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From: "Joyce G. Reece" <>
Subject: Re: [MONTANA] ledford & Stuart
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:14:05 -0400
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In a letter written by J.T. Stuart to his cousin Burgess Alonzo Edwards
dated June 14, 1907, JT tells BA that today 'is his birthday, he has reached
his 60th year:' That puts him as being born June 14, 1947. The letter is
written from Columiba Falls, Montana. He speaks of the Flathead land
distribution occurring. He also speaks of known W.L and Jim Ledford so it
looks like you have the correct fellow on this death index.

In this same letter he speaks of Brother Keaner Stuart...'is about to die'.
Keaner Stuart is brother to John A and R.M. Stuart...all three of Fannin
Co., GA and Polk Co., TN.





Joyce Gaston Reece

----- Original Message -----
From: "JEANINE" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: [MONTANA] ledford & Stuart


> The only J.T. Stuart in MT in the death index . . .
> Montana Death Index, 1907-2002
> about Joseph T Stuart
> Name: Joseph T Stuart
> Age: 66
> Estimated Birth Year: 1848
> Gender: Male
> Death Date: 28 Feb 1914
> Index Number: 80-364
>
> Source: Montana Office of Vital Statistics
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joyce G. Reece
> To: ;
> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 7:24 AM
> Subject: [MONTANA] ledford & Stuart
>
>
>
> We are searching for descendents of J.T. Stuart who died in Butte
> sometime
> in the early 1900's. He was originally from Fannin Co. GA and the child
> of
> John A. Stuart. He migrated to Butte, via Leadville Colorado, in 1878.
> He
> was a farmer but also worked with the Ledfords in the mining industry.
> The
> "J" is for John or, possibly, Joseph. They are related to the
> descendents
> of Isaac Edwards of Polk Co., TN.....namely Burgess Alonzo Edwards.
>
> Also looking for descendents of James Edward Ledford. Jim was born 1848
> in
> either Cherokee Co., NC or Fannin Co., GA. He worked in the copper mines
> of
> Polk Co., TN from a very early age. He, too, migrated to Butte via
> Leadville. His wife was Matilda Brown. They married in 1866. She had
> died
> by 1890 since he remarried Belle Carey/Moore. His children were Myra
> Ledford/ Hughes/ Broaddus who died in CA.; John E. who resided in
> Oklahoma
> in 1928; Benjamin who m. Wilahminea [sic] Haven and resided in LA, CA in
> the
> early 1900's; Maude Moore / Storms was his step-dtr. She m. James
> Storms
> who died in Butte 1928. James Ledford died in Butte in 1928 as a result
> of
> a shooting in his merchantile.
>
> Looking for descendents of the brother of James E. Ledford. His name was
> William Lafayette Ledford. WL was born 1846 same place as Jim. He m.
> Mary
> Jane Galloway who died 1887 then m. Catherine Hodges. He moved back here
> to
> Bradley Co., TN in 1895. His son John E. stayed there to move to
> Goldfield
> NEV where he died. We think another son Thomas possibly stayed there.
> He
> is the one we are looking for.
>
>
> Joyce Gaston Reece
>
>
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