In 1985, she was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship. Ledford was born along the banks of the Red River in rural Powell County, Kentucky in 1917. She was the seventh of fourteen children born to tenant farmer Daw White Ledford and wife Stella May Tackett. Her father taught her to play banjo at a young age, and by age 12 she had learned to play the fiddle.
In 1985, she was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1985
1985
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
award
awarded
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
National
National
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Heritage
Heritage
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
Fellowship
Fellowship
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Ledford was born along the banks of the Red River in rural Powell County, Kentucky in 1917.
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Ledford
Ledford
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
bear
born
VERB
VBN
case
along
along
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
bank
banks
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Red
Red
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
River
River
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
rural
rural
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
Powell
Powell
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
County
County
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Kentucky
Kentucky
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1917
1917
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
She was the seventh of fourteen children born to tenant farmer Daw White Ledford and wife Stella May Tackett.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
She
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
seventh
seventh
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
fourteen
fourteen
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
bear
born
VERB
VBN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
tenant
tenant
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
farmer
farmer
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Daw
Daw
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
White
White
ADJ
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Ledford
Ledford
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
wife
wife
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Stella
Stella
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
May
May
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Tackett
Tackett
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Her father taught her to play banjo at a young age, and by age 12 she had learned to play the fiddle.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
Her
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
teach
taught
VERB
VBD
iobj
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
play
play
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
banjo
banjo
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
young
young
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
age
age
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
age
age
NOUN
NN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
12
12
NUM
CD
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
learn
learned
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
play
play
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
fiddle
fiddle
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.