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John Bledsoe Laffoon-xx, Sr

Male 1790 - 1873  (83 years)

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  • Name John Bledsoe Laffoon-xx
    Suffix Sr
    Birth 1790  Pendleton Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Death 23 Sep 1873  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3915  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Family Susannah E Henson,   b. 1811, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1863, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
    Marriage 05 Jul 1832  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 

    • Children:

      son John Bledsoe Laffoon, Jr. 4/12/1833 Hopkins Co, KY - 1/29/1895
      - on 11/15/1854 in Hopkins Co, KY married Martha H Earle 1832 Muhlenberg Co, KY
      - dau of Ezias Earle and Sally Hampton Clark
      dau Amarillus Walker Laffoon 1858 - 1943
      - on 11/23/1881 in Hopkins Co, KY married Joseph W Rash 1846 KY - 1932
      - ** See their findagrave.com pages **
      - son of Joseph N Rash and Mary L Todd 1819
      - they married 3/12/1835 in Hopkins Co, KY
      Joseph W Rash's siblings:
      sis Nancy R Rash 1838 KY
      - on 10/29/1851 in Hopkins Co, KY married James Wesley Slaton 1829 KY
      - son of James A Slaton 4/12/1799 KY - 10/29/1857
      and Elizabeth Chelly Bailey 12/2/1797 KY - 2/2/1864
      - son of John Slaton and Elizabeth Hibbs b. abt 1773
      bro Benjamin S Rash 1839 KY
      bro Thomas R Rash 5/15/1841 KY - 2/11/1918 Hopkins Co, KY
      bro John G Rash 1844 KY

      KY Hopkins Co marriages:
      Name Spouse Date Book Page
      Rash, Joseph W. Laffoon, Anna 11/23/1881 TT39 171
      dau Susan Isabella Laffoon
      - on 1/12/1876 in Hopkins Co, KY married George W Fowler 1847 KY
      - son of Thomas J Fowler 11/8/1823 KY - 2/2/1892
      and Mary Ann Slaton 12/17/1823 KY - 4/24/1857
      - they married on 11/15/1843 in Hopkins Co, KY
      - dau of Arthur P Slaton and Catherine Fugate

