Daniel Littleberry Woodville "Coon" Ledbetter was a veteran of the Civil War and had been captured and later paroled at Port Hudson, LA. He married Mahaila Moon (Some records say no children; another says one child) and Martha Stapler (children: Jimmie Ruth M., Daniel Hopson, and John Wilson) and around 1875 married Mary Elizabeth "Sis" Kirkland. They had twelve children.

On 16 May 2005 Hazel (Ledbetter) Saint informed me, Ron Bridges, that Coon and his wife are buried in Cochran Cemetery. I visited it on 14 May 2005. There is no headstone for either one.

"Ledbetters From Virginia" by Roy C. Ledbetter is a book which mentions this line of Ledbetter(s).

Probate Cases - Madison Co., AL
NAME PROBATE NO. DESCRIPTION
Ledbetter, Daniel L. 2192 1858; guardian's bond - 1 pg

Ledbetter Hollow is located in Marshall County, Alabama. According to Donna Dixon; Ledbetter Hollow was on land owned by Daniel L. W. (Coon) Ledbetter, which was named after him and his family. It was back in a valley closed in on three sides. This made it easy for him to see anyone coming to see him long before they saw him. Albert Ledbetter said it was a very peaceful lovely grass covered place with a lot of story behind it. Daniel (COON) lived there and was very much a private man. His grandson Albert L. Ledbetter was still alive at age 89. Daniel L. W . Ledbetter was the brother of John H. (JACK) Ledbetter. John Daniel Ledbetter, the son of John H. Ledbetter and nephew of Coon, had to flee Alabama in 1889 along with his wife and 2 children. They first went to Ledbetter Hollow where Coon helped them leave Alabama to Texas. John Daniel Ledbetter was never to see any of his family again.

It was initially known as Hale's 31st Alabama but changed to the 49th Alabama shortly before the Battle of Shiloh. The unit was organized near Nashville, TN in January, 1862. They participated in the Battles of Shiloh, Corinth, Vicksburg, and eventually surrendered with the fall of Port Hudson, LA.

On 16 May 2005 Hazel (Ledbetter) Saint informed me, Ron Bridges, that Coon and his wife are buried in Cochran Cemetery. I visited it on 14 May 2005. There is no headstone for either one.∼Born in Poplar Ridge Community of Madison County, Alabama. Enlisted in Company H 49th Alabama Infantry in 1861. Served until the end of the war. 1921 address in Grant, Alabama. Burial site unknown.