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Generation: 1
| 1. | Tennessee Ledbetter was born in Nov 1856 in Missouri, USA (daughter of Benjamin Franklin Ledbetter and Mary Ann "Polly"). Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Lennie Murphy
- Census: 1880, Hamilton Twp., Butte County, CA
- Residence: 1880, Hamilton, Butte, California, USA; Age: 24; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
- Residence: 1900, Greenville Ward 2, Hunt, Texas, USA; Age: 43; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
- Residence: Between 5 Nov 1917 and 7 Apr 1929, Texas
Tennessee married James B. Murphy cal 1878 in Butte, California, USA. James (son of Jefferson Murphy and Margaret) was born cal 1855 in Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Louis D. Murphy was born cal 1878 in California.
- Lula Murphy was born in Jul 1884 in Texas.
- Jessie Murphy was born in Dec 1891 in Texas.
- Mabel Murphy was born in Sep 1882 in Butte, California.
- Delbert Murphy was born in May 1881 in Butte, California, USA.
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Benjamin Franklin Ledbetter was born cal 1815 in North Carolina, USA (son of Laban Ledbetter and Priscilla Earle); died before 1900 in Butte County, California, USA; was buried in Gridley, Butte, California, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Berry Ledbetter
- Census: 1840, Jackson County, AL
- Census: 1850, Wayne County, MO
- Residence: 1850, District 101, Wayne, Missouri; Age: 33
- Emigration: 1857, MO to Gridley, Butte County, CA
- Census: 1870, Gridley, Butte County, CA
- Residence: 1879, Butte, California, USA; Age: 63
- Census: 1880, Gridley, Butte County, CA
- Residence: 1880, Hamilton, Butte, California, USA; Age: 64; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
Notes:
The Journey of Benjamin Franklin “Berry” Ledbetter - by Bob Juch
Benjamin was born in North Carolina about 1815, probably in the hills of Morgan Township in north central Rutherford County where his father, Laban, was counted in the 1800 and 1910 censuses.
His mother, Priscilla Earle Ledbetter, appears on the 1830 Census of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri with one male 10-14 and one male 15-19. One is probably Benjamin. She must be the female 50-59. What happened to Laban, and where, is not known. Below her entry are Ransom Ledbetter and Jarret Ledbetter. Ransom is shown with one male 20-29, one male 30-39, one female under 5, and one female 20-29. The younger male might be a brother. Jarret is shown with one male 20-29, two females under 5, and one female 20-29.
Benjamin next is shown as Berry on the 1840 Census of Jackson County, Alabama. He's shown with one male under 5, one female 30-39, and one female 60-69. The older female is probably his mother, but the younger female and boy do not fit what is known of his wife and children. Possibly they are the wife and child of one of his brothers.
Pleasant Ledbetter is shown on the same page with one male under 5, one male 5-9, one male 30-39, two females under 5, one female 5-9, and one female 20-29. Those ages fit perfectly this family of James Pleasant Ledbetter who went by Pleasant. He is the older brother of Berry. The birth places and dates of his children show that he went from North Carolina to Missouri before 1832 then to Alabama by 1833. Pleasant had two land clams in 1837 and 1838 of the northeast and southwest quarters of the southwest quarter of section 3S 7E 14. He was probably living there in 1840.
In 1850 Berry is back in Missouri, in Wayne County, about 30 miles west of Cape Girardeau County. His wife, Mary A., and daughters Alabama and Virginia are shown with him on the Census.
He is not found on the 1860 Census.
The 1870 Census shows him in Butte County, California with his wife and children. As his daughter, Alabama, had a child there in 1862, and Virginia was married there in 1865, he must have been in Butte County by 1862. His youngest child, Samuel, was listed as being born in Alabama about 1861, but as Benjamin later claimed he was born in Butte County in 1857, that may not be correct.
Benjamin married Mary Ann "Polly" about 1839. Mary was born on 27 Jan 1823 in Alabama, USA; died on 15 Jun 1904 in Gridley, Butte, California, USA; was buried on 17 Jun 1904 in Gridley, Butte, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. | Mary Ann "Polly" was born on 27 Jan 1823 in Alabama, USA; died on 15 Jun 1904 in Gridley, Butte, California, USA; was buried on 17 Jun 1904 in Gridley, Butte, California, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1850, Wayne County, MO
- Census: 1870, Gridley, Butte County, CA
- Census: 1880, Gridley, Butte County, CA
- Residence: 1880, Hamilton, Butte, California, USA; Age: 57; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
- Residence: 1900, Gridley and Honcut Townships, Butte, California
- Census: 1 Jun 1900, Gridley Twp., Butte County, CA
Children:
- Nancy Ledbetter was born on 17 Sep 1850 in of Wayne County, Missouri; died on 7 Apr 1929 in Gridley, Butte, California, USA; was buried on 9 Apr 1929 in Gridley-Biggs Cemetery, Butte County, CA.
- Virginia A. Ledbetter was born in Jan 1849 in Missouri, USA; died on 19 May 1928 in Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA; was buried on 22 May 1928 in Gridley, Butte, California, USA.
- Mary A. Ledbetter was born in Sep 1855 in of Wayne County,Missouri; died in 1904 in Gridley, Butte, California, USA; was buried on 17 Jun 1904 in Gridley-Biggs Cemetery, Butte County, CA.
- Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Ledbetter, Jr was born on 18 Jul 1857 in Oroville, Butte, California, USA; died on 5 Nov 1917 in Gridley, Butte, California, USA; was buried on 7 Nov 1917 in Gridley-Biggs Cemetery, Butte County, CA.
- George Washington Ledbetter was born on 3 Apr 1852 in Missouri, USA; died on 5 Jul 1936 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; was buried on 7 Jul 1936 in Gridley, Butte County, California, USA.
