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Samuel Preston Ford 1906–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1906

Birth Location: Lexington, Lexington County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 15 February 1959

Death Location: Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Preston Ford

Mother: Margaret Lanier

Spouse(s): Evelyn Chambers, Vera Clair

Children(s):

Samuel Preston Ford was born in 1906 in Lexington, Lexington County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Preston Brooks Ford And Margaret Alice Lanier. In 1910, Samuel Preston Ford resided in Township 4, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA. In 1920, Samuel Preston Ford resided in Sand Hill, Moore, North Carolina, USA. Samuel Preston Ford married Evelyn Pauline Chambers, Vera St Clair. Samuel Preston Ford passed away in 1959 in Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Samuel Preston Ford was born in 1906 in Lexington, Lexington County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Preston Brooks Ford And Margaret Alice Lanier.
  • In 1910, Samuel Preston Ford resided in Township 4, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1920, Samuel Preston Ford resided in Sand Hill, Moore, North Carolina, USA.
  • Samuel Preston Ford married Evelyn Pauline Chambers, Vera St Clair.
  • Samuel Preston Ford passed away in 1959 in Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Preston Ford
1854–1928
Birth Location: Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Margaret Lanier
1874–1944
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
ML

Spouses(s)

Evelyn Chambers
1913–2003
Birth Location: Cabarrus, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
EC
Vera Clair
1897–1974
Birth Location: Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
VC

Children(s)

Samuel Ford's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Ford
1906–1959
Birth Place: Lexington, Lexington County, South Carolina, USA
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

Samuel Ford's Timeline

9 Records

1906
20 Jun 1906
Birth of Samuel Preston Ford in Lexington, Lexington County, South Carolina, USA
Lexington, Lexington County, South Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 4
Samuel Preston Ford resided here in Township 4, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
Township 4, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 14
Samuel Preston Ford resided here in Sand Hill, Moore, North Carolina, USA
Sand Hill, Moore, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 24
Samuel Preston Ford resided here in Kannapolis, Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
Kannapolis, Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 29
Samuel Preston Ford resided here in China Grove, Rowan, North Carolina
China Grove, Rowan, North Carolina
1936
25 Jun 1936
Age 30
Samuel Preston Ford resided here in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
1940
1940
Age 34
Samuel Preston Ford resided here in China Grove Township, China Grove, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
China Grove Township, China Grove, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 44
Samuel Preston Ford resided here in Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
1959
15 February 1959
Age 53
Death of Samuel Preston Ford in Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1906
    Event Place: Lexington, Lexington County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, GA; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For North Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 120
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: China Grove, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02968; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 80-9
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sand Hill, Moore, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1300; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 93
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2341411
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 4, Cabarrus, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1100; Page: 30a; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1375113
    [7] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Charlotte Observer; Publication Date: 16 Feb 1959; Publication Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; ,0.5010769,0.2735687,0.53582513&xid=3355
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: 3827; Page: 76; Enumeration District: 80-15

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Township 4, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Township 4, Cabarrus, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1100; Page: 30a; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 1375113

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sand Hill, Moore, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sand Hill, Moore, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1300; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 93

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Kannapolis, Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2341411

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: China Grove, Rowan, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: China Grove, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02968; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 80-9

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1936
    Event Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Charlotte Observer; Publication Date: 25 Jun 1936; Publication Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; &terms=Sam_P_Ford

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: China Grove Township, China Grove, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta; Atlanta, GA; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For North Carolina, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 120
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: China Grove, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02968; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 80-9

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: 3827; Page: 76; Enumeration District: 80-15

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Charlotte Observer; Publication Date: 16 Feb 1959; Publication Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; ,0.5010769,0.2735687,0.53582513&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kannapolis, Rowan, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mnnepolis Cunincorporite, Rowan, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: 3827; Page: 76; Enumeration District: 80-15

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 February 1959
    Event Place: Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976
    [2] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Charlotte Observer; Publication Date: 16 Feb 1959; Publication Place: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; ,0.5010769,0.2735687,0.53582513&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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