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Kenneth Ray Ledford

Male 1932 - 1999  (67 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Kenneth Ray Ledford was born on 8 Jun 1932 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, (son of James Irvine Ledford and Goldia Virginia Cochran); died on 28 Jul 1999 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, .

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Irvine Ledford was born on 7 May 1907 in , Carter County, Tennessee, (son of David Nathaniel Ledford and Elvinia Waycaster); died on 23 Oct 1939 in , Pike County, Kentucky, .

    James married Goldia Virginia Cochran about 1930 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, . Goldia (daughter of William Cochran and Ressie Jane Owens) was born on 23 Jan 1912 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, ; died on 9 Aug 1959 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, ; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, Washington County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Goldia Virginia Cochran was born on 23 Jan 1912 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, (daughter of William Cochran and Ressie Jane Owens); died on 9 Aug 1959 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, ; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, Washington County, Tennessee, .
    Children:
    1. Living
    2. 1. Kenneth Ray Ledford was born on 8 Jun 1932 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, ; died on 28 Jul 1999 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, .
    3. Eleanor Mae Ledford was born on 8 Dec 1932 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, ; died on 2 Nov 2005 in , Jefferson County, Alabama, .
    4. Donald Howard Ledford was born on 15 Apr 1934 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, ; died on 29 Mar 2006 in , Sevier County, Tennessee, .
    5. Larry Gene Ledford was born on 17 May 1938 in , Pike County, Kentucky, ; died on 10 May 2017 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, Washington County, Tennessee, .


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  David Nathaniel Ledford was born on 23 Jun 1880 in , Carter County, Tennessee, (son of Isaac Erwin Ledford and Mary Ann Hopson); died on 14 Aug 1951 in , Washington County, Tennessee, .

    David married Elvinia Waycaster about 1899 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . Elvinia was born on 18 Mar 1878 in , , North Carolina, ; died on 1 May 1918 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Elvinia Waycaster was born on 18 Mar 1878 in , , North Carolina, ; died on 1 May 1918 in , Carter County, Tennessee, .
    Children:
    1. Donald Talmadge Ledford was born on 3 Jan 1900 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 29 May 1965 in , Washington County, Tennessee, .
    2. Myrtle Georgia Ledford was born on 8 Sep 1903 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 29 Apr 1988.
    3. 2. James Irvine Ledford was born on 7 May 1907 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 23 Oct 1939 in , Pike County, Kentucky, .
    4. Mamie Ledford was born on 17 Aug 1911 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 11 Jun 1938 in , Washington County, Tennessee, .
    5. Molly Edith Ledford was born about 1913 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died about 1971 in , , Tennessee, .
    6. David Finley Ledford was born on 3 Jul 1915 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 12 Oct 1987 in , Washington County, Tennessee, .
    7. Paul Ledford was born on 3 Jul 1915 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 20 Dec 1977 in , Washington County, Tennessee, .

  3. 6.  William Cochran was born on 18 Jun 1876 in , Russell County, Virginia, ; died on 1 Dec 1969 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, .

    Notes:

    William was the son of Lilbern Cochran and Rachel Ball
    He was the 1st born son of 11 children born to their marriage.
    William was a miner and became a mine foreman. He married Ressie Jane Owens in Tazewell County on 6 May 1903.
    Ressie and William had several children, including: Clyde Dewey, Marie, Goldie Mae, James Luke, Nora Ruth, Howard Lee, Ethel Oreatha and Robert Van.
    Ressie died before William in 1964. Bronchial pneumonia ultimately claimed him in Doctor's Memorial Hospital in Bartley. He is buried beside Ressie in Roselawn Cemetery.

    William married Ressie Jane Owens on 6 May 1903 in , Tazewell County, Virginia, . Ressie was born on 15 Feb 1887 in , Ashe County, North Carolina, ; died on 11 Feb 1964 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Ressie Jane Owens was born on 15 Feb 1887 in , Ashe County, North Carolina, ; died on 11 Feb 1964 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, .

    Notes:

    Ressie Jane Owens was the daughter of John Harvey Owens and Nora E Johnson
    She was born in Ashe County, North Carolina. There are many different versions of her name: 1920 census - Bessie, 1940 census - Ressie, Marriage to William - Lizzie. I don't know if she actually used these variations during her life or if it was what people "heard".
    Ressie married William Cochran on 6 May 1903 in Tazewell County. She had moved there before 1900.
    William and Ressie had several children, including: Clyde Dewey, Marie, Goldie Mae, James Luke, Nora Ruth, Howard Lee, Ethel Oreatha, and Robert Van. They lived in the McDowell County area for many years. Ressie ultimately died from abdominal cancer n 11 Feb 1964 in Grace Hospital in Welch. She is buried in Roselawn Cemetery beside William.

    Children:
    1. 3. Goldia Virginia Cochran was born on 23 Jan 1912 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, ; died on 9 Aug 1959 in , McDowell County, West Virginia, ; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, Washington County, Tennessee, .


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Isaac Erwin Ledford was born on 26 Mar 1858 in , Cherokee County, North Carolina, (son of McCurry Thomas Ledford and Margaret Green); died on 31 Jan 1946 in , Washington County, Tennessee, .

    Isaac married Mary Ann Hopson on 19 Nov 1879 in , Carter County, Tennessee, . Mary was born on 4 Oct 1857 in , Yancey County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mary Ann Hopson was born on 4 Oct 1857 in , Yancey County, North Carolina, .
    Children:
    1. James Ledford was born about 1877 in , Carter County, Tennessee, .
    2. Thomas Ledford was born about 1879 in , Carter County, Tennessee, .
    3. 4. David Nathaniel Ledford was born on 23 Jun 1880 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 14 Aug 1951 in , Washington County, Tennessee, .
    4. William Harrison Ledford was born on 5 Mar 1883 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 19 Jan 1965 in , Washington County, Tennessee, .
    5. Margaret Cora Ledford was born on 14 May 1885 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 2 Feb 1923 in , Carter County, Tennessee, .
    6. Walter Charles Ledford was born on 25 Sep 1886 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 3 Apr 1965 in , Henderson County, North Carolina, .
    7. Aleatha P. Ledford was born about 1889 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 7 May 1947 in , Carter County, Tennessee, .
    8. Finley Paul Ledford was born on 13 Jun 1893 in , Carter County, Tennessee, ; died on 23 Apr 1968 in , Richmond County, Georgia, .