This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------D4447A1C744F979F18B58125 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi all, After sending the following msg to Tina, I recalled that there were a couple of others on QUEEN-L who had been researching John Queen and Ferby Ledford; so am forwarding it to the list. No, at times I can't spell either, or use good grammar. You'll catch it in the message. So, should the search for John's wife's parents be in Jackson County 1870,1880, 1900 and will two children be: Ferby and Hensley Ledford? Gene --------------D4447A1C744F979F18B58125 Content-Type: message/rfc822; name="nsmail09.TMP" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="nsmail09.TMP" X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Message-ID: <39AEFAF0.60CF8DE3@lexcominc.net> Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 20:40:16 -0400 From: "O. Eugene Queen" <EQueen@lexcominc.net> Organization: Home X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD47 (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Christina K. Ball" <BALWIDDER@aol.com> Subject: Ledford Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Tina, I've overlooked something which may (or may not) be of significance in your search for Feba/Febry Ledford Queen, wife of John Queen. In the 1920 Swain County census, pg 157, Alarka Creek Twp are listed "Righley and Mat Quenn" and family. We know that it's Riley Queen....and he's renting. However, two houses after his, HH157, and owning his property, are: Ledford, Hensley, 36 ..Elithebeth, wife, 42 ..Birdy, dau, 14 ..Minnie, dau, 12 ..Stanley, son, 10 ..Mandy, dau, 9 ..Allie, dau, 7 ..???, son, 6 (I have photocopied only about 2/3 of the name, but darned if it doesn't look like Seb. Clearly, the census taker couldn't spell, because of the "Elithebeth"...just like some pronounce it.) My money, 50 cents, says that Hensley Ledford (b. ca 1884) is a younger brother or cousin of Feba/Febry Ledford (b. 5-1867). The death certificate of Riley, w/Ben Herron the informant, indicates that Riley's mother was Ferby Ledford, born in Jackson Co. We also know that Riley's daughter, Minnie Queen, married a Zebulon Ledford. Was is Zeb Ledford....or Seb Ledford??? Interesting that Minnie Queen was age 13 in 1920 and Hensley Ledford's daughter, Minnie Ledford, was age 12. Any of this news to you? Gene --------------D4447A1C744F979F18B58125--