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Martin Douglas Ford 1918–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1918

Birth Location: Moore, North Carolina

Death Date: 11 Mar 1996

Death Location: China Grove, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Preston Ford

Mother: Margaret Lanier

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Martin Douglas Ford was born in 1918 in Moore, North Carolina, the child of Preston Brooks Ford And Margaret Alice Lanier. In 1920, Martin Douglas Ford resided in Sand Hill, Moore, North Carolina, USA. Martin Douglas Ford passed away in 1996 in China Grove, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Martin Douglas Ford was born in 1918 in Moore, North Carolina, the child of Preston Brooks Ford And Margaret Alice Lanier.
  • In 1920, Martin Douglas Ford resided in Sand Hill, Moore, North Carolina, USA.
  • Martin Douglas Ford passed away in 1996 in China Grove, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Martin Ford's Ancestors

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Martin Ford
1918–1996
Birth Place: Moore, North Carolina
Parents
Preston Brooks Ford
1854–1928
Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States of America
Margaret (Alice) Lanier
1874–1944
North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Elijah Ford
1810–1876
South Carolina
Kate Ford
1840–1905
South Carolina
Samuel Lanier
1848–1935
Randolph, North Carolina, USA
Celia (D) Cranford
1848–1911
Montgomery, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Ford
1795–1840
Eliza Ford
1822–
William Lanier
1807–1882
Judith Nance
1821–1910
Lovelace Cranford
1816–1905
Sarah Loflin
1822–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lewis Lanier
1774–1840
Tabitha #
1785–1850
Hubbard Nance
1807–1892
Sarah Naylor
1804–1875
John Loflin
1781–1867
Sarah Surratt
1787–1878

Martin Ford's Timeline

3 Records

1918
20 Nov 1918
Birth of Martin Douglas Ford in Moore, North Carolina
Moore, North Carolina
1920
1920
Age 2
Martin Douglas Ford resided here in Sand Hill, Moore, North Carolina, USA
Sand Hill, Moore, North Carolina, USA
1996
11 Mar 1996
Age 78
Death of Martin Douglas Ford in Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1918
    Event Place: Moore, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sand Hill, Moore, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1996
    Event Place: Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: China Grove, Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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