Ledbetter family

Laurence Edwin Ledbetter was born April 6, 1882 to Edwin J and Mary Josephine Ledbetter in Austin, Texas. Ledbetter spent most of his life in Austin with a brief relocation to the Midwest between 1903 and 1906. Once settled back in Austin he married Bess Cunningham on June 29, 1910. Upon returning from military service in France during World War I Ledbetter tried several jobs and eventually went to work as an electrician and general maintenance man at the Texas Capitol in 1920. He retired as the Superintendent of Building and Grounds at the Texas Capitol in 1956. Bess Ledbetter died in March of 1966 and Laurence followed in March of 1968.

From the guide to the Laurence E. Ledbetter Scrapbook AR. 2010. 020., circa 1890-1960, (Austin History Center, Austin Public Library, )