Edith Jean Lankford

1933 -

• Name	Edith Jean Lankford  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	30 May 1933	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  	Age: 11; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter of Florence and Basil Lankford
  Census	1950	Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA   [5]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Ray Overton
  Arrival	6 Jun 1962	Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA   [4]
  	Edith Jean Overton
  Person ID	I12605	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Ray Lee Overton,   b. 25 May 1930, Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, USA d. 20 May 2022, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1950  [6]
  Family ID	F9440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Billy Alvin Batey,   b. 10 Dec 1933
  Marriage	12 Jun 1981	Robertson County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Edith Curtis and Billy Batey
  Family ID	F2570	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Jesse David Curtis,   b. 5 Sep 1921, Union City, Obion, Tennessee, USA d. 7 Aug 2001, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	13 Sep 1975	Robertson County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Edith Overton and Jesse Curtis
  Family ID	F10926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 May 1933 - Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Census - Age: 11; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter of Florence and Basil Lankford - 1940 - Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Ray Overton - 1950 - Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA Arrival - Edith Jean Overton - 6 Jun 1962 - Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA Marriage - 13 Sep 1975 - Robertson County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 12 Jun 1981 - Robertson County, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• News

  News-OVERTON Edith and Ray (Wedding) • The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • 10 Nov 1950, Fri • Page 13

  
  

• Sources

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