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David N. LANKFORD[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1822 - 1904  (~ 81 years)


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  • Name David N. LANKFORD 
    Born Sep 1822  , Hall, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5
    • 1825, Georgia -> age 25 on 1850 census
      Tennessee -> daughter's Eastern Cherokee app.
      Sep 1822, Hall County, GA -> Heritage of Polk Co.
      Georgia -> reported on son's (Jesse) TN death index entry
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Civil District 5, Polk, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • David Lankford (25) appeared as head of household. There was no occupation recorded. He was born in Georgia, and could not read or write. The household included "Popenelope" (18).

      He appeared next door to Wyatt Lankford (b. 1810). He may turn out to be Wyatt's brother.
    FAN Wyatt Lankford 
    Residence 1851  Benton, Polk, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Military 1862  Civil War Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • "David was listed as 37 years old when he enlisted in the Confederate Army at Athens in 1862. He served in Co. H, 59th Tennessee Mounted Infantry (Cook's Regiment), 1st. (Eakin's) Battalion Infantry. While in the service, he was blinded in his left eye and lost vision in his right eye. He also could not speak above a whisper for about years. He was furloughed and sent home."
    Property 1887  , Polk, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • He purchased 10 acres of land.
    Military 1903  [2
    • "In 1903, he applied for a Confederate pension. He stated on the application that he had six children but none of them were able to help support him. He also stated that his wife was in bad health and was no longer able to take in laundry to help with their support. His attorney stated that David was in 'very bad condition' and any help would be thankfully received, but if David was not entitled to help, he didn't want it. The pension was denied because his Company was incorrectly stated on the application and officials were unable to verify his military service."
    Died 1904  [2
    Property Aft 1904  , Polk, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • "After his death, his land was sold at public auction and the money was appropriated to his heirs, but it appears that only Newt, William, and Martha actually received their shares."
    Name Dave Lankford 
    Notes 
    • David Lankford -> 1850 census
      David N. Lankford -> Heritage of Polk County

      His parents are reported as Abner and Letie Lankford in The Heritage of Polk County. Abner and Letie are further reported as the grandparents of David's daughter, Louisa, in her Eastern Cherokee app.
    Person ID I2623  Kendrick-Hemphill
    Last Modified 28 Aug 2010 

    Father Abner LANKFORD 
    Mother Letie 
    Family ID F875  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Penelope L. ARTHUR,   b. Abt 1832, , , Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1880  (Age ~ 48 years) 
    Married Y  [5
    Children 
     1. Jesse S. LANKFORD,   b. 6 Dec 1853, , Polk, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1915, Benton, Polk, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     2. Martha LANKFORD,   b. Abt 1856
     3. Louisa LANKFORD,   b. 14 Mar 1857, Mt. Vernon, Monroe, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Augustus LANKFORD,   b. 1859,   d. 1909, , Morgan, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     5. Caroline LANKFORD,   b. Abt 1860,   d. Bef 1870  (Age ~ 10 years)
     6. William LANKFORD,   b. Abt 1865
     7. David Newton LANKFORD,   b. 1868,   d. 1939  (Age 71 years)
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F872  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Melinda STARKEY 
    Married Bef 1880  [2
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F882  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S666] 1850 Census. Tennesse. Polk County, pop. sch., roll 892; Fifth District, p. 479 (penned), p. 240 (stamped), dwelling 659, family 665, David Lankford; (Reliability: 3).
      http://tinyurl.com/yc2k5fj

    2. [S126] Heritage of Polk County, TN 1839-1997, Brooks, Wanda G. "515 David N. Lankford." p. 222-223. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S82] Eastern Cherokee Applications, 1906-1909, John Allgood, application no. 32339, rejected. (Reliability: 2).
      http://www.footnote.com/image/222709727/

    4. [S82] Eastern Cherokee Applications, 1906-1909, Louisa Stephens, application no. 32365, rejected. (Reliability: 3).
      http://tinyurl.com/y9ff9dc

    5. [S269] Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955, 25 August 2010; entry for Jesse S. Lankford, 17 January 1915; FHL microfilm 1299643 (Reliability: 2).