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James Seldon Lankford

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James Seldon Lankford

Birth
Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, USA
Death
19 Jul 1949 (aged 67)
Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, USA
Burial
Denison, Grayson County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Son of C. N. Lankford & Frances Darnell.

Married 1) Unknown.

1920 Milam Co., TX census (index):
J. S. (head) 36 b AL, Widower
Children: Fannie May 9, Edward F. 7

Married 2) Lillie May Crooks, daughter of John Crooks & Armande Minnie Brown. Lillie May was born February 17, 1886 and died August 24, 1973.

1930 Grayson Co., TX census (index):
James (head) 47 b AL
May (wife) 44 b TX

1940 Denison, Grayson Co., TX census:
James S. (head) 58 b AL,
Proprietor of Taxi Cab Company
May (wife) 63 b TX (sic, should be 53?)

World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942:
Age 60, born Gadsen, AL.
Residence: RFD #1, Denison, Grayson Co., TX.
Mail: 115 West Main, Denison, TX.
Next of kin: Mrs. May Lankford.
Employer: Self, own taxi

Taxi operator, 67 years 3 months 1 day, died of coronary thrombosis. Residence: RFD #1, Denison Rural Precinct #2, Denison, Grayson Co., TX. Death Certificate 33298, informant: Mrs. J. S. Lankford.
Son of C. N. Lankford & Frances Darnell.

Married 1) Unknown.

1920 Milam Co., TX census (index):
J. S. (head) 36 b AL, Widower
Children: Fannie May 9, Edward F. 7

Married 2) Lillie May Crooks, daughter of John Crooks & Armande Minnie Brown. Lillie May was born February 17, 1886 and died August 24, 1973.

1930 Grayson Co., TX census (index):
James (head) 47 b AL
May (wife) 44 b TX

1940 Denison, Grayson Co., TX census:
James S. (head) 58 b AL,
Proprietor of Taxi Cab Company
May (wife) 63 b TX (sic, should be 53?)

World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942:
Age 60, born Gadsen, AL.
Residence: RFD #1, Denison, Grayson Co., TX.
Mail: 115 West Main, Denison, TX.
Next of kin: Mrs. May Lankford.
Employer: Self, own taxi

Taxi operator, 67 years 3 months 1 day, died of coronary thrombosis. Residence: RFD #1, Denison Rural Precinct #2, Denison, Grayson Co., TX. Death Certificate 33298, informant: Mrs. J. S. Lankford.

Gravesite Details

Buried July 21, 1949 in Fairview Cemetery, Denison, TX.



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