      KY Hopkins Co marriages:
      Name Spouse Date Book Page
      Fowler, George W. Laffoon, Ida B. 1/13/1876 TT37 156
      George W Fowler's siblings:
      sis Martha R Fowler 1845 KY
      sis Sarah Frances Fowler 1848 KY - 1890
      - on 12/17/1867 in Hopkins Co, KY married George W Fugate 11/26/1840 KY - 2/2/1916
      - ** See their findagrave.com pages **
      - son of Lewis Fugate 7/5/1797 KY - 11/8/1853
      and Nancy Ann Ashby 7/30/1801 KY - 6/16/1853
      - they married on 5/28/1817 Hopkins Co, KY
      - son of George Fugate and Martha Howell
      - dau of Stephen Ashby and Elizabeth B Robertson 1786 VA - 12/1856
      bro David S Fowler 6/27/1849 KY - 9/16/1934 Hopkins Co, KY
      son Rutherford L L Laffoon 7/8/1836 KY - 2/8/1864
      - ** See his findagrave.com page **
      - on 5/16/1861 in Hopkins Co, KY married Elizabeth K Bailey 1841 KY
      - dau of Lewis W Bailey 11/8/1814 KY - 8/18/1870 and Margaret Jane Christian 1823
      KY marriage index:
      Marriage Record for Rutherford LAFFOON
      Spouse: Elizabeth K Bailey
      Date: 15 May 1861
      B/G: Groom
      County and State: Hopkins Co. KY
      Elizabeth K Bailey's siblings:
      sis Martha Jane Bailey 1844 KY
      bro James G Bailey 1847 KY
      sis Eusibia Ann Bailey 1849 KY
      - on 3/18/1869 Hop Co KY mar. Rufus Owen Kirkwood 8/30/1844 KY - 11/18/1916 Hop Co KY
      - son of Jefferson William Kirkwood 7/24/1812 Hopkins Co, KY - 9/12/1867
      and Ovella Florella O'Bryan 7/16/1816 Hopkins Co, KY - 8/17/1893
      - son of Hugh Kirkwood Sr. b. in GA and Catherine Cole b. in KY
      - dau of Reddick O'Bryan 5/22/1791 NC - 9/12/1879 KY
      and Elizabeth Bourland 12/9/1796 SC - 12/28/1862
      KY Hopkins Co marriages:
      Name Spouse Date Book Page
      Kirkwood, R.O. Bailey, E.A. 18 Mar 1869 TT33 77
      dau Irene E Laffoon 1839 Hopkins Co, KY
      - on 12/22/1859 in Hopkins Co, KY married Jeptha Greenbury Nance 11/6/1839 Trigg Co, KY - 4/8/1925 Ballard Co, KY
      - ** See marriage record later **
      - ** See his findagrave.com page **
      - son of Peyton S Nance and Eleanor A Simms
      KY marriage index:
      Marriage Record for Irine E LAFFOON
      Spouse: Jeptha G Nance
      Date: 22 Dec 1859
      B/G: Bride
      County and State: Hopkins Co. KY
      - 1870 census lists her as age 29,spouse Jeptha G-age 30, 2 children
      - 1880 census lists her as age 29,spouse J G-age 40, 4 children
      - 1900 census lists her as age 59,spouse J G-age 60,had 7 children-4 still living
      - 1920 census lists her as age 79,spouse Jeptha G-age 80
      son Mark Harden Laffoon 6/14/1838 Hopkins Co, KY - 5/26/1918 Morton Gap, Hopkins Co, KY
      - ** See Death Certificate **
      - ** See his findagrave.com page **
      - on 1/29/1873 in Hopkins Co, KY married Elizabeth (J or A) O'Bryan b. abt 1855 - d. bef 5/26/1918
      - dau of John L O'Bryan 4/4/1828 - 4/22/1913 both in Richland, Hopkins Co, KY
      and Louisa Jane Sisk 4/28/1831 Hopkins Co, KY - 9/26/1876 Richland, Hopkins Co, KY
      - son of Reddick O'Bryan 5/22/1791 NC - 9/12/1879 KY
      and Elizabeth Bourland 12/9/1796 SC - 12/28/1862 KY
      - dau of Travis Hill Sisk 1/4/1810 Hopkins Co, KY - 1/27/1882
      and Keziah Martha Sisk 8/20/1812 NC - 6/7/1890 Hopkins Co, KY
      KY Hopkins Co marriages:
      Name Spouse Date Book Page
      Laffoon, M.W. O'Bryant, Elizabeth J. 1/29/1873 TT35 181
      son J M Laffoon 5/20/1876 Hopkins Co, KY
      - ** See birth record journal **
      son Tilden Laffoon 11/7/1876 Hopkins Co, KY
      - ** See birth record journal **

