Dedford Family

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: [unknown]
Surname/tag: Dedford

This is an unofficial name study to try to connect African Americans with the surname Dedford. It is a very uncommon name.

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• Charlotte Dedford (married name) (1843-1889) b CAN d Chicago
• David Dedford Sr (1818-) PA father or grandfather was Pom i.e. Palm
• David M. Dedford (1868-) PA PA MD
• David Dedford (1878-) PA
• Effie Dedford (1876-1886) CAN dau of Palm & Charlotte
• Elizabeth Dedford (1868-1875) b d Philadelphia dau Cassey & Mary Dedford
• Harriet Dedford (1852-) PA
• Hattie L. Dedford (1879-) Cleveland dau of Palm & Charlotte Bienks? Banks?
• Jacob Dedford (1825-) RI (F/M PA)
• James Dedford (Dec 1893-) VA
• Jane Dedford (married name) (1818-) RI (F/M NY)
• Jane Dedford (married name) (1887-) born in MD, incarcerated in 1930 in NJ.
• Jennie Dedford (1832-) born in PA, lived in Harrisburg, PA, worked as a cook.
• Lena Dedford (1874-1885) dau of Palm & Charlotte
• Louisa Dedford (Jul 1879-) OH dau of Palm & Charlotte
• Lula Dedford (married name) (1859-) wife of Wm
• Martha Dedford (1874-) born in PA, lived in Cleveland, OH.
• Mary B. Dedford (1873-), daughter of Jennie Dedford (no father named). Born PA.
• Mary Dedford (Dec 1869-), daughter of William, born in PA
• Palm (P. M. F.) Dedford (1843-1890) was a Civil War soldier. He served with the 55th Massachusetts. Born PA, lived Cleveland and Detroit.
• Palmer Dedford (1845-) waiter born in OH
• William Dedford (1849-) in PA. He lived in Shippensburg, Cumberland, PA in 1880 and worked as a day laborer.
• William Dedford (1863-) Harrisburg
• William Deadford (1864-) Harrisburg servant
• William Dedford (1868-1925) born in PA, lived in Detroit, worked as a Janitor in a Dept Store. His wife was Lula or Louise. Father Henry Dedford
• William Dedford (1875-) PA, son of Sarah Wilson

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1880 - Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA

Name	Bio	Status	Occ	Loc
Dedford, Palmer	MM 35	Boarder	Waiter	OH OH OH

1880 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH

Name	Bio	Status	Occ	Loc
Dedford, Palm	MM 37	Head	Waiter	PA PA PA
Dedford, Charlotte	BF 37	Wife		CAN KY CAN
Dedford, Lena	MF 6	Dau		CAN PA CAN
Dedford, Effie	MF 4	Dau		CAN PA CAN
Dedford, Louisa H.	MF 10/12	Dau		OH PA CAN
Cummins, Henry	BM 38	Boarder	Laborer	- - -

1880 - Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA

Name	Bio	Status	Occ	Loc
George E. Douglass	BM 40	Head	Laborer	MD MD MD
Elizabeth Douglass	BF 30	Wife		MD MD MD
Margaret Douglass	BF 15	Dau		PA PA PA
James Douglass	BM 9	Son		PA PA PA
William Dedford	BM 17	Nephew		PA PA PA

1880 - Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA

Name	Bio	Status	Occ	Loc
Douglas, James W.	BM 32	Head	Hostler	MD MD MD
Douglas, Martha J.	MF 32	Wife		MD MD MD
Douglas, Bertha M.	MF 2	Dau		PA MD MD
Douglas, Mabel Y.	MF Mar 1880	Dau		PA MD MD
Dedford, David M.	MM 12	Nephew		PA PA MD
Douglas Catharine	MF 80	Mother		MD MD MD

1880 - Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA

Name	Bio	Status	Occ	Loc
Dedford, Jennie	MF 48	Head	Cook	PA PA PA
Dedford, Mary B.	MF 7	Dau		PA PA PA

1880 - Shippensburg, Cumberland, PA

Name	Bio	Status	Occ	Loc
Wright, Stephen	BM 71	Head	Laborer	PA PA PA
Wright, Catharine	BF 61	Wife		PA PA PA
Wright, Sarah	BF 25	Dau	Domestic	PA PA PA
Wright, Samuel A.	BM 16	GrSon	Laborer	PA PA PA
Wright, Stephen H.	BM 14	GrSon		PA PA PA
Wright, Mary A.	BF 12	GrDau		PA PA PA
Conrad, Carrie	BF 7	GrDau		PA PA PA
Dedford, David Jr.	BM 2	GrSon		PA PA PA

1880 - Shippensburg, Cumberland, PA enumerated immediately after above family

Name	Bio	Status	Occ	Loc
Dedford, David Sr.	BM 62	Head	Laborer	PA PA PA
Dedford, Harriet	BF 28	Dau		PA PA PA

1880 - Shippensburg, Cumberland, PA

Name	Bio	Status	Occ	Loc
Wilson, Mary	BF 56	Head		PA PA PA
Wilson, Sarah E.	BF 22	Dau		PA PA PA
Dedford, William	BM 5	Bastard		PA PA PA
Barnils, Robert	BM 1	Bastard		PA PA PA