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Lafayette Nelson Ford 1876–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 July 1876

Birth Location: Edgewood, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America

Death Date: 31 January 1964

Death Location: Spokane Valley, Spokane County, Washington, United States of America

Father: Henry Jr

Mother: Ellen Stone

Spouse(s): Minnie Ford

Children(s): Fern Ford, Harold Ford, George Ford, Sydney Ford, Dorothy Schmidt

Lafayette Nelson Ford was born in 1876 in Edgewood, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America, the child of Henry Albert Ford Jr And Ellen Almira Stone. Lafayette Nelson Ford married Minnie Grace Ford, and had children including Dorothy Grace Schmidt, Fern Fayetta Ford, George Neil Ford, Harold L Ford, Sydney Lafayette Ford. Lafayette Nelson Ford passed away in 1964 in Spokane Valley, Spokane County, Washington, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lafayette Nelson Ford was born in 1876 in Edgewood, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America, the child of Henry Albert Ford Jr And Ellen Almira Stone.
  • Lafayette Nelson Ford married Minnie Grace Ford, and had children including Dorothy Grace Schmidt, Fern Fayetta Ford, George Neil Ford, Harold L Ford, Sydney Lafayette Ford.
  • Lafayette Nelson Ford passed away in 1964 in Spokane Valley, Spokane County, Washington, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Lafayette Ford's Ancestors

Self
Lafayette Ford
1876–1964
Birth Place: Edgewood, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America
Parents
Henry Albert Ford Jr
1844–1912
England
Ellen (Almira) Stone
1820–1878
Preston, Chenango County, New York, United States of America
Grandparents
Andrew Stone
1791–1879
Whiting, Addison, Vermont, United States
Orrilla (C.) Crandall
1796–1850
Guilford, Windham County, Vermont, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Josiah Stone
1762–1840
Lois Bennett
1757–1858
Sylvester Crandall
1752–1845
Mary Reeves
1755–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Josiah Sr
1744–
Lois Fisk
1749–1809
John Bennett
1740–1779
Anne Allen
1739–1798
Joseph Crandall
1716–1792
Elizabeth Lewis
1717–1772

Lafayette Ford's Descendants

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Lafayette (Nelson) Ford (18 July 1876–31 January 1964) m. Minnie (Grace) Ford (12 June 1883–1 May 1971)
  1. 1. Fern (Fayetta) Ford 1912–1991 m. Jay (C) Weeks 1912–1982
    1. 1. Donna (J) Weeks 1933–2022 m. Howard (Preston) Smith 1933–
    2. 2. James (Clarence) Weeks 1940–2011
  2. 2. Harold (L) Ford 1902–1976
  3. 3. George (Neil) Ford 1904–1982
  4. 4. Sydney (Lafayette) Ford 1906–1986
  5. 5. Dorothy (Grace) Schmidt 1915–1970

Lafayette Ford's Timeline

2 Records

1876
18 July 1876
Birth of Lafayette Nelson Ford in Edgewood, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America
Edgewood, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America
1964
31 January 1964
Age 88
Death of Lafayette Nelson Ford in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, United States of America
Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 July 1876
    Event Place: Edgewood, Clayton County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 January 1964
    Event Place: Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Spokane Valley, Spokane County, Washington, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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