Family Card 9/13/21 - Person Sheet
Family Card 9/13/21 - Person Sheet
NameBarzillia Ledbetter
Birth26 Sep 1805, Rutherford Co., North Carolina
Death17 Sep 1875, Rutherford Co., North Carolina
BurialBills Creek Baptist Church Cem., Rutherford Co., NC
OccupationFarmer
FatherJohn W. Ledbetter (ca1782-1818)
MotherElizabeth Whiteside (ca1788-1853)
Misc. Notes
Have seen his first name spelled Barzillai, Barzillia and Barzilla.

From the book " Rutherford County 1979: A Peoples Bicentennial History" page 457;
The first school in Chimney Rock ... Pool Creek. The second school ( near Barzillia Ledbetter's store) had four rooms, grades one through eleven.

Both of the above schools and Brazillia's store were located on land which is now covered by Lake Lure.
Spouses
Birth22 Sep 1809, Rutherford Co., North Carolina
Death13 Sep 1856, Rutherford Co., North Carolina
FatherSamuel Elliott (ca1780->1850)
MotherNancy Smathers (ca1796->1870)
Marriage12 Dec 1824, Rutherford Co., North Carolina
ChildrenNancy (1826->1907)
 Elizabeth (1827-1854)
 Sarah (1829-1919)
 Michael (1831-1857)
 John Walton (1834-1864)
 Rhoda Emmaline (1835-1899)
 Samuel (Sam) Hampton (1838-1864)
 Thomas (Tom) Benton (1842-1919)
 Maiah (Mary) (1845-1880)
 Calvin l. (1847-ca1890)
Birth11 Aug 1822, Rutherford Co., North Carolina
Death5 May 1899, Rutherford Co., North Carolina
BurialBills Creek Baptist Church Cem., Rutherford Co., NC
FatherLuke Waldrop (ca1781-ca1854)
MotherSarah McBryer (ca1785-)
Marriage5 Sep 1858, Polk Co., North Carolna
ChildrenRichard (1862-1940)
Last Modified 30 Jul 2006Created 13 Sep 2021 using Reunion for Macintosh
Revised September 13, 2021