Some Descendants of Benjamin Franklin Ledbetter
First Generation
1. Benjamin Franklin Ledbetter was born about
1820 in MO. Benjamin emigrated in 1857 from MO to Gridley, Butte Co., CA.
He was counted in a census 1
in 1870 in Hamilton Twp., Butte Co., CA.
Benjamin married Mary A. about 1847. Mary was
born 1 on 27 Jan 1823 in
AL. She died 2 on 15 Jun
1904 in Gridley, Butte Co., CA and was buried
3 on 17 Jun 1904 in Gridley, Butte Co., CA.
They had the following children:
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Tennessee Ledbetter. Tennessee
resided 5 Nov 1917 - after 7 Apr 1929 in TX. |
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Tennessee married James B. Murphy.
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Alabama
Ledbetter was born about 1848. |
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Virginia A.
Ledbetter was born in Jan 1849 and died before 22 May
1928. |
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Nancy Ledbetter was born
1 on 18 Oct 1850 in MO. She died
2 on 7 Apr 1929 in Gridley, Butte Co., CA from
apoplexy and was buried 3
on 9 Apr 1929 in Gridley-Biggs Cemetery, Butte Co., CA.
Miss N. Ledbetter Answers Final Call
Miss Nancy Ledbetter, a resident of the Gridley district for 71
years died at her home on WIlson street Sunday. [Apr., 7 1929]
Miss Ledbetter was born September 17, 1850, and was aged 78 years,
5 months and 20 days. She came to California from Missouri, the
state in which she was born, when 7 years of age, and has resided
here continously since. She is survived by a sister, Mrs. J. B.
Murphy of Texas, and a brother, G. W. Ledbetter of Gridley.
Funeral services are to be held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon
from the Block Funeral Home with Rev. E. W. Dettweiler preaching
the funeral sermon. Internment will be made in the Gridley-Biggs
cemetery.
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George
Washington Ledbetter was born on 3 Apr 1852 and died on 5
Jul 1936. |
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Mary A. Ledbetter "Lena" was
born 1 in Sep
1855 in AL. She died 2
in 1904 in Gridley, Butte Co., CA from old age and was buried
3 on 17 Jun 1904 in Gridley-Biggs Cemetery, Butte
Co., CA.
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Benjamin Franklin Ledbetter
"Frank" was born 1
on 18 Jul 1857 in Oroville, Butte Co., CA. He died
2 on 5 Nov 1917 in Gridley, Butte Co., CA from
rupture of arteries of heart and was buried
3 on 7 Nov 1917 in Gridley-Biggs Cemetery, Butte
Co., CA. Frank was employed as farmer - foreman for the Ord Ranch
in Gridley, Butte Co., CA.
WELL KNOWN GRIDLEY MAN DIED SUDDENLY
Frank Ledbetter, a pioneer resident of Gridley, above 60 years of
age, dropped dead Monday night at about 9 o'clock, while in the
bath room of the residence a mile north of town. Deceased was born
near Oroville, and had resided here practically all his life. The
cause of death is thought to have been heart disease. Coroner
Johnson was summoned and held an inquest. Deceased is survived by
his widow, three sisters, Mrs. Virginia Evans and Miss N.
Ledbetter of Gridley, Mrs. James Murphy of Texas, and a brother,
Washington Ledbetter, of Gridley.
The funeral will occur from the home of William Roof, a mile and a
half northeast of Gridley, Wednesday, November 7, at 2 o'clock p.
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Frank married Mae Ellen Roof,
daughter of Roof and Osborn. Mae was born
1, 2 on 9
Dec 1870 in CA. She died 3,
4 on 31 Oct 1965 in Chico, Butte Co., CA and was
buried 5 on 2
Nov 1965 in Gridley-Biggs Cemetery, Butte Co., CA.
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Samuel Ledbetter was born about 1861
in AL.
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