Langford & Lankford Families in Tennessee

LANGFORD or LANKFORD FAMILIES in TENNESSEE

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

A Lankford family with strong TN ties is Robert Lankford and Lucinda Randolph, found on the SC pages.

William LANKFORD and Sallie KING

Kindly submitted by Leland Lankford

Husband: William Lankford

LifeNotes: William Lankford was a judge.

Born: 1784 Granville Co., NC; Married: Died: 1846 Warren Co., MO
Parents: Parish Lankford and Sarah Lawrence

Wife: Sallie King

LifeNotes:

Born: 1789 SC; Married: Died:
Parents:

Their children were:

Lawrence Lankford, born 1811 in Smith Co TN. Married Elizabeth Doty (d. 1860 Lincoln Co., MO). Lawrence Lankford died 1860 in Linclon Co., MO at est. age 49.
Elizabeth Lankford
Polly Lankford
Nancy Lankford, born February 02, 1814.
Sally A. Lankford
Delila Lankford, born September 1819
Arthur Lankford
Joshua K. Lankford
Jesse Lankford
Richard W. Lankford
John Lankford
William Lankford
Henry Lankford

James Arthur LANKFORD and Elizabeth ?

Kindly submitted by Leland Lankford

Husband: James Arthur Lankford

LifeNotes:

Born: 1786 in Granville, Co. NC; Married: ; Died:
Parents: Parish Lankford and Sarah Lawrence

Wife: Elizabeth ?

LifeNotes:

Born: 1788 in NC
Married:
Died:
Parents:

Their children were:

Henry Lankford, born 1821, Defeated Creek, Smith Co., TN. See his page. Married Margaret Gregory. Their son: Obediah S. Lankford (b. 1848 Defeated Creek, Smith Co., TN; m. Martha Halliburton), Henry Lankford died 1891, Defeated Creek, Smith Co., TN at est. age 70.
Sidney Lankford, born 07 Nov 1822, Smith Co., TN. See his page. Married Rebecca Knight (b. 1824 Smith Co., TN; d. 1875 Smith Co., TN at est. age 51).

Moses LANKFORD and Catherine M. COOPER

Kindly submitted by Leland Lankford

Husband: Moses Lankford

LifeNotes:

Born: 1802, Granville, Co. NC; Married: ; Died:1863, Dickson Co., TN at est. age 61.
Parents: Parish Lankford and Sarah Lawrence

Wife: Catherine M. Cooper

LifeNotes:

Born: ; Married: August 1809 in SC; Died: 1900 in Dickson Co., TN at est. age 90
Parents:

Their children were:

William Lankford, born 1827 TN. Married Margaret Davidson
Sarah C. Lankford, born 1830. Married Jonathan Adcock Jr.
James C. Lankford, born 1833 TN. Married Mary Hilly Lankford
Mary Caroline Lankford, born 1835.
Robert Henry Lankford, born 1836, Hickman Co. TN. Married Louisa Paralee Tate who was born 1836 TN. Robert Henry Lankford died December 17, 1864, Camp Dogulas, Small pox Island, Cook Co., IL at est. age 28
John Lankford, born 1838.
Lawrence Lankford, born 1840.
Sidney A. Lankford, born 1842. Married William G. Estes.
George Washington Lankford, born September 10, 1844, TN. Married Julie Ann Anglin who died in Siloam Springs, Benton Co. AK; George Washington Lankford died October 07, 1936, Siloam Springs, Benton Co., AK at age 92.
Louisa Lankford, born 1846

Henry LANKFORD and Margret GREGORY

Kindly submitted by Leland Lankford

Husband: Henry Lankford

LifeNotes:

Born: 1821, Defeated Creek, Smith Co., TN; Married: ; Died: 1891, Defeated Creek, Smith Co., TN at est. age 70.
Parents: James Arthur Lankford and Elizabeth ?

Wife: Margret Gregory

LifeNotes:

Born: ; Married: ; Died:
Parents:

Their children were:

Obedia S. Lankford, born 1848 Defeated Creek, Smith Co., TN. Married Martha Halliburton. Their child: James Murphy Lankford (b. 1872, Defeated Creek, Smith Co., TN; m. Frances Sampson)

Sidney LANKFORD and his wives Rebecca KNIGHT and Sarah Marinda COMBS

Information from a post to LANGFORD-L Rootsweb by Melba McCormick Milliken with information kindly sumitted by Leland Lankford

Husband: Sidney Lankford

LifeNotes:

Born: 07 Nov 1822, Smith Co., TN; Married: Smith Co., TN; Died
Parents: James Arthur Lankford and Elizabeth ?

