John Parrish Lankford b. 1797 Granville County, North Carolina, USA d. Apr 1880 Dickson County, Tennessee, USA: Smith Family Tree

John Parrish Lankford

1797 - 1880 (83 years)

Name	John Parrish Lankford [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
Birth	1797	Granville County, North Carolina, USA [2, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11]
Gender	Male
Census	1840	Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Residence	1841	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
	Tennessee Early Tax List Records
Census	1850	Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
	Phebe and John Langford
Census	1860	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
	Nancy and John Lankford
Census	1870	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
	Nancy and John Lankford
Census	1880	Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
	In 1880, both John and Nancy were listed as widowed. John lived with daughter Sarah, while Nancy lived with son, Tillman
FSID	KC69-C76 [12]
Death	Apr 1880	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [2]
Burial	Buried on the old Lankford Farm, around Turnbull C [2]
Person ID	I22769	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	Parrish Lankford, b. 1759, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA d. 30 Jul 1829, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 70 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F13993	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Mother	Sarah Lawrence, b. Abt 1763, Granville County, North Carolina, USA d. 21 Oct 1821, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 58 years)
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F13994	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Nancy Phoebe Brooks, b. 1803, North Carolina, USA d. 1887, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 84 years)

Marriage 27 Oct 1825 Blount County, Tennessee, USA [1, 7]

Children

	1. Harrison Lankford, b. Abt 1840, Tennessee, USA d. 10 Jun 1910, Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, USA (Age 70 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Mary Hilly Lankford, b. Abt 1842 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. John Lankford, b. Abt 1831, Tennessee, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Zebulon Lankford, b. Abt 1826 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Sarah Jane Lankford, b. 1 Jan 1838, Tennessee, USA d. 16 Oct 1894, Blount County, Tennessee, USA (Age 56 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Tillman P Lankford, b. Abt 1832, Tennessee, USA d. 12 Mar 1912, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 80 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Bartley E Lankford, b. Abt 1829, Tennessee, USA d. 9 Nov 1916, Blount County, Tennessee, USA (Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Vincent Montgomery Lankford, b. Abt 1836, Tennessee, USA d. 13 Aug 1914, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA (Age 78 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. William J Lankford, b. Feb 1841, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA d. 10 Jun 1910, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 69 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	10. Dillard Hickman Lankford, b. 29 Aug 1843, Tennessee, USA d. 30 Sep 1901 (Age 58 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	11. Arther Radford Lankford, b. 1 Nov 1837, Tennessee, USA d. 22 Jan 1899, Fairview, Williamson, Tennessee, USA (Age 61 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F8989 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 1797 - Granville County, North Carolina, USA
	Marriage - 27 Oct 1825 - Blount County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - 1840 - Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
	Residence - Tennessee Early Tax List Records - 1841 - Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Phebe and John Langford - 1850 - Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Nancy and John Lankford - 1860 - Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Nancy and John Lankford - 1870 - Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - In 1880, both John and Nancy were listed as widowed. John lived with daughter Sarah, while Nancy lived with son, Tillman - 1880 - Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
	Death - Apr 1880 - Dickson County, Tennessee, USA

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Biographies and Histories

History-LANKFORD Family
The LANKFORDS seem to be able to trace their family line back to Halfdan Sveidasson in Norway. At the time, the son would take the first name of the father, add son to it, and this would become his last name. This changed around the 900’s, when Ralnulph left Norway to France. In the 1050’s, when Robert De Toeni left France to England. De…

Sources

[S330] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2000;).
[S6684] Find a Grave: LANKFORD John P 1797-1880, John Parrish Lankford.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91160100/john-parrish-lankford
[S790] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;).

Tennessee, Early Tax List Records, 1783-1895
[S93] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Middle Division, Dickson, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1247; Page: 233; Family History Library Film: 805247.

1860 United States Federal Census
Year: 1860; Census Place: Middle Division, Dickson, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1247; Page: 233; Family History Library Film: 805247
[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
[S9910] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Eastern Subdivision 12, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: M432_895; Page: 447A; Image: 177.

1850 United States Federal Census
Year: 1850; Census Place: Eastern Subdivision 12, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: M432_895; Page: 447A; Image: 177
[S266] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;).

Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002
[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: 44.

Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 44
[S257] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1840; Census Place: Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 535; Page: 175; Family History Library Film: 0024549.

1840 United States Federal Census
Year: 1840; Census Place: Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 535; Page: 175; Family History Library Film: 0024549

[S344] Ancestry.com, U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 28; Census Year: 1880; Census Place: District 12, Dickson,.

U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 28; Census Year: 1880; Census Place: District 12, Dickson,

[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 12, Monroe, Tennessee; Roll: 1272; Page: 90B; Enumeration District: 208.

1880 United States Federal Census
Year: 1880; Census Place: District 12, Monroe, Tennessee; Roll: 1272; Page: 90B; Enumeration District: 208
[S882] FamilySearch - Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 20 October 2023, 18:19), entry for John Parrish Lankford (PID https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KC69-C76 ); contributed by various users.
https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KC69-C76

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