John Ledford (abt. 1822 - 1893)

Born about 1 Mar 1822 in Macon, North Carolina, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Amy (Nichols) Ledford — married 24 Mar 1844 in Macon County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 1 Apr 1893 at about age 71 in Prentiss, Macon County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

John Ledford was born in 1822. He married Amy Nichols in 1844. He passed away in 1893^[1] and is buried in the Pleasant Hill Baptist Cemetery in Macon County, North Carolina.^[2]

John married Amy Nichols on 28 March 1844 in Macon, North Carolina, USA ^[3]

Residence

1830 Federal Census: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA ^[4]

1840 Federal Census: Macon, North Carolina, USA ^[5]

1860 Federal Census: Tennessee Valley, Macon, North Carolina, USA ^[6]

1870 Federal Census: Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, USA ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Macon Co., NC, Loose Estates 1831 – 1920, John Ledford 1893 folder; North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh; NCSA microfilm publication G.061.2317265. For a discussion resolving the conflicting evidence for the dates of death given by John's tombstone and in his estate records, see "John Ledford's Date of Death," https://genealogical.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/john-ledfords-date-of-death/
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 22 February 2022), memorial page for John Ledford (1 Mar 1822–1 Apr 1894), Find A Grave: Memorial #19759538, citing Pleasant Hill Baptist Cemetery, Macon County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by JoAnn Welch Coon (contributor 46853486) .
3. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762 - 1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9J-4CBV : 28 November 2018), John Ledford and Amy Nickles, citing Macon, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHP6-SGX : 29 July 2017), Jesse Ledford, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States; citing 503, NARA microfilm publication M19 (Washington D.C. : National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. ), roll 124; FHL microfilm 18,090.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYZ-PMV : 8 June 2020), Jesse Ledford, Macon, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 160, NARA microfilm publication (Washington D.C. : National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. ), roll ; FHL microfilm.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDT-1ZC : 19 March 2020), John Ledford, 1860, Tennessee Valley, Macon, North Carolina.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW8V-FKG : 10 March 2020), Jno Ledford, 1870, Franklin, Macon, North Carolina.