1st-Wife: Rebecca Knight

LifeNotes: She was of Smith Co., TN.

Born: 1824 Smith Co., TN; Married: Smith Co., TN; Died: 1875 Smith Co., TN at est. age 51
Parents:

Their child:

Newton Lankford, born 1844, Defeated Creek, Smith Co., TN. Married Mary Dillehay.
Jasper Lankford, born 1846.
Manerva C. Lankford, born November 09, 1848, Defeated Creek, Smith Co., TN. Married John Franklin Snoddy. They were in Smith Co., TN. Their daughter: Lou Mai Snoddy (m. Levi P. McCormick, son of John E. and Mary Judith [Jude] McCormick; this is Melba McCormick Milliken's line). Manerva C. Lankford died 14 September 1938 in Jackson Co. TN at age 89.
Louiza Lankford, born 1851. Married Larkin Kemp. Their daughter: Lassie Kemp (m. Wade Sampson-- their son: Willie Muray "Bill" Sampson who married Dorothy Cothron and who had children: Karren Sampson and Glen Sampson).
Robert Lankford, born 13 November 1853, Defeated Creek, Smith Co., TN. See his page. Married Martha "Mothie" Susan Gregory. Robert Lankford died November 13, 1934, Plesant Shade, Macon Co. TN at age 81.
William Lankford, born 1857.
Wade Lankford, born 1859. Married Melie Dillehay.

2nd-Wife: Sarah Marinda Combs

Born: ; Married: ; Died: Defeated Creek, Smith Co., TN;
Parents:

Obedia S. LANKFORD and Martha HALLIBURTON

Kindly submitted by Leland Lankford

Husband: Obedia S. Lankford

LifeNotes:

Born: 1848 Defeated Creek, Smith Co., TN; Married: ; Died:
Parents: Henry Lankford and Margret Gregory

Wife: Martha Halliburton

LifeNotes:

Born: Married: Died:
Parents:

Their children were:

James Murphy Lankford, born 1872, Defeated Creek, Smith Co., TN. Married Frances Sampson. Their son: William Lee Lankford (m. Effie Angline Kemp)

Robert LANKFORD and Martha Susan GREGORY

Information from a post to LANGFORD-L Rootsweb by Leland Lankford, great grandson of Robert and Martha

Husband: Robert Lankford

LifeNotes: He was a native of the Defeated Creek community, Smith Co. TN.

Born: Nov. 13, 1853, Smith Co. TN; Married ; Died: November 13, 1934 in Plesant Shade, Macon Co. TN at age 81;
Parents: Sidney Lankford and Rebecca Knight

Wife: Martha Susan Gregory

LifeNotes:

Born: January 17, 1852, Smith Co. TN; Married: ; Died: 06 February 1917, Macon Co. TN;
Parents: William H. Gregory and Mary "Polly" Kemp

Their children were:

Clora Lankford. Married Sidney Green
Stanton Lankford, born August 1882
Aubrey Lankford, born July 1884. Married Elizabeth ?
Alice Lankford, born September 1887; m. Wiley Kemp
Clarah Emma Lankford, born August 1894. Married Luther West
Sidney Herod Lankford, born January 24, 1895, Macon Co. TN. Married Ora Bell Chraighead (b. July 18, 1898, Macon Co. TN; d. July 1982, Macon Co. TN at est. age 83). Their children were: Claton Earl "Jack" Lankford (b. 1915, Macon Co., TN, m. Lucy Bell Lankford; d: 1984 in Monroe Co., KY at est. age 69), Mabel Lankford (b. 1919, Macon Co., TN; m. Carsie Evetts who was born 1919, Macon Co., TN and who died 1984, Macon Co., TN at est. age 65; d: 1996, Macon Co. TN at age 77), Leland Robert Langford (b. September 20, 1923, Macon Co. TN; m. Ruth Mara Keene who was born October 24, 1921, Macon Co. TN; d. March 18, 1988, Macon Co. TN at age at death: 64; this is Leland Lankford's line). Sidney Herod Lankford died October 17, 1959, Monroe Co., KY at age 64.

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