Nancy Lankford1

b. 1847
Family
Father*Edmund Lankford1 b. 1800, d. 1883
Mother*Nancy Tucker1 b. 1804
Birth*1847Nancy Lankford was born about 1847 in Crawford County, Indiana.1 
(Daughter) Census US 186028 July 1860Nancy was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 28 July 1860 in the household of her parents in Patoka, Crawford County, Indiana. She was 13 years old.2 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Edmon and Nancy Lankford, Year: 1850; Census Place: Patoka, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 139; Page: 16a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Edmond and Nancy Lankford, (his given name transcribed as "Edward" by Ancestry), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Patoka, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: M653_250; Page: 512; Family History Library Film: 803250. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.

Nancy P. Lankford1

b. 1841
Family
Father*Walker Lankford2 b. 1801, d. 1859
Mother*Irena Dodge2 b. 1812, d. b 1848
Birth*1841Nancy P. Lankford was born about 1841 in Kentucky.2 
Name VariationShe was sometimes called Paradine.2 
Name VariationHer full name was Nancy Paradine Lankford.2,1 
(Daughter) Deathbefore 1848She was probably about 5 years old when her mother died, leaving Nancy's father with four young children3 
(Daughter) Marriage18 March 1848 and she was about 6 years old when her father married a second time to Catherine (Hawhee) King on 18 March 1848. Catherine had also been widowed and had four young children, two sons and two daughters.4 
(Daughter) Census US 185015 August 1850She was enumerated as Paradine on the 1850 census taken on 15 August 1850 in the household of her father and stepmother in Hall, Dubois County, Indiana. She was 9 years old.2 
Marriage*15 January 1860She married her stepbrother, Daniel N. King, son of William King and Catherine Hawhee, on 15 January 1860 in Crawford County, Indiana.1 

Family

 Daniel N. King b. 14 Dec 1836

Citations

  1. [S1501] Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019, database with images, online at www.familysearch.org. Digital collection of microfilmed records located at the Wayne County Courthouse, Richmond, Indiana. Includes surname indexes, marriage on 15 January1860 in Crawford County, Indiana, of Daniel King and Nancy P. Lankford, certifier's name C. W. Kendle, officiator's name John Pace. Hereinafter cited as Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Walker and Catherine Lankford, Year: 1850; Census Place: Hall, Dubois, Indiana; Roll: 143; Page: 453b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Irena R. “Rena” Dodge Lankford, Memorial# 101739219. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Catherine King and Walker Lankford on 18 March 1848 in Dubois County, Indiana, referencing FHL Film# 000434833, page 72. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.

Rachel Lankford1,2

b. 12 February 1827, d. 11 July 1896
Family
Father*Edmund Lankford1,3 b. 1800, d. 1883
Mother*Nancy Tucker1,4 b. 1804
Birth*12 February 1827Rachel Lankford was probably born on 12 February 1827 in Patoka Township, Crawford County, Indiana.5,6,7,8,9 
Marriage*29 October 1846She married Henry Highfill, son of William Highfill and Elizabeth Sarah Bonnell, on 29 October 1846 in Crawford County, Indiana.10,11,2 
Census US 1880*25 June 1880Rachel and Henry Highfill were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 24 and 25 June 1880 in Patoka, Crawford County, Indiana. Henry was 56 years of age and farming, and Rachel was 53 years of age and keeping house. They were enumerated with two of their youngest children, Rachel and James William, who were ages 16 and 15 years, respectively. Daughter Rachel's occupation was recorded as housekeeper, and son James worked as a farmer. Everyone's health in the family was recorded as well. Two of Henry's half-brothers, James C. Highfill and Elisha J. Highfill, were enumerated with their families, and with Rachel's youngest sister, Catharine Lankford, in neighboring households on the same census page, and Nancy and Edmund Lankford, Rachel and Catherine's parents were enumerated in the next household after Henry and Rachel. At the top of the same census page, Sarah E. (Belcher Hollen) Lankford, widow of Rachel's deceased brother, Larkin Lankford, was enumerated with her children in the household of her mother and stepfather, Minerva and Marcum Hollen.12,13,14,15,16 
(Wife) Death29 July 1891Rachel became a widow when Henry Highfill died on 29 July 1891 at age 67.11 
Death*11 July 1896She died on 11 July 1896 in Patoka Township, Crawford County, Indiana, at age 691,2 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Highfill Chapel Cemetery, Taswell, Crawford County.2 

Family

 Henry Highfill b. 29 Jan 1824, d. 29 Jul 1891

Citations

  1. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KFPN-2GB. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Rachel (Langford) Highfill, Memorial# 69193349. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZKS-Y56
  4. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KJCY-H4W
  5. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry and Rachel Highfill, Year: 1850; Census Place: Patoka, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 139; Page: 18a, estimating her year of birth as 1828. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry and Rachael Highfill, Year: 1860; Census Place: Patoka, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: M653_250; Page: 515; Family History Library Film: 803250, estimating her year of birth as 1827. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry and Rachel Highfill, Year: 1870; Census Place: Patoka, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: M593_306; Page: 79B, estimating her year of birth as 1827. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Rachel (Langford) Highfill, Memorial# 69193349, reporting her year of birth as 1826.
  9. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry and Rachel Highfill, Year: 1880; Census Place: Patoka, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 363A; Enumeration District: 028, estimating her year of birth as 1827. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 29 October 1846 in Crawford County, of Henry Highfill and Rachel Langford, referencing FHL Film# 1377775. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Henry Highfill, Memorial# 69193494.
  12. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry and Rachel Highfill, Year: 1880; Census Place: Patoka, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 363A; Enumeration District: 028.
  13. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James C. and Lucinda Highfill, Year: 1880; Census Place: Patoka, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 363A; Enumeration District: 028.
  14. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elisha J. and Mary J. Highfill, Year: 1880; Census Place: Patoka, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 363A; Enumeration District: 028.
  15. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Edmund and Nancy Lankford, Year: 1880; Census Place: Patoka, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 363A; Enumeration District: 028.
  16. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Marcum and Minerva Hollen, Year: 1880; Census Place: Patoka, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 363A; Enumeration District: 028.

Rachel J. Lankford1

b. 4 June 1837, d. 5 October 1856
Family
Father*John M. Lankford1 b. 16 Jul 1801, d. 15 Apr 1873
Mother*Elizabeth Maxfield1 b. 1812, d. b 15 Nov 1875
Birth*4 June 1837Rachel J. Lankford was born on 4 June 1837 on Crooked Creek, Anderson County, Kentucky.2,3,1 
(Daughter) Census US 18509 October 1850Rachel J. was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 9 October 1850 in the household of her parents in Anderson County, Kentucky. She was 10 years old and had attended school within the census year.1 
Death*5 October 1856She died of Typhoid Fever on 5 October 1856 on Crooked Creek, Anderson County, at age 19.3,2 
Burial*She was buried in Valley Cemetery, Taylorsville, Spencer County, Kentucky.2 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Eliza Lankford, Year: 1850; Census Place: Anderson, Kentucky; Roll: 190; Page: 231b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Rachel J. Langford, Memorial# 39587632. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S2059] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Rachel J Langford, single, age 20, from Typhoid Fever on 5 October 1856 on Crooked Creek, Anderson County, Kentucky, USA, born about 1836 on Crooked Creek, Anderson County, to John Langford and Eliza Langford, citing Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965.

