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Eligah W "Eli" Ledford

Born 3 Apr 1827 in Haywood County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Son of Jason David Ledford and Nancy Elizabeth (Bradley) Ledford

Brother of Alfred Bradley Ledford, Elisha Mac Ledford, Jason W Ledford, Mary M Ledford, Joseph Henry Ledford, Nancy (Ledford) Henson, Daniel Merritt Ledford, Elizabeth Matilda (Ledford) Crumley, David Joshua Ledford [half], Violet Olivia Ledford, George W Ledford [half], Sarah A. (Ledford) Fulbright, Margaret (Ledford) Sanders [half], Julius A Ledford [half], Sarah W E Ledford [half], William Ransom Ledford [half] and Abraham Lincoln Ledford [half]

Husband of Violet J. (McClure) Ledford — married about 1854 in Cherokee County, North Carolina

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Descendants

Father of Martha Margarette E. Ledford, Mary Cintha Ledford, Jane M. Ledford, Julia Ledford, John W Ledford, Iowa Ann (Ledford) Kitchens, Julia M. Ledford, Lydia Lillian Ledford, William Alvin Ledford, William McDowell Ledford and Tillie Ledford

Died 23 Feb 1900 at age 72 in Hiwassee, Clay County, North Carolina

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Biography

Eli was born in 1827. He was the son of Jason Ledford and Elizabeth Bradley. He passed away in 1900.

Sources

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18505161/eligah-w-ledford: accessed 01 October 2022), memorial page for Eligah W “Eli” Ledford (3 Apr 1827–23 Feb 1900), Find A Grave: Memorial #18505161, citing Ledford Chapel Methodist Cemetery, Hayesville, Clay County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Chuck Garland (contributor 46487579).

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4YB-8LW : 23 December 2020), Eli W Ledford in household of Jason D Ledford, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZML-YKG : 18 February 2021), Eli Ledford, 1860.

"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW86-DZN : 29 May 2021), Eli M Ledford, 1870.

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC6J-GX1 : 14 January 2022), Ely Ledford, Hiwassee Township, Clay, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.

"United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSYS-YGM : 20 January 2022), Eli W Ledford, 1900.

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

~6.25% Deborah Henson : AncestryDNA
~6.25% ~12.50% Jean (Gregory) Gregory Evans : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A692960 [compare], Ancestry member jeangregoryevans
~3.12% David Aughenbaugh : 23andMe
~1.56% Paul Dixon : 23andMe, GEDmatch GK6612462 [compare] + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YF9691873 [compare], Ancestry member pvdixon
~1.56% Paul Selk : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A674665 [compare], Ancestry member paulselk_1
~1.56% Robert Ledford : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lndaled
~1.56% Lisa Selk : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A778682 [compare], Ancestry member lisaselk
~1.56% Crystal (Layel) Pope : AncestryDNA
~1.56% Thomas Breazeale : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member breazealethomas708
~0.78% Dana Caldwell : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KD4083988 [compare], Ancestry member dcburr45
~0.78% Jean Masingill : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch LS8163362 [compare], FTDNA kit #919563
~0.39% Janet Masingill : 23andMe + AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YT9076034 [compare], Ancestry member janetmasingill + Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A411657 [compare], FTDNA kit #B472165 + MyHeritage DNA
~0.39% Janie (Massengale) Rinehart : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member JanieMassengaleRinehart
~0.39% James Masingill : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NX2355031 [compare], Ancestry member janetmasingill
~0.39% Prentist (Wilson) Sutherland : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T962490 [compare], FTDNA kit #69875

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Eligah W Ledford (1827 - 1900)

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