LANGFORD & LANKFORD FAMILIES in TEXAS

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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., listowner

Langford & Lankford Marriages in Texas


See also Some TEXAS Census where you may find ifnromation on families woth pages not yet built


James Monroe LANGFORD and Alabama Shotwell HEARN

Information from a post to LANGFORD-L by Mary Lou Hall

Husband: James Monroe Langford

LifeNotes: They were listed on the 1850 TX census for Nacogdoches Co., TX.

James Monroe Langford served the Confederacy in the Civil War.

Born: 1826 TN (Year of birth and place of birth are from census reports.); Married: on March 22, 1847 in Marshall Co., MS; Died: December 1864 in Rock Island, Illinois POW Camp.
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Wife: Alabama Shotwell

LifeNotes: There is a possibility that Alabama's mother was a child of Robert Shotwell b. 1805 who was an early settler in the Alabama Territority. Both the Shotwells and the Langfords had family ties to the Jacksons.

Born: 1830 MS (Year of birth and place of birth are from census reports.); Married: on March 22, 1847 in Marshall Co., MS; Died:
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H. C. LANGFORD and Mary ?

Page built with information from 1850 Panola Co., TX census (page 32 ­ 218/218) submitted to LANGFORD-L by Barbara Johnson

Barbara poses this: Could this be Henry Lankford who married Polly Phillips on 10/4/1824 in Bibb Co., AL? OR Could this be Henry Lankford who married Jane Crenshaw on 2/23/1823 in Perry Co., AL?

Husband: H. C. Langford

LifeNotes: Was a farmer as shown in 1850 census of Panola Co., TX

Born: ca1803 GA; Married:
Died:
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Wife: Mary ?

LifeNotes: Shown as age 43 in the 1850 census.

Born: ca 1807 GA; Married: Died:
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James M. LANGFORD and Susan C.?

Page built with information from 1850 Panola Co., TX census (page 88 ­ 34/34) submitted to LANGFORD-L by Barbara Johnson

Barbara suggests this: See 1860 Cherokee Co., TX for this family

Husband: James M. Langford

LifeNotes: Shown as farmer in the 1850 census and age 42.

Born: ca 1808 GA
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Wife: Susan C. ?

LifeNotes: Shown as age 42 in the 1850 census

Born: ca 1812 GA
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Curran LANKFORD and Nannie ?

Page built with information for the Goode family from 1880 Grayson Co., TX census (ED 1 ­ Sheet 7 0r 13 ­ 1st Ward Sherman ­ North Branch St.), from the 1900 Cooke Co., TX census (ED 28 ­ Sheet 19 ­ Pct#1 ­ Gainesville - 108 McClain St - near 310 Throckmorton), and from the adoption record of a daughter, all submitted to LANGFORD-L by Barbara Johnson

Husband: Curran A. Lankford

LifeNotes: Is shown in the Goode household in the 1870 Grayson Co., TX census as age 17 AL Shown in the 1880 Grayson Co., TX census as age 27, AL, and as a miller
Shown in 1900 Cooke Co., TX census as age 47 nd as a teamster

Curran and Nancy appear to have no natural children

Born: Oct 1852 AL; Married: ; Died:
Parents: Albert C. Lankford and Americus or America Elizabeth Allen

Wife: Nancy "Nannie" E. ?

LifeNotes: She is shown as seamstress and age 60 in the 1910 census and in hoousehold of Claude Dickerman, age 21, blacksmith. May is also shown as age 22 TX (1910 Cooke Co., TX ­ ED 52 ­ Sheet 11 ­ Gainesville ­ 508 Taylor St).

Born: ca 1849 KY; Married: ; Died:
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Note: also shown in the 1900 household is John Bushong, age 28 , born Jul 1871


Thomas Edward LANGFORD and Cora Jane COX

With information from a post to LANGFORD-L by Judy

Husband: Thomas Edward Langford

LifeNotes: Lived in Bowie Co., Texas most of his life.

Born: Dec. 1, 1882
Married: Dec. 21, 1902
Died: June 29, 1975 Bowie Co., Texas
Parents: Thomas Langford and Delila Kent

Wife: Cora Jane Cox

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Born:
Married: Dec. 21, 1902
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Green M. LANGFORD and Martha LITTLEPAGE

Built with information posted to LANGFORD-L by Barbara Johnson

Husband: Green M. Langford

LifeNotes: His siblings included Mary Langford, Rosetta Langford, Lunetta Langford, Charles Langford and Alvey Langford.

1860 Hunt Co., TX census - page ? ­ 231/219

Green M. Lankford 37 Stock Raiser 300 3500 AR
Martha
27 KY
Charles A
. 8 TX
Mary S.
6 TX
James E.
4 TX
Rosetta E.
2 TX
Ann Hollingsworth
14 TN
Lee Andrews
20 AR

1870 Hopkins Co., TX - page 144 ­ BlackJack Grove Pct #4 ­ Recorded September 24, 1870

Green Langford 37? Farmer 7800 3740 AR
Martha
36 AR
Charles
18 TX
Susan
16 TX
James
14 TX
Green
9 TX
Martha
6 TX
Josiah
4 TX

1880 Montague Co., TX ­ House #1 ­ Pct #5

G. W. Lankford 57 Farmer AR AR AR (Barbara says this is Green M.)
M. Jemima 42 Wife MS GA GA
Joshua J.
14 Son TX AR MS
Ada Teluia
8 Dau. TX AR MS
Ida Sylvinia
5 Dau. TX AR MS

Born: 1 April 1823, Clarke Co., AR; Married: October 25, 1848, Red River Co., TX; Died: 1883, Spanish Fort, Montague Co., TX
Parents: Maxfield Langford and Eleanor ?

1st-Wife: Martha Littlepage

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Born: KY; Married: October 25, 1848, Red River Co., TX; Died:
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