William J Lankford b. Feb 1841 Dickson County, Tennessee, USA d. 10 Jun 1910 Williamson County, Tennessee, USA: Smith Family Tree

William J Lankford

1841 - 1910 (69 years)

Name	William J Lankford [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Birth	Feb 1841	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11]
Gender	Male
Census	1850	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
	Middle District
Census	1860	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [6]
	Middle Division
Military Service	1861	Tennessee, USA [2, 3, 12, 13]
	Confederate Army - War Between the States; Corporal; Captain Baxter's Company, Tennessee Light Infantry; Fought at Chickamauga
		War-Battle of Chickamauga (Civil) The Battle of Chickamauga, fought on September 18 – 20, 1863, between U.S. and Confederate forces in the American Civil War, marked the end of a Union offensive in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia — the Chickamauga Campaign.[1][2] It was the first major battle of the war fought in Georgia, the most significant Union defeat in…
Census	1870	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [10]
	Residence Post Office: White Bluff; Married to Louisa
Census	1880	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA [9]
	Marital Status: Married to Cynthia; Relation to Head: Self
Census	1900	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA [5]
	Marital Status: Married to Cynthia; Relation to Head: Head
Census	1910	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA [4]
	Marital Status: Married to "Cithy"; Relation to Head of House: Head
FSID	MMSF-Z37
Death	10 Jun 1910	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA [1, 2, 3]
Burial	Jane Jones Cemetery, Fairview, Williamson, Tennessee, USA [2, 3, 11]
Person ID	I23480	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	John Parrish Lankford, b. 1797, Granville County, North Carolina, USA d. Apr 1880, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 83 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Nancy Phoebe Brooks, b. 1803, North Carolina, USA d. 1887, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 84 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	27 Oct 1825	Blount County, Tennessee, USA [14, 15]
Family ID	F8989	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Cynthia Perry, b. Mar 1841, Tennessee, USA d. Aft 1910 (Age > 70 years)

Marriage 19 Mar 1878 Williamson County, Tennessee, USA [5, 8, 16, 17]

Children

	1. Effie O Lankford, b. Sep 1879, Tennessee, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Eliza Jane Lankford, b. 29 Nov 1878, Tennessee, USA d. 27 Aug 1966, Monroe County, Alabama, USA (Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F9433 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Family 2 Martha Louisa Hutchison, b. Abt 1838, Tennessee, USA d. 1878, Tennessee, USA (Age 40 years)

Marriage 22 Aug 1859 Dickson County, Tennessee, USA [7, 17]

Children

	1. Martha Lankford, b. Abt 1861, Tennessee, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Nancy M Lankford, b. Abt 1864, Tennessee, USA d. Bef 1893, Tennessee, USA (Age < 28 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Mary Palestine Lankford, b. 10 Oct 1873, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA d. 31 Jan 1941, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 67 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. William Dillard Lankford, b. 2 Aug 1865, Tennessee, USA d. 7 Apr 1938, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Miles Jackson Lankford, b. 18 Dec 1869, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA d. 17 Nov 1948, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 78 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Delilah Orlena Lankford, b. 25 Dec 1870, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA d. 14 Jul 1943, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F9434 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - Feb 1841 - Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Middle District - 1850 - Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
	Marriage - 22 Aug 1859 - Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Middle Division - 1860 - Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
	Military Service - Confederate Army - War Between the States; Corporal; Captain Baxter's Company, Tennessee Light Infantry; Fought at Chickamauga - 1861 - Tennessee, USA
	Census - Residence Post Office: White Bluff; Married to Louisa - 1870 - Dickson County, Tennessee, USA
	Marriage - 19 Mar 1878 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Cynthia; Relation to Head: Self - 1880 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Cynthia; Relation to Head: Head - 1900 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to "Cithy"; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
	Death - 10 Jun 1910 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA

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Biographies and Histories

History-Battle of Chickamauga (Civil War)
The Battle of Chickamauga September 18-20, 1863 in Chickamauga, Georgia Union Forces Commanded by Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans and Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas Strength-93,000, Killed-1,644, Wounded-9,262, Missing/Captured-4,945 Confederate Forces Commanded by Gen. Braxton Bragg Strength-72,000, Killed-2,389, Wounded-13,412, …

Military Records

Military-LANKFORD William (Service)
Page 1 - Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Tennessee -- NARA M268. Compiled service records of Confederate soldiers from Tennessee units, labeled with each soldier's name, rank, and unit, with links to revealing documents about each soldier.

