JOSHUA LADD

JOSHUA LADD was born December 1, 1812 in Christian County, Kentucky. He was
the 3rd child and 2nd son of BENJAMIN LADD AND ELIZABETH CUSHMAN of South
Carolina.
On January 15, 1846 he married his 2nd wife EMMERETTA MESSEMORE who was the
daughter of Jacob and Charlotte Messemore.
EMMERETTA was born February 16, 1824 in Christian County, Kentucky. To this
union were blessed eleven children.

Melinda Elizabeth born January 15, 1847 died February 22, 1857
Armilda Ann born May 30, 1848 died April 14, 1922
Melinda Enoch born August 3, 1851 died November 2, 1857
Rachel Minerva born September 15, 1853 died June 11, 1885
Polly Ann born December 17, 1854 died October 31, 1857
Martha Jane born February 19, 1857 died December 16, 1881
Margaret Josephine born January 6, 1859 died September 14, 1884
Misaniah born April 17, 1861 died April 22, 1886
Wiley Jacob born June 7, 1863 died May 3, 1940
George Elison born March 20, 1865 died July 3, 1885
daughter born June 15, 1867 died June 15, 1867

You will note that by JOSHUA'S second wife, EMMERETTA, he had 9 girls and 2
boys. By his first wife, MELINDA KEYES, he had 10 sons, only 5 lived to
maturity and have descendants. Tuberculosis and typhoid fever was the cause
of most of the deaths.
JOSHUA was a farmer and owned 130 acres of land located 9.6 miles N.W. on
Dawson Road, which was left to his son WILEY JACOB LADD.
On this land there is a LADD FAMILY graveyard and five of the children by
MELINDA KEYS and all of his children by EMMERETTA are buried there. JOSHUA
died March 11, 1886 and EMMERETTA died July 18, 1906.

 SOURCE: FAMILY HISTORIES 1797 CHRISTIAN COUNTY KENTUCKY 1986
Turner Publishing Co. Paducah, Kentucky 42001

SUBMITTED BY: Honore' Olson
Feb 4, 1998