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Jesse (Jess) Claude Ford 1901–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 APR 1901

Birth Location: Waverly, Missouri, USA

Death Date: May 25, 1981

Death Location: De Witt, Carroll County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: James Ford

Mother: Sarah Fenner

Spouse(s): Ruth Adkins

Children(s): Mildred Ford, Barbara Ford, Billie Ford, Bonnie Ford, Audrey Ford, Gerald Ford, Harry Ford, Charles Ford, James Ford, Jess Ford

In 1901, Jesse (Jess) Claude Ford entered the world in Waverly, Missouri, USA, born to James Thomas Ford And Sarah Margaret Maggie Fenner. In 1910, Jesse (Jess) Claude Ford resided in Baker, Crawford, Kansas. Jesse (Jess) Claude Ford married Ruth May Lou Adkins, and had children including Audrey Marie Ford, Barbara Ann Ford, Billie Eugene Bill Billy Gene Ford, Bonnie Jane Ford, Charles Ervin Ford, Earl Lee Ford Sr, Gerald Ford, Harry Russell Ford, James Wesley Ford, Jess C Ford, Mildred Norine Ford. Jesse (Jess) Claude Ford passed away in 1981 in De Witt, Carroll County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1901, Jesse (Jess) Claude Ford entered the world in Waverly, Missouri, USA, born to James Thomas Ford And Sarah Margaret Maggie Fenner.
  • In 1910, Jesse (Jess) Claude Ford resided in Baker, Crawford, Kansas.
  • Jesse (Jess) Claude Ford married Ruth May Lou Adkins, and had children including Audrey Marie Ford, Barbara Ann Ford, Billie Eugene Bill Billy Gene Ford, Bonnie Jane Ford, Charles Ervin Ford, Earl Lee Ford Sr, Gerald Ford, Harry Russell Ford, James Wesley Ford, Jess C Ford, Mildred Norine Ford.
  • Jesse (Jess) Claude Ford passed away in 1981 in De Witt, Carroll County, Missouri, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Ford
1868–1961
Birth Location: ,Cannon, Tennessee, USA
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Sarah Fenner
1873–1918
Birth Location: Union Township, Highland County, Ohio, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Adkins
1902–1984
Birth Location: Missouri
RA

Children(s)

Mildred Ford
1935–
Birth Location: Carrolton, Carrol County, Missouri
MF
Barbara Ford
1932–2019
Birth Location: Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, USA
BF
Billie Ford
1934–1985
Birth Location: Missouri
BF
Bonnie Ford
1938–2017
Birth Location: Carrollton, Carrol County, Missouri, USA
BF
Audrey Ford
1920–2003
Birth Location: Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri, United States of America
AF
Gerald Ford
1927–1981
Birth Location: Carroll County, Missouri
GF
Harry Ford
1927–2013
Birth Location: Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, USA
HF
Charles Ford
1923–2007
Birth Location: Carrollton, Carroll County , Missouri
CF
James Ford
1921–1995
Birth Location: Waverly, Missouri
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Jess Ford
1925–1975
Birth Location: Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, USA
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Jesse Ford's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Ford
1901–1981
Birth Place: Waverly, Missouri, USA
Parents
James Thomas Ford
1868–1961
,Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Margaret (Maggie)) Fenner
1873–1918
Union Township, Highland County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
James (Wallace) Ford
1841–1914
Tennessee
Jemima\Gemima (Maggie(Becky\Rebecca)) Todd
1845–1912
Woodberry, Cannon, Tennessee, United States
John (Devoll) Fenner
1848–1890
Clay, Highland, Ohio, USA
Mary (Ellen) Heppard
1851–1930
Liberty, Highland, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Ford
1815–1870
Margaret Wright
1814–1871
Hiram Todd
1813–1887
Henrietta Espey
1821–1858
Adam Heppard
1816–1839
Ann Lawson
1814–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jesse Ford's Descendants

