Daughter of Gervas Henry and Minnie Bailey Southall. Wife of Forrest A. Lankford.
According to her father's obituary, she helped her father while he was Postmaster at Amelia Co., VA for many years and in 1913 she was appointed Postmaster by President Wilson: "Every Republican President but one had sanctioned his commission, though during the last ten years of his life he was incapacitated for active service. The duties of the office were ably performed by his daughter, Miss Sadie A. Southall, whose work was always so satisfactory to the postal department that her father was not removed even by changing administrations, till the office became a presidential office, and, under the regulations, had to be held by one who could render personal attention, and on June 5, 1913, his daughter succeeded him by appointment of President Wilson."
According to her father's obituary, she helped her father while he was Postmaster at Amelia Co., VA for many years and in 1913 she was appointed Postmaster by President Wilson: "Every Republican President but one had sanctioned his commission, though during the last ten years of his life he was incapacitated for active service. The duties of the office were ably performed by his daughter, Miss Sadie A. Southall, whose work was always so satisfactory to the postal department that her father was not removed even by changing administrations, till the office became a presidential office, and, under the regulations, had to be held by one who could render personal attention, and on June 5, 1913, his daughter succeeded him by appointment of President Wilson."
Daughter of Gervas Henry and Minnie Bailey Southall. Wife of Forrest A. Lankford.
According to her father's obituary, she helped her father while he was Postmaster at Amelia Co., VA for many years and in 1913 she was appointed Postmaster by President Wilson: "Every Republican President but one had sanctioned his commission, though during the last ten years of his life he was incapacitated for active service. The duties of the office were ably performed by his daughter, Miss Sadie A. Southall, whose work was always so satisfactory to the postal department that her father was not removed even by changing administrations, till the office became a presidential office, and, under the regulations, had to be held by one who could render personal attention, and on June 5, 1913, his daughter succeeded him by appointment of President Wilson."
According to her father's obituary, she helped her father while he was Postmaster at Amelia Co., VA for many years and in 1913 she was appointed Postmaster by President Wilson: "Every Republican President but one had sanctioned his commission, though during the last ten years of his life he was incapacitated for active service. The duties of the office were ably performed by his daughter, Miss Sadie A. Southall, whose work was always so satisfactory to the postal department that her father was not removed even by changing administrations, till the office became a presidential office, and, under the regulations, had to be held by one who could render personal attention, and on June 5, 1913, his daughter succeeded him by appointment of President Wilson."
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