Lankford married Lydia Susie Simmons on 22 Feb 1941 in Sparta, White County, Tennessee. Lydia (daughter of William "Bill" Simmons and Maude Lee Scott) was born on 16 Sep 1915; died on 6 Sep 1998; was buried in Scurlock Cemetery,Doyle,White Co.,TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]