1.
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Jesse ((Jess) Claude) Ford (26 APR 1901–May 25, 1981) m. Ruth (May (Lou)) Adkins (15 FEB 1902–JAN 1984)
  1. 1. Mildred (Norine) Ford 1935– m. Earl (Thomas) McKown 1935–2020
  2. 2. Barbara (Ann) Ford 1932–2019 m. Gerald Corf 1930–1996
  3. 3. Billie (Eugene (Bill\Billy Gene)) Ford 1934–1985 m. Avona (Lea(Bonnie)) Bates 1939–1991
  4. 4. Bonnie (Jane) Ford 1938–2017 m. Paul (Ray) Winfrey 1935–2011
  5. 5. Audrey (Marie) Ford 1920–2003 m. Clarence (Daniel Knott) Sr 1913–1995
    1. 1. Ruth (Marie) Knott 1943–2017 m. Earl (Richard) Miller 1937–1997
    2. 2. Clarence (Daniel Knott) Jr 1941–1944
    3. 3. Carol (Ann) Knott 1946–1996 m. Charles (Ervin) Wiggins 1942–2021
    4. 4. Baby (Boy) Knott 1944–1944
  6. 6. Gerald Ford 1927–1981
  7. 7. Harry (Russell) Ford 1927–2013 m. Ann (Lee) Hill 1933–2021
    1. 1. William (Bill) Ford 1950–2004
  8. 8. Charles (Ervin) Ford 1923–2007 m. Alma (Elizabeth) Beeler 1928–2008
    1. 1. Charles (Ervin Ford) JR 1950–1950
    2. 2. Linda (K) Ford 1948–2015
  9. 9. James (Wesley) Ford 1921–1995 m. Betty (Jo "Joe") Arnold 1927–1971
  10. 10. Jess (C) Ford 1925–1975 m. Dora (May) Shaw 1931–2013

Jesse Ford's Timeline

10 Records

1901
26 APR 1901
Birth of Jesse (Jess) Claude Ford in Waverly, Missouri, USA
Waverly, Missouri, USA
1901
26 APR 1901
Birth of Jesse (Jess) Claude Ford
None
1910
1910
Age 9
Jesse (Jess) Claude Ford resided here in Baker, Crawford, Kansas
Baker, Crawford, Kansas
1910
1910
Age 9
Jesse (Jess) Claude Ford resided here in Baker, Crawford, Kansas
Baker, Crawford, Kansas
1920
1920
Age 19
Jesse (Jess) Claude Ford resided here in Eugene, Carroll, Missouri
Eugene, Carroll, Missouri
1930
1930
Age 29
Jesse (Jess) Claude Ford resided here in Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri
Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 39
Jesse (Jess) Claude Ford resided here in Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, United States
Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, United States
1942
1942
Age 41
Jesse (Jess) Claude Ford resided here in Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, USA
Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, USA
1950
1950
Age 49
Jesse (Jess) Claude Ford resided here in Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, USA
Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, USA
1981
May 25, 1981
Age 80
Death of Jesse (Jess) Claude Ford in Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri
Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 APR 1901
    Event Place: Waverly, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 106
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 500-07-5011; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Eugene, Carroll, Missouri; Roll: T625_912; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: .
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri; Roll: 1181; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 171.0.
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Baker, Crawford, Kansas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri; Roll: 3293; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 17-8

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 APR 1901

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Baker, Crawford, Kansas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Baker, Crawford, Kansas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Baker, Crawford, Kansas

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Eugene, Carroll, Missouri
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Eugene, Carroll, Missouri; Roll: T625_912; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 9; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri; Roll: 1181; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 171.0.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 106

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Carrollton, Carroll, Missouri; Roll: 3293; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 17-8

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 25, 1981
    Event Place: Carrollton, Carroll County, Missouri
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 500-07-5011; Issue State: Missouri; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Missouri, U.S., Death Records, Missouri Dept. of Health & Senior Services; Jefferson City, Missouri; Missouri Death Index, 1968 - 2015

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: De Witt, Carroll County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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