Lindsey Ledford

1822 - Aft 1900  (> 79 years)   Has no ancestors but 12 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Lindsey Ledford
  Birth	Mar 1822	NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	84EB888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000939A
  Death	Aft 1900	Mitchell Co, NC
  Person ID	I7417	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	23 Jan 2020

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Burleson,   b. 1828/1829, NC d. 1860/1861, Yancey Co, NC (now MItchell Co, NC) (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1844	Yancey Co, NC (now MItchell Co, NC)
  _UID	136B2DBD19201B4CBF6682D623E8E1BC2D88
  Children	1. Harriet Ledford,   b. 1843/1844, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. Aft 1860, Yancey Co, NC (now MItchell Co, NC) (Age > 17 years)   2. Jasper W Ledford,   b. 1845/1846, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. Aft 1860, Yancey Co, NC (now MItchell Co, NC) (Age > 15 years)   3. Julia Ann Ledford,   b. 1848/1849, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. 5 Feb 1914, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 65 years)   4. Phoebe Manerva Ledford,   b. 24 Mar 1852, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. 25 Apr 1943, McDowell Co, NC (Age 91 years)   5. James Manning Ledford,   b. 31 Jan 1853, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. 18 Nov 1926, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 73 years)   6. Reuben G Ledford,   b. 1858/1859, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 22 years)
  Family ID	F28819	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Rachel E Davis,   b. 11 Nov 1836, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. 12 Aug 1916, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	5 Sep 1861	Mitchell Co, NC
  _UID	01F8F58AC0F3664795ACFBA1C316D155B494
  Children	1. Allen Ledford,   b. 1863/1864, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 17 years)   2. Martha Ledford,   b. Jun 1866, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 35 years)   3. Woodward Ledford,   b. 1868/1869, Mitchell Co, NC d. 24 Jan 1921, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 52 years)   4. Emma J Ledford,   b. 1870/1871, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 10 years)   5. Sarah Ledford,   b. May 1877, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1900, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 24 years)   6. Charles Ledford,   b. Jan 1879, Mitchell Co, NC d. 14 Mar 1933, Avery Co, NC (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F1804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:Spouse of Marty Grant's 1st Cousin, 5 times removed.; !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/ !DISCUSSION GROUP (Free) for those researching the William & Frances (Carpenter) Davis family: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WilliamDavis/ !CENSUS:1850 Yancey Co., NC # ---/464 Lindsley (sic) Ledford 25 Farmer $- NC Jasper 4 Elizabeth 21 Harriet 6 Julia A. 1; !CENSUS:1860 Yancey Co., NC Bakersville PO # 354/354 Lindsey Ledford 37 Farmer $300/565 NC Elizabeth 33 Harriet 16 Jasper W. 14 Cecilia A. 10 James M. 7 Phebey 5 Reuben G. 1 Thomas Young 25 Clerk Store $-/450; !MARRIAGE: 5 Sep 1862 Mitchell Co., NC Lindsay Ledford & Rachiel Davis by John W. Buchanan; !CENSUS:1870 Mitchell Co., NC Snow Creek, Ledger PO # 58/58 Linsey Ledford 51 Farmer $-/- NC Rachel 42 Keeping House James M. 15 Farm Laborer Julia A. 13 Phebe 12 Reuben G. 10 Allen 6; !CENSUS:1880 Mitchell Co., NC Bakersville # 180/184 Linsey Ledford 55 M Farmer NC-NC-NC Rachel 43 Wife M Manning 26 son S Phebe 21 dau S Reuben 19 son Allen 17 son Martha 14 dau Woodward 11 son Emma J. 9 dau Sarah 7 dau Charles 1 son; !DEED: 8 Apr 1892 Mitchell Co., NC Deed Book 29, pp 141-143 William Davis & wife Elizabeth, Jacob Davis & wife Susan, Allen Davis & wife Anna, Josiah Davis & wife Perlina, John Davis & Matilda his wife, John Greene & wife Mary Ann Greene, Allen Buchanan & wife Sarah Buchanan, William Wilson & wife Margaret Wilson, Linsy Ledford & wife Rachel Ledford, of the counties of Mitchell and Yancey, parties of the first part To Bedford Wiseman, Susan Ollis, Milton Wiseman, W. W. Wiseman, and Martha L. Dayten of Mitchell for $70 South side of Buck Hill on Three Mile Creek, 100 acres; !CENSUS:1900 Mitchell Co., NC Bakersville # 146/146 Linsly Ledford head Mar 1822 78 M 38 NC-NC-NC Farmer Rachall wife Mar 1840 60 M 38 6-6 Sarah dau May 1877 23 Woodward son Jan 1870 30 S Charley son Jan 1879 21 Martha dau Jun 1866 34 Wd;