Richard Lankford1

b. 14 November 1849, d. 22 February 1917
Family
Father*Jackson Lankford1,2 b. 1822
Mother*Emily Jane Cotton1,2 b. 29 May 1825, d. 16 Jul 1876
(Son) Name SpellingsAround the middle of the 1850s, the spelling of the Lankford surname began to also be spelled Langford.3,4,5,6,2 
Birth*14 November 1849Richard Lankford was born on 14 November 1849 in Nelson County, Kentucky.1,2 
Name VariationHis name also appeared in records as Rich Langford.7 
(Son) Census US 185024 August 1850Richard was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 24 August 1850 in the household of his parents in District 1, Spencer County, Kentucky. He was 7 months old.1 
(Son) Census US 186020 August 1860He was enumerated as Rich on the 1860 census taken on 20 August 1860 in the household of his parents in District 1, Chaplin Post Office, Nelson County, Kentucky. He was 11 years old and had attended school within the census year.7 
(Son) Census US 18701 September 1870Richard was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 1 September 1870 in the household of his parents in Chaplin, Nelson County, Kentucky. He was 20 years old and worked as a laborer on the family farm.8 
Marriage*1874He married Ann Eliza Milligan, daughter of Albert Milligan and Mariah Hardesty, in 1874.9,2 
Death*22 February 1917He died on 22 February 1917 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, at age 672 
Burial* and was buried in Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville.2 

Family

 Ann Eliza Milligan b. 22 Oct 1856, d. 20 Mar 1930

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of A. J. and Emily J. Lankford, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Spencer, Kentucky; Roll: 219; Page: 87a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Richard Langford, Memorial# 149438990. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 18 January 1843 in Spencer County, Kentucky, USA, of Jackson Lankford and Jane Cotton, citing FHL Film# 000482501. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Andrew Langford, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chaplin, Nelson, Kentucky; Roll: 435; Page: 208D; Enumeration District: 206. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Emily Jane “Emely” (Cotton) Langford, Memorial# 124328968.
  6. [S2288] Anderson County (Kentucky) Clerk of the County Court, Deeds, 1827-1901. Microfilm of originals in the county courthouse at Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. Includes a general index, first by grantor then by grantee. Names are arranged by first letter of surname and then by year and date and there is some overlap of dates in the record books: deed dated 11 November 1850 and registered on 13 November 1851 between Walker, Benjamin, Larkin, Edmund, Richard, Jackson, Stephen and Isaac Langford of the first part by W. S. Hickman, the Master of Commissioner in Chancery appointed at the November term of the Anderson Circuit Court 1850 of the first part, and John Langford of the second part regarding land originally purchased by Larkin Langford, Sr., situated part in Shelby County and part in Franklin County, on 3 March 1822 from George W. Kinney, Deed Book G, 1847-1851, pages 577-578, Film# 259301, Digital# 8192345, image# 785 of 817; on 11 microfilm reels, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, 1827-1901 (Anderson County, Kentucky).
  7. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jack and Emily Langford, (their surname recorded as "Langsford" by the census taker), Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Nelson, Kentucky; Roll: M653_389; Page: 236; Family History Library Film: 803389. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jackson and Jane "Langsford", Year: 1870; Census Place: Chaplin, Nelson, Kentucky; Roll: M593_491; Page: 118B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ann Eliza (Milligan) Langford, Memorial# 46504096.

Richard Lankford1,2

b. 11 September 1817, d. 13 February 1876
Family
Father*Larkin Lankford1 b. 1773, d. 1845
Mother*Rachel Tucker1 b. 1777
(Son) Name SpellingsA variation of the spelling of the Lankford surname found in our research was Lankford.1 
(Brother) Brick Wall The birthdates, and even an accurate birth order, for the brothers LANKFORD, Larkin, Benjamin, Isaac, Edmund, Walker, John, Stephen, Richard and Jackson, remain questions to us. On the 1810 census, their parents had six sons, two born before the date of the 1800 census and four born between 1800 and 1810; and on the 1820 census, the family included nine sons, three born between 1797, the year their parents married, and 1804, two born between 1805 and 1810, and four born between 1810 and 1820. There was also a probable daughter, born between1810 and 1820, on the 1820 census.

The children's mother was recorded as over 45 years of age on the 1820 census, and would have been nearing the end of her child-bearing years. The age of her youngest son, Jackson, was consistently recorded, within one year, on the 1850 through 1880 censuses, estimating his year of birth between 1822 and 1823, which means he would not have been born in time to be included on the 1820 census. Many of her younger sons, according to the 1850, 1860 and 1870 censuses, reported being born in or about 1800. While twins are possible, we hesitate to jump to that conclusion without some evidence to support it. We know nothing about the family’s daughter or daughters, and only the 1810 Franklin County, Kentucky census has given us enough confidence to conclude that the parent's' first six children were sons.

So, bottom line, because we can't be sure of the brothers' years of birth, we've hit a Brick Wall when we try to decide the order of their births. Using the limited and inconsistent information obtained in our research, we've chosen to provide an arbitrary birth order we feel certain needs to be corrected. If you have information to help us resolve this issue, please contact us and let us know.3,4 
Birth*11 September 1817Richard Lankford was born on 11 September 1817 in Kentucky.5,6,7 
Marriage*19 December 1844He married Elizabeth Brewer, daughter of Richard Brewer and Mary Polly Pyburn, on 19 December 1844 in Bureau County, Illinois.8,9,2 
(Grantor) Land Records11 November 1850From a deed dated 11 November 1850 in Anderson County, Kentucky, we learned that, after the death of their father, Larkin Langford Sr., Walker Langford, Benjamin Langford, Larkin Langford, Edmond Langford, Richard Langford, Jackson Langford, Stephen Langford and Isaac Langford, all brothers of John Langford, had agreed to sell their shares in a tract of land they had all inherited from their father's estate to John. We suspect from reading the deed, that the brothers were slow in making their commitments to John legal. John filed suit against his brothers for title to the land he had purchased from them, and won his case. What follows is our transcription of the deed confirming the sale of the land to John:

This indenture made and entered into this 11th day of November 1850 between Walker, Benjamin, Larkin, Edmund, Richard, Jackson, Stephen and Isaac Langford of the first part by W. S. Hickman, the Master of Commissioners in Chancery appointed at the November term of the Anderson Circuit Court 1850 of the first part, and John Langford of the second part.

Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the pursuit, pleadings and exhibits in the Suit in Chancery in the Anderson Circuit Court wherein the said John Langford is Complainant and the parties of the first part are the Defendants, and for and in consideration of their title names filed in said cause and the amounts therein set forth, have bargained, sold, released and conveyed, and by these presents do bargain, sell, release and convey all their right title and interest unto the party of the second part, in a certain tract of land lying on the waters of Crooked Creek in the county of Anderson, formerly in the counties of Shelby and Franklin and bounded as follows:

Beginning at a white oak, hickory and sugar tree in Phillips line also N E corner to Thomas Harris, thence with Phillips’s line N 5½ degrees E 220 poles to the bank of Crooked Creek cornering at a shellbark hickory, thence down the Creek with its meanders N 44 degrees W 36 poles, hence North 7 degrees East 67 poles to two sugar trees and buckeye at the mouth of a drain, thence S 75 degrees W 36 poles to a cherry, dogwood, and hornbeam, thence S 55 degrees W, crossing the Creek at 80 poles, 126 poles to a stake in a field, thence N 84½ degrees West 248 poles to a maple, sugar tree and beech, thence South 5½ West 220 poles to two beeches and maple on the bank of Mitchell’s run, thence South 84½ degrees East 404 poles to the beginning, containing six hundred acres, it being the tract of land on which Larkin Langford Sr. died, and the same he purchased by deed from one George W. Kinney, which deed is recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Shelby County Court.

To have and to hold the interest hereby conveyed unto the said John Langford, his heirs and assigns forever, and the said W. S. Hickman conveying as Commissioner and in no other capacity whatever.

Whereof the parties of the first part have hereunto set their hands and seals the date above set forth, and the document was signed with the signatures and seals of Walker Langford, Benjamin Langford, Larkin Langford, Edmond Langford, Richard Langford, Jackson Langford, Isaac Langford, and by William S. Hickman, Master Commissioner.

The deed was certified and recorded by the Clerk of the Court in Anderson County, Kentucky on 13 November 1851.

