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Ida Mae Ford 1880 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1880

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 1930

Death Location: Oswayo, Potter County, Pennsylvania

Father: Calvin Ford

Mother: Ellen Scoville

Spouse(s): Benjamin Higley

Children(s): Ruth Higley, Harold Higley, Leonard Higley, Fred Higley, Julia Higley

Ida Mae Ford was born in 1880 in Pennsylvania, the child of Calvin S Ford and Ellen Isabel Scoville. In 1880, Ida Mae Ford resided in Allegheny, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States. In 1900, Ida Mae Ford resided in Allegany Township, Potter, Pennsylvania. Ida Mae Ford married Benjamin Harlow Higley, and had children including Ruth Malvina Higley, Harold B Higley, Leonard L Higley, Fred Calvin Higley, Julia B Higley. Ida Mae Ford passed away in 1930 in Oswayo, Potter County, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • Ida Mae Ford was born in 1880 in Pennsylvania, the child of Calvin S Ford and Ellen Isabel Scoville.
  • In 1880, Ida Mae Ford resided in Allegheny, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • In 1900, Ida Mae Ford resided in Allegany Township, Potter, Pennsylvania.
  • Ida Mae Ford married Benjamin Harlow Higley, and had children including Ruth Malvina Higley, Harold B Higley, Leonard L Higley, Fred Calvin Higley, Julia B Higley.
  • Ida Mae Ford passed away in 1930 in Oswayo, Potter County, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ida Ford's Ancestors

Self
Ida Ford
1880 – 1930
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
Calvin S Ford
1840 – 1918
New York
Ellen (Isabel) Scoville
1854 – 1882
Potter, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Adonijah (H) Ford
1811 – 1874
New York
Lucinda Stearns
1815 – 1889
New York
Almon (Chapin) Scoville
1823 – 1899
Greene, New York
Lucy (Ann) Hurlburt
1830 – 1885
Potter, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Adonijah Ford
1775 – 1852
Lucretia Barker
1783 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martha Holcomb
1756 – 1846
Adonijah Ford
1748 – 1820
Russell Barker
1757 – 1814
Elisabeth Barker

Ida Ford's Descendants

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Ida (Mae) Ford (Mar 1880 – 1930) m. Benjamin (Harlow) Higley (24 Jan 1880 – 29 Jan. 1943)
  1. 1. Ruth (Malvina) Higley (28 Dec 1900 – 10 Aug 1992) m. Chester (Deloss) Cook (15 May 1895 – Sep 1983)
    1. 1. Geraldine (Ruth) Cook (17 Feb 1921 – 17 Feb 1921)
    2. 2. Glenn (Arthur) Cook (16 Jan 1923 – 29 May 2004)
  2. 2. Harold (B) Higley (19 Nov 1905 – 1 Aug 1984) m. Lila Kemp (24 Dec 1904 – 24 Oct 1996)
  3. 3. Leonard (L) Higley (30 Aug 1910 – 16 Dec 1988) m. Lorraine (C) Beach (20 Nov 1911 – Jan 1995)
  4. 4. Fred (Calvin) Higley (13 July 1912 – 31 Dec 1972) m. Lois (Louise) Evingham (31 Aug 1914 – 15 Jan 1987)
    1. 1. Arvella (Joyce) Higley (1 Jan 1939 – 6 Dec 2009) m. Ernest (Dale Ray) Martin (17 Feb 1918 – 25 Aug 1998) m. William (Franklin) Fuller (23 Aug 1934 – 23 May 1994)
  5. 5. Julia (B) Higley (abt 1919 – )

Ida Ford's Timeline

5 Records

1880
Mar 1880
Birth of Ida Mae Ford in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1880
1880
Ida Mae Ford resided here in Allegheny, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States
Allegheny, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States
1900
1900
Age 20
Ida Mae Ford resided here in Allegany Township, Potter, Pennsylvania
Allegany Township, Potter, Pennsylvania
1920
1920
Age 40
Ida Mae Ford resided here in Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
1930
1930
Age 50
Death of Ida Mae Ford in Oswayo, Potter County, Pennsylvania
Oswayo, Potter County, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1880
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1648; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 126; Image: .
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Allegheny, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1165; Family History Film: 1255165; Page: 421C; Enumeration District: 100; Image: 0847.
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Allegany, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623_1482; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 100.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Allegheny, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Allegheny, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1165; Family History Film: 1255165; Page: 421C; Enumeration District: 100; Image: 0847.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Allegany Township, Potter, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Allegany, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623_1482; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 100.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Oswayo, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1648; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 126; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Oswayo, Potter County, Pennsylvania

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