Robert James Tedford
b. 14 November 1826, d. 8 March 1911
- Father: William White Tedford b. 1803
- Mother: Miriam Sarah Boyd
- Robert James Tedford was born on 14 November 1826 in McNairy County, Tennessee.
- He served as a lieutenant in Company H, 4th Texas Infantry Regiment, CSA.
- He married Mary Sanford Reed, daughter of Samuel Reed and Martha Frances Harrison, on 16 December 1866 in Huntsville, Walker County, Texas, at the home of Peter Royal, with Benton Sweeney officiating.
- Peter Royal and Martha Frances Harrison appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Huntsville, Walker County, Texas. Other members of the household included Robert James Tedford, Henry Royal, Martha Clarana Reed, Katie Bertha Reed and William Dickson Tedford.
- Robert and William Tedford have yet to be found in the 1880 census.
- Robert James Tedford appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Refugio, Refugio County, Texas. Other members of the household included William Dickson Tedford.
- William Dickson Tedford and Emily Melvina Cole appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Rockport, Aransas County, Texas. Other members of the household included Robert James Tedford, Mattie Leola Wilson, Robert Jesse Tedford, John Ernest Tedford, Mary Wilma Tedford and Burney Lloyd Tedford.
- Robert James Tedford died on 8 March 1911 at age 84 in Rockport, Aransas County, Texas.
- He was interred at Rockport Cemetery, Rockport, Aransas County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 29 Nov 2013
Family: Mary Sanford Reed b. 19 April 1851, d. 25 December 1869
- William Dickson Tedford+ b. 5 March 1868, d. 22 July 1913
- Infant Tedford b. 25 December 1869, d. December 1869