Letitia Preston Floyd
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Letitia Preston Floyd was a prominent 19th-century Virginian woman from the influential Preston-Floyd political family and the mother of U.S. Secretary of War John B. Floyd.
All labels observed (1)
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| Letitia Preston Floyd canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21893750 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Letitia Preston Floyd Context triple: [John B. Floyd, parent, Letitia Preston Floyd]
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A.
Eliza Griffin Johnston
Eliza Griffin Johnston was the wife of Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston and a 19th-century American woman known primarily through her association with his military and personal life.
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B.
Josephine Dobbs Clement
Josephine Dobbs Clement was an influential African American educator and civil rights leader who played a key role in advancing desegregation and equal opportunities in Durham, North Carolina.
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C.
Ella Letitia Merriweather
Ella Letitia Merriweather was the wife of American cereal manufacturer and Postum Cereal Company founder C. W. Post.
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D.
Mary Blanche Ball
Mary Blanche Ball was the mother of American actor William Holden, one of classic Hollywood’s leading men.
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E.
Varina Howell Davis
Varina Howell Davis was an American writer and the second wife of Jefferson Davis, serving as First Lady of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Letitia Preston Floyd Target entity description: Letitia Preston Floyd was a prominent 19th-century Virginian woman from the influential Preston-Floyd political family and the mother of U.S. Secretary of War John B. Floyd.
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A.
Eliza Griffin Johnston
Eliza Griffin Johnston was the wife of Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston and a 19th-century American woman known primarily through her association with his military and personal life.
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B.
Josephine Dobbs Clement
Josephine Dobbs Clement was an influential African American educator and civil rights leader who played a key role in advancing desegregation and equal opportunities in Durham, North Carolina.
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C.
Ella Letitia Merriweather
Ella Letitia Merriweather was the wife of American cereal manufacturer and Postum Cereal Company founder C. W. Post.
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D.
Mary Blanche Ball
Mary Blanche Ball was the mother of American actor William Holden, one of classic Hollywood’s leading men.
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E.
Varina Howell Davis
Varina Howell Davis was an American writer and the second wife of Jefferson Davis, serving as First Lady of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.