My husband's great grandparents were Francis Marion Fordham and Sara Tarpley.
1860 Wilkinson has
William Kempton
wife Sarah
dau Anna age 1
next to Sarah's mother Erena Tarpley.
1880 Sarah is a widow living w/her mother and Anna.
Anna never married. She lived with her mother's sister Mattie Cannon until she died 1935. She is buried in Big Sandy cemetery next to her grandmother Erena Gilbert Tarpley.
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1880 census has Francis M a widow living with John E Lord as "family."
Cannot find any children in the census. I saw an LDS posting for Martha Elizabeth Fordham m William Henry Garnto.
I find entries in several trees that have Francis M's 1st wife Sara Adams. I cannot find any proof of this. She supposedly was born about 1848 so should be in the 1850 census somewhere.
I am very interested in this family connection. Please contact me at
elweldon@aol.comThanks.
Emma Lou