In Memory of Nymadula "Nym" Lankford / Lankfard




 Nymadula  "Nym" Lankfard
(1896- 1965)

Nymadual was the son of 

Robert Louis LANFORD and
Charlotta (DADE) LANKFORD / LANKFARD.

He was born on February 29, 1896 in St. Joseph, MO.

 Nym worked as a labor and traveled. 

He was married to Hattie McDANIEL.

Nym was married to Irene GARHMAN.

They had two children.
Marjorie Lankford
Frederick N. Lankgford / Lankford
(1931- 1937)

Nym was also married to a Gertrude "Gertie" ?

Nym is believed to  have passed on May 5, 1965 in Manhattan , NY.

In Memory of Silbings Nymadula "Nym" Lankfard and Frederick A. "Fred" Lankfard



Frederick and Nymadula    were the sons of Robert Louis and Charlotta "Lottie"
(DADE) LANKFORD / LANKFARD.
They may have passed and were buried in New York,
between Sept 29, 1961 to July 25,1966. 



Frederick A."Fred"  Lankfard
He was born on Jan 28, 1878 in Canton, MO.
He was married to Mollie Bell Burtch / Burich.
He was a traveling musician.

 Nymadula  "Nym" Lankfard
He was born on Feb 29, 1896 in St. Joseph, MO.
He was married to Hattie McDaniel. 
Nym worked as a labor and traveled. 
Nym was married to Irene Graham.
They had two children.
Nym was also married to a Gertrude "Gertie"

I hope to piece together the puzzle of the Lankford / Lankfard siblings. Fred and Nym are the last two, I have no death dates. I have no trace on Nym. Perhaps his name was misspelled. 

There was a Frederick A. Lankfard listed at 601 E. 167th St. Bronx, NY, 10456-4408.  Not for sure if this Frederick is related. This Frederick's occupation: Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations.

 Thanks for reading.
God bless you.
S.A. Blakley

Coming Across Discoveries On the Life of Nymadula Nym Lankford / Lankfard:

I can't recall when I heard about my Great Uncle "Nym" Lankford. I knew little about him. He was mother's father's brother.  Nym was his nickname. His real name was Nymadula.  That's an unique name. I see why he went by Nym.

This photo of Nym Lankford / Lankfard was taken in NY.
The year is unknown. Perhaps in the late 1940's - 1950's.

I've been searching for info on Nym for years. I've discovered that he was born on Leap Day of 1896 in St. Joseph, Missouri.  He was the son of Robert and Charlotta (DADE) LANFORD / LANKFARD.

It was in 2010, I heard that Great Uncle Nym was married to Hattie McDaniel, the actress. I don't know how I missed this while I was growing up. I watched "Gone With The Wind." I didn't know that Hattie had family connections with the LANKFORD / LANKFARD.

And so, I continue to search for info on Nym.  Through the years, I stumbled across more info. I started to compile what I discovered about him. Here's my last blog on  Tracing The Lankford / Lankfard Family Surname: Through Nymadula / Nym.

Since this last blog, I've come across more info.  I stumbled across a record listing a Nym Langford in New York. He and an Irene GRAHAM had a son named Frederick Langford born about 1932 in NY. However, Frederick passed at the age of 5.

I believe that this Nym and Irene are connected with the Lankford / Lankfard Family. I created a Find A Grave Memorial for my cousin, Frederick Langford.  I have noted that there are a lot of Fredericks in the Lankford / Lankfard family connections.

I still wonder about my Great Uncle Nym. His life still has mysteries. When and where did he pass on? He was living in Sept. 1961 in NYC. I have not located his death record. And it appears that he didn't have a social security number.  He most likely died in New York.

My Great Uncle Nym is on my mother's father's side:
A Descendant of Isaac and Frances (OVINGTON) DADE

Thanks for reading.
S.A. Blakley

Happy Leap Day 2016!

We have an extra day this year. This day only comes every four years. Hope you enjoy your day!

On my family history journey, I came across two relatives who were born on Leap Day. One was my Great Uncle Nym  who's on my mother's lineage and a cousin Quitman "Danny" Fludd III who's on my father's side. Both have some interesting things about them.

