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James Alexander Ford 1888 – 1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 August 1888

Birth Location: West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 28 September 1964

Death Location: Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA

Father: James Ford

Mother: Lucinda Stephens

Spouse(s): Edalou Bradley

Children(s): Cleo Ford

The story of James Alexander Ford began in 1888 in West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA. James Alexander Ford married Edalou R Bradley, and had children including Cleo Oliver Ford. James Alexander Ford passed away in 1964 in Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Alexander Ford began in 1888 in West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA.
  • James Alexander Ford married Edalou R Bradley, and had children including Cleo Oliver Ford.
  • James Alexander Ford passed away in 1964 in Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Ford
1855 – 1918
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Lucinda Stephens
1872 – 1947
Birth Location: Lanton, Howell County, Missouri
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Spouses(s)

Edalou Bradley
1897 – 1981
Birth Location: Witts Springs, Searcy, Arkansas, USA
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Children(s)

Cleo Ford
1925 – 1994
Birth Location: Witts Springs, Searcy County, Arkansas, United States of America
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James Ford's Ancestors

Self
James Ford
1888 – 1964
Birth Place: West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA
Parents
James Knox Polk Ford
1855 – 1918
Tennessee, United States
Lucinda (Josephine) Stephens
1872 – 1947
Lanton, Howell County, Missouri
Grandparents
Ephriam (Dimon "Sr") Ford
1813 – 1888
Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, USA
John Stephens
1835 –
Indiana
Sarah (Ellen Forrester) Forester
1853 –
Alton, Oregon, MO
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Ford's Descendants

1.
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James (Alexander) Ford (29 August 1888 – 28 September 1964) m. Edalou (R) Bradley (14 December 1897 – 25 May 1981)
  1. 1. Cleo (Oliver) Ford (26 Jun 1925 – 01 Jan 1994) m. Nancy Kendrick (abt 1926 – 19 September 1997)
    1. 1. Cleo (Oliver) Ford (30 April 1944 – 18 August 1999)
    2. 2. Rebecca (Ann) Sterling (20 February 1946 – 8 November 2007)
    3. 3. Derrell (G) Ford (5 September 1948 – 9 February 1977)
    4. 4. Sheryl (LoKeal) Mills (13 January 1953 – 8 June 2014)
    5. 5. John (Wayne) Ford (Apr 1956 – )
    6. 6. Perry (Rosco) Ford (11 July 1960 – 18 April 2005) m. Kimberly (Ann) Berry (15 Jan 1968 – )
      1. 1. Paige (Leigh) Ford (30 May 1988 – )
      2. 2. Savannah (Faith) Ford (1991 – ) m. Megan (Marie) Zullo (25 Nov 1987 – )
        1. 1. Madison (Joyelle) Ford (20 Nov 2017 – )
    7. 7. Douglass (L) Ford (27 September 1961 – 8 December 2016)
    8. 8. Dexter Ford

James Ford's Timeline

2 Records

1888
29 August 1888
Birth of James Alexander Ford in West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA
West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA
1964
28 September 1964
Age 76
Death of James Alexander Ford in Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 August 1888
    Event Place: West Plains, Howell, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 September 1964
    Event Place: Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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