Lankford

On this date. . .the 31st of May

31 May 2011 On this date

Births Clara (Presswood) Lankford was born in 1872. Deaths Captain Thomas Lytle died in 1835 in Burke County, North Carolina (my 5th great-grandfather). Click on any link above to see more information about these individuals, including source citations.

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Wordless Wednesday: William West and Leaty Lankford

18 May 2011 Family Stories

My great-great grandparents. Source: J. Thompson, [e-mail for private use], to Tonia Kendrick, e-mail, 5 March 2011, “Re: [Tonia's Roots] New Comment On: Seeking Robert West Information,”; privately held by Kendrick, [e-mail & address for private use].

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On this date. . .the 14th of March

14 March 2011 On this date

Births Hans Martin Meyer was born in 1698. Anna Maria (Dellinger) Kiefer was born in 1700. Martha (Hemphill) McEntire was born in 1774 in Old Fort, North Carolina (my 4th and 5th great-grandmother). Alney Burgin was born in 1797 in Burke County, North Carolina. Martha Hemphill McEntire was born in 1800 in Burke County, North [...]

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On this date. . .the 20th of February

20 February 2011 On this date

Births Catherine (Powell) Tilley was born in 1785 in Burke County, North Carolina (my 5th great-grandmother). Martha E. (Harris) McEntire was born in 1844. Deaths Leaty Carolina (Lankford) West died in 1937 in Cisco, Georgia (my 2nd great-grandmother).

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On this date. . .the 27th of January

27 January 2011 On this date

Births Madgalena “Molly” (Mull) Whitener was born in 1782. Albert Elvis Lankford was born in 1887 in Benton, Tennessee.

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Research Plan: Finding marriage record for William West and Leaty Lankford

18 January 2011 Research

I promised myself that I would start writing research plans this year, specifically one per month.  Here is my first attempt: Objective: To locate a marriage license or other record of William West’s and Leaty Lankford’s marriage. Proven facts: They were married (as stated on both their death certificates). They had a two-year-old child on [...]

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On this date. . .the 25th of December

25 December 2010 On this date

Births Sarah Caroline (Baxter) Chable was born in 1848 in Murray County, Georgia. James Henry Johnson was born in 1877. George Washington Roberts was born in 1878 in Murray County, Georgia. Christenings Benjamin Burgin was christend in 1741 in Shrewsbury Parish, Maryland (my 6th great-grandfather). Deaths John Patterson died in 1878. Marriages Elizabeth Ellis and [...]

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On this date. . .the 18th of December

18 December 2010 On this date

Deaths Wyatt H. Lankford died in 1964 in Murray County, Georgia.

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On this date. . .the 6th of December

6 December 2010 On this date

Births Jesse S. Lankford was born in 1853 in Polk County, Tennessee. Zilpha (Garrett) Thompson was born in 1878 in Ellijay, Georgia. Deaths Grady Johnson died in 1982. Jean Evelyn (Hemphill) Herron died in 2004. Click on any link above to see more information about these individuals, including source citations.

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On this date. . .the 20th of November

20 November 2010 On this date

Births Nancy Clarcy McEntire was born in 1805 in Burke County, North Carolina. James M. Ellis was born in 1820 in Georgia. William H. Ellis was born in 1835. Marriages Leaty Caroline Lankford and William M. West were married in 1866 in Polk County, Tennessee (my 2nd great-grandparents).

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