 1865 - 1924 (58 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | May Davis was born on 22 Oct 1865 in Monroe, Colusa, California, USA (daughter of Samuel James Davis and Alabama "Allie" Ledbetter); died on 28 Sep 1924 in Gridley, Butte, California, USA; was buried in Gridley-Biggs Cemetery, Gridley, Butte County, CA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1870, Monroe, Colusa County, CA
- Residence: 1870, Monroe, Colusa, California, USA; Age in 1870: 4
- Census: 1880, Oroville, Butte, California, USA
- Residence: 1880, Oroville, Butte, California, USA; Age: 14; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
May married Philip Ware about 1885 in California. Philip was born on 31 May 1864 in California; died on 26 May 1893 in Gridley, Butte, California; was buried in Gridley, Butte County, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Lola Ware was born on 10 Feb 1889 in Butte, California, USA; died on 9 Aug 1898 in Butte, California, USA; was buried in Gridley, Butte, California.
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Samuel James Davis was born cal 1833 in Kentucky; died on 3 Jan 1882 in Gridley, Butte, California, USA; was buried on 6 Jan 1882 in Gridley, Butte County, California, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1870, Monroe, Colusa County, CA
- Occupation: 1870, Oroville, Butte, California, USA; clerk
- Occupation: 1870, Monroe, Colusa County, CA; merchant
- Census: 1880, Oroville, Butte, California, USA
- Residence: 1880, Oroville, Butte, California, USA; Age: 46; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
Notes:
Buried:
Gridley-Biggs Cemetery
Died:
Age at Death: 49
Samuel married Alabama "Allie" Ledbetter about 1862. Alabama (daughter of Benjamin Franklin Ledbetter and Mary Ann "Polly") was born cal 1847 in Alabama, USA; died in 1892 in California, USA; was buried in 1892 in Gridley-Biggs Cem., Butte County, CA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 3. | Alabama "Allie" Ledbetter was born cal 1847 in Alabama, USA (daughter of Benjamin Franklin Ledbetter and Mary Ann "Polly"); died in 1892 in California, USA; was buried in 1892 in Gridley-Biggs Cem., Butte County, CA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1850, Wayne County, MO
- Residence: 1850, District 101, Wayne, Missouri; Age: 2
- Census: 1870, Monroe, Colusa County, CA
- Census: 1880, Oroville, Butte, California, USA
- Residence: 1880, Oroville, Butte, California, USA; Age: 32; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
Children:
- Millie Pamala Davis was born on 29 Sep 1869 in Princeton, Butte, California; died on 21 Nov 1921 in Oroville, Butte, California, USA; was buried on 23 Nov 1921 in Gridley, Butte County, California, USA.
- 1. May Davis was born on 22 Oct 1865 in Monroe, Colusa, California, USA; died on 28 Sep 1924 in Gridley, Butte, California, USA; was buried in Gridley-Biggs Cemetery, Gridley, Butte County, CA.
- Maude Davis
- Charles Davis was born cal 1871 in California.
- Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Davis was born on 5 May 1875 in California; died on 30 Aug 1956 in Gridley, Butte, California.
- Fred Davis was born in Nov 1880 in Oroville, Butte, California, USA.
- Joseph Davis was born in 1865 in of Monroe, Colusa, California, USA.
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Generation: 3
| 6. | 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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| 7. | 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.
- 3. 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.
- 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: 4
| 12. | 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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| 13. | 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:
- 6. 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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