Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
NameMary Ellender Ledford 4363, 2C2R
Birth4 Feb 1877, Procter, Miller Co MO
Death23 Jan 1919, Talihina, Leflore Co OK Age: 41
FatherIsaac Ledford (1849-1929)
MotherLucy H. Jeffries (1857-1935)
Spouses
Birth14 Nov 1871, Morgan Co MO
Death20 Nov 1922, Le Flore Co OK Age: 51
Marriage18 Nov 1899, Camdenton, Camden Co MO
ChildrenCharles Isaac McLain (1905-1980)
 Lucy (ca1906-ca1906)
 Maud Catherine (1907-1999)
 John Williams (1909-1981)
 Martha Ellender (1912-1992)
 Iva Leona (1915-1923)
 Hattie Mae (1916-2006)
 Lillie May (1919-1919)
Birth1874
Deathca 1899 Age: 25
Marriage21 Aug 1895, Tuscumbia, Miller Co MO
ChildrenRoy Elvis (1895-1965)
Notes for Mary Ellender Ledford
Full Name; Mary Ellenor Ledford-Colvin-Stone4365
Born 4 Feb 1877, Proctor, Miller, Missouri
Died 23 Jan 1919, Talihina, Le Flore, Oklahoma

First married to Alexander Colvin and had one son; Roy Elvis Calvin (Colvin)
Alexander died in 1899 and she then married in 1900, John Robert Stone and they had eight children; Charles I. M., Lucy, Maud Catherine, John, Martha, Iva "Ida" Leona, Hattie M., and Lillie May Stone.

Children of Mary Ellender Ledford Colvin Stone and John Robert Stone (numbers are Find a Grave locations):
Charles Isaaic McLain Stone 55561042;
Iva Leona Stone 50815601;
Martha Ellener Stone Coats 13065742;
Hattie Mae Stone Benton 45489105;
John "Johnny" William Stone 55561502;
Mauie Catherin Stone McNatt 102851849
Lillie M. Stone was born and died January 19th 1919 Mary Ellender died 4 days later.
Notes for John Robert “Bob” (Spouse 1)
John Robert and Mary Ellender Stone had the following children:

Charles Isaac McLain Stone b. Jul 31, 1905, Indian Territory, d. Feb. 16, 1980, Ada, Oklahoma, buried at Rosedale Cemetery, Ada OK

Lucy Stone, b. ca 1905-1906, Indian Territory, d. in infancy, ca. 1906, maybe in Latimer County, Oklahoma.

Maudie Catherine Stone, b. July 15, 1907, Holdenville, Hughes County, OK, d. Jan. 6, 1999, McAlester, Pittsburg County, OK, buried at New Talihina Cemetery, Talihina, OK

John William Stone, b. June 19, 1909, Latimer County, OK, d. ca Feb. 9, 1981, Oklahoma City, buried at Rosedale Cemetery, Ada, OK

Martha Ellender Stone, b. Jan. 28, 1912, Latimer County, OK, d. Feb. 14, 1992, Sand Springs, OK, buried at Woodland Memorial Park, Sand Springs, OK

Iva Leona Stone, b. April 2, 1915, Talihina, LeFlore County, OK, d. Jan. 6 1923, Ft. Smith, buried at Forest Park Cemetery, Ft. Smith, AR

Hattie Mae Stone, b. Nov. 23, 1916, OK (probably Talihina, OK), d. Nov. 26, 2006, Buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, OK

Lillie May Stone, b. ca. Jan. 21-23, 1919, Talihina, LeFlore County, OK, d. in infancy (mother died Jan. 23, 1919 in flu epidemic.)

John Robert Stone died in 1922. His second wife, the stepmother, abandoned the children. Daughters, Martha, Iva, and Hattie were sent by train to the Sand Springs Orphanage at the end of 1922. Iva was taken from the train and died of pneumonia in Ft. Smith, AR. without making it to the orphanage.

Information provided by Pauline Haney Hughes.4364
Last Modified 8 Jul 2021Created 3 Jul 2023 using Reunion for Macintosh
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