(We note that the name of Stephen Langford, although a party to the deed, was not listed as a signer on the transcription of the deed filmed at the courthouse.)1 
Census US 1870*23 June 1870Elizabeth and Richard Langford were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 23 June 1870 in Walnut, Bureau County, Illinois. Richard was 52 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $2,000 and a personal estate valued at $1,400, and Elizabeth was 40 years of age and keeping house. Six of their children were enumerated with them in 1870. Jackson was 21 years of age and worked as a laborer on the farm; John and Eliza were ages 16 and 13 years, respectively; and Richard, Ellsworth and Willie were ages 10, 7 and 5 years, respectively. Also residing with the Langford family in 1870 was Chester Green, who was 21 years old, had been born in New Jersey, and worked as a farm laborer. The couple's eldest daughter, Sarah Jane, had married two years earlier and was enumerated with her husband, Porter C. McDonald, and baby son in nearby Greenville Township.10 
Death*13 February 1876He died of tuberculosis on 13 February 1876 in Walnut, Bureau County, Illinois, at age 582 
Burial* and was buried in Walnut Cemetery, Walnut.2 

Family

 Elizabeth Brewer b. 8 Jan 1829, d. 20 Mar 1878
Children 1.Sarah Jane Langford+11,2 b. 4 Mar 1847, d. 1937
 2.Jackson Langford+12,2 b. 27 Jan 1849, d. 25 Feb 1929
 3.John Langford13,2 b. 21 Oct 1855, d. 24 Mar 1947
 4.Eliza Jane Langford+14 b. 9 Aug 1857, d. 23 Jun 1931
 5.Richard Langford15 b. 6 Jan 1861, d. 7 Nov 1918
 6.Ellsworth Langford16 b. 3 May 1863, d. 3 Jan 1942
 7.William Langford17,2 b. 21 Mar 1865, d. 1965
 8.Ethel Langford18,2 b. 1873, d. 16 Sep 1893

Citations

  1. [S2288] Anderson County (Kentucky) Clerk of the County Court, Deeds, 1827-1901. Microfilm of originals in the county courthouse at Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. Includes a general index, first by grantor then by grantee. Names are arranged by first letter of surname and then by year and date and there is some overlap of dates in the record books: deed dated 11 November 1850 and registered on 13 November 1851 between Walker, Benjamin, Larkin, Edmund, Richard, Jackson, Stephen and Isaac Langford of the first part by W. S. Hickman, the Master of Commissioner in Chancery appointed at the November term of the Anderson Circuit Court 1850 of the first part, and John Langford of the second part regarding land originally purchased by Larkin Langford, Sr., situated part in Shelby County and part in Franklin County, on 3 March 1822 from George W. Kinney, Deed Book G, 1847-1851, pages 577-578, Film# 259301, Digital# 8192345, image# 785 of 817; on 11 microfilm reels, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, 1827-1901 (Anderson County, Kentucky).
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Richard Langford, Memorial# 119684366. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S165] 1810 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Larkin Lankford, Year: 1810; Census Place: Franklin, Franklin, Kentucky; Roll: 6; Page: 140; Image: 00154; Family History Library Film: 0181351. Hereinafter cited as 1810 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S468] 1820 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Larkin Lankford, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Lawrenceburg, Franklin, Kentucky; Page: 140; NARA Roll: M33_22; Image: 109. Hereinafter cited as 1820 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Richard Langford, Memorial# 119684366, reporting his date of birth as 11 September 1817.
  6. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Richard and Elizabeth Langford, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Walnut, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: 99; Page: 219b, reporting Richard's age as 31, and estimating his year of birth as 1819. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Richard and Elizabeth Langford, Year: 1870; Census Place: Walnut, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: M593_190; Page: 518A, reporting Richard's age as 52, and estimating his year of birth as 1818. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Richard Langford and Elizabeth Brewer on 19 December 1844 in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth (Brewer) Langford, Memorial# 119684411.
  10. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Richard and Elizabeth Langford, Year: 1870; Census Place: Walnut, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: M593_190; Page: 518A.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah Jane (Langford) McDonald, Memorial# 95427465.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jackson Langford, Memorial# 127748545.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Langford, Memorial# 129294043.
  14. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Eliza Jane (Langford) Wolfe, Memorial# 129348561.
  15. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Richard Langford, Memorial# 185238377.
  16. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ellsworth Langford, Memorial# 129348988.
  17. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William “Willie” Langford, Memorial# 129335379.
  18. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ethel (Langford) Pettigrew, Memorial# 129350423.

Samuel Lankford1

b. 1855
Family
Father*Walker Lankford1,2 b. 1801, d. 1859
Mother*Catherine Hawhee1,3 b. 1820
Birth*1855Samuel Lankford was born about 1855 in Indiana.1 
(Stepson) Census US 186028 July 1860Samuel was enumerated with the surname ENLOW on the 1860 census taken on 28 July 1860 in the household of his mother and stepfather in Patoka, Crawford County, Indiana. He was 4 years old.4 

Citations

  1. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K835-MPR. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.
  2. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9MBC-X5J
  3. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KGCV-W54
  4. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of H. H. and Catherine Enlow, Year: 1860; Census Place: Patoka, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: M653_250; Page: 512; Family History Library Film: 803250. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.

Sarah Lankford1

b. 1840
Family
Father*Isaac Lankford1 b. 1800, d. b 1880
Mother*Elizabeth Hornbeck1 b. bt 1804 - 1805, d. a 1870
Birth*1840Sarah Lankford was born about 1840 in Kentucky.1 
(Daughter) Census US 185022 August 1850Sarah was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 22 August 1850 in the household of her parents in District 1, Spencer County, Kentucky. She was 10 years old.1 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaac and Elizabeth Lankford, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Spencer, Kentucky; Roll: 219; Page: 85b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Sarah E. Lankford1,2

b. 10 September 1841, d. 4 December 1912
Family
Father*Walker Lankford1 b. 1801, d. 1859
Mother*Irena Dodge1 b. 1812, d. b 1848
Birth*10 September 1841Sarah E. Lankford was born on 10 September 1841 in Edmonson County, Kentucky.1,3,2 
Name VariationShe was called Sallie.2 
(Daughter) Deathbefore 1848She was probably about 6 years old when her mother died, leaving Sarah's father with four young children4 
(Daughter) Marriage18 March 1848 and she was about 7 years old when her father married a second time to Catherine (Hawhee) King on 18 March 1848. Catherine had also been widowed and had four young children, two sons and two daughters.5 
(Daughter) Census US 185015 August 1850Sarah was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 15 August 1850 in the household of her father and stepmother in Hall, Dubois County, Indiana. She was 10 years old.1 
Census US 1910*15 April 1910Sarah was the head of her household and was enumerated as Sallie Lankford, although the census taker spelled her surname "Lanford', on the 1910 census taken on 15 April 1910 in Magisterial District 3, Graves County, Kentucky. She was single, 69 years of age, lived alone and had no occupation. She was able to both read and write and owned her house free of mortgage.6 
Death*4 December 1912She died on 4 December 1912 in Dublin, Graves County, Kentucky, at age 713,2 
Burial* and was buried in Willis Cemetery, Dublin.2 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Walker and Catherine Lankford, Year: 1850; Census Place: Hall, Dubois, Indiana; Roll: 143; Page: 453b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Sallie E Langford, Memorial# 128194860. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S2059] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Sarah E Langford on 4 December 1912 in Graves County, Kentucky, USA, born on 10 September 1841 in Edmonson County, Kentucky, USA, to ______ Langford and Irene Dodge, citing Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Irena R. “Rena” Dodge Lankford, Memorial# 101739219.
  5. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Catherine King and Walker Lankford on 18 March 1848 in Dubois County, Indiana, referencing FHL Film# 000434833, page 72. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  6. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Sallie Lankford, her surname spelled "Lanford" for the census taker, Year: 1910; Census Place: Magisterial District 3, Graves, Kentucky; Roll: T624_475; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1374488. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.

Sarah Jane Lankford1

b. 1832, d. 1858
Family
Father*Benjamin T. Lankford2,1 b. 1800, d. 13 Jul 1890
Mother*Netty Williams3,1 b. 1807, d. 1833
Birth*1832Sarah Jane Lankford was born about 1832 in Patoka, Crawford County, Indiana.1 
Marriage*21 August 1851She married, as his first wife, Henry M. King, son of John Samuel King and Margaret M. Johnson, on 21 August 1851 in Patoka, Crawford County, Indiana.1,4 
Death*1858She died in 1858 in Indiana at about age 26.1 

Family

 Henry M. King b. Jan 1827, d. 18 Nov 1903

Citations

  1. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCQJ-ZBP. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.
  2. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K8PV-KPW
  3. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K8XV-GDH
  4. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVHX-T57

Stephen M. Lankford1,2

b. 1815, d. 26 January 1886
Family
Father*Larkin Lankford1 b. 1773, d. 1845
Mother*Rachel Tucker1 b. 1777
(Brother) Brick Wall The birthdates, and even an accurate birth order, for the brothers LANKFORD, Larkin, Benjamin, Isaac, Edmund, Walker, John, Stephen, Richard and Jackson, remain questions to us. On the 1810 census, their parents had six sons, two born before the date of the 1800 census and four born between 1800 and 1810; and on the 1820 census, the family included nine sons, three born between 1797, the year their parents married, and 1804, two born between 1805 and 1810, and four born between 1810 and 1820. There was also a probable daughter, born between1810 and 1820, on the 1820 census.