On my mother's Isaac and Frances (OVINGTON) DADE Family Connections

Nym LANKFORD / LANKFARD was born on Feb 29, 1896 to Robert and Charlotta (DADE) LANKFORD / LANKFARD in St. Joseph, Missouri.



Nym Lankford / Lankfard

Nym was married to Hattie McDaniel, the actress. He also was married to Irene Graham and a German woman by the name of Gertrude.

Nym was and still is consider a part of the entertainer world because he was married to Hattie McDaniel.

 Thanks for reading.
S.A. Blakley

Tracing The Lankford / Lankfard Family Surname: Through Nymadula / Nym

Who was Nymadula Lankford / Lankfard?

He was the son of Robert L. and Charlotta (Dade) Lankford / Lankfard.

He was born on Feb 29, 1896 in St. Joseph, Missouri.



Nymadula Lankfard



 

On the 1900 census.

Name spelled MYMADUAL / MUMADULA SANFORD

 LIVED with parents and siblings at 2413 Edmond

On the 1910 Census

Name spelled: Nymmadula LANKFORD

LIVED with parents and siblings at 2413 Edmond.

City Directory St. Joseph, MO

1912 and 1913

2412 Edmond name Nymadula Lankford.

 He was a laborer

City Directory St. Joseph, MO  in 1914

2412 Edmond name Nymadula Lankfard.

He was a teamster for R. L. Lankfard

City Directory St. Joseph, MO in 1918

2412 Edmond name  Nym Lankfard.

He was a teamster.

Nym was a laborer.

Lived at 2414 Edmond.

 He was listed as single
 

SOURCE : World War I Draft Reg Card 1917-1918
On this record Nym surname was written both ways.
The first surname on paper spelled LANKFARD
Nym signed the record LANKFORD.

City Directory Denver in 1919

Lived in  Denver, Colorado, USA 2100 Arapahoe Listed as Nym Lankford a porter

He married Hattie McDaniel

Listed on 1920 census Nannie?

Hattie was a singer/ entertainer wife of Nym LANGFORD in WY.

They were lodgers in Casper, Wyoming

1923 Denver City Directory

Nym and Hattie Lankford r 2928 Downing.

WY 1924 and 1925

Believed to lived in Casper, Natrona, Wyoming, USA

On the 1930 Census

He lived in Manhattan, New York, New York:

Surname spelled: LANGFORD

LIVED with wife Irene and daughter, Marjorie Lankford
They lived  at 146th Street

Marjorie passed as a young child.

In 1938 ~ Divorced

from Hattie McDaniel: Source from Hattie McDaniel's bio

 

On the 1940 Census.

New York, New York, New York, United States

Surname spelled LANKFARD.

 Source World War II Draft Reg Card 1942
Nym was 46,

Married to Irene Lankford.

Lived at 246 W 14 6 Stapt 6 in New York

Worked: at Rome Concession, Penn Sta /

 Surnamed spelled LANKFORDBut, signed LANKFARD

 Nym was married to Gertrude "Gertie"

She was a German.

They lived in New York, New York

Mrs. Nym Lankfard
Mrs. Gertrude "Gertie" Lankfard

 The last mention of Nym:

He was mentioned on his brother Leo Lankford's obituary Sept of 1954 as a survivor...

also on sister's Lula Mae Maddison's obituary Sept 26, 1961. 
His surname was spelled Lankford in his brother Leo's obituary.
 Nym's surname was spelled Lankfard in Lula' s obituary.

 Nymadula's death was perhaps in NY NY;
There was a website stating that Nym was killed in a shot out.
I can't verify that.

I can't locate his death record.

It appears that Nym went by the surname of LANKFARD.

There is a book that mentions Nym's with the LANKFARD spelling.

Hattie McDaniel: Black Ambition, White Hollywood

Thanks for reading.

S.A. Blakley

Searching For Info On Brothers: Charles, Nymadula and Frederick Lankford / Lankfard

 Searching for info on the  Lankford / Lankfard Brothers
Sons of Robert and Charlotta  (DADE) LANKFORD / LANKFARD

Charles Edward Lankfard

Charles Lankford passed sometime after the 1920 census and before September of1954. He wasn't listed on his brother, Leo's obituary.  Charles was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, January 4, 1890.

