The Dumas & Morris Family Repository


The Dumas & Morris Family Repository


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picture Nathaniel R. LEDFORD 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1813 1 2
    Christening: 
          Death: 1857 1 2
         Burial:

Parents 
         Father: James LEDFORD 1
         Mother: Nancy Ann RALLS 1
Spouses and Children 
1. *Betsey TAYLOR 2 
       Marriage: 31 Mar 1825 2
         Status: 



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Pearle LEDFORD 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial:

Parents 
         Father: Fountain George LEDFORD 1
         Mother: Martha GIBBONS 1
Spouses and Children 
1. *HINTON 3 
       Marriage: 
         Status: 



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Philadephia LEDFORD 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 1808 1 2
    Christening: 
          Death: 1847 1 2
         Burial:

Parents 
         Father: James LEDFORD 1
         Mother: Nancy Ann RALLS 1
Spouses and Children 
1. *Peter W. PIERCE 2 
       Marriage: 2 Mar 1829 2
         Status: 



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Raymond LEDFORD 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 15 Feb 1914 - ,, California, USA 5 6 7
    Christening: 
          Death: 2 Aug 1979 - , Mendocino, California, USA 3 5
         Burial:
Events
• He graduated with Graduated from Cloverdale High School. 3
• He worked as a Postmaster and fruit rancher in Talmage, Mendocino Co., CA. 3
• Soc Sec Num: 559-10-0330. 5
• He had a residence on 3 Jan 1920 in Cloverdale, Sonoma, California, USA. 8
• He had a residence on 9 Apr 1930 in Cloverdale, Sonoma, California, USA. 9

Parents 
         Father: George Lee LEDFORD 1 10 11
         Mother: May CAUGHEY 3 10 12 13 14
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living



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Living 
      Sex: M

Parents 
         Father: Raymond LEDFORD 3 4
         Mother: Living



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Rose Emma LEDFORD 
      Sex: F
Individual Information 
          Birth: 18 Nov 1906 - Stewarts Point, Sonoma Co., CA 16 17 18
    Christening: 
          Death: 31 Mar 1997 - Woodland, Yolo, California, USA 16 17
         Burial:
Events
Notes
• She worked as an Operator for Pacific Bell Telephone for 20 years. 17
• She had a residence on 3 May 1910 in Point Arena, Mendocino, California, USA. 19
• She resided at River Road on 8 Jan 1920 in Point Arena, Mendocino, California, USA. 20
• She had a residence on 9 Apr 1930 in Point Arena, Mendocino, California, USA. 21
• She had a residence about 1983 in , Yolo, California, USA. 17
• She had a residence on 8 Nov 1991 in Woodland, Yolo, California, USA. 22
• She had a residence on 7 Feb 1993 in Woodland, Yolo, California, USA. 23

Parents 
         Father: Charles William LEDFORD 24 25
         Mother: Ruby Anna MILLER 24 26 27
Spouses and Children 
1. Living
       Children:
                1. Living
                2. Living
                3. Living
                4. Living
                5. Living
Notes
General:
Fort Bragg Advocate 10 April 1997

Mrs. Rose Emma Bishop died March 31, 1997 at a Woodland hospital. Born in Stewarts Point November 18, 1906, she lived in Yolo County for the past 14 years and had worked for Pacific Bell Telephone as an operator for 20. Her husband of 58 years, Herbert Bishop; children: Sharon Thompson, all of Woodland, Harley Bishop, of Manchester, Peggy Welty of Woodland, Lois Dahl of Fort Bragg, and Gayle Cardwell of Woodland, survived. A memorial service was held on April 4th in Woodland.

1930 U.S. Census, Point Arena City, Arena Twp., Mendocino Co., CA, ED 23-3, Sheet 4A, 9 April 1930 and Sheet 4B Line 47-50, Dwelling 124, Family 110, Line 51-52 Ledford, Charles W, Head, N, yes, M, W, 58, M, 23, No, yes, California, Missouri, Arkansas, 98, yes, Farmer, Dairy Farm, vvvv, o, yes, 20,20 Ledford, Ruby A, Wife, X, F, W, 43, M, 19, no, yes, Wisconsin, New York, New York, 63, yes, none Ledford, Rose, daughter, x, F, W, 23, S, no, yes, California, California, Wisconsin, 98, no, yes, maid, Housework, 959, W, yes Ledford, Irvin, Son, X, M, W, 20, S, no, yes, California, California, Wisconsin, 98, yes, laborer, Contractor, 788, W, yes Ledford, Clara, daughter, X, F, W, 18, S, yes, yes, California, California, Wisconsin, 98, yes, none Ledford, Lorraine, granddaughter, X, F, W, 8, S, yes, California, California, California, yes, none 17 21

picture Living 
      Sex: F

Parents 
         Father: Fountain George LEDFORD 1
         Mother: Ethel GREENE 1



