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Rachel Catherine Ford 1862–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1862

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 2 Jul 1939 Stomach Cancer

Death Location: Witt's, Hamblen, Tennessee

Father: Simeon Ford

Mother: Mary Miller

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Rachel Catherine Ford was born in 1862 in Virginia, the child of Simeon Preston Ford And Mary Polly Miller. In 1880, Rachel Catherine Ford resided in Rich Valley, Smyth, Virginia, USA. Rachel Catherine Ford passed away in 1939 in Witt's, Hamblen, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Rachel Catherine Ford was born in 1862 in Virginia, the child of Simeon Preston Ford And Mary Polly Miller.
  • In 1880, Rachel Catherine Ford resided in Rich Valley, Smyth, Virginia, USA.
  • Rachel Catherine Ford passed away in 1939 in Witt's, Hamblen, Tennessee.

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Rachel Ford's Ancestors

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Rachel Ford
1862–1939
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Simeon Preston Ford
1814–1905
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) Miller
1824–1870
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Levi Ford
1784–1850
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Mary Payne
1783–1860
Hogans Creek, Caswell, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Simeon Ford
1742–1833
Winnifred Morgan
1755–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Ford's Timeline

3 Records

1862
20 May 1862
Birth of Rachel Catherine Ford in Virginia
Virginia
1880
1880
Age 18
Rachel Catherine Ford resided here in Rich Valley, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Rich Valley, Smyth, Virginia, USA
1939
2 Jul 1939 Stomach Cancer
Age 77
Death of Rachel Catherine Ford in Witt's, Hamblen, Tennessee
Witt's, Hamblen, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1862
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rich Valley, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: 1390; Family History Film: 1255390; Page: 86B; Enumeration District: 084

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Rich Valley, Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rich Valley, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: 1390; Family History Film: 1255390; Page: 86B; Enumeration District: 084

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1939 Stomach Cancer
    Event Place: Witt's, Hamblen, Tennessee

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