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LANKFORD SURNAMES 
Below are the first five generations. Only my direct line is listed, however, the individuals with numbers next to their name to have additional information. Please feel free to contact me if these are of interest to you. Individuals' names highlighted in blue have links to their photo and/or tombstones. DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM LANKFORD Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM LANKFORD was born 1695 in Stokes Co., NC, and died 1775 in Rutherford Co., NC. He married AMANDA STONE 1735. Children of WILLIAM LANKFORD and AMANDA STONE are: 2. i. ROBERT LANKFORD, b. 1752, VA; d. May 11, 1831, Rutherford Co., NC. He married SYBIL TAYLOR. ii. SARAH LANKFORD, b. 1758, VA. Generation No. 2 2. ROBERT LANKFORD (WILLIAM) was born 1752 in VA, and died May 11, 1831 in Rutherford Co., NC. He married SYBIL TAYLOR 1788. Children of ROBERT LANKFORD and SYBIL TAYLOR are: i. NATHAN LANKFORD, b. September 27, 1789. ii. SUSANNAH LANKFORD, b. 1792. 3. iii. BENJAMIN LANKFORD, b. 1793, NC; d. March 16, 1874, VA. He married TEMPERANCE POSEY, daughter of BENJAMIN POSEY and SUSANNAH CHADWELL. iv. BRAXTON BRAGG LANKFORD, b. August 7, 1795. v. SARAH LANKFORD, b. 1797. vi. MATILDA LANKFORD, b. 1800. vii. ROBERT LANKFORD, b. 1805. viii. WILLIAM LANKFORD, b. 1807. ix. CHRISTIANA LANKFORD, b. 1810. Generation No. 3 3. BENJAMIN LANKFORD (ROBERT, WILLIAM) was born 1793 in NC, and died March 16, 1874 in VA. He married TEMPERANCE POSEY, daughter of BENJAMIN POSEY and SUSANNAH CHADWELL. Children of BENJAMIN LANKFORD and TEMPERANCE POSEY are: 4. i. ELIZA ANN LANKFORD, b. 1820, TN. She married AMBROSE NOE. 5. ii. JOHN CALHOUN LANKFORD, b. 1824. He married RUTH ROWLAND January 26, 1844. 6. iii. NANCY LANKFORD, b. 1825. She married BENJAMIN IRVING. 7. iv. BENJAMIN BERRY LANKFORD, b. 1827, TN. He married JULIE ANNE BRITTAIN 1851, daughter of CARR BRITTAIN and CAROLINE McGEORGE. 8. v. MARY LANKFORD, b. 1829. She married JOHN STURDEVANT. 9. vi. ROBERT B. LANKFORD, b. 1832; d. December 1863, Camp Neslon, KY. He married NANCY OSBORNE June 1, 1855, daughter of ENOCH OSBORNE and MALINDA FARMER. 10. vii. WILLIAM G. LANKFORD, b. March 14, 1834, TN; d. April 1, 1914, Harlan Co., KY. He married MARY LYTTLE. viii. JANE LANKFORD, b. 1839; m. ED BAILEY, April 3, 1861. 11. ix. DAVID LANKFORD, b. 1846, NC. He married MARIAM HOWARD MIDDLETON October 23, 1869. 12. x. SUSAN LANKFORD, b. 1847, KY. She married JOHN L. JONES July 29, 1865. Generation No. 4 9. ROBERT B. LANKFORD (BENJAMIN, ROBERT, WILLIAM) was born 1832, and died December 1863 in Camp Neslon, KY. He married NANCY OSBORNE June 1, 1855, daughter of ENOCH OSBORNE and MALINDA FARMER. Children of ROBERT LANKFORD and NANCY OSBORNE are: 18. i. JULIA ANN LANKFORD, b. April 22, 1856; d. May 19, 1927. She married CARLO BRITTAIN HALL June 30, 1872, son of WILLIAM HALL and LUCY BRITTAIN. 19. ii. GRANVILLE PEARL LANKFORD, b. March 28, 1858. He married LOUISA HALL. 20. iii. SARAH J. LANKFORD, b. November 23, 1860. She married JEFFERSON BURGAN December 22, 1877. 21. iv. ROBERT EWING LANKFORD, b. August 17, 1863; d. September 5, 1942. He married (1) MARY SARGANT. He married (2) ELIZABETH HALL 1881, daughter of NATHAN HALL and LOUISA NOE. v. FRANK FINLEY LANKFORD, b. 1869; m. EMILY NOE, April 9, 1898. Generation No. 5 18. JULIA ANN LANKFORD (ROBERT B., BENJAMIN, ROBERT, WILLIAM) was born April 22, 1856, and died May 19, 1927. She married CARLO BRITTAIN HALL June 30, 1872, son of WILLIAM HALL and LUCY BRITTAIN. Children of JULIA LANKFORD and BRITT HALL are: 23. i. ROBERT LANKFORD HALL, b. January 12, 1875; d. August 11, 1949. He married JOSIE SMITH August 1, 1895. 24. ii. CARLO JOSEPH HALL, b. August 9, 1877; d. May 19, 1905. He married LUCRETIA NOLAN February 24, 1897. 25. iii. MILTON N. HALL, b. December 6, 1879; d. November 25, 1943. He married JOANNA FORRESTER. 26. iv. DRUSILLA HALL, b. January 30, 1882; d. January 30, 1962. She married (1) ANDREW JACKSON PRESLEY October 4, 1901, son of ARCHIBALD PRESLEY and HANNAH BREWER. She married (2) WILLIAM N. LAWSON January 12, 1928 in Harlan Co., KY, son of CALVIN LAWSON and MARY ?. 27. v. OLLIE HALL, b. 1884; d. July 5, 1965. She married CALVIN MIDDLETON May 2, 1907. 28. vi. SAMUEL BLAIR HALL, b. June 11, 1887; d. August 5, 1951. He married ELIZABETH SMITH October 12, 1910. 29. vii. MINNIE FLORA HALL, b. January 1890; d. January 12, 1915. She married PEE NAPIER. 30. viii. ROSA MALLIE HALL, b. September 24, 1892; d. February 3, 1978. She married (1) CARR MIDDLETON September 23, 1909. She married (2) JOHN RANSOM JONES February 12, 1915. 31. ix. NAOMI HALL, b. October 16, 1896; d. February 10, 1978. She married (1) BILL TURNER. She married (2) FRANK ELLIOTT April 18, 1931. 
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