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Simpson Matthew LEDFORD 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 15 Apr 1899 - ,, California, USA 28 30
    Christening: 
          Death: 24 Jun 1954 - , Mendocino, California, USA 28
         Burial: in Rose Memorial Park, Fort Bragg, Mendocino, California, USA 31
Events
Notes
• He had a residence on 28 Jun 1900 in Anderson Township, Mendocino, California, USA. 30
• He had a residence on 3 May 1910 in Point Arena, Mendocino, California, USA. 19
• He resided at River Road on 8 Jan 1920 in Point Arena, Mendocino, California, USA. 20
• He had a residence on 29 Apr 1930 in Ten Mile River, Mendocino, California, USA. 32

Parents 
         Father: Charles William LEDFORD 24 25
         Mother: Ruby Anna MILLER 24 26 27
Spouses and Children 
1. *Verona Isabelle DILLING 27 33 
       Marriage: 
         Status: Divorced
       Children:
                1. Living

2. Leona E. ALBRIGHT 32 34 
       Marriage: Abt 1929 32
         Status: 

3. Gertrude Elvira 35 
       Marriage: 
         Status: 



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Simpson Monroe LEDFORD 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: 5 Mar 1845 - Ralls Co., MO 1 27 37 38 39
    Christening: 
          Death: 16 Jun 1911 - Little River, Mendocino Co., CA 1 27 38 40
         Burial: 1911 - Little River Cemetery, Little River, Mendocino, California, USA 27 38
Events
• He had a residence on 13 Sep 1850 in District 61, Montgomery Co., MO. 41
• He had a residence on 11 Jun 1880 in Anderson Township, Mendocino, California, USA. 37 42

Parents 
         Father: William Ralls LEDFORD 27 1 43
         Mother: Mary RAY 43
Spouses and Children 
1. *Missouri Emma GIBBINS 1 27 44 45 46 
       Marriage: 9 Sep 1866 - Colusa, Colusa Co., CA 1 47
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Ada B. LEDFORD 48
                2. Lola May LEDFORD 49 50 51 52 53
                3. Charles William LEDFORD 24 25
                4. Ernest Theophilus LEDFORD 54 27 55
                5. Elsa LEDFORD 27 56
                6. Zela LEDFORD 27 57
                7. LEDFORD 58
                8. LEDFORD 58



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Sterling P. LEDFORD 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
          Birth: Abt Sep 1850 - , Missouri, USA 60
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial:
Events
• He had a residence on 10 Oct 1850 in District 73, Ralls Co., MO. 59

Parents 
         Father: John E. P. LEDFORD 1
         Mother: Rachael Ann HOWARD 2
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Sources

1 Marylyn Heitz (Register Report, "Descendants of John Ledford". Sent to Ronna Dumas by Marilyn Heitz on 23 April 2001.)

2 Source.

3 Cloverdale Historical Society, Cloverdale Then and Now (Cloverdale Historical Society), George Ledford Family pp. 134-135.

4 1930 U. S. Census (Location: http://content.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6224&iid=CAT626_221-1080), Raymond Ledford.

5 Rootsweb, California Death Records (URL: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi), LEDFORD RAYMOND EDWARD 02/15/1914 M CALIFORNIA MENDOCINO 08/02/1979 559-10-0330 65 yrs.

6 1920 U. S. Census (Location: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=3&state=California&county=Sonoma&township=Cloverdale&ed=133&roll=T625_150&STAbrv=CA&startimg=772&endimg=805&rp=775&hash=2135604716&width=2333&height=1757&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale), Age 5 born California.

7 1930 U. S. Census (Location: http://content.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6224&iid=CAT626_221-1080), Age 15 born California.

8 1920 U. S. Census (Location: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=3&state=California&county=Sonoma&township=Cloverdale&ed=133&roll=T625_150&STAbrv=CA&startimg=772&endimg=805&rp=775&hash=2135604716&width=2333&height=1757&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale).

9 1930 U. S. Census (Location: http://content.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6224&iid=CAT626_221-1080).

10 Caughey (Press Democrat).

11 1930 U. S. Census (Location: http://content.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6224&iid=CAT626_221-1080), George L. Ledford.

12 Cloverdale Historical Society, Cloverdale Then and Now (Cloverdale Historical Society), William Caughey Family, Page 84.

13 1930 U. S. Census (Location: http://content.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6224&iid=CAT626_221-1080), May Ledford.

14 1900 U. S. Census (Location: http://www.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/ifa_image.cgi?SEC=California&IN=029324&PN=67a&CD=923), May Caughey.

