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Huddie Ledbetter (Lead Belly) 1888-1949
Huddie Ledbetter (Lead Belly) 1888-1949

Huddie Ledbetter (Lead Belly) 1888-1949

Huddie Ledbetter, singer and guitarist, known as Lead Belly (also spelled Leadbelly), was born on January 21, 1888, near Mooringsport, Louisiana. He was the son of a Black tenant farmer, Wesley Ledbetter, and his half Indian wife, Sally (or Sallie) Pugho. Ledbetter attended public schools in Louisiana, then in East Texas after his family purchased a small farm when he was ten. The family was listed in the 1900 census for Harrison County.

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Union Chapel United Methodist Church would like to remind everyone our Sunday worship services begin at 8:30 a.m. with Pastor Vera Moffitt serving her second year with our congregation. Everyone is welcome. Sunday School begins at 8 a.m. We may be a small church in numbers, but we are mighty in strength carrying out God’s work. Come visit and join in our fellowship by turning north onto FM 2065 off Texas State Highway 77, go 1.7 miles to the church. You can also follow us on Facebook.

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