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Louis Howard Ford 1908 – 1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Nov 1908

Birth Location: Algonia, Kossuth, Iowa

Death Date: 27 Oct 1981

Death Location: Hathaway Pines, Calaveras, California

Father: Joseph Ford

Mother: Mary Ash

Spouse(s): Helen Potts

Children(s):

Louis Howard Ford was born in 1908 in Algonia, Kossuth, Iowa, the child of Joseph Henry Ford and Mary Elsie Ash. In 1910, Louis Howard Ford resided in Algona, Kossuth, Iowa. In 1920, Louis Howard Ford resided in Smithwick, Fall River, South Dakota. Louis Howard Ford married Helen Louise Potts. Louis Howard Ford passed away in 1981 in Hathaway Pines, Calaveras, California.

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Biography

  • Louis Howard Ford was born in 1908 in Algonia, Kossuth, Iowa, the child of Joseph Henry Ford and Mary Elsie Ash.
  • In 1910, Louis Howard Ford resided in Algona, Kossuth, Iowa.
  • In 1920, Louis Howard Ford resided in Smithwick, Fall River, South Dakota.
  • Louis Howard Ford married Helen Louise Potts.
  • Louis Howard Ford passed away in 1981 in Hathaway Pines, Calaveras, California.

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Children(s)

Louis Ford's Ancestors

Self
Louis Ford
1908 – 1981
Birth Place: Algonia, Kossuth, Iowa
Parents
Joseph Henry Ford
1879 – 1914
Paton, Greene, Iowa
Mary (Elsie) Ash
1886 – 1918
Kossuth Cunty, Iowa
Grandparents
Henry (Merideth) Ford
1850 – 1918
Henry, Henry, Ohio
Mary (Elizabeth) Westlake
1851 – 1929
Moscow, Livingston, New York
Marc (J) Ash
1855 – 1933
Dane, Dane, Wisconsin, United States
Mary (Desire) Carty
1859 – 1945
Bluffton, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States
Great-Grandparents
Rollin Ford
1812 –
Almira Ford
1814 –
Samuel Westlake
1815 – 1863
Jane Cory
1823 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adonijah Ford
1783 – 1843
Salome Ford
1787 – 1860

Louis Ford's Timeline

4 Records

1908
28 Nov 1908
Birth of Louis Howard Ford in Algonia, Kossuth, Iowa
Algonia, Kossuth, Iowa
1910
1910
Age 2
Louis Howard Ford resided here in Algona, Kossuth, Iowa
Algona, Kossuth, Iowa
1920
1920
Age 12
Louis Howard Ford resided here in Smithwick, Fall River, South Dakota
Smithwick, Fall River, South Dakota
1981
27 Oct 1981
Age 73
Death of Louis Howard Ford in Hathaway Pines, Calaveras, California
Hathaway Pines, Calaveras, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1908
    Event Place: Algonia, Kossuth, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 564-01-2124; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] California Death Index, 1940-1997
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Smithwick, Fall River, South Dakota; Roll: T625_1717; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 53; Image: .
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Algona, Kossuth, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Algona, Kossuth, Iowa
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Algona, Kossuth, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Smithwick, Fall River, South Dakota
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Smithwick, Fall River, South Dakota; Roll: T625_1717; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 53; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1981
    Event Place: Hathaway Pines, Calaveras, California
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 564-01-2124; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] California Death Index, 1940-1997

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