15 Mendocino Coast Genealogical Society, Births, Deaths and Marriages on California's Mendocino Coast, Volume Ten, 1990-1999 (Heritage Books, Inc.), Page 248.

16 Rootsweb, California Death Records (URL: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi), BISHOP ROSE EMMA 11/18/1906 MILLER LEDFORD F CALIFORNIA YOLO 03/31/1997 560-03-2093 90 yrs.

17 Mendocino Coast Genealogical Society, Births, Deaths and Marriages on California's Mendocino Coast, Volume Ten, 1990-1999 (Heritage Books, Inc.), page 126.

18 1930 U. S. Census (Location: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=16&state=California&county=Mendocino&township=All+Townships&ed=3&roll=T626_177&STAbrv=CA&startimg=695&endimg=702&rp=701&hash=861958468&width=2381&height=1709&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale), Age 23 born California.

19 1910 U.S. census, Mendocino, California population schedule, Point Arena, enumeration district (ED) 56, sheet 10A, dwelling 151, family 151, Charles W. Ledford; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&viewrecord=1&ti=0&r=an&db=1910USCenIndex&F2=CAT624_88-0718&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=29&recid=5010371&recoff=147 : accessed 28 Sep 2008); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll T624_88.

20 1920 U.S. census, Mendocino, California population schedule, Point Arena, enumeration district (ED) 110, sheet 4A, dwelling 90, family 90, Charles Ledford; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=5462916&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=gr_t7636459_p-1025592855_g0%2c48_r-1025592855_h-1411760329_l-1025592855 : accessed 28 Sep 2008); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll T625_121.

21 1930 U. S. Census (Location: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=16&state=California&county=Mendocino&township=All+Townships&ed=3&roll=T626_177&STAbrv=CA&startimg=695&endimg=702&rp=701&hash=861958468&width=2381&height=1709&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale).

22 Mendocino Coast Genealogical Society, Births, Deaths and Marriages on California's Mendocino Coast, Volume Ten, 1990-1999 (Heritage Books, Inc.), Page 265-266, Charles I. Ledford.

23 Mendocino Coast Genealogical Society, Births, Deaths and Marriages on California's Mendocino Coast, Volume Ten, 1990-1999 (Heritage Books, Inc.), page 248.

24 Dorothy A. Kendall, History of the Kendall Family (Self published 1992), , p 162. Independent Coast Observer, 2/10/1989, Page 10, Readers Nominate Valentines of the Coast.

25 Source, Spouse Charles W. Ledford (deceased).

26 Rootsweb, California Death Records (URL: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi), KENDALL CLARA LILA 02/12/1912 MILLER LEDFORD F CALIFORNIA MENDOCINO 02/07/1993 552-04-8659 80 yrs.

27 Interview with Donna Brown (Location: Notes in possession of Ronna Dumas).

28 Rootsweb, California Death Records (URL: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi), LEDFORD SIMPSON MATTHEW 04/15/1899 MILLER LEFFORD M CALIFORNIA MENDOCINO 06/24/1954 558-01-1860 55 yrs.

29 Donna Brown <[email protected]>, Marilyn Heintz (Location: Original in possession of Ronna Dumas), Simpson Mathew is my grandfather and Lorraine is his only daughter and my Mom.

30 1900 U.S. census, Mendocino, California population schedule, Anderson, enumeration district (ED) 64, sheet 7B, dwelling 152, family 153, Charles W. Ledford; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=36380552&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=gr_t7636459_p-1025592855_g0%2c48_r-1025592855_h-1412726744_l-1025592855 : accessed 28 Sep 2008); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623, roll T623 93.

31 Phil Carnahan, Mendocino County Cemetery Index (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mendocem/cemetery/ceml.txt), Ledford Simpson Matthew Rose Memorial Park, Fort Bragg.

32 1930 U.S. census, Mendocino, California population schedule, Ten Mile River, enumeration district (ED) 20, sheet 14B, dwelling 368, family 368, Simpson Ledford; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=91303712&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=gr_t7636459_p-1061965531_g0%2c48_r-1061965531_h-1411608649_l-1061965531 : accessed 28 Sep 2008); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 177.

33 Rootsweb, California Birth Records (URL: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/birth/search.cgi), LEDFORD LORRAINE V 01/29/1922 FEMALE DILLING MENDOCINO.

34 Ancestry.com, "California Death Records," database, California Death Records (http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi : accessed 28 Sep 2008), LEDFORD LEONA E 08/28/1886 ALLEN ALBRIGHT F PENNSYLVANIA MENDOCINO 07/31/1947 60 yrs.

