Leon Sheperd LEDBETTER

HAIRSTON.org ID#3191, b. January 1856, d. 1938
Father*John McGee LEDBETTER1 b. 21 Jun 1802, d. 4 Nov 1887
Mother*Elizabeth HILL1 b. 1816, d. 28 Jun 1876
Birth*Leon Sheperd LEDBETTER was born in January 1856 in Mississippi.1,2 
He was the son of John McGee LEDBETTER and Elizabeth HILL.1 
Census 1860Leon Sheperd LEDBETTER listed in the household of John McGee LEDBETTER on 10 August 1860 in Crawford, Lowndes County, Mississippi.1

 
Census 1870Leon Sheperd LEDBETTER appeared on the 1870 census of John McGee LEDBETTER in 1870 in Township 17, Lowndes County, Mississippi.3

 
Marriage*Leon Sheperd LEDBETTER married Ida B. CRYMES on 13 January 1881 in Noxubee County, Mississippi.2,4 
Census 1900*Leon Sheperd LEDBETTER appeared on the census of 1900 in Beat 4 District 62, Lowndes County, Mississippi.2

 
NewspaperHe witnessed the Newspaper of George William HAIRSTON on 3 March 1908;
CITIZENS OF CRAWFORD TO ESTABLISH BANK

The enterprising citizens of Crawford are arranging to establish a bank at that place. It will have a capital of $10,000 and will be knowrn as The Bank of Crawford. "The incorporators and Messrs. G. P. Waller, G. W. Hairston, A. J. Ervin, Jr., W. E. Ervin, Brooks and Ledbetter and N. S. Carr.

Crawford has a splendid country surrounding it and populated by an enterprising and substantial citizenship and there is no reason why the new bank should not make good.

The Columbus Commercial, March 3, 1908, Page 5. 
Census 1910*Leon Sheperd LEDBETTER appeared on the census of 1910 in Beat 4, Lowndes County, Mississippi.5

 
Census 1920*He appeared on the census of 1920 in District 48, Crawford, Lowndes County, Mississippi.6

 
Census 1930*He appeared on the census of 1930 in Crawford, Lowndes County, Mississippi.7 
Death*He died in 1938. 
Burial*He was buried in Ledbetter Cemetery, Lowndes County, Mississippi. 

Family

Ida B. CRYMES b. Sep 1860, d. 1940
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S76] Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, Ancestry.com.
  5. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  6. [S1920] 1920 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  7. [S1930] 1930 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited18 Dec 2014