Wars & Battles

War-Battle of Chickamauga (Civil)
The Battle of Chickamauga, fought on September 18 – 20, 1863, between U.S. and Confederate forces in the American Civil War, marked the end of a Union offensive in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia — the Chickamauga Campaign.[1][2] It was the first major battle of the war fought in Georgia, the most significant Union defeat in…

Sources

[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: 33.

Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 33
[S3674] FamilySearch - Find a Grave.
[S233] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;).
[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: 3A; Enumeration District: 0137; FHL microfilm: 1375539.

1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 1, Williamson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1526; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0137; FHL microfilm: 1375539
[S11629] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 1, Williamson, Tennessee; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1241605.

1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 1, Williamson, Tennessee; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1241605
[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: 235; Family History Library Film: 805247.

1860 United States Federal Census
Year: 1860; Census Place: Middle Division, Dickson, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1247; Page: 235; Family History Library Film: 805247
[S266] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;).

Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002
[S266] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;).

Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002
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1880 United States Federal Census
Year: 1880; Census Place: District 1, Williamson, Tennessee; Roll: 1285; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 228
[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
[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

[S1840] USWars: Battle of Chickamauga - My Civil War, (Name: USWars;), Battle of Chickamauga.
The Battle of Chickamauga
September 18-20, 1863 in Chickamauga, Georgia
https://www.mycivilwar.com/battles/630918.html

[S1839] American Battlefields: Battle of Chickamauga, (Name: American Battlefield Trust; Location: Washington DC;), CIVIL WAR - Battle of Chickamauga.
The Confederate army secured a decisive victory at Chickamauga but lost 20 percent of its force in battle. After two days of fierce fighting, the Rebels broke through Union lines and forced the Federals into a siege at Chattanooga.
How it ended
Confederate victory. At the end of a summer that had seen disastrous Confederate losses at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, the triumph of the Army of Tennessee at Chickamauga was a well-timed turn-around for the Confederates, but it came at a great cost. Chickamauga was the second bloodiest battle of the Civil War, ranking only behind Gettysburg, and was by far the deadliest battle in the Western Theater.
In context
The small city of Chattanooga, with 2,500 inhabitants, lay on the banks of the Tennessee River where it cut through the Appalachian Mountains. It was the crossroads for four major railroads. President Abraham Lincoln knew that if his army could capture Chattanooga, vital Confederate supply lines would be severed, and the war would be closer to an end.
In the summer of 1863, the Confederate army was reeling from a string of losses in the Western Theater, while the success of the Tullahoma Campaign bolstered the confidence of Union Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans. Targeting Chattanooga, Rosecrans outmaneuvered the Rebel army and forced Confederate general Braxton Bragg to relinquish control of the critical transportation hub without a fight.
Rosecrans assumed that Bragg’s demoralized army would retreat further south into Rome, Georgia. He divided his army into three corps and scattered them throughout Tennessee and Georgia. But Rosecrans made a mistake—Bragg had in fact concentrated his men at LaFayette, Georgia, where he was expecting reinforcements and was close to a vulnerable corps of Rosecrans’s army. When Bragg’s troops crossed Chickamauga Creek, the Federals had a fight on their hands.
Although Bragg’s original plan was the destruction of the Army of the Cumberland and the recapture of Chattanooga, the results of two days of bitter fighting at Chickamauga stalled him. He decided to occupy the heights surrounding Chattanooga and lay siege to the city instead. Just two months later, the reinforced Federals drove the Army of Tennessee from their positions around Chattanooga, permanently securing Northern control of the city. With that loss, the Southern victory at Chickamauga was turned into a strategic defeat.
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/chickamauga
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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 Cynthia Perry
[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

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