The children's mother was recorded as over 45 years of age on the 1820 census, and would have been nearing the end of her child-bearing years. The age of her youngest son, Jackson, was consistently recorded, within one year, on the 1850 through 1880 censuses, estimating his year of birth between 1822 and 1823, which means he would not have been born in time to be included on the 1820 census. Many of her younger sons, according to the 1850, 1860 and 1870 censuses, reported being born in or about 1800. While twins are possible, we hesitate to jump to that conclusion without some evidence to support it. We know nothing about the family’s daughter or daughters, and only the 1810 Franklin County, Kentucky census has given us enough confidence to conclude that the parent's' first six children were sons.

So, bottom line, because we can't be sure of the brothers' years of birth, we've hit a Brick Wall when we try to decide the order of their births. Using the limited and inconsistent information obtained in our research, we've chosen to provide an arbitrary birth order we feel certain needs to be corrected. If you have information to help us resolve this issue, please contact us and let us know.3,4 
(Son) Name SpellingsA variation of the spelling of the Lankford surname found in our research was Lankford.5 
Birth*1815Stephen M. Lankford was born in Kentucky, probably about 1815.6,7,8,9 
(Grantor) Land Records11 November 1850From a deed dated 11 November 1850 in Anderson County, Kentucky, we learned that, after the death of their father, Larkin Langford Sr., Walker Langford, Benjamin Langford, Larkin Langford, Edmond Langford, Richard Langford, Jackson Langford, Stephen Langford and Isaac Langford, all brothers of John Langford, had agreed to sell their shares in a tract of land they had all inherited from their father's estate to John. We suspect from reading the deed, that the brothers were slow in making their commitments to John legal. John filed suit against his brothers for title to the land he had purchased from them, and won his case. What follows is our transcription of the deed confirming the sale of the land to John:

This indenture made and entered into this 11th day of November 1850 between Walker, Benjamin, Larkin, Edmund, Richard, Jackson, Stephen and Isaac Langford of the first part by W. S. Hickman, the Master of Commissioners in Chancery appointed at the November term of the Anderson Circuit Court 1850 of the first part, and John Langford of the second part.

Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the pursuit, pleadings and exhibits in the Suit in Chancery in the Anderson Circuit Court wherein the said John Langford is Complainant and the parties of the first part are the Defendants, and for and in consideration of their title names filed in said cause and the amounts therein set forth, have bargained, sold, released and conveyed, and by these presents do bargain, sell, release and convey all their right title and interest unto the party of the second part, in a certain tract of land lying on the waters of Crooked Creek in the county of Anderson, formerly in the counties of Shelby and Franklin and bounded as follows:

Beginning at a white oak, hickory and sugar tree in Phillips line also N E corner to Thomas Harris, thence with Phillips’s line N 5½ degrees E 220 poles to the bank of Crooked Creek cornering at a shellbark hickory, thence down the Creek with its meanders N 44 degrees W 36 poles, hence North 7 degrees East 67 poles to two sugar trees and buckeye at the mouth of a drain, thence S 75 degrees W 36 poles to a cherry, dogwood, and hornbeam, thence S 55 degrees W, crossing the Creek at 80 poles, 126 poles to a stake in a field, thence N 84½ degrees West 248 poles to a maple, sugar tree and beech, thence South 5½ West 220 poles to two beeches and maple on the bank of Mitchell’s run, thence South 84½ degrees East 404 poles to the beginning, containing six hundred acres, it being the tract of land on which Larkin Langford Sr. died, and the same he purchased by deed from one George W. Kinney, which deed is recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Shelby County Court.

To have and to hold the interest hereby conveyed unto the said John Langford, his heirs and assigns forever, and the said W. S. Hickman conveying as Commissioner and in no other capacity whatever.

Whereof the parties of the first part have hereunto set their hands and seals the date above set forth, and the document was signed with the signatures and seals of Walker Langford, Benjamin Langford, Larkin Langford, Edmond Langford, Richard Langford, Jackson Langford, Isaac Langford, and by William S. Hickman, Master Commissioner.

The deed was certified and recorded by the Clerk of the Court in Anderson County, Kentucky on 13 November 1851.

(We note that the name of Stephen Langford, although a party to the deed, was not listed as a signer on the transcription of the deed filmed at the courthouse.)5 
Marriage*24 May 1855He married Locky Osburn, daughter of William Osburn, on 24 May 1855 in Anderson County, Kentucky. Stephen was 40 years of age and Locky was age 19.6 
Census US 1860*6 June 1860Lockhart and Stephen Langford were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 6 June 1860 in District 1, Taylorsville Post Office, Spencer County, Kentucky. Stephen was recorded as 30 years of age, although he was actually about age 45. He was a farmer with real estate valued at $11, 000 and a personal estate valued at $500. Locky, whose name was enumerated as Lockhart, was 24 years of age. They were enumerated with their three children. John was 5 years old; and twins, William and Sarah, were age 2.10 
(Groom's Sibling) Marriage8 October 1867Stephen was one of the two official witnesses to the marriage of his brother, Larkin R. Langford, and Margaret Ellen O'Sullivan on 8 October 1867 at Spencer County, Kentucky.11 
Census US 1870*25 August 1870Locky and Stephen Lankford were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 25 August 1870 in District 5, Lawrenceburg Post Office, Anderson County, Kentucky. Stephen was 50 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $500 and a personal estate valued at $500, and Locky was 32 years of age and keeping house. They were enumerated with their five children. John M. was age 14; twins William L. and Sarah R. were 11 years old; James L. was age 9; and Espa, who was recorded as Mariet E., was 3 years old.12 
Census US 1880*2 June 1880Locky and Stephen Langford were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 2 June 1880 in Goodnight, Anderson County, Kentucky. Stephen was 66 years of age and a farmer, and Locky was 48 years of age and keeping house. Stephen was unable to read or write, and Locky could read, but not write. Four children were enumerated with them in 1880. William L. was 22 years of age and worked as a farmer; William's twin Sarah R. was also age 22; James M. was 20 years old; and Espa M. was age 12. The couple's eldest son, John M. Langford, was enumerated with his wife, Eliza, two households above his parents on the same census page.13,14 
Death*26 January 1886He died on 26 January 1886 at about age 712 
Burial* and was buried in Valley Cemetery, Taylorsville, Spencer County, Kentucky.2 

Family

 Locky Osburn b. 19 Aug 1835, d. 1916
Children 1.John M. Lankford12 b. 1856
 2.Sarah R. Langford13 b. 1858
 3.William L. Langford13 b. 4 Feb 1858, d. 1 Nov 1887
 4.James L. Langford13 b. 15 Dec 1860, d. 8 Jun 1897
 5.Espa M. Langford13 b. 11 Dec 1867, d. a 1 Jun 1880

