Solomon Smith Ledbetter 
Solomon Smith was born on October 16th, 1824 in Madison Co., AL.1 Solomon Smith's father was Ephraim Ledbetter and his mother was Georgia Hester T. Smith. His paternal grandparents were Joel Ledbetter and Catherine Brazelton. He had four brothers and two sisters, named Gardner Caswell, John Wesley, Daniel T., Joel P., Nancy Jane and Martha Catherine. He was the third youngest of the seven children. He died at the age of 60 on April 2nd, 1885 in Guntersville, Marshall Co., AL. He was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Madison Co., AL.1 1 General Notes
Custom Field:<_FA#> One source has his death date as 1899@@S726784@@Date of Import: Jul 31, 2003
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CENSUS:
1850 Alabama Census, Marshall County, District #22, 25 October, #61-61,
grocery keeper
1860 Alabama Census, Marshall County, Guntersville P.O., 11/12 Jun 1860,
#162-162, farmer
1870 Alabama Census, Marshall County, Kennamer P.O., 2 Jun 1870, #1-1,
farmer
CIVIL WAR: 1st Lt., Co. G, 3rd Tennessee Cavalry (Forrest's Cavalry)
Rick PARKER (Oct 2001) Ledbetter family history
"Sol S 1Lt G 3 Tenn Cav r[esiding in] Marshall [County], Alabama
"He was constable in Marshall County in 1858. In 1870-71, he was tax
collector of Marshall County. He was an officer in Forrest's Cavalry
[durng the Civil War]. He and a good portion of Forrest's Command cut
their way out rather than surender at Ft. Donaldson; he later fought at
the Battle of Shiloh." ("Ledbetters from Virginia")
CONFEDERATE VETERAN WRITER
The Guntersville Advertiser
Tuesday, October 10, 1922
Editor Advertiser: "Will you please allow an old Confederate soldier a
little space in the dear old Advertiser: I will be eighty-two years old
the fifteenth of March. Was born and reared in Browns Valley, about five
miles above Guntersville. I joined the army in sixty-one and served until
the surrender. Captain Milender's Company was made up in Marshall County.
He made our company up at Cross Roads, at the big spring, Guntersville,
and Warrenton. There were 112 men in our company. Our first Lieutenant
was Solomon Ledbetter; Dave Daverson was our second Lieutenant; Green
Loveless was our third Lieutenant; Jim Weatherly was our Orderly
Sargeant; John Canady was Forage Master. We left Guntersville and went to
Camp Cheathum, Tenn., to drill and when we got to Camp Cheatham Forest
was in charge of three Companies. Forest was promoted to Colonel and was
ordered to Boling Green, Ky., and my Company was ordered to Fort Henry,
Tenn. There we had a battle and the Yankees took Fort Henry and we fell
back to Fort Donaldson. There we fought four days and nights and were
whipped again and Fort Donaldson was captured. Forest told us all who
would follow him he would take us out safely and about two hundred of us
followed him and he took us to Shilo and there we fell into battle again.
That was the biggest battle in the West and more men were killed. The
Yanks were re-enforced and whipped us again. E. Swords"
APPELLATE CASES:
"1858, Solomon S. Ledbetter v. Blessingame, Solomon S. was constable."
("Ledbetters from Virginia")
BURIAL: New Hope Cemetery (16 Oct 1824 - 2 Apr 1885)
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.10 Apr 1662 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia d.~ 1743 in Brunswick Co., VA
- b.~ 1689 in Bristol Parish, Prince George Co., VA d.1744 in ?
- b.~ 1675 in ?
- b.19 Nov 1721 in Bristol Parish, Prince George Co., VA d.15 Apr 1785 in Hillsboro District, Caswell Co., NC
- b.~ 1698 in ? d. in ?
- b.12 Dec 1751 in Pendleton District, Anderson, SC d.1815 in New Hope Community, Mississippi Territory
- b.1734 in VA d.> 1790 in Caswell Co., NC
- b.1784 in Hillsboro District, Caswell Co., NC d.04 Jul 1841 in Pope Co., AR
- b.~ 1751 in ? d.1840 in New Hope Community, Madison Co., AL
- b.16 Oct 1824 in Madison Co., AL d.02 Apr 1885 in Guntersville, Marshall Co., AL
- b.1790 in Old Pendleton District, SC d.04 Mar 1852 in Madison Co., AL
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‌Solomon Smith and Elizabeth W. were married in a religious ceremony in 1849 in AL.1 They had two sons and a daughter, named Ephraim A., Edward Douglas and Laura Jane.
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Children
Laura Jane Ledbetter
Laura Jane was born on November 15th, 1849 in Marshall Co., AL.1 She died at the age of 67 on October 9th, 1917 in Madison Co., AL.1
Edward Douglas Ledbetter
Edward Douglas was born on July 30th, 1853 in Marshall Co., AL.1 He died at the age of 63 on June 19th, 1917 in Marshall Co., AL. He was buried in Walker Baptist Church Cemetery, Marshall Co., AL.1 1
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