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Robert Cross Ford 1836 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jan 1836

Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 22 Feb 1909

Death Location: Jasper, Illinois, United States

Father: Moses Ford

Mother: RACHEL MILBURN\MILBOURN*

Spouse(s): Nancy Cook

Children(s): Martha Ford

The story of Robert Cross Ford began in 1836 in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States. Robert Cross Ford married Nancy Ann Cook, and had children including Martha Isabella Ford. Robert Cross Ford passed away in 1909 in Jasper, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Cross Ford began in 1836 in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States.
  • Robert Cross Ford married Nancy Ann Cook, and had children including Martha Isabella Ford.
  • Robert Cross Ford passed away in 1909 in Jasper, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses Ford
1815 – 1856
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
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RACHEL MILBURN\MILBOURN*
1817 – 1847
Birth Location: Hardin, Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Cook
1842 – 1921
Birth Location: Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Martha Ford
1864 – 1955
Birth Location: South Muddy Township, Jasper County, Illinois, USA
MF

Robert Ford's Ancestors

Self
Robert Ford
1836 – 1909
Birth Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Moses Cross Ford
1815 – 1856
Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
RACHEL MILBURN\MILBOURN*
1817 – 1847
Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Ford's Descendants

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Robert (Cross) Ford (9 Jan 1836 – 22 Feb 1909) m. Nancy (Ann) Cook (21 Jun 1842 – 03 May 1921)
  1. 1. Martha (Isabella) Ford (18 Aug 1864 – 01 Oct 1955) m. William (Preston) McNeely (3 December 1854 – 24 February 1934)
    1. 1. Robert (Preston) McNeely (13 Oct 1886 – 5 Sept 1929) m. Carrie (Amy) Speaks (12 Sep 1888 – Jan 1984)
      1. 1. Maxine McKneely (21 Feb 1912 – 13 Nov 2003) m. Farlon Bailey (3 Mar 1909 – 17 Nov 1999)
        1. 1. Jerry (Neil) Bailey (4 Jun 1932 – 13 Aug 2014) m. Marjorie (Rosaline) Odell (4 Apr 1931 – April 8, 2015)
        2. 2. Judith (Kay "Judy") Bailey (2 November 1939 – 14 January 2016)

Robert Ford's Timeline

2 Records

1836
9 Jan 1836
Birth of Robert Cross Ford in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
1909
22 Feb 1909
Age 73
Death of Robert Cross Ford in Jasper, Illinois, United States
Jasper, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1836
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1909
    Event Place: Jasper, Illinois, United States
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