Citations

  1. [S2230] Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989, online at www.ancestry.com, will of John Lankford dated 30 August 1869 in Anderson County, Kentucky, with codicil dated 29 December 1871, proved in Anderson County on 28 April 1873 and recorded there on 2 September 1873, noting that John Lankford and subscribing witness Stephen Langford both signed the documents with their X marks; citing Will Book B, 1873, pages 39-40, image# 176 of 488. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Steven M. Langford, Memorial# 39587645. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S165] 1810 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Larkin Lankford, Year: 1810; Census Place: Franklin, Franklin, Kentucky; Roll: 6; Page: 140; Image: 00154; Family History Library Film: 0181351. Hereinafter cited as 1810 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S468] 1820 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Larkin Lankford, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Lawrenceburg, Franklin, Kentucky; Page: 140; NARA Roll: M33_22; Image: 109. Hereinafter cited as 1820 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S2288] Anderson County (Kentucky) Clerk of the County Court, Deeds, 1827-1901. Microfilm of originals in the county courthouse at Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. Includes a general index, first by grantor then by grantee. Names are arranged by first letter of surname and then by year and date and there is some overlap of dates in the record books: deed dated 11 November 1850 and registered on 13 November 1851 between Walker, Benjamin, Larkin, Edmund, Richard, Jackson, Stephen and Isaac Langford of the first part by W. S. Hickman, the Master of Commissioner in Chancery appointed at the November term of the Anderson Circuit Court 1850 of the first part, and John Langford of the second part regarding land originally purchased by Larkin Langford, Sr., situated part in Shelby County and part in Franklin County, on 3 March 1822 from George W. Kinney, Deed Book G, 1847-1851, pages 577-578, Film# 259301, Digital# 8192345, image# 785 of 817; on 11 microfilm reels, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, 1827-1901 (Anderson County, Kentucky).
  6. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage bond and license issued on 24 May 1855 in Anderson County, Kentucky, USA, to Stephen Langford and Thomas Milton in the amount of $100 current money, the condition of the obligation being the marriage shortly to be had and solemnized between Stephen Langford, age 40, born about 1815, and Miss Locky Ausburn, age 19, born about 1836, her father, William Ausburn, providing his consent to his daughter's marriage in writing, citing FHL Film# 001550673. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  7. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Stephen and Lockhart Langford, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Spencer, Kentucky; Roll: M653_395; Page: 12; Family History Library Film: 803395, Stephen's age reported as 30, and his year of birth estimated as 1830. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of S. and Locky Lankford, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 5, Anderson, Kentucky; Roll: M593_444; Page: 293B, Stephen's age reported as 50, and his year of birth estimated as 1820. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Stephen and Locky Langford, Year: 1880; Census Place: Goodnight, Anderson, Kentucky; Roll: 401; Page: 355C; Enumeration District: 006, with Stephen's age reported as 66 and his year of birth estimated as 1814. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Stephen and Lockhart Langford, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 1, Spencer, Kentucky; Roll: M653_395; Page: 12; Family History Library Film: 803395.
  11. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 8 October 1867 at the home of J. O'Sullivan in Spencer County, Kentucky, USA, of Larkin R Langford and Margaret Ellen OSullivan, with Stephen Langford and William Cotton as witnesses, married by Henry Sparrow, license issued the same day in Spencer County, citing FHL Film# 000482642.
  12. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of S. and Locky Lankford, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 5, Anderson, Kentucky; Roll: M593_444; Page: 293B.
  13. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Stephen and Locky Langford, Year: 1880; Census Place: Goodnight, Anderson, Kentucky; Roll: 401; Page: 355C; Enumeration District: 006.
  14. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John M. and Eliza Langford, Year: 1880; Census Place: Goodnight, Anderson, Kentucky; Roll: 401; Page: 355C; Enumeration District: 006.

Susan E. Lankford1

b. 1866
Family
Father*William H. Lankford1 b. 28 Jan 1841, d. 25 Jul 1918
Mother*Susan L. Mitchell1 b. 1842, d. 1870
Birth*1866Susan E. Lankford was born about 1866 in Kentucky.1 
(Granddaughter) Census US 187026 August 1870Susan E. was enumerated with her parents on the 1870 census taken on 26 August 1870 in the household of her paternal grandparents, Eliza and John Lankford, in District 5, Lawrenceburg Post Office, Anderson County, Kentucky. Susan was 4 years old.1 

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Eliza Lankford, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 5, Anderson, Kentucky; Roll: M593_444; Page: 294A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.

Walker Lankford1

b. 1801, d. 1859
Family
Father*Larkin Lankford2 b. 1773, d. 1845
Mother*Rachel Tucker2 b. 1777
(Brother) Brick Wall The birthdates, and even an accurate birth order, for the brothers LANKFORD, Larkin, Benjamin, Isaac, Edmund, Walker, John, Stephen, Richard and Jackson, remain questions to us. On the 1810 census, their parents had six sons, two born before the date of the 1800 census and four born between 1800 and 1810; and on the 1820 census, the family included nine sons, three born between 1797, the year their parents married, and 1804, two born between 1805 and 1810, and four born between 1810 and 1820. There was also a probable daughter, born between1810 and 1820, on the 1820 census.

The children's mother was recorded as over 45 years of age on the 1820 census, and would have been nearing the end of her child-bearing years. The age of her youngest son, Jackson, was consistently recorded, within one year, on the 1850 through 1880 censuses, estimating his year of birth between 1822 and 1823, which means he would not have been born in time to be included on the 1820 census. Many of her younger sons, according to the 1850, 1860 and 1870 censuses, reported being born in or about 1800. While twins are possible, we hesitate to jump to that conclusion without some evidence to support it. We know nothing about the family’s daughter or daughters, and only the 1810 Franklin County, Kentucky census has given us enough confidence to conclude that the parent's' first six children were sons.

So, bottom line, because we can't be sure of the brothers' years of birth, we've hit a Brick Wall when we try to decide the order of their births. Using the limited and inconsistent information obtained in our research, we've chosen to provide an arbitrary birth order we feel certain needs to be corrected. If you have information to help us resolve this issue, please contact us and let us know.3,4 
(Son) Name SpellingsA variation of the spelling of the Lankford surname found in our research was Lankford.2 
Birth*1801Walker Lankford was born in Franklin County, Kentucky, probably about 1801.5,6 
Marriage*14 January 1830He married first Irena Dodge, daughter of Daniel Rowley Clark Dodge and Nancy Dodge, on 14 January 1830 in Hardin County, Kentucky. Their license to marry was issued the day before, and the fact that Walker was over the age of 21 years was accepted by the County Clerk on Walker's sworn oath. Irena was not yet 18 years old and approval for her to marry was given by a written certificate from her mother, Nancy Dodge, which was proved by the oath of ______ (not legible.)7,8 
(Husband) Deathbefore 1848Walker became a widower with four young children when Irena (Dodge) Lankford died before 1848.7 
Marriage*18 March 1848He married second, as her second husband, Catherine (Hawhee) King, daughter of Arthur Hawhee and Nancy Sylvester, on 18 March 1848 in Dubois County, Indiana. They each brought four children into their marriage.1 
Census US 1850*15 August 1850Catherine and Walker Lankford were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 15 August 1850 in Hall, Dubois County, Indiana. Walker was 50 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $100, and Catherne was 30 years of age and not able to read or write. Their household consisted of six children, four from Walker's first marriage, one of Catherine's from her first marriage, and one from the couple's marriage. Walker's son, William Lankford, was 19 years old and worked with his father as a laborer on the family farm and Walker's daughters, Lydia A., Sarah and Paradine were ages 16, 10 and 9 years, respectively. Catherine's daughter, Nancy A. King, was 10 years old, and the couple's baby daughter, Arrena Lankford, was six months old. Also enumerated in the Lankford household in 1850 was Catherine's widowed mother, Nancy Hawhee, who was 85 years of age. Catherine's three older children from her first marriage, Daniel N. King, Margaret King and John King were enumerated in 1850 with their paternal grandparents, Margaret and John Samuel King, in Crawford County, Indiana.9 
(Grantor) Land Records11 November 1850From a deed dated 11 November 1850 in Anderson County, Kentucky, we learned that, after the death of their father, Larkin Langford Sr., Walker Langford, Benjamin Langford, Larkin Langford, Edmond Langford, Richard Langford, Jackson Langford, Stephen Langford and Isaac Langford, all brothers of John Langford, had agreed to sell their shares in a tract of land they had all inherited from their father's estate to John. We suspect from reading the deed, that the brothers were slow in making their commitments to John legal. John filed suit against his brothers for title to the land he had purchased from them, and won his case. What follows is our transcription of the deed confirming the sale of the land to John:

This indenture made and entered into this 11th day of November 1850 between Walker, Benjamin, Larkin, Edmund, Richard, Jackson, Stephen and Isaac Langford of the first part by W. S. Hickman, the Master of Commissioners in Chancery appointed at the November term of the Anderson Circuit Court 1850 of the first part, and John Langford of the second part.

Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the pursuit, pleadings and exhibits in the Suit in Chancery in the Anderson Circuit Court wherein the said John Langford is Complainant and the parties of the first part are the Defendants, and for and in consideration of their title names filed in said cause and the amounts therein set forth, have bargained, sold, released and conveyed, and by these presents do bargain, sell, release and convey all their right title and interest unto the party of the second part, in a certain tract of land lying on the waters of Crooked Creek in the county of Anderson, formerly in the counties of Shelby and Franklin and bounded as follows:

Beginning at a white oak, hickory and sugar tree in Phillips line also N E corner to Thomas Harris, thence with Phillips’s line N 5½ degrees E 220 poles to the bank of Crooked Creek cornering at a shellbark hickory, thence down the Creek with its meanders N 44 degrees W 36 poles, hence North 7 degrees East 67 poles to two sugar trees and buckeye at the mouth of a drain, thence S 75 degrees W 36 poles to a cherry, dogwood, and hornbeam, thence S 55 degrees W, crossing the Creek at 80 poles, 126 poles to a stake in a field, thence N 84½ degrees West 248 poles to a maple, sugar tree and beech, thence South 5½ West 220 poles to two beeches and maple on the bank of Mitchell’s run, thence South 84½ degrees East 404 poles to the beginning, containing six hundred acres, it being the tract of land on which Larkin Langford Sr. died, and the same he purchased by deed from one George W. Kinney, which deed is recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Shelby County Court.

