LANGFORD & LANKFORD FAMILIES in ALABAMA

A resource page of the LANGFORD-L Rootsweb list

Families structured from information found online, family documents, and submissions. For now I do not know if or how these families are connected -- unless I state so. Hopefully that will come. If however, you have information to add to these lines, pleases and it to me, the listowner

Note: as far as I know these are not my own family lines

Langford & Lankford Marriages in Alabama

The Benjamin Langford family lived in Jackson Co., AL from about 1819 until 1830 when they went to AR; they had come to Alabama from Greenville Co., SC. Click here to see their family page.

John T. Langford who first appears on records in MS (and who is shown on the MS page), seems to be part of the family below-- connected to Champ Langford, Sr., and Berry Langford (shown on AR page). Apparently they were all in St. Clair Co., AL at one time.

Champ LANGFORD Sr. and Elizabeth REED

With information from Bill Allen

Husband: Champ Langford, Sr.

LifeNotes: He had a brother named Berry Langford who had a son named Champ and Berry died in Pope Co., AR (this from Dan Langford)

He fought the War of 1812 in Capt. McClure's Co., North Carolina Militia.

Born: NC; Married: 16 Nov 1812, Haywood Co., NC; Died: 5 Oct 1833, St. Clair Co., AL
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Wife: Elizabeth Reed

LifeNotes: In the 1850 census, Elizabeth was still in St. Clare County and Champ Jr. was 16 years old.

Born: ; Married: 16 Nov 1812, Haywood County, NC; Died:
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Their children were:

• Champ Langford, Jr., born about 1833/34, AL. See his page.

Champ LANGFORD Jr. and Elizabeth Hagood

With information from Bill Allen

Husband: Champ Langford, Jr.

LifeNotes: Appeared in the 1850 census for AL as age 16.

Champ fought the Civil War in Company C, 19th Alabama Infantry (Jefferson Warriors).

Champ and Elizabeth were in Jefferson Co., AL in the 1870 census; neither one appeared in the census again.

Bill Allen speculates Elizabeth may have died in childbirth, then Champ left the children with Elizabeth's sister Belle, then went to Arkansas, where he is buried.

He had an uncle in Arkansas. Did Champ go there to be near Berry??

Born: 26 Nov 1833, AL; Married: 7 Feb 1854, Jefferson Co., AL; Died: buried alone in McDaniel Cemetery, Jonesboro, Craighead County, AR
Parents: Champ Langford, Sr. and Elizabeth Reed

Wife: Elizabeth Hagood

LifeNotes: She had a sister Belle Hagood Bevens who raised this couple's children.

Born: ; Married: 7 Feb 1854, Jefferson Co., AL; Died: Bill Allen suspects she died in childbirth...
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Their children were:

• Mamie Langford, born about 1872

Edmund or Edward LANGFORD and ?

Researcher for this family is Poldi Tonin

Husband: Edmund or Edward Langford

LifeNotes: Edmund Langford signed a "memorial to congress" in 1815 regarding the difficulties of the people in the Mississippi Territory due to the War of 1812 and Indian attacks. Edmund may also have won a land lottery in GA during the time he was travelling back and forth to MS.

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Their children were:

• Elerby Langford, born1808 in GA. Married Mary McInnis in AL. See his page. They lived in Greene Co. MS.
• Daniel Langford or Lankford. Married Lavisa "Vice" Lott in Mobile Co., AL ("Marriages of Mobile County, Alabama, 1813-1855" compiled and edited by Clinton P. King and Meriem A. Barlow 1985). Remained in AL for some years before migrating to Clark Co. MS.
• Judith (Elizabeth) Langford.
• Mary Ann Langford. Married Phillip McInnis. He was in Choctaw Co., AL with children that were probably Mary Ann; he had remarried to Wilmoth Bonner.
• Stephen Langford. Married Polly Bird in 1822, Mobile Co., AL (Old Index Book) ("Marriages of Mobile County, Alabama, 1813-1855" compiled and edited by Clinton P. King and Meriem A. Barlow 1985)

James LANGFORD and

Husband: James Langford

LifeNotes: Was in Washington Co. AL in 1831 and 1839. One record is is sale of a slave named Harriet age 13 to Samuel Frisbie. In another document James Langford bought from Samuel Frisbie a male slave named Abram aged 40-45.

The later document is one in which James Langford was a witness to a transaction between Beloved L. Turner and James Slater and John Bladen. Poor copy as much of it is missing but also includes the name of Abner Turner. The other witness was Austin E. Ledyard.

See the Langford-Jennings Transaction, Washington Co., AL, 1833

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Sarah M. LANGFORD and Thomas B. MARTIN

Information from a post to LANGFORD-L Rootsweb by Iona Hardison

Wife: Sarah M. Langford

LifeNotes:

Born: 1838, Pike County, AL; Married: 1852 in Dallas Co., TX; Died: 1926, Hill Co., TX and is buried in the Old Lebanon Cemetery
Parents: Her father was supposed to have been a traveling preacher; her mother's name was Sara.

