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Sam Ford 1885–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1885

Birth Location: Point, Rains, Texas, USA

Death Date: May 1965

Death Location: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA

Father: Elbert Ford

Mother: Mary Cook

Spouse(s): Pearl Kendrick

Children(s): Nolan Ford, Frankie Ford, Floyd Ford, Sam Ford, Jewell Ford, Bessie Ford, Ennis Ford, Inez Ford, Bruce Ford

In 1885, Sam Ford entered the world in Point, Rains, Texas, USA, born to Elbert Ford And Mary Cook. Sam Ford married Pearl Hattie Kendrick, and had children including Bessie Ford, Bruce Leon Ford, Ennis Ford, Floyd Ross Ford, Frankie Mae Ford, Inez Ford, Jewell Ford, Nolan Alfred Ford, Sam Ford. Sam Ford passed away in 1965 in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1885, Sam Ford entered the world in Point, Rains, Texas, USA, born to Elbert Ford And Mary Cook.
  • Sam Ford married Pearl Hattie Kendrick, and had children including Bessie Ford, Bruce Leon Ford, Ennis Ford, Floyd Ross Ford, Frankie Mae Ford, Inez Ford, Jewell Ford, Nolan Alfred Ford, Sam Ford.
  • Sam Ford passed away in 1965 in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elbert Ford
1865–
Birth Location: Texas, USA
EF
Mary Cook
1863–1945
Birth Location: Hopkins County, Texas, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Pearl Kendrick
1892–1957
Birth Location: Como, Hopkins, Texas, USA
PK

Children(s)

Nolan Ford
1911–1993
Birth Location: Point, Rains, Texas, USA
NF
Frankie Ford
1920–1991
Birth Location: Emory Rains County Texas, USA
FF
Floyd Ford
1922–1996
Birth Location: Sulphur Springs, Rusk, Texas, USA
FF
Sam Ford
1919–
Birth Location: Texas
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Jewell Ford
1917–1970
Birth Location: Texas
JF
Bessie Ford
1914–1993
Birth Location: Rains County, Texas, USA
BF
Ennis Ford
1912–1985
Birth Location: Rains County, Texas, USA
EF
Inez Ford
1910–1971
Birth Location: Quitman, Wood, Texas, USA
IF
Bruce Ford
1924–1994
Birth Location: Emory, Rains, Texas, USA
BF

Sam Ford's Ancestors

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Sam Ford
1885–1965
Birth Place: Point, Rains, Texas, USA
Parents
Elbert Ford
1865–
Texas, USA
Mary Cook
1863–1945
Hopkins County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Alexander Cook
1815–
South Carolina, USA
Caroline Ward
1835–
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sam Ford's Descendants

1.
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Sam Ford (Oct 1885–May 1965) m. Pearl (Hattie) Kendrick (20 Mar 1892–19 Nov 1957)
  1. 1. Nolan (Alfred) Ford 1911–1993 m. Edna (Mae Bilton) Young 1920–2001
  2. 2. Frankie (Mae) Ford 1920–1991
  3. 3. Floyd (Ross) Ford 1922–1996
  4. 4. Sam Ford 1919–
  5. 5. Jewell Ford 1917–1970
  6. 6. Bessie Ford 1914–1993
  7. 7. Ennis Ford 1912–1985
  8. 8. Inez Ford 1910–1971
  9. 9. Bruce (Leon) Ford 1924–1994

Sam Ford's Timeline

2 Records

1885
Oct 1885
Birth of Sam Ford in Point, Rains, Texas, USA
Point, Rains, Texas, USA
1965
May 1965
Age 80
Death of Sam Ford in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1885
    Event Place: Point, Rains, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1965
    Event Place: Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
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