To have and to hold the interest hereby conveyed unto the said John Langford, his heirs and assigns forever, and the said W. S. Hickman conveying as Commissioner and in no other capacity whatever.

Whereof the parties of the first part have hereunto set their hands and seals the date above set forth, and the document was signed with the signatures and seals of Walker Langford, Benjamin Langford, Larkin Langford, Edmond Langford, Richard Langford, Jackson Langford, Isaac Langford, and by William S. Hickman, Master Commissioner.

The deed was certified and recorded by the Clerk of the Court in Anderson County, Kentucky on 13 November 1851.

(We note that the name of Stephen Langford, although a party to the deed, was not listed as a signer on the transcription of the deed filmed at the courthouse.)2 
Death*1859He probably died about 1859 in Indiana at about age 58. His last child was born about 1858 and his widow would marry again on 24 April 1860.10 

Family 1

 Irena Dodge b. 1812, d. b 1848
Children 1.William Lankford9 b. 1831
 2.Lydia A. Lankford9 b. 1834
 3.Sarah E. Lankford9 b. 10 Sep 1841, d. 4 Dec 1912
 4.Nancy P. Lankford9 b. 1841

Family 2

 Catherine Hawhee b. 1820
Children 1.Arrena Lankford9,11,12 b. 1850
 2.Mary Marrah Lankford13,12 b. 9 Mar 1851
 3.Samuel Lankford14,12 b. 1855
 4.Elizabeth Lankford15,12 b. 1858

Citations

  1. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Catherine King and Walker Lankford on 18 March 1848 in Dubois County, Indiana, referencing FHL Film# 000434833, page 72. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  2. [S2288] Anderson County (Kentucky) Clerk of the County Court, Deeds, 1827-1901. Microfilm of originals in the county courthouse at Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. Includes a general index, first by grantor then by grantee. Names are arranged by first letter of surname and then by year and date and there is some overlap of dates in the record books: deed dated 11 November 1850 and registered on 13 November 1851 between Walker, Benjamin, Larkin, Edmund, Richard, Jackson, Stephen and Isaac Langford of the first part by W. S. Hickman, the Master of Commissioner in Chancery appointed at the November term of the Anderson Circuit Court 1850 of the first part, and John Langford of the second part regarding land originally purchased by Larkin Langford, Sr., situated part in Shelby County and part in Franklin County, on 3 March 1822 from George W. Kinney, Deed Book G, 1847-1851, pages 577-578, Film# 259301, Digital# 8192345, image# 785 of 817; on 11 microfilm reels, viewed online at www.familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, 1827-1901 (Anderson County, Kentucky).
  3. [S165] 1810 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Larkin Lankford, Year: 1810; Census Place: Franklin, Franklin, Kentucky; Roll: 6; Page: 140; Image: 00154; Family History Library Film: 0181351. Hereinafter cited as 1810 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S468] 1820 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Larkin Lankford, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Lawrenceburg, Franklin, Kentucky; Page: 140; NARA Roll: M33_22; Image: 109. Hereinafter cited as 1820 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Walker Lankford, Memorial# 101930601, reporting his year of birth as 1801. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  6. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Walker and Catherine Lankford, Year: 1850; Census Place: Hall, Dubois, Indiana; Roll: 143; Page: 453b, Walker's age recorded as 50, and his year of birth estimated as 1800. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Irena R. “Rena” Dodge Lankford, Memorial# 101739219.
  8. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 14 January 1830 Hardin County, Kentucky, USA, of Walker "Langford", age over 21 years, and "Ireneigh" Dodge, license issued on 13 January 1830, that the groom was over 21 years of age was verified by his sworn oath, and Nancy Dodge, mother of the bride gave her approval for her daughter's marriage by a written certificate proven by the oath of The D.R. ______, married by William Bolding, referencing FHL Film# 000390788. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  9. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Walker and Catherine Lankford, Year: 1850; Census Place: Hall, Dubois, Indiana; Roll: 143; Page: 453b.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Walker Lankford, Memorial# 101930601.
  11. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LKGG-XYB. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.
  12. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9MBC-X5J
  13. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9MBC-KFS
  14. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K835-MPR
  15. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KHPL-RPZ

William Lankford1

b. 1831
Family
Father*Walker Lankford1 b. 1801, d. 1859
Mother*Irena Dodge1 b. 1812, d. b 1848
Birth*1831William Lankford was born about 1831 in Kentucky.1 
(Son) Deathbefore 1848His mother died while William was in his mid-teens, leaving his father with four young children2 
(Son) Marriage18 March 1848 and he was about 17 years old when his father married a second time to Catherine (Hawhee) King on 18 March 1848. Catherine had also been widowed and had four young children, two sons and two daughters.3 
(Son) Census US 185015 August 1850William was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 15 August 1850 in the household of his father and stepmother in Hall, Dubois County, Indiana. He was 19 years old and worked with his father as a laborer on the family farm.1 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Walker and Catherine Lankford, Year: 1850; Census Place: Hall, Dubois, Indiana; Roll: 143; Page: 453b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Irena R. “Rena” Dodge Lankford, Memorial# 101739219. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Catherine King and Walker Lankford on 18 March 1848 in Dubois County, Indiana, referencing FHL Film# 000434833, page 72. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.

William Lankford1

b. 1835
Family
Father*Edmund Lankford1 b. 1800, d. 1883
Mother*Nancy Tucker1 b. 1804
Birth*1835William Lankford was born about 1835 in Crawford County, Indiana.1 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Edmon and Nancy Lankford, Year: 1850; Census Place: Patoka, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 139; Page: 16a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

William Lankford1

b. 1829
Family
Father*Isaac Lankford1 b. 1800, d. b 1880
Mother*Elizabeth Hornbeck1 b. bt 1804 - 1805, d. a 1870
Birth*1829William Lankford was born about 1829 in Kentucky.1 
(Son) Census US 185022 August 1850William was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 22 August 1850 in the household of his parents in District 1, Spencer County, Kentucky. He was 21 years old, was not able to read or write and worked as a farmer.1 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaac and Elizabeth Lankford, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Spencer, Kentucky; Roll: 219; Page: 85b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

William H. Lankford1

b. 28 January 1841, d. 25 July 1918
Family
Father*John M. Lankford1 b. 16 Jul 1801, d. 15 Apr 1873
Mother*Elizabeth Maxfield1 b. 1812, d. b 15 Nov 1875
Birth*28 January 1841William H. Lankford was born on 28 January 1841 in Kentucky.1,2 
Name-SpellingsA variation of the spelling of the LANKFORD surname found in our research was Langford.3 
(Son) Census US 18509 October 1850William H. was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 9 October 1850 in the household of his parents in Anderson County, Kentucky. He was 7 years old and had attended school within the census year.1 
Marriage*28 May 1863He married first Susan L. Mitchell on 28 May 1863 in Spencer County, Kentucky. Consent for the marriage was provided in writing by A. B. Mitchell, who signed his name.4 
(Son) Census US 187026 August 1870William H. was enumerated with his wife and daughter on the 1870 census taken on 26 August 1870 in the household of his parents in District 5, Lawrenceburg Post Office, Anderson County, Kentucky. William was 29 years of age, worked as a farmer, and had a personal estate valued at $300. His wife, Susan L., was 26 years of age and worked as a house keeper, and their daughter, Susan E., was 4 years old. William and his wife were both able to read and write.5 
(Husband) Death1870William became a widower when Susan L. (Mitchell) Langford died about 1870 at about age 28.4,6 
Marriage*10 September 1874He married second Ella A. Edmonson on 10 September 1874 in Anderson County, Kentucky.3 
Death*25 July 1918He died on 25 July 1918 at age 772 
Burial*28 July 1918 and was buried on 28 July 1918 in Valley Cemetery, Taylorsville, Spencer County, Kentucky.2 

Family 1

 Susan L. Mitchell b. 1842, d. 1870
Child 1.Susan E. Lankford5 b. 1866

Family 2

 Ella A. Edmonson b. 19 Mar 1848, d. 13 Aug 1924

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Eliza Lankford, Year: 1850; Census Place: Anderson, Kentucky; Roll: 190; Page: 231b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, William H. Langford, Memorial# 39587705. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 10 September 1874 in Anderson County, Kentucky, USA, of W. H. Langford of Anderson County, Kentucky, age 32, born in Kentucky about 1842, and Ella A. Edmonson of Franklin County, Kentucky, age 25, born in Kentucky about 1849, his second marriage and her first, and all of their parents were born in Kentucky, citing FHL Film# 001004531. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  4. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 28 May 1863 in Spencer County, Kentucky, USA, of William H Lankford and Susan L Mitchell, citing FHL Film# 000482642.
  5. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Eliza Lankford, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 5, Anderson, Kentucky; Roll: M593_444; Page: 294A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Susan L. Langford, Memorial# 39587669.