      Elizabeth J O'Bryan's Siblings:
      bro William Arthur O'Bryan 10/22/1856 - 7/26/1935 both in Hopkins Co, KY
      sis Mary F O'Bryan abt 1852 Hopkins Co, KY
      - on 1/16/1867 Hop Co, KY married John M Sisk 12/2/1843 - 2/23/1893 both in Hopkins Co, KY
      - son of John Barton N Sisk 1821 Hopkins Co, KY - 1897
      and Dicy Vannoy 1/3/1824 KY - 1/13/1918 Hopkins Co, KY
      - son of Hezekiah Sisk 10/22/1799 SC - 3/7/1862 and Anna Alice Sisk 1803 NC - aft 1840
      KY marriage index:
      Marriage Record for John M Sisk
      Spouse: Mary F O'BRYAN
      Date: 16 Jan 1867
      B/G: Groom
      County and State: Hopkins Co. KY
      John M Sisk's siblings:
      sis Nancy Alice Sisk 1847 KY
      - on 9/18/1867 in Hopkins Co, KY married John Tyler Lynch, Jr. 1848 KY
      - son of John Tyler Lynch Sr. 1814 SC and Elizabeth Sisk 1818 KY
      - son of Malachi Motley Lynch Sr. 1790 SC - 1834 KY and Mary Polly Malin 1798 SC
      John Tyler's siblings:
      sis Mary E Lynch 1836 KY
      bro Anderson D Lynch 1839 KY
      - on 7/19/1857 in Hopkins Co, KY married Pernecy E Brown 1840 KY
      dau of Green Brown and Anna B ???
      sis Martha E Sisk 1848 KY
      - on 12/31/1874 in Hopkins Co, KY married Thomas H Goodloe 12/13/1846 KY - 7/18/1925
      - son of John E Goodloe 3/25/1811 KY - 4/17/1899 and Charlotte ??? 1820 KY
      Thomas Goodloe's siblings:
      sis Isabell Jane Goodloe 1839 KY
      sis Elizabeth Goodloe 1841 KY
      sis Mary Waller Goodloe 1843 KY
      - on 12/8/1859 in Hopkins Co, KY married John Sanford Offutt
      - son of John Minor Offutt and Nancy Ann S Wright
      - bro Thomas W Offutt - on 1/1/1856 in Hopkins Co, KY married Mary Jane Pendley
      - dau of Levi Pendley 1810 NC and Catherine ??? 1815 KY
      KY Hopkins Co marriages:
      Name Spouse Date Book Page
      Goodloe, Thomas H. Sisk, Martha E. 12/31/1874 TT36 216
      bro Gabriel A Sisk 7/6/1834 - 10/27/1834
      sis Alice Jane Sisk 1842 Hopkins Co, KY
      - on 7/27/1859 in Hopkins Co, Ky married James Henry Sisk 1838 Hopkins Co, KY
      - son of Travis Hill Sisk 1/4/1810 Hopkins Co, KY - 1/27/1882
      and Keziah Martha Sisk 8/20/1812 NC - 6/7/1890 Hopkins Co, KY
      - son of Robert Barney Sisk Sr. 12/20/1775 NC - 6/21/1856 Hopkins Co, KY
      and Morning ??? b. abt 1780 NC - d. aft 8/25/1856
      KY marriage index:
      Marriage Record for Alice Jane Sisk
      Spouse: James H. Sisk
      Date: 27 Jul 1859
      B/G: Bride
      County and State: Hopkins Co. KY
      dau Olive A Sisk 7/19/1862 KY - 2/8/1922
      - on 1/13/1877 in Hopkins Co, KY married Lynn Boyd Kirkwood 3/21/1855 KY - 3/29/1936
      - son of Thomas William Kirkwood 2/4/1832 Hopkins Co, KY - 11/29/1893
      and Mary Elizabeth Sisk 7/27/1836 Hopkins Co, KY - 2/6/1906
      - son of Hiram Kirkwood 1/6/1805 Hopkins Co, KY - 10/27/1883
      and Sarah Utley 1/10/1810 KY - 3/31/1874
      - dau of Travis Hill Sisk 1/4/1810 Hopkins Co, KY - 1/27/1882
      and Keziah Martha Sisk 8/20/1812 NC - 6/7/1890 Hopkins Co, KY
      bro Hezekiah Sisk 1849 KY - 1858
      bro Alexander Logan Sisk 1850 KY
      - on 12/11/1872 Hop Co, KY married Nancy J Brown, dau of Spill C Brown and Mary J ???
      bro Amos U Sisk - d. 8/21/1864
      bro James Delaney Sisk 1/17/1868 KY - 5/14/1943 Providence, Webster Co, KY
      - married Victoria Wyatt b. abt 1870
      bro James Lacy O'Bryan 8/17/1857 - 5/25/1944 both in Hopkins Co, KY
      - on 3/18/1892 married Susie Isabell Page 4/12/1895 - 3/15/1989 both in Hopkins Co, KY
      - tombstone shows last name of Matthews, evidently remarried after James Lacy's death
      - bet 1892-1902 in Shawneetown, Gallatin Co, IL mar. Harriet Jane Osburn 3/10/1859
      - 1/17/1902 both Hopkins Co, KY
      - dau of Isaac Taylor Osbutn Jr. 10/10/1827 Nelson Co, KY - 3/18/1912 Richland, Hop Co, KY
      and Mary Elizabeth Downey 10/20/1831 KY - 8/6/1872 Hopkins Co, KY
      - son of Isaac Taylor Osburn Sr. 6/17/1793 Nelson Co, KY - 11/23/1880 Hopkins Co, KY
      and Jane Threlkill 7/31/1797 - bet 4/14/1833-1/1/1836
      - also, James and Susie evidently divorced, based on the birth, death, and marriage dates
      - or marriage to Harriet is not the same James Lacy O'Bryan
      sis Sarah E O'Bryan abt 1859
      sis Martha Ellen O'Bryan abt 1861
      bro John W O'Bryan abt 1866
      bro Travis W O'Bryan abt 1867 KY
      bro Henry O'Bryan abt 1872 KY
      son James Knox Polk Laffoon, Sr 10/24/1844 KY - 10/22/1906
      - ** See his findagrave.com page **
      - on 12/15/1869 in Hopkins Co, KY married Harriet E Parker
      - dau of William B Parker and Mary J Crabtree
      - 1880 census lists him as age 35,wife Hattie-age 35, 4 children, 1 niece, 1 sis-law
      - 1900 census lists him as age 55,widowed, 1 son, 1 niece
      dau Sarah Laffoon 1850 KY
      - 1850 census - Evidently born after census taken on 8/2/1850
      - 1870 census lists her as age 20,living with brother Mark
      dau Mary Laffoon 1856 KY
      - 1870 census lists her as age 14,living with brother Mark

