolina
- Burial: Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Samuel Carl Ledford (30 Nov 1884–9 Feb 1940), Find A Grave: Memorial #69988807, citing Mount Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Mark Lawson (contributor 47268319).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel 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 Samuel 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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~1.56%
Terry (Sage, Jr.) Sage :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Kelley Harrell :
23andMe, GEDmatch M815615 [compare]
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