35 Ancestry.com, "California Death Records," database, California Death Records (http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi : accessed 28 Sep 2008), LEDFORD GERTRUDE E 11/15/1897 LONG F CALIFORNIA MENDOCINO Fort Bragg 07/06/1962 64 yrs.

36 Births, Deaths, and Marriages of California's Mendocino Coast (Heritage Books Archives & Mendocino Coast Genealogy Society
Volume: Vol 1 - 4
Edition: First edition), Vol. 3, Page 43.

37 1880 U.S. Census (Location: California State Library, California Room, 900 N St., Sacramento, CA), Page 319A, Line 27, Family 98, Ledford, Simpson, W, M, 35, Laborer, Missouri.

38 Phil Carnahan, Cemetery Index (Location: Original in possession of Ronna Dumas), Ledford, S. M., Little River Cemetery, 1845-1911.

39 1850 U. S. Census (Location: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=11&state=Missouri&county=Montgomery&township=District+61&ed=&roll=M432_407&STAbrv=MO&startimg=337&endimg=442&rp=394&hash=639754636&width=1825&height=2893&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale), Age 6 born Missouri.

40 Mendocino County Death Index Books 3,4 & 5 1907 to 1917 (URL: http://www.pacificsites.com/~pcarna/), Ledford, Simpson M. 03/04/1865 06/16/1911 4/136 Little River.

41 1850 U. S. Census (Location: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=11&state=Missouri&county=Montgomery&township=District+61&ed=&roll=M432_407&STAbrv=MO&startimg=337&endimg=442&rp=394&hash=639754636&width=1825&height=2893&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale).

42 Submitter: Phil Carnahan, 1880 Great Register Mendocino Co., CA (http://www.pacificsites.com/~pcarna), 72 Ledford, Simpson Monroe 32 Missouri Anderson.

43 Marilyn Heitz, Descendants of John Hiatt (23 April 2001).

44 Births, Deaths, and Marriages of California's Mendocino Coast (Heritage Books Archives & Mendocino Coast Genealogy Society
Volume: Vol 1 - 4
Edition: First edition), Vol. 4, page 43.

45 1880 U.S. Census (Location: California State Library, California Room, 900 N St., Sacramento, CA), Page 319A, Line 28, Family 98, Ledford, Emma, W, F, 30, Wife, Keeping House, Arkansas.

46 1850 U.S. Federal Census (Location: Ancestry.com).

47 Interview with Donna Brown (Location: Notes in possession of Ronna Dumas), says married 13 Aug 1866 in Colusa Co., CA.

48 1880 U.S. Census (Location: California State Library, California Room, 900 N St., Sacramento, CA), Page 319A, Line 29, Family 98, Ledford, Ada B., W, F, 12, daughter, at school, California.

49 Blanche Brown, Grass Roots of Anderson Valley (1981 AVA Printing Shop, Boonville, CA), p 8.

50 Dorothy A. Kendall, History of the Kendall Family (Self published 1992), p 91.

51 Death certificate Glenn D. Wilson (Location: Yolo County Clerk Recorder).

52 Death certificate of Jay Dee Ball 610-67 (File Num: 15-024903
Location: Office of Vital Records, Sacramento, CA).

53 Marriage certificate for Raymond Ronald Ball and Erma Bass Microfilm Reel 421 Image 436 (Location: Sacramento County Recorder, Sacramento, CA), Mother Lola D. May Ledford born in California.

54 1880 U.S. Census (Location: California State Library, California Room, 900 N St., Sacramento, CA), Page 319A, Line 33, Family 98, Ledford, Ernest, W., M, 3, son, California.

55 Phil Carnahan, Cemetery Index (Location: Original in possession of Ronna Dumas), Ledford, E. Theo, Little River Cemetery, 1877-1914.

56 Ball, Hazel (Sacramento Bee).

57 Raymond Ball (Mendocino Beacon).

58 Marylyn Heitz (Register Report, "Descendants of John Ledford". Sent to Ronna Dumas by Marilyn Heitz on 23 April 2001.), Obit for Simpson Ledford, Mendocino Beacon, June 24, 1911.

59 1850 U. S. Census (Location: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=11&state=Missouri&county=Ralls&township=District+73&ed=&roll=M432_411&STAbrv=MO&startimg=281&endimg=394&rp=348&hash=61367453&width=2053&height=2889&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale).

60 1850 U. S. Census (Location: http://www.ancestry.com/search/io/browse.asp?c=11&state=Missouri&county=Ralls&township=District+73&ed=&roll=M432_411&STAbrv=MO&startimg=281&endimg=394&rp=348&hash=61367453&width=2053&height=2889&levels=5&colorspace=Grayscale), Age 1/12 born Missouri.

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