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- [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 53.
- [S112] Census, 1930.
name: Bessie Ledford
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: District 01, Cocke, Tennessee
gender: Female
age: 7
marital status: Single
race: White
birthplace: Tennessee
estimated birth year: 1923
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Daughter
father's birthplace: Tennessee
mother's birthplace: Tennessee
enumeration district number: 0002
family number: 151
sheet number and letter: 8B
line number: 93
nara publication: T626, roll 2238
film number: 2341972
digital folder number: 4548152
image number: 00046
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head William Ledford M 48 Tennessee
wife Marry Ledford F 39 Tennessee
son James Ledford M 21 South Carolina
son George Ledford M 9 Tennessee
daughter Bessie Ledford F 7 Tennessee
daughter Gladis Ledford F 4 Tennessee
daughter Jenny M Ledford F 3 North Carolina
daughter Anna L Ledford F 0 Tennessee
- [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 15 Dec 2007.
(May 15, 1923 - December 15, 2007)
Bessie Mae Ledford Cashen, age 84, of Del Rio, passed away Saturday, December 15, 2007 at her home. She attended Solid Rock Church. Bessie loved her Christian family from Fugate Freewill Baptist Church and Bridgeport Baptist Church. She was a very loving and devoted, mother, grandmother and friend. He was preceded in death by her husband, Charles (Worker) Cashen; daughter, Mary Elizabeth Cashen; brothers, Floyd and George Ledford; sister, Edith Jackson; and her grandson, Lee Cashen. She is survived by her children, Donald Cashen and wife Lois of Newport, Larry Cashen of Lincolnton, NC, Randy Cashen and wife Tammy of Newport, Patricia Holt and husband Leon of Parrottsville, Edna M. Cogdill and husband J.D. of Lincolnton, NC, Charlotte (Tina) Cook and husband James of Del Rio, Margaret Louise Shelton of Greeneville, Burdell Smith and husband Bill of Del Rio, Carolyn Hill and husband Jerry of Newport, Kathy Breeden of Cosby; sisters, Anna Laura Jenkins of Del Rio, Gladys Brooks of Del Rio, Hattie Bailey of Newport, Janie Mae Metcalf of Virginia ; thirty one grandchildren; thirty six great grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, and a host of other family, friends and her church family. Funeral service will be 8:00 pm Monday, December 17, 2007 at the Manes Funeral Home Chapel with the Pastor Robert White and Pastor Charlie Conard officiating. Family will receive friends 6:00 till 8:00 pm Monday prior to the service. Interment will be 11:00 am Tuesday, December 18, 2007 in the Union Cemetery.
Manes funeral Home in charge.
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
groom's name: William Ledford
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bride's name: Minerva J. Stokely
bride's birth date:
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marriage date: 03 Sep 1920
marriage place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States
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indexing project (batch) number: I03286-3
system origin: Tennessee-EASy
source film number: 1928645
reference number: 325
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