Sarah
Ann
Ledford
Born in Trigg County, Kentucky
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Ledford Sr.
and Jane (Smith) Ledford
Sister of
William W Ledford [half], Andrew Ledford, Carter Ledford, Joseph Ledford Jr., Lucy Ledford, Martha Ann Jane (Ledford) Lewis and James Sidney Ledford Sr.
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 56
in Trigg County, Kentucky
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Apr 2013
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Biography
Sarah was born in 1824. She was the daughter of Joseph Ledford and Jane Smith.
Sarah married Joseph S Shelton Dec 16 1845 in Trigg, Kentucky. [1]
1860 they lived in Trigg, Kentucky. [2]
- J S Shelton Male 36 Kenty
- S A Shelton Female 38 Kenty
- J S Shelton Male 12 Kenty
- A W Shelton Male 10 Kenty
- W J Shelton Male 6 Kenty
- J R Shelton Male 2 Kenty
- N M Shelton Female Kenty
1880 they lived in Bedford, Trimble, Kentucky. [3]
- James B Self Male 60 Kentucky, United States
- Sarah Wife Female 57 Kentucky, United States
- William Son Male 19 Kentucky, United States
- Dude Son Male 15 Kentucky, United States
- Charles Son Male 13 Kentucky, United States
- Mary Daughter Female 11 Kentucky, United States
- Mary Other Female 25 Kentucky, United States
Sources
- ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ9-PVWR : 9 March 2021), Joseph S Shelton and Sarah Ledford, 16 Dec 1845; citing Marriage, Trigg, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 321,335.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZB6-FQJ : 18 February 2021), S A Shelton in entry for J S Shelton, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCZ1-4HS : 19 February 2021), Sarah in household of James B, Bedford, Trimble, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 193, sheet 479C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,443.
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Acknowledgments
Thank you to Terry Duncan for creating WikiTree profile Ledford-599 through the import of TDuncan.ged on Apr 15, 2013.
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