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Ira Richard Ford 1902–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1902

Birth Location: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 1 Aug 1995

Death Location: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA

Father: Richard Ford

Mother: Bessie Ford

Spouse(s): Inez Ford

Children(s): Ronald Ford

The story of Ira Richard Ford / began in 1902 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA. In 1935, Ira Richard Ford resided in South Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois. In 1940, Ira Richard Ford resided in Rockford Twp, South Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois,. Ira Richard Ford married Inez Lilly Leete Ford, and had children including Marilyn Ford, Raymond Ford, Richard Ford, Ronald Ira Ford. Ira Richard Ford / passed away in 1995 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ira Richard Ford // began in 1902 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1935, Ira Richard Ford // resided in South Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois.
  • In 1940, Ira Richard Ford // resided in Rockford Twp, South Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois,.
  • Ira Richard Ford // married Inez Lilly Leete Ford, and had children including Marilyn Ford, Raymond Ford, Richard Ford, Ronald Ira Ford.
  • Ira Richard Ford // passed away in 1995 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ira Ford's Ancestors

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Ira Ford
1902–1995
Birth Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Parents
Richard "Carl" Carlton Ford
1878–1965
Boone County, Illinois, USA
Bessie (Maude Heywood) Ford
1883–1965
Belvidere, Boone, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Richard Ford
1828–1906
Devon England
Eliza (Baker) Ford
1835–1920
England
Zachariah (Valentine) Heywood
1855–1919
Belvidere, Boone, Illinois, USA
Hannah (Jane) Stephenson
1858–1930
Belvidere, Boone, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Ford
1784–1871
Christiana Ford
1797–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Silas Ford
1755–1832
Ann Ford
1764–1849

Ira Ford's Descendants

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Ira (Richard) Ford (9 Apr 1902–1 Aug 1995) m. Inez (Lilly Leete) Ford (29 Jul 1911–10 Dec 1994)
  1. 1. Ronald (Ira) Ford 1933–2023

Ira Ford's Timeline

4 Records

1902
9 Apr 1902
Birth of Ira Richard Ford // in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 33
Ira Richard Ford // resided here in South Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
South Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 38
Ira Richard Ford // resided here in Rockford Twp, South Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Rockford Twp, South Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
1995
1 Aug 1995
Age 93
Death of Ira Richard Ford // in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1902
    Event Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: South Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Rockford Twp, South Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1995
    Event Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA

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