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Henry Merideth Ford 1850 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jul 1850

Birth Location: Henry, Henry, Ohio

Death Date: 26 Aug 1918

Death Location: Hannover, Oliver, North Dakota

Father: Rollin Ford

Mother: Almira Ford

Spouse(s): Mary Westlake

Children(s): George Ford, Anna Ford, Cora Ford, Joseph Ford, Fannie Ford, Edward Ford, Charles Ford, Leroy Ford

Henry Merideth Ford was born in 1850 in Henry, Henry, Ohio, the child of Rollin Ford and Almira Ford. In 1860, Henry Merideth Ford resided in Wauseon, Fulton, Ohio. In 1880, Henry Merideth Ford resided in Dawson, Greene, Iowa, United States. Henry Merideth Ford married Mary Elizabeth Westlake, and had children including George Frederick Ford, Anna May Ford, Cora Almira Centenial Ford, Joseph Henry Ford, Fannie Esther Ford, Edward Conant Ford, Charles Westlake Ford, Leroy M Ford. Henry Merideth Ford passed away in 1918 in Hannover, Oliver, North Dakota.

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Biography

  • Henry Merideth Ford was born in 1850 in Henry, Henry, Ohio, the child of Rollin Ford and Almira Ford.
  • In 1860, Henry Merideth Ford resided in Wauseon, Fulton, Ohio.
  • In 1880, Henry Merideth Ford resided in Dawson, Greene, Iowa, United States.
  • Henry Merideth Ford married Mary Elizabeth Westlake, and had children including George Frederick Ford, Anna May Ford, Cora Almira Centenial Ford, Joseph Henry Ford, Fannie Esther Ford, Edward Conant Ford, Charles Westlake Ford, Leroy M Ford.
  • Henry Merideth Ford passed away in 1918 in Hannover, Oliver, North Dakota.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rollin Ford
1812 –
Birth Location: Rutland, Rutland, Vermont
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Almira Ford
1814 –
Birth Location: Vermont
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Spouses(s)

Mary Westlake
1851 – 1929
Birth Location: Moscow, Livingston, New York
MW

Children(s)

George Ford
1871 – 1893
Birth Location: Grand Junction, Greene, Iowa
GF
Anna Ford
1873 – 1943
Birth Location: Grand Junction, Greene, Iowa
AF
Cora Ford
1876 – 1961
Birth Location: Grand Junction, Greene, Iowa
CF
Joseph Ford
1879 – 1914
Birth Location: Paton, Greene, Iowa
JF
Fannie Ford
1881 – 1971
Birth Location: Paton, Greene, Iowa
FF
Edward Ford
1886 – 1978
Birth Location: Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa
EF
Charles Ford
1890 – 1948
Birth Location: Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa
CF
Leroy Ford
1892 – 1895
Birth Location: Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa
LF

Henry Ford's Ancestors

Self
Henry Ford
1850 – 1918
Birth Place: Henry, Henry, Ohio
Parents
Rollin Ford
1812 –
Rutland, Rutland, Vermont
Almira Ford
1814 –
Vermont
Grandparents
Adonijah Ford
1783 – 1843
Rutland, Vermont
Salome Ford
1787 – 1860
Vermont
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Ford
1737 – 1816
Mary Ford
1746 – 1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Ford
1717 – 1769
Ruth Palmeter
1717 –
Matthew Ford
1717 – 1769
Ruth Palmeter
1717 –

