Grace Berril Lankford

1900 - 1961  (60 years)

• Name	Grace Berril Lankford  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	27 Oct 1900	Tennessee, USA   [3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1910	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA   [2, 7]
  	Civil District 1
  Census	1920	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA   [2, 5]
  	Married to Leonard Donegan
  Census	1930	Dickson County, Tennessee, USA   [2, 3]
  	Married to Leonard Donegan
  Census	1950	Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA   [9, 12]
  	Wife; Age: 49; Painting Machine Operator, Pencil Mill
  Obituary	1961	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [13]
  	Obituary of Mrs. Leonard Donegan - Newspapers.com - The Tennessean - 1 Apr 1961 - Page 15
  		Obituary-DONEGAN Grace (Langford) OBITUARY OF GRACE BERRIL LANGFORD DONEGAN (Mrs Leonard Donegan) -- Newspapers.com - The Tennessean - 1 Apr 1961 - Page 15
  FSID	MCKN-XTJ
  Death	31 Mar 1961	Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA   [2, 10, 11]
  	Home
  Burial	Willow Mount Cemetery, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA   [10]
  		Willow Mount Cemetery (Also known as Willowmount Cemetery) Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee Find a Grave: #1989964
  Person ID	I24942	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Miles Jackson Lankford,   b. 18 Dec 1869, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA d. 17 Nov 1948, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Martha Elizabeth 'Bettie' Buttrey,   b. 11 Oct 1874, Tennessee, USA d. 2 Dec 1949, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	4 Apr 1890	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA   [2, 14, 15]
  Family ID	F8408	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leonard Clinton Donegan,   b. 7 Oct 1897, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA d. 24 Sep 1963, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	18 Apr 1916	Williamson County, Tennessee, USA   [6, 10]
  Children	1. Mary Donegan,   b. 20 May 1920, Tennessee, USA d. Abt 1922 (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Terry Marvin Donegan,   b. 3 Feb 1936, Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, USA d. 17 Apr 2022, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Ruth Donegan,   b. 20 May 1920, Tennessee, USA d. 24 Dec 2010, Lynchburg, Moore, Tennessee, USA (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Edith Estelle Donegan,   b. 21 Mar 1928, Tennessee, USA bur. Smith Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, Moore County, Tennessee, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Jewel Ethelene Donegan,   b. 3 Feb 1918, Tennessee, USA d. 21 Oct 2010, Heritage Medical Center, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 92 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Myles Wilson Donegan,   b. 12 Jul 1930, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA d. 4 Mar 1978, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Living   8. Leamon Donegan,   b. 12 Aug 1925, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA d. 28 Oct 1994, Readyville, Cannon, Tennessee, USA (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Johnnie Clinton 'JC' Donegan,   b. 5 May 1923, Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, USA d. 15 Apr 1987, Bedford County Hospital, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Oct 1900 - Tennessee, USA Census - Civil District 1 - 1910 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 18 Apr 1916 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Census - Married to Leonard Donegan - 1920 - Williamson County, Tennessee, USA Census - Married to Leonard Donegan - 1930 - Dickson County, Tennessee, USA Census - Wife; Age: 49; Painting Machine Operator, Pencil Mill - 1950 - Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA Obituary - Obituary of Mrs. Leonard Donegan - Newspapers.com - The Tennessean - 1 Apr 1961 - Page 15 - 1961 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Death - 31 Mar 1961 - Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Census

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary-DONEGAN Grace (Langford) OBITUARY OF GRACE BERRIL LANGFORD DONEGAN (Mrs Leonard Donegan) -- Newspapers.com - The Tennessean - 1 Apr 1961 - Page 15

  
  

  People

  At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

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[S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 1, Williamson, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1769; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 151; Image: 94. Birth date: abt 1902 Birth place: Tennessee Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Civil District 1, Williamson, Tennessee 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 1, Williamson, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1769; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 151; Image: 94. [S104] Ancestry.com, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2008;). Marriage date: 18 Apr 1916 Marriage place: Williamson, Tennessee Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [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: 1900 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. [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Bedford, Tennessee;. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Bedford, Tennessee; [S8193] Find a Grave: LANKFORD Grace Donegan 1900-1961, Grace Berril Lankford Donegan. [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. Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), 1950 Census - Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee (District 2-26). -- Leonard C Donegan; Head; Age: 52; Sharecropper, Farm -- Grace Donegan; Wife; Age: 49; Painting Machine Operator, Pencil Mill -- Wilson Donegan; Son; Age 19; Never Married; Bundling Boy, Pants Manufacturing Co -- Terry Donegan; Son; Age 14; Never Married -- Leonard C Donegan Jr; Son; Age: 6; Never Married https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/district-map/62308?search=edwin+shapard%2C+Shelbyville%2C+Bedford%2C+Tennessee%2C+USA&selection=-86.4399015%2C35.498555 At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. [S2796] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Grace Donegan • Nashville Tennessean - Apr 1961 - Page 15, (Name: The Tennessean; Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States of America; Date: 1 Apr 1961;), Grace Berril Lankfort Donegan Obituary - 1 Apr 1961. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26888052/the_tennessean/?xid=637 Obituary-DONEGAN Grace (Langford) OBITUARY OF GRACE BERRIL LANGFORD DONEGAN (Mrs Leonard Donegan) -- Newspapers.com - The Tennessean - 1 Apr 1961 - Page 15 [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 [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