- Alabama "Allie" Ledbetter was born cal 1847 in Alabama, USA; died in 1892 in California, USA; was buried in 1892 in Gridley-Biggs Cem., Butte County, CA.
- 1. Tennessee Ledbetter was born in Nov 1856 in Missouri, USA.
- Lena Ledbetter was born cal 1855 in Alabama, USA.
- Samuel Ledbetter was born cal 1861 in Oroville, Butte, California, USA.
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Generation: 3
| 4. | Laban Ledbetter was born in 1785 in Prince George County, Virginia, USA (son of Williamson Ledbetter); died in 1820. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1800, Morgan, Rutherford County, NC
- Census: 1810, Morgan, Rutherford County, NC
Laban married Priscilla Earle. Priscilla (daughter of William H. Earle and Elizabeth Bennett) was born in 1776 in Virginia, USA; died in 1837 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 5. | Priscilla Earle was born in 1776 in Virginia, USA (daughter of William H. Earle and Elizabeth Bennett); died in 1837 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- 2. Benjamin Franklin Ledbetter was born cal 1815 in North Carolina, USA; died before 1900 in Butte County, California, USA; was buried in Gridley, Butte, California, USA.
- James Pleasant Ledbetter was born in 1812 in Greenville, Pitt, North Carolina, USA; died on 14 Feb 1885 in Jackson, Alabama, USA; was buried in Price Cemetery, Lakeview Church, Hollywood, Jackson, Alabama.
- Alfred Ledbetter was born in 1807.
- Ransom Ledbetter was born in 1797.
- Jarrett Ledbetter was born in 1800.
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Generation: 4
| 8. | Williamson Ledbetter was born in 1764 in Prince George County, Virginia, USA (son of Drury Ledbetter and Winnefred A. Lanier); died in 1840 in Clarke, Georgia, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1820, Clarke, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1830, Clarke, Georgia, USA
- Residence: 1840, Madison, Georgia, USA
- Death: 1860, Clarke, Georgia, USA
Children:
- 4. Laban Ledbetter was born in 1785 in Prince George County, Virginia, USA; died in 1820.
- Robert Chambliss Ledbetter was born in 1788 in Prince George County, Virginia, USA; died in 1867 in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, USA.
- Euphemia Ledbetter was born in 1800 in Georgia, USA; died in 1880 in Moore, North Carolina, USA.
- Mary Ann Ledbetter was born in 1807 in Georgia, USA; died in 1870 in Jackson, Georgia, USA.
- Joseph Henry Ledbetter was born in 1804 in Georgia, USA; died in 1870 in Fulton, Georgia, USA.
- John Smith Ledbetter was born on 24 Jul 1817 in Clarke, Georgia, USA; died on 25 Jul 1894 in Franklin, Arkansas, USA.
- Sophia Ledbetter was born in 1816 in Virginia, USA; died in 1860 in Madison, Georgia, USA.
- William Ledbetter was born in 1821 in Georgia, USA; died in 1866 in Madison, Georgia, USA.
- Robert R Ledbetter was born in 1825 in Clarke, Georgia, USA; died in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA.
- Martin Gilbert Ledbetter was born in 1800 in Clarke, Georgia, USA; died in 1880 in Calhoun, Alabama, USA.
- Dolley Ledbetter was born in 1794; died in 1870.
- Daughter Ledbetter
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| 10. | William H. Earle was born in 1747 in Fishing Creek, Granville, North Carolina, USA (son of Gamaliel Earle and Martha); died on 11 Apr 1803 in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: Between 1750 and 1910, North Carolina, USA
- Location: 16 Nov 1762, Augusta County, VA
- Residence: 1780, Tyrrell County, North Carolina, USA
- Residence: 1790, North Carolina, USA
- Residence: 1790, North Carolina, USA
- Residence: 1790, Iredell, North Carolina, USA
- Residence: 1800, Morgan, Rutherford, North Carolina
- Residence: 1840, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
William married Elizabeth Bennett in 1761 in Granville, North Carolina, USA. Elizabeth was born in 1745 in Granville, North Carolina, USA; died in 1840 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 11. | Elizabeth Bennett was born in 1745 in Granville, North Carolina, USA; died in 1840 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA. Children:
- 5. Priscilla Earle was born in 1776 in Virginia, USA; died in 1837 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA.
- Bennett Earle was born in 1772 in De Kalb, Alabama, USA; died in 1871 in New Hope, Collin, Texas, USA.
- Joshua Earle was born in 1774 in Montgomery, North Carolina, USA; died in 1837 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA.
- Lucy Earle was born on 1 Jan 1786 in North Carolina, USA; died in 1805 in Rutherford, North Carolina.
- Nathaniel Earle was born on 1 Jan 1782 in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died in 1865 in White, Tennessee, USA.
- Margaret Earle was born in 1784 in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died on 14 Aug 1866 in Cleveland, North Carolina, USA.
- Elijah Earle was born on 1 Jan 1788 in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA; died in Mar 1803 in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA.
- Pleasant Earle was born in 1780 in Warren, Tennessee, USA; died in Dec 1844 in White, Tennessee, USA.
- Rebecca Earle was born on 1 Jan 1797 in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA; died on 1 Jan 1861 in Clay City, Morgan, Indiana, USA.
- Lida Earle was born in 1790 in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, USA.
- Zachariah Earle was born on 5 Feb 1794 in Virginia, USA; died on 30 Apr 1869.
- William Earle was born in 1794 in North Carolina, USA.
- William Earle, Jr. was born about 1769 in Granville, North Carolina, USA; died about 1869 in Van Buren, Tennessee.
- Prissey Earle was born in 1784 in Montgomery, North Carolina, USA.
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