Henry Ford's Descendants

1.
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Henry (Merideth) Ford (4 Jul 1850 – 26 Aug 1918) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Westlake (27 Dec 1851 – 13 Jan 1929)
  1. 1. George (Frederick) Ford (14 Nov 1871 – 12 Sep 1893)
  2. 2. Anna (May) Ford (4 Nov 1873 – 23 Dec 1943) m. Myron (Mack) Reed (25 Apr 1870 – 24 May 1945)
  3. 3. 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 – )
  4. 4. Joseph (Henry) Ford (11 Jan 1879 – 14 Mar 1914) m. Mary (Elsie) Ash (1886 – 30 May 1918)
    1. 1. Fred (Henry) Ford (1906-05-27 May 1906 – 31 Dec 1906)
    2. 2. Bernice (Annette) Ford (20 Jan 1904 – 29 Dec 1906)
    3. 3. Louis (Howard) Ford (28 Nov 1908 – 27 Oct 1981) m. Helen (Louise) Potts (18 Oct 1913 – 6 Aug 1957)
    4. 4. Lola (Marguerite) Ford (4 Feb 1911 – 19 Aug 1962) m. Raymond Bennett
      1. 1. Raymond (Everett) Bennett (7 Jun 1931 – 8 Jun 2003)
  5. 5. Fannie (Esther) Ford (23 Jul 1881 – 11 Nov 1971) m. Christian (S) Sorenson (1 Mar 1873 – 10 Jun 1953)
    1. 1. Florence (Mary) Sorenson (23 Jul 1902 – 10 Oct 1982) m. Randall Fretty (10 Oct 1900 – 17 Oct 1996)
      1. 1. Donald (L) Fretty (20 Jan 1927 – )
      2. 2. Keith (A) Fretty (10 Jan 1930 – 13 Nov 2005)
    2. 2. Ray (Edward) Sorenson (23 Mar 1906 – 11 Apr 1986) m. Judith (Rosalind) Nordstrom (13 Apr 1908 – 11 Oct 1999)
    3. 3. Lester (Ford) Sorenson (5 Feb 1909 – 31 Jan 1919)
    4. 4. Gladys (B) Sorensen (abt 1913 – )
    5. 5. Edna (E) Sorensen (abt 1919 – )
  6. 6. Edward (Conant) Ford (22 Jun 1886 – 11 Feb 1978) m. Flossie (Christine) Halberstadt (14 Aug 1894 – 16 Apr 1930) m. Lucille (Isabel) Schinker (1886 – )
    1. 1. Luetta (M) Ford (7 Jun 1921 – )
    2. 2. Edward (W) Ford (15 Nov 1922 – )
    3. 3. Donald (Harold) Ford (9 Jan 1926 – 21 Feb 2004)
  7. 7. Charles (Westlake) Ford (22 Aug 1890 – 1948-03-02) m. Eva (Lyle) Morris (3 Dec 1892 – 17 Jun 1948)
    1. 1. Dale (M) Ford (26 May 1916 – 12 Feb 2006)
    2. 2. Jeanne (M) Ford (abt 1921 – Aug 1948) m. Miller
  8. 8. Leroy (M) Ford (3 Sep 1892 – 17 Jan 1895)

Henry Ford's Timeline

6 Records

1850
4 Jul 1850
Birth of Henry Merideth Ford in Henry, Henry, Ohio
Henry, Henry, Ohio
1860
1860
Age 10
Henry Merideth Ford resided here in Wauseon, Fulton, Ohio
Wauseon, Fulton, Ohio
1880
1880
Age 30
Henry Merideth Ford resided here in Dawson, Greene, Iowa, United States
Dawson, Greene, Iowa, United States
1900
1900
Age 50
Henry Merideth Ford resided here in Titonka Town, Kossuth, Iowa
Titonka Town, Kossuth, Iowa
1910
1910
Age 60
Henry Merideth Ford resided here in Township 143, Oliver, North Dakota
Township 143, Oliver, North Dakota
1918
26 Aug 1918
Age 68
Death of Henry Merideth Ford in Hannover, Oliver, North Dakota
Hannover, Oliver, North Dakota

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1850
    Event Place: Henry, Henry, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] 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.
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Buffalo, Kossuth, Iowa; Roll: T623_441; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 135.
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Wauseon, Fulton, Ohio; Roll: ; Page: 321; Image: 110.
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 143, Oliver, North Dakota; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Wauseon, Fulton, Ohio
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Wauseon, Fulton, Ohio; Roll: ; Page: 321; Image: 110.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Dawson, Greene, Iowa, United States
    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 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Titonka Town, Kossuth, Iowa
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Buffalo, Kossuth, Iowa; Roll: T623_441; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 135.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Township 143, Oliver, North Dakota
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 143, Oliver, North Dakota; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1918
    Event Place: Hannover, Oliver, North Dakota
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