Elizabeth Lanterman1

b. 12 March 1779, d. 1 April 1847
Family
Birth*12 March 1779Elizabeth Lanterman was born on 12 March 1779 in New Jersey.1 
Marriage*She married John David Trimmer.1,2 
(Wife) Death3 October 1826Elizabeth became a widow when John David Trimmer died on 3 October 1826 at age 45.2 
Death*1 April 1847She died on 1 April 1847 in McClean County, Illinois, at age 681 
Burial* and was buried in Pennell Cemetery, Towanda, McClean County.1 

Family

 John David Trimmer b. 14 Feb 1781, d. 3 Oct 1826
Child 1.Frederick Trimmer1,3 b. 4 Nov 1806, d. 18 Aug 1839

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth (Lanterman) Trimmer, Memorial# 55328051. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John David Trimmer, Memorial# 55328107.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Frederick Trimmer, Memorial# 55328074.

Mildred Anna Lapham1,2

Family
Marriage*She married Thomas R. Murray.1 

Family

 Thomas R. Murray
Child 1.Joseph A. Murray1 b. 2 Nov 1896

Citations

  1. [S2094] Montana U.S. County Marriage Records, 1865-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 1 September 1920 in Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, USA of Ella R Hogeland, age 21, daughter of Abraham Hogeland and Mary Walton, married Joseph A Murray, age 23, son of Thomas R. Murray and Mildred Lapham, referencing Film# 001941107, DGS# 004351453. Hereinafter cited as Montana, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1993.
  2. [S2093] Montana, U.S., Birth Records, 1897-1988, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Joseph Andrew Murray on 2 November 1896 in Hobson, Fergus County, Montana, USA, to Thomas R Murray and Mildred Anna Murray, citing Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, Montana, Montana, Birth Records, 1919-1986. Hereinafter cited as Montana, U.S., Birth Records, 1897-1988.

Rebeckah Lapham1

Family
Marriage*1679She married John Washburn, son of John Washburn and Elizabeth Mitchell, in 1679.1 

Family

 John Washburn b. c 1646
Children 1.Josiah Washburn+1 b. 1680
 2.John Washburn+1 b. 5 Apr 1682
 3.Joseph Washburn2 b. 7 Jul 1683
 4.William Washburn2 b. 16 Feb 1686
 5.Abigail Washburn+3,4 b. 2 Jun 1688, d. b 6 Feb 1743
 6.Rebeckah Washburn+1

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Washburn, pages 338-350. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Washburn, pages 322-333.
  3. [S862] Ralph V. Wood Jr., Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 12, Francis Cooke (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2008), Person No. 227, Abigail Washburn, pages 247-248. Hereinafter cited as Francis Cooke of the Mayflower (Five).
  4. [S862] Ralph V. Wood Jr., Francis Cooke of the Mayflower (Five), Person No. 44, John Washburn, pages 103-104.

Ruth Large1

b. 1702/3, d. 22 May 1763
Family
Birth*1702/3Ruth Large was born in 1702/3 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*between September 1723 and October 1723She married Thomas Brown between September 1723 and October 1723 at a Buckingham Meeting of Friends, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.2,1 
(Wife) Deathbefore 8 May 1750Ruth became a widow when Thomas Brown died before 8 May 1750.2 
Death*22 May 1763She died on 22 May 1763 in Guilford County, North Carolina,1 
Burial* and was buried in the New Garden Friends Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford County.1 

Family

 Thomas Brown b. 31 Aug 1691, d. b 8 May 1750
Children 1.William Brown1 b. 10 Jan 1726, d. Feb 1800
 2.Thomas Brown IV3,1,2 b. 1728, d. Oct 1796

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Ruth (Large) Brown, Memorial# 18582516; maintained by Darrell Brown. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas Brown, Memorial# 100478564; created by Darrell Brown.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas Brown IV, Memorial# 116467578.

Thomas Largely1

Family
Marriage*He married Margaret Sharp, daughter of Isaac Sharp and Mary Wolverton.2,3 

Family

 Margaret Sharp b. 1796

Citations

  1. [S1436] J.H. Beers, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania, containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, and of many of the Early Settled Families, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Chicago, Illinois: J.H. Beers, 1893), The Sharp Family, pages 170-174. Hereinafter cited as Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania.
  2. [S1436] J.H. Beers, Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania, The Sharp Family, pages 170-174, his surname spelled "Largely."
  3. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), page 456, his surname spelled "Largley". Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.

Louisa Jane Largent1

b. 16 August 1856, d. 24 December 1932
Family
Birth*16 August 1856Louisa Jane Largent was born on 16 August 1856 in Illinois.2,3 
Marriage*16 October 1874She married Deweese F. Gilbert, son of John B. Gilbert and Catherine B. __?__, probably on 16 October 1874 in Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa.3,1,4,2 
Census US 1880*16 June 1880Louisa and Deweese F. Gilbert were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 16 June 1880 in Glenwood, Phillips County, Kansas. Deweese was 32 years of age and a farmer, and Louisa was 22 years of age and keeping house. Their baby son, Willie B., was ten months old. Three households of the Gilbert family were enumerated on that same census page in 1880, one right after the other. The first of the three was that of Deweese's father and stepmother, Martha and John B. Gilbert, then next, in the middle, was the household of Deweese and Louisa, and third, immediately below Deweese and Louisa, was the household of Deweese's half-sister, Allie, and her husband, John H. Faubion.5,6,7 
Census US 1900*5 June 1900Louisa and Deweese Gilbert were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 5 June 1900 in Phillipsburg, Phillips County, Kansas. Deweese was 51 years of age and a carpenter, and Louisa was 43 years of age. They had been married for 26 years and Louisa had given birth to eight children, four of whom were living, and were enumerated with their parents in 1900. Willie B. and Charley H. were ages 20 and 15 years, respectively, and worked with their father as carpenters; Frances was 10 years old, at school, and had attended school for four months of the census year; and Elizabeth was 7 years old. Deweese, Louisa and their two sons were all able to read and write.3 
Occupation*1915Her husband, Deweese, was a contractor and built some of the most beautiful homes in Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska. In 1926, the newspaper reported that in the year 1915, "Daddy Gilbert, as he was affectionately known, with the help of his sons, William B. Gilbert and Charles H. Gilbert, built the theatre that now bears his name, and is considered one of the greatest contributions to art in the state. When in health, you would always find him busy at his work. And he was a man who did his work in a workman like manner, never being satisfied until it just suited him. He possessed the artistic eye and could see the beauty in a structure before it assumed form. He will be greatly missed by the people of Beatrice."1 
(Wife) Death3 October 1926Louisa became a widow when Deweese F. Gilbert died on 3 October 1926 at age 77.1,4 
Death*24 December 1932She died on 24 December 1932 at age 762 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Plot 22 of Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska.2,4 

Family

 Deweese F. Gilbert b. 26 Jan 1849, d. 3 Oct 1926
Children 1.William B. Gilbert3 b. Aug 1879
 2.Charles H. Gilbert3 b. Oct 1884
 3.Frances Gilbert3 b. Feb 1890
 4.Elizabeth Gilbert3 b. Jan 1893

Citations

  1. [S2370] Deweese Franklin Gilbert 1926 Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Beatrice Daily Sun, (Beatrice, Nebraska), Saturday, 9 October 1926, page 4, born on January 26, 1849 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and died on October 3, 1926, married Louise Jane De Largent on October 16, 1880 at Marshalltown, Iowa, eight children, three children survive. Hereinafter cited as Deweese Franklin Gilbert 1926 Obituary.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Louisa Jane (Largent) Gilbert, Memorial# 184999709. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Deweese and Louisa Gilbert, Year: 1900; Census Place: Phillipsburg, Phillips, Kansas; Roll: 495; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0126; FHL microfilm: 1240495. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Deweese F Gilbert, Memorial# 184999706.
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of D. F. and Louisa Gilbert, (their surname transcribed as "Gibbert" by Ancestry), Year: 1880; Census Place: Glenwood, Phillips, Kansas; Roll: 393; Page: 81D; Enumeration District: 227. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of J. B. and Martha Gilbert, (their surname transcribed by Ancestry as "Gibbert'), Year: 1880; Census Place: Glenwood, Phillips, Kansas; Roll: 393; Page: 81D; Enumeration District: 227.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of J. H. and "Alla" M. Faubion, (their surname spelled "Faulbion" by the census taker), Year: 1880; Census Place: Rose Creek, Republic, Kansas; Roll: 394; Page: 49C; Enumeration District: 274.

