Advertisement

Martha Jane “Janey” <I>Benson</I> Ledbetter

Advertisement

Martha Jane “Janey” Benson Ledbetter

Birth
Stoddard County, Missouri, USA
Death
11 Nov 1938 (aged 61)
Perry County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Kinkaid Township, Jackson County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
-------------------------------
Family records indicate that Janey and her husband, George, are buried together. Her grave marker was located in December 2015.
-------------------------------
Janie Leadbetter is listed in the 1930 United States Federal Census for the Village of Percy, Randolph County, Illinois. She was born in Illinois, as were her parents. She is married, but her husband is not listed in the household. She was 18 years old at first marriage. Her occupation is House work for a Private Family. Son Floyd is a Timber Worker. Here is a listing of the members of the 1930 household;

Janie Leadbetter, age 52
Floyd Leadbetter, age 19
Roy Leadbetter, age 11
Albert Leadbetter, age 8
-------------------------------
Information concerning Jamie Ledbetter from the Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947;

Jamie Ledbetter, a white female, was born about 1876, in Gorham, Illinois. Her father was Herman Bruson [Benson], her mother is not listed. Her spouse was George Ledbetter. Her occupation was housewife, and her residence was in Cutler, Perry County, Illinois. She died a Widow at age 62 on November 11, 1938, in Perry County, Illinois. She was buried on November 12, 1938 in the Ledbetter Cemetery in Jackson County, Illinois.

FHL Film Number: 1818999
-------------------------------
See husband George Ledbetter's memorial for more census information concerning Janey Ledbetter.
-------------------------------
I received the following information from FindAGrave contributor Terrie Erzfeld;

Roy Ledbetter wrote that his mother was born in Stoddard County, MO. He sent me a filled out questions, on his family in 1986.

Hiram D. and Mary A. (Morgan) Benson were her parents. Harmon the son is wrong, his name was Hiram Ledbetter. People spoke, with a lot of Country-fide manner that sounded like Harman.

Hiram and Mary Benson bore 10 children, 5 lived to be adults. Most of which live there, within 1/2 mi of the Old Ledbetter farm.
--------------------------------
Other siblings; William C Benson, Hattie Etta (Benson) Ratliff, Jesse Myrtle (Benson) Seagraves Greene

Contributor: Terrie Erzfeld - [email protected]
--------------------------------
-------------------------------
Family records indicate that Janey and her husband, George, are buried together. Her grave marker was located in December 2015.
-------------------------------
Janie Leadbetter is listed in the 1930 United States Federal Census for the Village of Percy, Randolph County, Illinois. She was born in Illinois, as were her parents. She is married, but her husband is not listed in the household. She was 18 years old at first marriage. Her occupation is House work for a Private Family. Son Floyd is a Timber Worker. Here is a listing of the members of the 1930 household;

Janie Leadbetter, age 52
Floyd Leadbetter, age 19
Roy Leadbetter, age 11
Albert Leadbetter, age 8
-------------------------------
Information concerning Jamie Ledbetter from the Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947;

Jamie Ledbetter, a white female, was born about 1876, in Gorham, Illinois. Her father was Herman Bruson [Benson], her mother is not listed. Her spouse was George Ledbetter. Her occupation was housewife, and her residence was in Cutler, Perry County, Illinois. She died a Widow at age 62 on November 11, 1938, in Perry County, Illinois. She was buried on November 12, 1938 in the Ledbetter Cemetery in Jackson County, Illinois.

FHL Film Number: 1818999
-------------------------------
See husband George Ledbetter's memorial for more census information concerning Janey Ledbetter.
-------------------------------
I received the following information from FindAGrave contributor Terrie Erzfeld;

Roy Ledbetter wrote that his mother was born in Stoddard County, MO. He sent me a filled out questions, on his family in 1986.

Hiram D. and Mary A. (Morgan) Benson were her parents. Harmon the son is wrong, his name was Hiram Ledbetter. People spoke, with a lot of Country-fide manner that sounded like Harman.

Hiram and Mary Benson bore 10 children, 5 lived to be adults. Most of which live there, within 1/2 mi of the Old Ledbetter farm.
--------------------------------
Other siblings; William C Benson, Hattie Etta (Benson) Ratliff, Jesse Myrtle (Benson) Seagraves Greene

Contributor: Terrie Erzfeld - [email protected]
--------------------------------


Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

  • Created by: Paul Hoyt
  • Added: Feb 15, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105276067/martha_jane-ledbetter: accessed ), memorial page for Martha Jane “Janey” Benson Ledbetter (13 Jul 1877–11 Nov 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 105276067, citing Ledbetter Family Cemetery, Kinkaid Township, Jackson County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Paul Hoyt (contributor 48033134).