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JAMES MADISON FORD 1818 – 1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 August 1818

Birth Location: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 4 December 1869

Death Location: Jasper, Ozark, Missouri, United States

Father: Lewis Ford

Mother: Susanna McDannold

Spouse(s): ELIZABETH BRIDGES

Children(s): William Ford, Joseph Ford, SARAH FORD

In 1818, JAMES MADISON FORD entered the world in Kentucky, Kentucky, USA, born to Lewis Benjamin Ford and Susanna McDannold. JAMES MADISON FORD married ELIZABETH BRIDGES, and had children including William Burr Ford, Joseph E. S. Ford, SARAH LOUISA FORD. JAMES MADISON FORD passed away in 1869 in Jasper, Ozark, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1818, JAMES MADISON FORD entered the world in Kentucky, Kentucky, USA, born to Lewis Benjamin Ford and Susanna McDannold.
  • JAMES MADISON FORD married ELIZABETH BRIDGES, and had children including William Burr Ford, Joseph E. S. Ford, SARAH LOUISA FORD.
  • JAMES MADISON FORD passed away in 1869 in Jasper, Ozark, Missouri, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewis Ford
1791 – 1841
Birth Location: Woodford, Kentucky, United States
LF
Susanna McDannold
1791 – 1862
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
SM

Spouses(s)

ELIZABETH BRIDGES
1826 – 1885
Birth Location: Missouri
EB

Children(s)

William Ford
1855 – 1907
Birth Location: Ozark, Missouri, USA
WF
Joseph Ford
1855 – 1880
Birth Location: Missouri
JF
SARAH FORD
1857 – 1899
Birth Location: Howell County, Missouri
SF

JAMES FORD's Ancestors

Self
JAMES FORD
1818 – 1869
Birth Place: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Lewis Benjamin Ford
1791 – 1841
Woodford, Kentucky, United States
Susanna McDannold
1791 – 1862
Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

JAMES FORD's Descendants

1.
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JAMES (MADISON) FORD (2 August 1818 – 4 December 1869) m. ELIZABETH BRIDGES (1826 – 1885)
  1. 1. William (Burr) Ford (1855 – 31 Jan 1907) m. Lucretia (E) Stover (1858 – 26 May 1894) m. Dianah Youngblood
    1. 1. James (David) Ford (November 1875 – )
    2. 2. Laura (Bell) Ford (1876 – 30 April 1908)
    3. 3. Sarah (Lucinda "Cindy") Ford (26 Feb 1877 – 23 January 1950) m. George (Marshall) Snelson (16 Feb 1874 – 4 May 1938)
      1. 1. James (Thomas) Snelson (22 Feb 1895 – 3 Jul 1959)
        1. 1. Pauline (Jane) Snelson (19 April 1918 – 31 aug 1990)
      2. 2. Tealey (Elmarle) Snelson (Mar 1897 – 19 Jan 1977)
        1. 1. Ralph (Oliver) Gilbert (12 Apr 1915 – 9 Oct 1997)
        2. 2. Lorene (I.) Gilbert (10 March 1917 – 20 May 1986)
        3. 3. Zola (Mae) Gilbert (05 Dec 1924 – 9 July 2012)
      3. 3. Mary (Jane) Snelson (26 Sep 1899 – 24 Nov 1942)
        1. 1. Emogene Gann (23 February 1923 – 22 Sep 2010)
        2. 2. Lee Gann ( – 2016)
      4. 4. John (Richard) Snelson (22 Dec 1900 – 27 Feb 1992) m. Clema (Priscilla) Snelson (21 May 1902 – 25 January 1975)
        1. 1. Virginia (June) Cook (25 July 1921 – 5 December 2012)
        2. 2. Howard Snelson (3 October 1923 – 21 September 1986)
        3. 3. Carthie Snelson (7 January 1925 – 14 February 1926)
        4. 4. John (Richard) Snelson (23 December 1927 – 11 August 2015)
      5. 5. Bertha Sivia (abt 1894 – 1957) m. Floyd (Warren) Dobbins (28 Jun 1892 – 18 Nov 1987) m. Lawrence Pittman (abt 1902 – )
        1. 1. Theodore (W) Dobbins (abt 1913 – 24 December 1986)
        2. 2. Viola (E) Dobbins (23 Oct 1915 – 14 Nov 2002) m. William (J) Lyons
        3. 3. F. (W.) Dobbins (16 August 1927 – 10 August 1997)
        4. 4. Doyle (Lavon) Dobbins (abt 1930 – 27 August 2004) m. Pauline (J) Dobbins (4 Sep 1923 – 10 Jul 2013)
        5. 5. Thelma (Shirley) Dobbins (24 Nov 1930 – 17 Mar 2003) m. Billy (Ray) Cole (9 Jul 1928 – 8 Jun 2002)
        6. 6. Alma (Florice) Dobbins (26 Oct 1932 – 16 Jul 1992) m. Carrel (Larence) Thomas (abt 1929 – )
        7. 7. Fariene Dobbins (abt 1934 – )
        8. 8. Maxine (Fairene) Dobbins\Ford (27 Mar 1934 – 3 May 2018)
        9. 9. Bernice Dobbins (abt 1936 – )
        10. 10. Daniel (Ray) Dobbins (1937 – 1937)
        11. 11. Floyd (Warren) Dobbins (10 Oct 1938 – 6 Apr 2013) m. Joyce (Suelene) Hartness (15 Jul 1940 – )
        12. 12. Charles (David) Dobbins (abt 1944 – ) m. Betty (Elizabeth) Dillingham (abt 1945 – )
      6. 6. Icum Snelson (9 Jan 1905 – 1905)
      7. 7. Elizabeth (S) Snelson (22 March 1907 – 10 May 1966)
        1. 1. Lloyd (Samuel) Whitaker (20 Dec 1923 – 3 May 2005)
        2. 2. Gerald (D.) Whitaker (10 Jun 1930 – 18 Nov 2008)
        3. 3. Jannis (L) Edwards
      8. 8. Betty (Ann) Edwards (26 July 1908 – 22 October 1990)
      9. 9. Macy (Ellen Snelson) Watkins (30 Apr 1910 – 30 Jun 1951)
      10. 10. Russel Snelson (15 Apr 1912 – 28 Sep 2008)
      11. 11. Clyde Snelson (20 Jan 1914 – 4 Feb 2003)
      12. 12. Hildred Snelson (7 Aug 1918 – 4 Sep 2006)
      13. 13. Mary (Jane) Snelson (26 Sept, 1899 – 24 Nov, 1942) m. Lewis Gann (19 July 1893 – 22 Aug 1961)
      14. 14. Richard Snelson
        1. 1. Howard (Leonard) Snelson (3 Oct 1923 – 21 Sep 1986)
    4. 4. Alice Ford (1880 – 31 January 1907)
  2. 2. Joseph (E. S.) Ford (3 Aug 1855 – after 1880)
  3. 3. SARAH (LOUISA) FORD (12 July 1857 – 8 May 1899)

JAMES FORD's Timeline

2 Records

1818
2 August 1818
Birth of JAMES MADISON FORD in Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
1869
4 December 1869
Age 51
Death of JAMES MADISON FORD in Jasper, Ozark, Missouri, United States
Jasper, Ozark, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 August 1818
    Event Place: Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 December 1869
    Event Place: Jasper, Ozark, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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