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Gerald Ford 1927–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1927

Birth Location: Carroll County, Missouri

Death Date: 4 May 1981

Death Location: De Witt, Carroll County, Missouri

Father: Jesse Ford

Mother: Ruth Adkins

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1927, Gerald Ford entered the world in Carroll County, Missouri, born to Jesse Jess Claude Ford And Ruth May Lou Adkins. Gerald Ford married Mary Ann Evans, and had children including Johnathon Dean Evans, Tammy Young. Gerald Ford passed away in 1981 in De Witt, Carroll County, Missouri.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • In 1927, Gerald Ford entered the world in Carroll County, Missouri, born to Jesse Jess Claude Ford And Ruth May Lou Adkins.
  • Gerald Ford married Mary Ann Evans, and had children including Johnathon Dean Evans, Tammy Young.
  • Gerald Ford passed away in 1981 in De Witt, Carroll County, Missouri.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Gerald Ford's Ancestors

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Gerald Ford
1927–1981
Birth Place: Carroll County, Missouri
Parents
Jesse (Jess) Claude Ford
1901–1981
Waverly, Missouri, USA
Ruth (May (Lou)) Adkins
1902–1984
Missouri
Grandparents
James (Thomas) Ford
1868–1961
,Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Margaret (Maggie)) Fenner
1873–1918
Union Township, Highland County, Ohio, USA
G (W) Adkins
1867–1940
Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri
Mary (Elizabeth) Hamblen
1874–1963
Missouri
Great-Grandparents
James Ford
1841–1914
Jemima\Gemima Todd
1845–1912
John Fenner
1848–1890
Mary Heppard
1851–1930
Phillip Adkins
1846–1926
Renna Robbins
1846–1880
George Hamblen
1839–1907
Katherine McCumber
1849–1913
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Ford
1815–1870
Margaret Wright
1814–1871
Hiram Todd
1813–1887
Henrietta Espey
1821–1858
Adam Heppard
1816–1839
Ann Lawson
1814–
Johnson Adkins
1814–1868
Mariah Page
1822–1900
William Robbins
1811–1860
Mrs Robbins
1810–1866
William Hamblen
1818–1889
Mary Burkhart
1819–1886
Hiram McCumber
1806–1859
Catherine Romine
1807–1880

Gerald Ford's Timeline

9 Records

1927
1927
Birth of Gerald Ford
None
1930
16 January 1930
Age 3
Birth of Gerald Ford in Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, USA
Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, USA
1930
16 JAN 1930
Age 3
Birth of Gerald Ford
None
1930
1930
Age 3
Gerald Ford resided here in Carrollton, Carroll County , Missouri
Carrollton, Carroll County , Missouri
1930
1930
Age 3
Gerald Ford resided here in Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri
Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 13
Gerald Ford resided here in Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, United States
Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, United States
1950
1950
Age 23
Gerald Ford resided here in Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, USA
Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, USA
1981
1981
Age 54
Gerald Ford resided here in Carrollton, Missouri, USA
Carrollton, Missouri, USA
1981
4 May 1981
Age 54
Death of Gerald Ford in Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri
Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 January 1930
    Event Place: Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 496-26-8850; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri; Roll: 1181; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 171.0.
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri; Roll: 3293; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 17-8

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Carroll County, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 JAN 1930

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1927

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Carrollton, Carroll County , Missouri
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri; Roll: 1181; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 171.0.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri; Roll: 3293; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 17-8

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1981
    Event Place: Carrollton, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index (CD ROM), Database online.
    [2] Social Security Death Index (CD ROM)

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1981
    Event Place: Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 496-26-8850; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: De Witt, Carroll County, Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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