Miles Jackson Lankford b. 18 Dec 1869 Williamson County, Tennessee, USA d. 17 Nov 1948 Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA: Smith Family Tree

Miles Jackson Lankford

1869 - 1948 (78 years)

Name	Miles Jackson Lankford [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Birth	18 Dec 1869	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Gender	Male
Census	1870	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [4]
	Child of Louisa and William Lankford
Census	1870	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [4]
	District 3
Census	1880	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
	District 1
Census	1880	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA [5]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of William (Stepchild of Cynthia)
Census	1900	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
	Civil District 1
Census	1910	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA [2]
	Civil District 1
Census	1920	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
	Civil District 1
Census	1930	Bedford County, Tennessee, USA [7]
	District 21
Census	1940	Bedford County, Tennessee, USA [1]
FSID	LC3V-DSP [9]
Occupation	Farmer [8]
Death	17 Nov 1948	Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA [6, 8]
Burial	Willow Mount Cemetery, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA [8]
	Martha Elizabeth 'Bettie' Buttrey and Miles Lankford , buried today
		Burial-LANKFORD Bettie & Miles J Martha Elizabeth 'Bettie' Buttrey and Miles Lankford -- Willow Mount Cemetery, Shelbyville TN + https:// www.findagrave.com/memorial/106743668/ miles https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106744142/ martha
		Willow Mount Cemetery (Also known as Willowmount Cemetery) Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee Find a Grave: #1989964
Person ID	I21766	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	William J Lankford, b. Feb 1841, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA d. 10 Jun 1910, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 69 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Martha Louisa Hutchison, b. Abt 1838, Tennessee, USA d. 1878, Tennessee, USA (Age 40 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	22 Aug 1859	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [10, 11]
Family ID	F9434	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Martha Elizabeth 'Bettie' Buttrey, b. 11 Oct 1874, Tennessee, USA d. 2 Dec 1949, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 75 years)

Marriage 4 Apr 1890 Williamson County, Tennessee, USA [3, 12, 13]

Children

	1. Willie Edith Lankford, b. 18 Jul 1914, Tennessee, USA d. 9 Feb 1985, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 70 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Susan Irene Lankford, b. 17 Nov 1918, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA d. 2 Oct 2011, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 92 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Eula M Lankford, b. 11 Mar 1905, Tennessee, USA d. 7 Aug 1976, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 71 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Leila Lankfort, b. Abt 1892, Tennessee, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Myrtle Tennessee 'Minnie' Lankford, b. 27 Jul 1907, Tennessee, USA d. 27 Aug 1971, Fairview, Williamson, Tennessee, USA (Age 64 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Grace Berril Lankford, b. 27 Oct 1900, Tennessee, USA d. 31 Mar 1961, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 60 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Herman Jackson Lankford, b. 16 Feb 1893, Tennessee, USA d. 6 Dec 1951, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 58 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Lorena Lankford, b. 30 Sep 1896, Tennessee, USA d. 6 May 1922, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 25 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. Erda Lankford, b. 1904, Tennessee, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	10. William Edgar Lankford, b. 8 Dec 1898, Tennessee, USA d. 13 Oct 1949, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 50 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F8408 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 18 Dec 1869 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Child of Louisa and William Lankford - 1870 - Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - District 3 - 1870 - Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - District 1 - 1880 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of William (Stepchild of Cynthia) - 1880 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
	Marriage - 4 Apr 1890 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Civil District 1 - 1900 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Civil District 1 - 1910 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Civil District 1 - 1920 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - District 21 - 1930 - Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - 1940 - Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
	Death - 17 Nov 1948 - Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

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Burials

Burial-LANKFORD Bettie & Miles J
Martha Elizabeth 'Bettie' Buttrey and Miles Lankford -- Willow Mount Cemetery, Shelbyville TN + https:// www.findagrave.com/memorial/106743668/ miles https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106744142/ martha

Sources

[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: , Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3872; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 2-15.
Birth date: abt 1875 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Bedford, Tennessee, United States

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: , Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3872; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 2-15.
[S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 1, Williamson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1526; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0137; Image: 349; FHL microfilm: 1375539.
Birth date: 1868 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Civil District 1, Williamson, Tennessee

1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 1, Williamson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1526; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0137; Image: 349; FHL microfilm: 1375539.
[S104] Ancestry.com, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2008;).
Marriage date: 4 Apr 1890 Marriage place: Williamson, Tennessee

Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002
[S11805] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: District 3, Dickson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1524; Page: 288A; Family History Library Film: 553023.

1870 United States Federal Census
Year: 1870; Census Place: District 3, Dickson, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1524; Page: 288A; Family History Library Film: 553023
[S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: District 1, Williamson, Tennessee; Roll: 1285; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 228.

1880 United States Federal Census
Year: 1880; Census Place: District 1, Williamson, Tennessee; Roll: 1285; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 228
[S17] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 13.

Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 13
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: District 21, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: 2233; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 24; Image: 793.0; FHL microfilm: 2341967.
Birth date: abt 1871 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1930 Residence place: District 21, Bedford, Tennessee

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: District 21, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: 2233; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 24; Image: 793.0; FHL microfilm: 2341967.
[S5021] Find a Grave: LANKFORT Miles J 1869-1948, Miles Jackson Lankford.
BIRTH: 18 Dec 1869 Williamson County, Tennessee
DEATH: 17 Nov 1948 (aged 78) Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee
BURIAL: Willow Mount Cemetery, Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee
MEMORIAL ID: 106743668
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106743668/miles-jackson-lankford
[S882] FamilySearch - Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 25 June 2023, 02:11), entry for Miles Jackson Lankford (PID https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LC3V-DSP ); contributed by various users.
https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LC3V-DSP
[S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
Record for William J. Lankford
[S266] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;).

Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002
[S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
Record for Miles Jackson Lankford
[S5007] Find a Grave: BUTTREY Martha Lankford 1874-1949, Martha Elizabeth “Betty” Buttrey Lankford.
BIRTH: 11 Oct 1874 Tennessee
DEATH: 2 Dec 1949 (aged 75) Shelbyville, Bedfordy, Tennessee
BURIAL: Willow Mount Cemetery, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee
MEMORIAL ID: 106744142
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106744142/martha-elizabeth-lankford

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