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John B. Vanderford (4094)

Father: William Vanderford (3040)
Mother: Delilia Miligan

b. May 9, 1832 in Georgia [Hughes,1971]

d. Dec. 25, 1893, buried in Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery, Corinth, Miss. [Hughes,1971]

m. May 19, 1859, in Alcorn County, Miss., Sarah "Sallie" E. Jobe. The ceremony was performed by John B.'s uncle, Barzillai Vanderford (3038), the Justice of the Peace [AlC mar 1859-60:57], daughter of F.F.F. and Georgia C. Jobe, b. Feb. 20, 1842 in Mississippi, d. Feb. 22, 1920, buried in Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery, Corinth, Mississippi. [Hughes,1971]

Issue:

John Taylor, b. Oct. 24, 1866, d. Nov. 26, 1916, buried in Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery, Corinth, Mississippi. [Hughes,1971]

Edler Paralee, b. Aug. 14, 1871, d. Aug. 6, 1879, buried in Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery, Corinth, Mississippi. [Hughes,1971]

Laura B., b. 1878 in Mississippi [census-Miss]

Belle, b. March 1880 in Mississippi [census-Miss]

Herbert Emory (5056), b. July 3, 1883

Information:

1860:
John B. was farming with his wife in Jacinto, Tishomingo County (now Alcorn County), Mississippi. The value of his real property was $500 and his personal property was $500. [census-Miss]

February 22, 1862 (recorded April 26, 1862):
John B. bought 160 acres in the Chickasaw Survey (SW 1/4, Sec. 23, Twp. 2, Range 8) in Alcorn County, Mississippi from John Vanderford (3035) for $500. [AlC deed X:667]

February 23, 1870 (recorded March 8, 1870):
John B.'s wife Sarah along with her brothers and sisters sold 386 acres in Alcorn County, Mississippi for $450. [AlC deed CC:196-7]

January 10, 1872 (recorded February 9, 1872):
John B. bought the south east quarter of Section 11, Township 2, Range 8 East for $800. [AlC deed 1:193]

February 13, 1872 (recorded February 24, 1872):
John B. bought all but 20 acres of the south west quarter of Section 12, Township 2, Range 8 for $100. [AlC deed 1:224]

February 4, 1874 (recorded December 29, 1881):
John B. sold the south west quarter of Section 23, Township 2, Range 8 he bought in 1862 for $450. [AlC deed 9:177]

December 16, 1874 (recorded March 25, 1875):
Sarah, John B.'s wife, along with Mary H. Vanderford, wife of John Daniel (4091), J. T. Jobe and T. F. F. Jobe bought 180 acres lying east of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad in Section 24, Township 2, Range 7 East for $1,200. [AlC deed 4:204]

May 6, 1875:
John B.'s real property consisted of the 160 acres of the SE 1/4 of Section 11, Township 2, Range 8 valued at $3.00 per acre and 140 acres of the SW 1/4 of Section 12, Township 2, Range 8 valued at $1.00 per acre. [AlC prop list]

April 28, 1879 (recorded June 14, 1879):
John B. paid $150 for John Daniel Vanderford's (4091) quarter interest in the 180 acres on the east side of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad in Section 24, Township 2, Range 8 East in Alcorn County, Mississippi. [AlC deed 7:261]

January 20, 1880 (recorded February 7 and 12, 1880):
John B. and his father-in-law exchanged land in Section 24, Township 2, Range 7. John took the 80 acres on the east side of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and gave up the 92 acres on the west side. [AlC deed 7:394 and 401]

1880:
John B. was farming in Alcorn County, Mississippi. [census-Miss]

November 30, 1882:
John B. bought the north east quarter of Section 12, Township 2, Range 8 East for $163.75. [AlC deed 9:324]

1892:
John B. paid $14.81 in state and county taxes. [AlC cash book]

1897:
Sallie, John's widow, was living in Farmington's District No. 2. Her assessed personal property was 7 head of cattle valued at $55, 2 horses valued at $100, 1 mule valued at $50, 1 carriage valued at $25 and a piano valued at $50 and she paid a state tax of $1.82. She also had 2 cows and 7 hogs which were exempt from the tax. [AlC pers prop]

1900:
Sallie, sons Taylor & Herbert and daughter Belle were living on the family farm in Alcorn County, Mississippi. [census-Miss]

1910:
Taylor and Herbert and Herbert's wife Willie were living on the family farm in Alcorn County, Mississippi. [census-Miss]

1920:
Sallie was living with Herbert and his family on the farm in Alcorn County, Mississippi. [census-Miss]

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