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James R Ford 1914–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Nov 1914

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 1987

Death Location: Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA

Father: George Ford

Mother: Delia Williams

Spouse(s): Mamie Brown

Children(s): Elbert Ford

James R Ford was born in 1914 in Alabama, the child of George Thomas Ford And Delia Williams. In 1930, James R Ford resided in Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. In 1935, James R Ford resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama. James R Ford married Hazel James Ford, Mamie R Brown, and had children including Bernard Ford, Elbert Leon Ford. James R Ford passed away in 1987 in Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • James R Ford was born in 1914 in Alabama, the child of George Thomas Ford And Delia Williams.
  • In 1930, James R Ford resided in Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1935, James R Ford resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama.
  • James R Ford married Hazel James Ford, Mamie R Brown, and had children including Bernard Ford, Elbert Leon Ford.
  • James R Ford passed away in 1987 in Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Ford
1891–
Birth Location: Alabama
GF
Delia Williams
1895–
Birth Location: Alabama
DW

Spouses(s)

Mamie Brown
1916–
Birth Location: –
MB

Children(s)

Elbert Ford
1936–2003
Birth Location: Birmingham Junction, Alabama
EF

James Ford's Ancestors

Self
James Ford
1914–1987
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
George Thomas Ford
1891–
Alabama
Delia Williams
1895–
Alabama
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Ford's Descendants

1.
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James (R) Ford (18 Nov 1914–1987) m. Mamie (R) Brown (abt 1916–)
  1. 1. Elbert (Leon) Ford 1936–2003

James Ford's Timeline

8 Records

1914
18 Nov 1914
Birth of James R Ford in Alabama
Alabama
1930
1930
Age 16
James R Ford resided here in Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
James R Ford resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
1937
Oct 1937
Age 23
James R Ford was married in Madison, Alabama
Madison, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 26
James R Ford resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
James R Ford resided here in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1980
1980
Age 66
James R Ford resided here in Huntsville, AL
Huntsville, AL
1987
1987
Age 73
Death of James R Ford in Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA
Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1914
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00091; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 68-7A
    [3] Alabama, County Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Oct 1937
    Event Place: Madison, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama, Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2339757

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00091; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 68-7A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00091; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 68-7A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Chicago, Cook, Illin

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1980
    Event Place: Huntsville, AL
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1987
    Event Place: Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, USA
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