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Otis Samuel Ford 1908 – 1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 FEB 1908

Birth Location: Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 16 DEC 1973

Death Location: Ashdown, Little River, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: George Ford

Mother: Parelle Norman

Spouse(s): Gladys Bell

Children(s): Jimmy Ford

Otis Samuel Ford was born in 1908 in Arkansas, USA, the child of George David Ford and Parelle Norman. Otis Samuel Ford married Gladys Bell, and had children including Jimmy Carl Ford. Otis Samuel Ford passed away in 1973 in Ashdown, Little River, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Otis Samuel Ford was born in 1908 in Arkansas, USA, the child of George David Ford and Parelle Norman.
  • Otis Samuel Ford married Gladys Bell, and had children including Jimmy Carl Ford.
  • Otis Samuel Ford passed away in 1973 in Ashdown, Little River, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Ford
1880 – 1923
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
GF
Parelle Norman
1880 – 1927
Birth Location: Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, United States
PN

Spouses(s)

Gladys Bell
Birth Location: –
GB

Children(s)

Jimmy Ford
1934 – 2008
Birth Location: Mena, Arkansas, USA
JF

Otis Ford's Ancestors

Self
Otis Ford
1908 – 1973
Birth Place: Arkansas, USA
Parents
George David Ford
1880 – 1923
Arkansas, USA
Parelle Norman
1880 – 1927
Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, United States
Grandparents
James (Clinton) Norman
1853 – 1927
McMinn, Tennessee, United States
Sabila (Angeline) Godbehere
1858 – 1937
Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, United States
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Norman
1833 – 1864
Evaline Lower
1819 – 1885
William Godbehere
1819 – 1906
Nancy Holland
1823 – 1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Clinton Norman
1812 – 1884
Elizabeth Jones
Thomas Godbehere
1775 – 1848
Isabella Taylor
1787 – 1860
William Holland
1800 – 1865
Mary Marriot

Otis Ford's Descendants

1.
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Otis (Samuel) Ford (4 FEB 1908 – 16 DEC 1973) m. Gladys Bell
  1. 1. Jimmy (Carl) Ford (17 Mar 1934 – 22 Mar 2008)

Otis Ford's Timeline

2 Records

1908
4 FEB 1908
Birth of Otis Samuel Ford in Arkansas, USA
Arkansas, USA
1973
16 DEC 1973
Age 65
Death of Otis Samuel Ford in Ashdown, Little River, Arkansas, United States of America
Ashdown, Little River, Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 FEB 1908
    Event Place: Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Number: 432-20-2741; Issue State: Arkansas; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 DEC 1973
    Event Place: Ashdown, Little River, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Number: 432-20-2741; Issue State: Arkansas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
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