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John Wesley Ford 1853 – 1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 April 1853

Birth Location: Harrison County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 20 October 1873

Death Location: Harrison County, Texas, USA

Father: Samuel Ford

Mother: Jeritha Curlin

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In 1853, John Wesley Ford entered the world in Harrison County, Texas, United States of America, born to Samuel Charles Thomas Ford and Jeritha Jane Curlin. John Wesley Ford passed away in 1873 in Harrison County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1853, John Wesley Ford entered the world in Harrison County, Texas, United States of America, born to Samuel Charles Thomas Ford and Jeritha Jane Curlin.
  • John Wesley Ford passed away in 1873 in Harrison County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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John Ford's Ancestors

Self
John Ford
1853 – 1873
Birth Place: Harrison County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
Samuel Charles Thomas Ford
1814 – 1873
Dames Quarter, Somerset, Maryland
Jeritha (Jane) Curlin
1823 – 1873
Wilson County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Samuel Ford
1774 – 1846
Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Harris White
1784 – 1817
Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
Hugh Curlin
1800 – 1848
Halifax County, North Carolina, USA
Phoebe (Deborah) Jackson
1802 – 1893
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Charles Ford
1747 – 1810
Elizabeth
1751 –
Thomas White
1745 – 1799
Mary Harris
1747 – 1802
Thomas Curlin
1760 –
Nancy Cooper
Reuben Jackson
1765 – 1844
Barbara Dice
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Ford
1727 – 1816
Ann Hammett
1727 – 1796
Thomas White
1725 – 1780
Mary White
1726 – 1800
John Cooper
1730 – 1794
James JACKSON
1740 – 1813

John Ford's Timeline

2 Records

1853
13 April 1853
Birth of John Wesley Ford in Harrison County, Texas, United States of America
Harrison County, Texas, United States of America
1873
20 October 1873
Age 20
Death of John Wesley Ford in Harrison County, Texas, USA
Harrison County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 April 1853
    Event Place: Harrison County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 October 1873
    Event Place: Harrison County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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