John Benton Lankford Jr.

Male21 March 1912–23 April 1961

Brief Life History of John Benton

When John Benton Lankford Jr. was born on 21 March 1912, in Etowah, Alabama, United States, his father, John Benton Lankford, was 28 and his mother, Minnie Cameron Gray, was 26. He had at least 1 daughter with Verna Lee Coupland. He lived in Election Precinct 44, Jefferson, Alabama, United States in 1940 and Kimberly, Jefferson, Alabama, United States for about 1 years. He died on 23 April 1961, at the age of 49, and was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Woodlawn, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Benton Lankford Jr.
1912–1961
Verna Lee Coupland
1914–1992
Dorthy Jean Lankford
1935–

Sources (7)

  • John B Lankford, "United States 1950 Census"
  • John B Lankford, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • John Benton Lankford, "Alabama, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

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Children (1)

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Siblings (5)

World Events (8)

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

Age 1

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

1913 · The Seventeenth Amendment

Age 1

The Seventeenth Amendment allows the people of each state to elect their own Senators instead of having the state legislature assign them.

1927

Age 15

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

English: apparently a variant of Langford .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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