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Cora Almira Centenial Ford 1876 – 1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jan 1876

Birth Location: Grand Junction, Greene, Iowa

Death Date: 25 Oct 1961

Death Location: Hamptonville, Yadkin, North Carolina

Father: Henry Ford

Mother: Mary Westlake

Spouse(s): Harry Shallenberger

Children(s): Mildred Shallenberger, Gladys Shallenberger, Angeline Shallenberger, Lloyd Shallenberger

Cora Almira Centenial Ford was born in 1876 in Grand Junction, Greene, Iowa, the child of Henry Merideth Ford and Mary Elizabeth Westlake. In 1880, Cora Almira Centenial Ford resided in Dawson, Greene, Iowa. In 1910, Cora Almira Centenial Ford resided in Long Beach Ward 2, Los Angeles, California. Cora Almira Centenial Ford married Harry Mark Shallenberger, and had children including Mildred Irene Shallenberger, Gladys Ora Shallenberger, Angeline Shallenberger, Lloyd P Shallenberger. Cora Almira Centenial Ford passed away in 1961 in Hamptonville, Yadkin, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Cora Almira Centenial Ford was born in 1876 in Grand Junction, Greene, Iowa, the child of Henry Merideth Ford and Mary Elizabeth Westlake.
  • In 1880, Cora Almira Centenial Ford resided in Dawson, Greene, Iowa.
  • In 1910, Cora Almira Centenial Ford resided in Long Beach Ward 2, Los Angeles, California.
  • Cora Almira Centenial Ford married Harry Mark Shallenberger, and had children including Mildred Irene Shallenberger, Gladys Ora Shallenberger, Angeline Shallenberger, Lloyd P Shallenberger.
  • Cora Almira Centenial Ford passed away in 1961 in Hamptonville, Yadkin, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Ford
1850 – 1918
Birth Location: Henry, Henry, Ohio
HF
Mary Westlake
1851 – 1929
Birth Location: Moscow, Livingston, New York
MW

Spouses(s)

Harry Shallenberger
1863 – 1936
Birth Location: McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
HS

Children(s)

Mildred Shallenberger
1895 – 1978
Birth Location: Armstrong, Emmet, Iowa
MS
Gladys Shallenberger
1897 – 1990
Birth Location: Burt, Kossuth, Iowa
GS
Angeline Shallenberger
1901 – 1920
Birth Location: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California
AS
Lloyd Shallenberger
1912 –
Birth Location: Orange County, California
LS

Cora Ford's Ancestors

Self
Cora Ford
1876 – 1961
Birth Place: Grand Junction, Greene, Iowa
Parents
Henry Merideth Ford
1850 – 1918
Henry, Henry, Ohio
Mary (Elizabeth) Westlake
1851 – 1929
Moscow, Livingston, New York
Grandparents
Rollin Ford
1812 –
Rutland, Rutland, Vermont
Almira Ford
1814 –
Vermont
Samuel (Smith) Westlake
1815 – 1863
England
Jane Cory
1823 – 1860
England
Great-Grandparents
Adonijah Ford
1783 – 1843
Salome Ford
1787 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Ford
1737 – 1816
Mary Ford
1746 – 1812

Cora Ford's Descendants

1.
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Cora (Almira Centenial) Ford (8 Jan 1876 – 25 Oct 1961) m. Harry (Mark) Shallenberger (16 Dec 1863 – 18 Jun 1936)
  1. 1. Mildred (Irene) Shallenberger (5 Jun 1895 – 1 Aug 1978) m. Miles (Fred) Shore (5 Sep 1883 – 20 Jan 1966)
    1. 1. Edwin (Laverne) Shore (22 Oct 1916 – 16 Mar 1986)
  2. 2. Gladys (Ora) Shallenberger (21 Mar 1897 – 12 Nov 1990) m. Charles (Mills) Adams (4 Jun 1896 – 29 Aug 1979) m. William (Robert) Whaley (11 Aug 1897 – 28 Apr 1953) m. Mieglitz
    1. 1. Frank (Mills) Adams (19 Jul 1918 – 25 Mar 1925)
  3. 3. Angeline Shallenberger (1 Dec 1901 – 3 Jun 1920)
  4. 4. Lloyd (P) Shallenberger (2 Oct 1912 – ) m. Rosella (M) Fleener (18 Mar 1918 – )

Cora Ford's Timeline

7 Records

1876
8 Jan 1876
Birth of Cora Almira Centenial Ford in Grand Junction, Greene, Iowa
Grand Junction, Greene, Iowa
1880
1880
Age 4
Cora Almira Centenial Ford resided here in Dawson, Greene, Iowa
Dawson, Greene, Iowa
1910
1910
Age 34
Cora Almira Centenial Ford resided here in Long Beach Ward 2, Los Angeles, California
Long Beach Ward 2, Los Angeles, California
1910
1910
Age 34
Cora Almira Centenial Ford resided here in Spokane Ward 4, Spokane, Washington
Spokane Ward 4, Spokane, Washington
1920
1920
Age 44
Cora Almira Centenial Ford resided here in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California
Long Beach, Los Angeles, California
1930
1930
Age 54
Cora Almira Centenial Ford resided here in Riverside, Riverside, California
Riverside, Riverside, California
1961
25 Oct 1961
Age 85
Death of Cora Almira Centenial Ford in Hamptonville, Yadkin, North Carolina
Hamptonville, Yadkin, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1876
    Event Place: Grand Junction, Greene, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_103; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 70; Image: .
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Riverside, Riverside, California; Roll: 184; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 51; Image: 180.0.
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Dawson, Greene, Iowa; Roll: 341; Family History Film: 1254341; Page: 222C; Enumeration District: 88; Image: 0324.
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Spokane Ward 4, Spokane, Washington; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Long Beach Ward 2, Los Angeles, California; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Dawson, Greene, Iowa
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Dawson, Greene, Iowa; Roll: 341; Family History Film: 1254341; Page: 222C; Enumeration District: 88; Image: 0324.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Long Beach Ward 2, Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Long Beach Ward 2, Los Angeles, California; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Spokane Ward 4, Spokane, Washington
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Spokane Ward 4, Spokane, Washington; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_103; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 70; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Riverside, Riverside, California
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Riverside, Riverside, California; Roll: 184; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 51; Image: 180.0.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1961
    Event Place: Hamptonville, Yadkin, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
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