Husband: Thomas B. Martin

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Their children were:

• Columbus Martin. Married Louella Jane Kissick
• Susan Martin. Married ? Moore.
• Mollie Martin. Married ? Pinkney.
• Rosie Martin. Married ? Young.

Eliza Ann LANKFORD and Ambrose NOE

Information from a post to LANGFORD-L Rootsweb by Steve Liford

Wife: Eliza Ann Lankford

LifeNotes:

Born: b. abt. 1820 in Tennessee
Married: 1843 in Harlan, Ky
Died:
Parents: Benjamin Lankford and Temperance Posey

Husband: Ambrose Noe

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Married: 1843 in Harlan, Ky
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David Crockett LANGFORD and Sarah Elizabeth GENTRY

This family is the line of Kathi Langford's husband

Husband: David Crockett Langford

LifeNotes: moved to Bibb Co., AL between 1840-50.

Born: in AL? in 1848
Married: December 03, 1868 in Bibb County, Alabama
Died:
Parents: David Langford and Lucretia ? See their page in the North Carolina section

Wife: Sarah Elizabeth Gentry

LifeNotes:

Born: July 09, 1849 in Alabama
Married: December 03, 1868 in Bibb County, Alabama
Died: October 22, 1911 in Alabama
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Their children were:

• Calhoun Langford. Married Maudie Wallace
• Columbis "Lum" Langford.
• Lily Langford. Married Dan Thrasher
• Jennie Langford, born December 20, 1871. Married Charlie Wallace. Died April 05, 1933.
• David Thomas "Bud" Langford, born February 14, 1874, AL. Married Sallie Black. Died December 30, 1950.
• James Monroe Langford, born February 04, 1888, Bibb County, AL. Died December 30, 1960, Bibb County, AL
• Jasper "Jap" Langford, born November 28, 1889. Married 1st- Olive Hicks. Married 2nd- Cora Hicks. Died November 27, 1953.
• Rosetta Langford, born February 1891, AL. Died March 04, 1937, AL

Dr. Curren M. LANKFORD and N. D. GREEN

Husband: Dr. Curren M. Lankford

LifeNotes:

Obit: Dr. Curren M. Lankford of St. Clair County, Alabama, died at his residence on the 17th inst., aged 34 years. He was a native of Rutherford County, N. C., but resided for several years in Greenville District, S. C.and in 1846 located in Alabama. In August 1848 he married Miss N. D. Green of Mississippi, who with three children now mourns the loss....(eulogy) (October 28, 1852)

Born: ; Married: August 1848; Died: 17 Oct 1852, St. Clair Co., AL
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Wife: N. D. Green

LifeNotes: Was of Mississippi

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Their children were:

• Child
• Child
• Child

Albert C. LANKFORD and Americus or America E. ALLEN

Page built with information for the Goode family from 1870 Grayson Co., TX census (page 5 ­ done on 7/13/1870) and a marriage record for Albert and America submitted to LANGFORD-L by Barbara Johnson

Husband: Albert C. Lankford

LifeNotes: Could C initial be for Curran?

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Married: 22 Dec 1851 St. Clair Co., AL
Died: before 1870
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Wife: Americus or America Elizabeth Allen

LifeNotes: it appears that after Albert died, she remarried to Francis M. Goode; the family moved from Ashville, AL to Texas in 1865. She is shown in the 1870 Grayson Co., TX census as America Goode, age 37, Keeps House, SC. Francis, who served in the 44th AL Infantry with the rank of Captain, had been married to Lucy M. Allen, and they had a daughter Emma B. Goode who is shown in the household in the 1870 census as age 10. Were America (or America) and Lucy sisters??

Americus and Francis are shown in the 1880 Grayson Co., TX census in household of her son Curran. There are two young children shown too-- possibly Goodes Lillie age 9 TX, and Rubin age 6 TX

Born: ca 1833 SC
Married: 22 Dec 1851 St. Clair Co., AL
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Their children were:

• Curran A. Lankford, born 1853 AL. Is shown in the Goode household in the census as age 17 AL See his page.
• Jesse Lankford, born ca 1862 AL (shown in 1870 census as age 8 and in the Goode home, and as age 19 in the 1880 household Grayson Co., TX of brother Curran)
• Alice E. Lankford, born ca 1864 AL (shown in 1870 census as age 6 and in the Goode home and as age 15 in the 1880 household Grayson Co., TX of brother Curran)
• John R. F. Lankford born ca 1867 AL (shown in 1870 census as age 3 and in the Goode home)
• Lucy Ann Lankford born ca 1868 MS (shown in 1870 census as age 2 and in the Goode home and as age 11 in the 1880 household Grayson Co., TX of brother Curran)

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