Jonathan Ledbetter
(1798-1845)
Nancy Wells
(Cir 1800-1872)
William Rucker
(Cir 1796-Cir 1865)
Lavina
(Cir 1804-After 1880)
Johnathan Ledbetter
(1828-1885)
Amanda Rucker
(Cir 1834-After 1880)
Johnathan Rucker Ledbetter
(1863-1927)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Dora Malinda Wilkerson

Johnathan Rucker Ledbetter

  • Born: 7 Mar 1863, McDowell Co., North Carolina
  • Marriage: Dora Malinda Wilkerson on 10 Dec 1885 in McDowell Co., North Carolina
  • Died: 5 May 1927, McDowell Co., North Carolina at age 64
  • Buried: Montford Cove Baptist Church Cemetery, Union Mills, Rutherford Co., NC
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bullet  General Notes:

The 1880 Federal Census for North Carolina, McDowell Co., Montfords Cove Twp, District 136, page 418A records Johnathan R. Ledbetter (17) with parents Johnathan (51-NC / Physician) and Amanda (45) Ledbetter and siblings William P. (19), James D. (9), Laura L. (6).

The 1900 Federal Census for North Carolina, McDowell Co., Montfords Cove Twp, District 121, page 229B records Jonathan R. (March 1863) and Dora M. (April 1866) Ledbetter with children Denis G. (July 1887), Cleo J. (August 1889), Winie S. (Sept 1891), Nina S. (August 1893), Essa B. (Dec 1895), Halen R. (Feb 1898), and Mason D. (Feb 1900).

The 1910 Federal Census for North Carolina, McDowell Co., Marion Twp, District 102, page 229A records Gorman W. Ledbetter (6 - NC) living with his widowed father, Joplin (sic) R. (46) [Jonathan R.] Ledbetter and siblings Denis G. (22), Winnie S. (16), Nina S. (14), Essie B. (12), Halen R. (11), and Mason D. (9). Dora may have died in child birth and young Gorman spends time with his grand father Wilkerson.

The 1920 Federal Census for North Carolina, McDowell Co., Old Fort, District 301, page 175B records the widower Johnson (sic) [Jonathan] R. Ledbetter (60) with children Halen R. (21) and Mason D. (19) Ledbetter. Jonathan is a farmer while Halen is a tax collector and Mason is a Dry Goods Merchant. They are living South of the Catawba River on the Central Highway.

bullet  Research Notes:

Cemetery facts are taken from www.findagrave.com


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Johnathan married Dora Malinda Wilkerson, daughter of Jesse Andrew Wilkerson and Sophia Bethany Marlow, on 10 Dec 1885 in McDowell Co., North Carolina. (Dora Malinda Wilkerson was born on 5 Apr 1866 in McDowell Co., North Carolina, died on 29 Apr 1904 in McDowell Co., North Carolina and was buried in Montford Cove Baptist Church Cemetery, Union Mills, Rutherford Co., NC.)




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