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Frances Ruthey Ford 1779–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1779

Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 28 July 1854

Death Location: Patrick County, Virginia, USA

Father: Henry Ford

Mother: Elizabeth Hunt

Spouse(s): Josiah Jr.

Children(s): Geirls Shelton

Frances Ruthey Ford was born in 1779 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA, the child of Henry Ford And Elizabeth Frances Stewart Hunt. Frances Ruthey Ford married Josiah Joel Shelton Jr, and had children including Geirls Gerald Shelton. Frances Ruthey Ford passed away in 1854 in Patrick County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Frances Ruthey Ford was born in 1779 in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA, the child of Henry Ford And Elizabeth Frances Stewart Hunt.
  • Frances Ruthey Ford married Josiah Joel Shelton Jr, and had children including Geirls Gerald Shelton.
  • Frances Ruthey Ford passed away in 1854 in Patrick County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Ford
1739–1807
Birth Location: Charlotte, Virginia, USA
HF
Elizabeth Hunt
1740–1812
Birth Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
EH

Spouses(s)

Josiah Jr.
1775–1864
Birth Location: Charlotte, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Geirls Shelton
1818–1858
Birth Location: Henry Pittsylvania, Virginia
GS

Frances Ford's Ancestors

Self
Frances Ford
1779–1854
Birth Place: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry Ford
1739–1807
Charlotte, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Frances Stewart) Hunt
1740–1812
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Henry (Michael) Ford
1701–1788
Somerset, Maryland, USA
Rebecca Self
1705–1786
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Self
1685–1742
Elizabeth Batter
1685–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip Self
1665–
Elizabeth Seabolt
1665–
John PGGF9
1665–
Mary Bishop
1665–

Frances Ford's Descendants

1.
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Frances (Ruthey) Ford (1779–28 July 1854) m. Josiah (Joel Shelton) Jr. (1775–1864)
  1. 1. Geirls ("Gerald") Shelton 1818–1858 m. Nancy (A) Spencer 1818–1917
    1. 1. Joshua (Thomas (Burr)) Shelton 1848–1934 m. Artemency ((Mindi) Ida) Spencer 1849–1934
      1. 1. Daniel (Thomas) Shelton 1883–1972 m. Virginia (Elizabeth) Helms 1893–1938 m. Weltha (May) Williams 1895–1981
        1. 1. Daniel (Chester) Shelton 1918–1990 m. Mary (Magdalene) Rea 1923–2006

Frances Ford's Timeline

2 Records

1779
1779
Birth of Frances Ruthey Ford in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA
1854
28 July 1854
Age 75
Death of Frances Ruthey Ford in Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Patrick County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 July 1854
    Event Place: Patrick County, Virginia, USA
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