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      Irene E. Laffoon, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
      Name: Jeptha Green Nance
      Birth Date: 1839
      Birthplace: ,TRIGG CO, KY.
      Age: 20
      Spouse's Name: Irene E. Laffoon
      Spouse's Birth Date: 1841
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      Spouse's Age: 18
      Event Date: 22 Dec 1859
      Event Place: , Hopkins, Kentucky
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      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51751-1
      System Origin: Kentucky-EASy
      GS Film number: 216827
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    Family ID F1364  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1790 - Pendleton Dist, SC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 05 Jul 1832 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Sep 1873 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 

    • - ** See marriage notes for list of children **

      - ** See Susannah E Henson's notes **

      - son of William Laffoon 1754 Lunenburg, VA - 11/29/1821 Hopkins Co, KY
      and Susanna Bledsoe b. abt 1755 Surry Co, NC - d. abt 1823 Hopkins Co, KY
      - son of Matthew Laffoon Sr. b. bet 1727-1728 VA - 3/25/1789 Brunswick, VA
      and Mary ??? b. bet 1730-1735 - 12/30/1807 both in Lunenburg, VA

      - John previously on 1/7/1817 in Hopkins Co, KY married Lydia Knox 1797 Hopkins Co, KY
      KY marriage index:
      Marriage Record for John B LAFFOON
      Spouse: Lydia Knox
      Date: 7 Jan 1817
      B/G: Groom
      County and State: Hopkins Co. KY

      son Benjamin Knox Laffoon 1818 KY
      - on 2/25/1845 in Hopkins Co, KY married Elizabeth Jane Utley 1825 - 5/4/1861 both in Hopkins Co, KY
      son Fred D Laffoon 1847 KY
      son Lynn Boyd Laffoon 12/28/1847 in Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY - 3/3/1922 Hopkins Co, KY
      - married Necie M Davis 1891 Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY
      dau Lydia Mary Laffoon 12/5/1849 KY - 4/20/1858
      son William Laffoon 1824 KY

      - John later on 11/24/1864 in Hopkins Co, KY married Mary Burn
      KY marriage index:
      Marriage Record for John B LAFFOON
      Spouse: Mary BURN
      Date: 24 Nov 1864
      B/G: Groom
      County and State: Hopkins Co. KY

      - 1870 census John is living with son Mark and daughters Sarah and Mary
      - in Charleston, Hopkins Co, KY

  • Sources 
    1. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.


 

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