At first glance, most people think John is the brother of Charles W. Lankford, who is buried nearby and that the brothers married Wingate sisters Sallie and Georgia Anna. Actually, John and Charles are first cousins. Their fathers were brothers and were the sons of Isaac Smith Lankford and Sarah A. Coulbourn Lankford.
John's mother, Esther (or Hester) A. Denson, was his father's first wife. They were married in 1866, but no further information can be found about his mother. John was raised by his mother's parents, Jesse T. Denson and Louisa Insley Denson. John's father remarried seven years after he was born and subsequently had four more children with his second wife.
John's mother, Esther (or Hester) A. Denson, was his father's first wife. They were married in 1866, but no further information can be found about his mother. John was raised by his mother's parents, Jesse T. Denson and Louisa Insley Denson. John's father remarried seven years after he was born and subsequently had four more children with his second wife.
At first glance, most people think John is the brother of Charles W. Lankford, who is buried nearby and that the brothers married Wingate sisters Sallie and Georgia Anna. Actually, John and Charles are first cousins. Their fathers were brothers and were the sons of Isaac Smith Lankford and Sarah A. Coulbourn Lankford.
John's mother, Esther (or Hester) A. Denson, was his father's first wife. They were married in 1866, but no further information can be found about his mother. John was raised by his mother's parents, Jesse T. Denson and Louisa Insley Denson. John's father remarried seven years after he was born and subsequently had four more children with his second wife.
John's mother, Esther (or Hester) A. Denson, was his father's first wife. They were married in 1866, but no further information can be found about his mother. John was raised by his mother's parents, Jesse T. Denson and Louisa Insley Denson. John's father remarried seven years after he was born and subsequently had four more children with his second wife.
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