FORWARD

     When thinking of our ancestors, whether their deeds be great or small, please remember theirs were deeds that should not pass away. Names which should not wither.
     No family history can ever be complete. It is not static, but it is dynamic in nature. New members are born, the older generation dies. No matter how good our intentions, to insure that a loved one is not forgotten, in just a few short years a new generation grows up without the benefit of personal contact with that particular individual.
     The new generation becomes the old generation. Perhaps a story or two of our loved ones survives.Soon the name is forgotten. In a hundred years or so a descendant of the family wanders through a long and forgotten cemetery and is startled to see their own name on a tombstone. Perhaps they wonder "Was this a near relative of mine? What was he or she like and how do they fit into my family picture?"
     The purpose of these pages is twofold. FIRST--An attempt to record what is known about the LEFLERS,the TAYLORS the ALMONDS,the SWARTZLANDERS and the HARRIS families of North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Virginia. The second purpose is to generate an interest in preserving the past and faithfully recording the future of these families.
     Anyone who reads this record and has any additional knowledge, information or corrections is invited to submit it. Current information of personal families (births,dates, marriages,etc} is desired. Services records and or pictures {which may be scanned and returned } are also desired for this family history.
     My hope is that you will enjoy a look into your ancestry and will share it with others!!!!!

Martha Almond Langford
Carthage, Tennessee

IN APPRECIATION

I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the following persons, who have been so helpful in compiling this record, without whom it would have been an impossible task. I will be ever grateful.

Mary Iris Lefler Almond (my mother)
Lois Elizabeth Lefler Harris
Clara, Jack and Winnie Harris
George Frank and Roberta Widner Lefler
The Ransom Family
Robert and Frances Swartzlander
The Almond Family

And a Special thanks to Jack and Bobbie Almond for their tireless visits to the cemeteries in N.C. patiently waiting as I recorded information.

A special thanks to Betty Dry ,daughter of Thomas Litton Lefler, who furnished me with the background and crest of the Leflers.