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Benjamin Taylor Ledford

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Benjamin Taylor Ledford

Birth
Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Death
12 Dec 1899 (aged 45)
Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Ironsburg, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Married January 8, 1873 in Macon County, NC.

Family as listed in the 1880 federal census, June 9, 1880, in Macon County, NC, Cartoogechaye Township, Enumeration District 119, page 6 (family name misspelled as "Leadford"):

B. Leadford, head, age 25 1/2
Emma Leadford, wife, age 26
N. H., son, age 6 1/2 -- likely mis-listed as a son, since this age corresponds to late 1873 and matches daughter Polly Ledford listed in the 1900 census.
Geo. D., son, age 4 -- George Dillard Ledford (1876-1960), not listed in the family in the 1900 census since he had married and left the home.
Mary L., daughter, age 1 1/3 -- Lucy Ledford Roberson (1879-1949), since this age corresponds to daughter Lucy Ledford listed in the 1900 census.

Family as listed in the 1900 federal census, Monroe County, TN, Civil District 19, page 8 (the year after he died):

Emma Ledford, mother (b. May 1854)
Polly Ledford, sister (b. November 1873)
Lucy Ledford, sister (b. January 1879)
Benjamin Ledford, brother (b. February 1882)
Bertha Ledford, sister (b. April 1885)
Thomas A. Ledford, brother (b. June 1888)
[Thomas Arthur Ledford]
Albert W. Ledford, brother (b. July 1891)
[William Elbert Ledford]
Married January 8, 1873 in Macon County, NC.

Family as listed in the 1880 federal census, June 9, 1880, in Macon County, NC, Cartoogechaye Township, Enumeration District 119, page 6 (family name misspelled as "Leadford"):

B. Leadford, head, age 25 1/2
Emma Leadford, wife, age 26
N. H., son, age 6 1/2 -- likely mis-listed as a son, since this age corresponds to late 1873 and matches daughter Polly Ledford listed in the 1900 census.
Geo. D., son, age 4 -- George Dillard Ledford (1876-1960), not listed in the family in the 1900 census since he had married and left the home.
Mary L., daughter, age 1 1/3 -- Lucy Ledford Roberson (1879-1949), since this age corresponds to daughter Lucy Ledford listed in the 1900 census.

Family as listed in the 1900 federal census, Monroe County, TN, Civil District 19, page 8 (the year after he died):

Emma Ledford, mother (b. May 1854)
Polly Ledford, sister (b. November 1873)
Lucy Ledford, sister (b. January 1879)
Benjamin Ledford, brother (b. February 1882)
Bertha Ledford, sister (b. April 1885)
Thomas A. Ledford, brother (b. June 1888)
[Thomas Arthur Ledford]
Albert W. Ledford, brother (b. July 1891)
[William Elbert Ledford]


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