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James Murphy Lankford [Male]
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Sam is thought to have been a peddler during his early life. During his travels it took him to Indian villages around the country. Indianmaidens were not allowed to marry men of their local family group due to obvious reasons of in breeding. Most taboos are based on good logic at the time. In any case, the folks that traveled though the area became candidates for pot ential husbands for the mai dens. This is believed to have been the way that he found his first wife, Edney. It is also believe that the maidens did not use a family name so it is unclear how the Edney Clifton got that name and her parentage relationship.
Family tradition indicates that Samuel met a young Indian girl and ranaway to North Carolina . This information is believed to be from Sue Smith Key of Gallatin, TN, grand-daughter of Aunt Belle. Ot her unconfirmed sources indicate that this young girl was of the Crow Nation, however , proof of whether Crow or Cherokee is not known. Another source, i.e. Atheline Esteb died in Indianapolis in 1998 or 1999. I Talked with her two or three times with each time giving a little more information but since she was 87 (1997) she remembers very little and some of the in formation seems contradictory. She was one of about 9 children, most are dead. A brother Bill Allen lives near Lebanon, TN.
Etheline was the daughter of Corty Allen & Stella "Belle" Word?
Samuel is reported to be in army of CSA (Prvt "B" Co. 45th + 84th Inf CSA)
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From A Wilson Co., TN Query
via Carl Word Sat Dec 06, 1997
I am trying to locate the origins of Thomas H. Word, born in Tennessee in1853. I don't know h is parents' names, but there are clues in WilsonCounty. Edmond Word married Asenath Smith i n 1826 in Wils on County,Tenn.Their children included Thomas C. Word. Thomas H. Word named hi sfirstborn Sam. There were others named Sam Word in Tennessee. This SamWord married a Crow In dian woman according to our records, and had children including John Wesley and James Word, w ho lived in WilsonCounty,Tenn. John's birth is listed as March 25, 1859. Any informationabou t Word family members in Wilson County will be invaluable. Carl27x@@earthlink.net
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From Cal's Columns: "He was a small man, a member of Hogan©ØOØs CreekBaptist church, and had E lder E. B. Haynie to preach his funeral while hewas living, so he could hear it."
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