Charles married Meta Hughes. They had a daughter named Lelia Laura Lankford Thompson Hill. Lelia resided in Kansas City Missouri where she passed on May 19, 1960. Lelia had a son named Charles Lankford. It was believed, Lelia's father, Charles passed on in Kansas City. There is no record of his death in MO before 1954. 


Frederick A. Lankfard

Nymadula Lankfard

Nymadula and Frederick Lankfard passed after Sept of 1961. They were listed on their sister, Lula Madsion's obituary October of 1961. 

Nymadula Lankfard was born on Leap Day 1896 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Nym was married to Hattie McDaniel and two other women. One named Irene, they had a daughter named Marjorie Lankfard who passed at a young age. Nym's other wife was named Gertrude "Gertie". She was German.

Frederick A. Lankfard was born Canton, Missouri on January 28, 1878. He was a traveling musician. He married a Mollie B. Whitney in 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri.  According to obituaries both Nym and Frederick resided in New York City, New York.

Frederick, Nymadula and Charles were my Grandfather Leo Lankford / Lankfard Sr's brothers. I hope to find leads on them. What happened to them? Where they were buried?

Thanks for reading.
S.A. Blakley

Looking Into The Mystery Of Nymadula Lankford

Happy Lead Day!

Nymadula "Nym" Lankford was born in St. Joseph, Missouri on February 29, 1896. Nymadula was the youngest son of Charlotta Dade and Robert Louis Lankford.

Nym Lankford

There is little known of Nymadula. He lived in St. Joseph, MO, Denver Colorado, New York, New York... He married Hattie McDaniel who played in "Gone With The Wind". I have searched Hattie's obituary. She did marry a Nymadula Lankfard from St. Joseph, Missouri.

There's a book on Hattie by Jill Watts. Hattie McDaniel White Ambition. Nymadula was mentioned about 7 times. The year of their marriage was about 1918. How Nym met Hattie is still a mystery.

I searched the 1920 census. There was a Nymadula "Nym" Langford with a Nattie Langford from KS. It could be Hattie. On the Denver, Colorado director, Nym was living there in 1918. He was listed with Hattie in 1923.

In the book, Nym was married to another lady by the name of Irene. They had a daughter. In other words, Nym was married to two women.

Hattie filed for divorce. The marriage ended after 16 years. It was around 1937...Nymadula was believed remain living in NY. He remarried and had a daughter. I don't know when Nymadula died. I assume he passed away and was buried in NY. I haven't found out when he passed or where his remains was buried.

I'm still searching in The Mystery of Nymadula. Even his name....Where did his parents come up with this name? It sounds African.

According to the World War II draft registration, Nym was living in New York. He spelled his name as Nym Lankfard. There were times his surname was spelled Lankford. It could have been how people heard the Lankford name pronounced.

Here's a photo taken about the 1930's or early 1940's in New York, New York. Nymadula perhaps passed away during the early 1940's.
I haven't found his death record.

My Journey continues on the mystery of Nym Lankford...
Perhaps a descendant of Nym can fill in us in on this story.
I hope so!

According to this website Nym Langford died in 1922 due to a shooting. Records state that Hattie McDaniel married a George Langford in 1922. I don't know where this story came from. I don't think Nym and George were the same person. Hattie and Nym were married 16 years. They divorced in the 1930's.
Thanks for reading.
Stay On The Journey,
Susan

The Mystery Of Nymadula

Nymadula was the 9th of 10 children and youngest son of Charlotta Dade and Robert Louis Lankford. Nymadula was born on Leap Day February 29, 1896 in St. Joseph, MO. I haven't found must information on him...

But story has it Nymadula Lankfard married Hattie McDaniel who played in "Gone With The Wind". I have searched Hattie's obituary. She did marry a Nymadula Lankfard.

I searched the 1920 census. There was a Nymadula Langford with a Nattie Langford from KS. It could be Hattie.

This married ended...Nymadula remain living in NY. He remarried and had a daughter. I don't know when Nymadula died. I assume he passed away in NY.

I'm still searching in The Mystery of Nymadula. Even his name....Where did his parents come up with this name? It sounds African.

Discoveries While On The Journey
The Mystery Of Nymadula

Yeah! It's a mystery.

Blessings,
Susan