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Dorothy Opal Ford 1902–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1902

Birth Location: Jay, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 1 Oct 1990

Death Location: Black Cemetery, Albany, Delaware, Indiana, United States

Father: John Ford

Mother: Ida Nibarger

Spouse(s): Charles Deeds, Donald Sr

Children(s): Hazel Deeds, Harold Deeds, Shirley GEIGER, Donald Jr

Dorothy Opal Ford was born in 1902 in Jay, Indiana, United States, the child of John Preston Ford And Ida Belle Nibarger. In 1910, Dorothy Opal Ford resided in Richland, Jay, Indiana, United States. In 1930, Dorothy Opal Ford resided in Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, United States. Dorothy Opal Ford married Charles George Deeds, Donald Lee Geiger Sr, and had children including Donald Geiger Jr, Harold Vernon Deeds, Hazel Marie Deeds, Robert Geiger, Shirley Evelyn Geiger. Dorothy Opal Ford passed away in 1990 in Black Cemetery, Albany, Delaware, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Opal Ford was born in 1902 in Jay, Indiana, United States, the child of John Preston Ford And Ida Belle Nibarger.
  • In 1910, Dorothy Opal Ford resided in Richland, Jay, Indiana, United States.
  • In 1930, Dorothy Opal Ford resided in Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, United States.
  • Dorothy Opal Ford married Charles George Deeds, Donald Lee Geiger Sr, and had children including Donald Geiger Jr, Harold Vernon Deeds, Hazel Marie Deeds, Robert Geiger, Shirley Evelyn Geiger.
  • Dorothy Opal Ford passed away in 1990 in Black Cemetery, Albany, Delaware, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Ford's Ancestors

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Dorothy Ford
1902–1990
Birth Place: Jay, Indiana, United States
Parents
John Preston Ford
1875–1949
Randolph, Indiana, United States
Ida (Belle) Nibarger
1875–1961
Redkey, Jay, Indiana
Grandparents
Wilson (D.) Ford
1847–1915
Green, Randolph, Indiana, United States
Mary (Ellen) French
1853–1895
Green, Randolph, Indiana
Great-Grandparents
John Ford
1803–1890
Elizabeth Johnson
1808–1861
John French
1827–1893
Clarinda Flood
1830–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Ford
1763–1850
Prudence Kearn
1760–1805
Cornelius Johnson
1774–1830
Sarah Anderson
1774–1845
Samuel French
1790–1857
Esther Sooy
1791–1858
Jonathan Flood
1781–1867
Mary Lowe
1788–1875

Dorothy Ford's Descendants

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Dorothy (Opal) Ford (4 Mar 1902–1 Oct 1990) m. Charles (George) Deeds (1 Jan 1896–Jul 1977) m. Donald (Lee Geiger) Sr (20 Mar 1897–25 Jan 1988)
  1. 1. Hazel (Marie) Deeds 1920–2008
  2. 2. Harold (Vernon) Deeds 1927–2010
  3. 3. Shirley (Evelyn) GEIGER 1935–2001
  4. 4. Donald (Geiger) Jr 1938–2021

Dorothy Ford's Timeline

4 Records

1902
4 Mar 1902
Birth of Dorothy Opal Ford in Jay, Indiana, United States
Jay, Indiana, United States
1910
1910
Age 8
Dorothy Opal Ford resided here in Richland, Jay, Indiana, United States
Richland, Jay, Indiana, United States
1930
1930
Age 28
Dorothy Opal Ford resided here in Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, United States
Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, United States
1990
1 Oct 1990
Age 88
Death of Dorothy Opal Ford in Albany, Delaware, Indiana, United States
Albany, Delaware, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1902
    Event Place: Jay, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 9 Mar 2023), entry for John Preston Ford, person ID LTGD-D5G.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Richland, Jay, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 9 Mar 2023), entry for Dorothy Opal Ford, person ID KZN6-5ZM.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 9 Mar 2023), entry for Dorothy Opal Ford, person ID KZN6-5ZM.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Redkey, , Indiana
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 9 Mar 2023), entry for Dorothy Opal Ford, person ID KZN6-5ZM.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1990
    Event Place: Albany, Delaware, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 9 Mar 2023), entry for John Preston Ford, person ID LTGD-D5G.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Black Cemetery, Albany, Delaware, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 9 Mar 2023), entry for John Preston Ford, person ID LTGD-D5G.

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