______ Larke1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Marriage*1571He married Alice Osgerby, daughter of Thomas Osgerby and Elizabeth Heaton, by 1571.1 

Family

 Alice Osgerby

Citations

  1. [S46] Dean Crawford Smith C.G. and Douglas Richardson, "English Ancestry of Nathaniel Heaton of Boston, Mass., and his Nephew, James Heaton of New Haven, Conn.", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 152, pages 430-452 (October 1998): page 434. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton, Nathaniel and James Ancestry."

Alice Larkin1

b. 1913
Family
Father*Ernest L. Larkin1 b. Oct 1883, d. 22 Dec 1917
Mother*Olga N. Nyboe1 b. 19 Apr 1886, d. 24 Jul 1972
Birth*1913Alice Larkin was born about 1913 in California.1 

Citations

  1. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Olga N. Mark, (transcribed as "Munk" by Ancestry), Year: 1920; Census Place: Willow Springs, Garfield, Nebraska; Roll: T625_991; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 127. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.

Ephraim Larkin1

b. 9 February 1813
Family
RelationshipsGrandnephew of John Bolton
3rd great-grandson of Nicholas Boulton
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Boulton, The Immigrant
Descendants of John Bolton and Zilpah Peirce
Father-Probable*Ephraim Larkin
Mother*Betty Bolton1 b. 6 Dec 1788
Birth*9 February 1813Ephraim Larkin was born on 9 February 1813 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Only his mother was identified, however because of his name, it is likely that his father was Ephraim Larkin.1 

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Ephraim Larkin

Family
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Boulton, The Immigrant
Descendants of John Bolton and Zilpah Peirce
(Father-Probable) Birth9 February 1813Ephraim Larkin was likely the father of Ephraim Larkin who was born to Betty Bolton on 9 February 1813 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.1 

Family

 Betty Bolton b. 6 Dec 1788
Child 1.Ephraim Larkin b. 9 Feb 1813

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Ernest L. Larkin1,2,3

b. October 1883, d. 22 December 1917
Family
Father*Myron E. Larkin4 b. May 1856
Mother*Alice S. Nunn4 b. Jun 1852
Birth*October 1883Ernest L. Larkin was born in October 1883 in New Jersey.4 
Marriage*12 June 1909He married, as her first husband, Olga N. Nyboe, daughter of Lauritz Nyboe and Henrietta Christensen, on 12 June 1909 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. They were married by Olga's brother-in-law, the Reverend Jesse Schindler Leamer, formerly of the English Lutheran Church of Omaha, and the husband of Olga's sister, Elsie.1,2 
Death*22 December 1917He died instantly in an automobile accident on Sunday, 22 December 1917, near Anaheim, Orange County, California, at age 345,6,3 
Burial* and was buried in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska.3 

Family

 Olga N. Nyboe b. 19 Apr 1886, d. 24 Jul 1972
Child 1.Alice Larkin7 b. 1913

Citations

  1. [S2468] Olga Nyboe and Ernest Larkin 1909 Nebraska Marriage, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Hastings Tribune, (Hastings, Nebraska), Friday, 18 June 1909, page 2, under the headline "Wedding in Omaha", from the Grand Island Independent: Her many friends in this city will no doubt be surprised to learn of the marriage of Miss Olga Nyboe and Mr. Ernest Larkin of Hastings, which occurred last Saturday morning in Omaha; Reverend Mr. Leamer, formerly of the English Lutheran Church of this city and brother-in-law of the bride, performed the ceremony which took place at the Lutheran church in the metropolis, the bride is well known as the daughter of Mrs. Henrietta Nyboe residing at 1404 West Division Street, Mr. Larkin is a promising young man of Hastings and is engaged in the hardware business there, couple will make their home in Hastings. Hereinafter cited as Olga Nyboe and Ernest Larkin 1909 Nebraska Marriage.
  2. [S2468] Olga Nyboe and Ernest Larkin 1909 Nebraska Marriage, online at www.newspapers.com, The Hastings Tribune, (Hastings, Nebraska), Friday, 11 June 1909, page 1, under the headline "Wedding in Omaha", from the Grand Island Independent: Her many friends in this city will no doubt be surprised to learn of the marriage of Miss Olga Nyboe and Mr. Ernest Larkin of Hastings, which occurred last Saturday morning in Omaha; Reverend Mr. Leamer, formally of the English Lutheran Church of this city and brother-in-law of the bride, performed the ceremony which took place at the Lutheran church in the metropolis, the bride is well known as the daughter of Mrs. Henrietta Nyboe residing at 1404 West Division Street, Mr. Larkin is a promising young man of Hastings and is engaged in the hardware business there, couple will make their home in Hastings.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Earnest L. Larkin, Memorial# 207435879. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Myron E. and Alice S. Larkin, Year: 1900; Census Place: Edgar, Clay, Nebraska; Roll: 920; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1240920. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S2469] Ernest Larkin 1917 Accidental California Death, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Edgar Post, (Edgar, Nebraska), Friday, 28 December 1917, page 1, under the headline, "Ernest Larkin Meets Sudden Death": Word has been received here of the death of Ernest Larkin near Anaheim, California, Sunday, in an automobile accident, funeral will be held in Hastings tomorrow, was 38 years old and leaves wife and daughter, Olga, lived in Hastings for three years and was employed as hardware salesman, parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Larkin, and two brothers, Horace and Lester, live in Hastings, family formerly lived in Edgar and Ernest was well known here. Hereinafter cited as Ernest Larkin 1917 Accidental California Death.
  6. [S1734] California Death Index 1905-1939, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Ernest L Larkin on 22 December 1917 in Los Angeles, California, USA, age 32, born about 1885. Hereinafter cited as California, Death Index, 1905-1939.
  7. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Olga N. Mark, (transcribed as "Munk" by Ancestry), Year: 1920; Census Place: Willow Springs, Garfield, Nebraska; Roll: T625_991; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 127. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.

Horace M. Larkin1

b. 7 April 1886
Family
Father*Myron E. Larkin1 b. May 1856
Mother*Alice S. Nunn1 b. Jun 1852
Birth*7 April 1886Horace M. Larkin was born on 7 April 1886 in New Jersey.1,2 
Name VariationHis full name was Horace Myron Larkin.2 

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Myron E. and Alice S. Larkin, Year: 1900; Census Place: Edgar, Clay, Nebraska; Roll: 920; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0028; FHL microfilm: 1240920. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S223] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online at www.ancestry.com, draft registration card for Horace Myron Larkin, born on 7 April 1886, residence in 1917-1918 at 151 E 5th, Adams County, Nebraska, USA, wife's name Grace Evangelin Larkin; his physical build was Medium, height was Medium, hair was Light, eyes were Blue, referencing U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Adams County, Nebraska. Hereinafter cited as U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

Johanna Larkin1

d. 25 December 1713
Family
Marriage*28 October 1668She married Moses Newton on 28 October 1668 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).2 
Death*25 December 1713She died a widow on 25 December 1713 in Marlborough.3 

Family

 Moses Newton
Children 1.Moses Newton4 b. 28 Feb 1669
 2.David Newton+1,5 b. 12 Mar 1671/72, d. 4 Apr 1702
 3.Hannah Newton6 b. 20 Dec 1673
 4.Edward Newton+1,5 b. 23 Mar 1676, d. 8 Apr 1704
 5.Jonathan Newton7 b. 30 Sep 1679
 6.Jacob Newton6 b. 24 Jan 1681
 7.Mercy Newton+7 b. 16 Feb 1685, d. 1 Dec 1714
 8.Mary Newton7 b. 16 Feb 1685
 9.Josiah Newton7 b. 19 Nov 1688
 10.Andrew Newton3 d. 9 Mar 1691
 11.Ebenezer Newton5 b. 26 Jul 1692

Citations

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