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Harry Mortimer Ford 1872 – 1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Apr 1872

Birth Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Death Date: 17 Dec 1962

Death Location: The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon

Father: Mortimer Ford

Mother: Harriet Gleason

Spouse(s): Cornelia Sheldon

Children(s): Hattie Ford, Mortimer Ford, Floyd Ford

In 1872, Harry Mortimer Ford entered the world in Cleveland, Ohio, born to Mortimer Gordd Ford and Harriet Gleason. In 1880, Harry Mortimer Ford resided in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio. In 1900, Harry Mortimer Ford resided in Aurora, Portage, Ohio. Harry Mortimer Ford married Cornelia May Sheldon, and had children including Hattie C Ford, Mortimer Sheldon Ford, Floyd F Ford. Harry Mortimer Ford passed away in 1962 in The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon.

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Biography

  • In 1872, Harry Mortimer Ford entered the world in Cleveland, Ohio, born to Mortimer Gordd Ford and Harriet Gleason.
  • In 1880, Harry Mortimer Ford resided in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
  • In 1900, Harry Mortimer Ford resided in Aurora, Portage, Ohio.
  • Harry Mortimer Ford married Cornelia May Sheldon, and had children including Hattie C Ford, Mortimer Sheldon Ford, Floyd F Ford.
  • Harry Mortimer Ford passed away in 1962 in The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mortimer Ford
1839 – 1876
Birth Location: Michigan
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Harriet Gleason
1847 – 1893
Birth Location: Ohio
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Spouses(s)

Cornelia Sheldon
1876 – 1950
Birth Location: Aurora, Portage, Ohio
CS

Children(s)

Hattie Ford
1895 – 1972
Birth Location: Aurora, Portage, Ohio
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Mortimer Ford
1897 – 1917
Birth Location: Ohio
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Floyd Ford
1898 – 1986
Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
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Harry Ford's Ancestors

Self
Harry Ford
1872 – 1962
Birth Place: Cleveland, Ohio
Parents
Mortimer Gordd Ford
1839 – 1876
Michigan
Harriet Gleason
1847 – 1893
Ohio
Grandparents
Eli Ford
1815 – 1849
Herkimer County
Louisa Barney
1815 – 1898
Newport, Herkimer, New York
Hiram Gleason
1804 –
Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Hannah Hubbell
1809 – 1879
Vergennes, Vermont
Great-Grandparents
Ira Ford
1786 – 1850
Mary Fortune
1788 – 1848
Reuben Barney
1774 – 1855
Sally Pearce
1777 – 1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Ford
1748 – 1824
Mary Lee
1751 – 1826

Harry Ford's Descendants

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Harry (Mortimer) Ford (2 Apr 1872 – 17 Dec 1962) m. Cornelia (May) Sheldon (28 May 1876 – 5 Mar 1950)
  1. 1. Hattie (C) Ford (5 May 1895 – 12 Apr 1972) m. Roy (T) Johnson (15 Apr 1892 – 23 Oct 1975)
    1. 1. Eunice (M) Johnson (abt 1916 – )
    2. 2. Harry (L) Johnson (1917 – )
    3. 3. Hazel (I) Johnson (abt 1919 – )
    4. 4. Robert (R) Johnson (23 Feb 1920 – Apr 1986)
    5. 5. Georgia (G) Johnson (abt 1922 – )
    6. 6. Kenneth (F) Johnson (11 Dec 1926 – 29 Aug 1989)
  2. 2. Mortimer (Sheldon) Ford (26 Apr 1897 – 27 Mar 1917)
  3. 3. Floyd (F) Ford (12 Dec 1898 – 14 Jan 1986) m. Gladys (E) Tate (28 Jul 1902 – 16 Jan 1992)
    1. 1. Donald (Floyd) Ford (1 Feb 1928 – 19 Oct 1995) m. Prince

Harry Ford's Timeline

7 Records

1872
2 Apr 1872
Birth of Harry Mortimer Ford in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
1880
1880
Age 8
Harry Mortimer Ford resided here in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio
1900
1900
Age 28
Harry Mortimer Ford resided here in Aurora, Portage, Ohio
Aurora, Portage, Ohio
1910
1910
Age 38
Harry Mortimer Ford resided here in Dalles Ward 2, Wasco, Oregon
Dalles Ward 2, Wasco, Oregon
1920
1920
Age 48
Harry Mortimer Ford resided here in The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon
The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon
1930
1930
Age 58
Harry Mortimer Ford resided here in The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon
The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon
1962
17 Dec 1962
Age 90
Death of Harry Mortimer Ford in The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon
The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1872
    Event Place: Cleveland, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] Oregon Death Index, 1903-98
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon; Roll: T625_1504; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 225; Image: .
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon; Roll: 1957; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 36; Image: 193.0.
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 1009; Family History Film: 1255009; Page: 62B; Enumeration District: 59; Image: 0271.
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Aurora, Portage, Ohio; Roll: T623_1314; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 70.
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dalles Ward 2, Wasco, Oregon; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 1009; Family History Film: 1255009; Page: 62B; Enumeration District: 59; Image: 0271.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Aurora, Portage, Ohio
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Aurora, Portage, Ohio; Roll: T623_1314; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 70.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Dalles Ward 2, Wasco, Oregon
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dalles Ward 2, Wasco, Oregon; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon; Roll: T625_1504; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 225; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon; Roll: 1957; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 36; Image: 193.0.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1962
    Event Place: The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon
    Record Source: Oregon Death Index, 1903-98
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