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Sylvester Leroy Ford 1906–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1906

Birth Location: Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 22 Apr 1982

Death Location: Pluckemin, Somerset, New Jersey, USA

Father: Edwin Ford

Mother: Flora Ford

Spouse(s): Almeda Carey

Children(s):

The story of Sylvester Leroy Ford began in 1906 in Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey, USA. In 1920, Sylvester Leroy Ford resided in Roselle Park, Union, New Jersey, USA. In 1930, Sylvester Leroy Ford resided in Brooklyn (Districts 751-1000), Brooklyn, Kings, Ne. Sylvester Leroy Ford married Almeda Carey. Sylvester Leroy Ford passed away in 1982 in Pluckemin, Somerset, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvester Leroy Ford began in 1906 in Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey, USA.
  • In 1920, Sylvester Leroy Ford resided in Roselle Park, Union, New Jersey, USA.
  • In 1930, Sylvester Leroy Ford resided in Brooklyn (Districts 751-1000), Brooklyn, Kings, Ne.
  • Sylvester Leroy Ford married Almeda Carey.
  • Sylvester Leroy Ford passed away in 1982 in Pluckemin, Somerset, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sylvester Ford's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester Ford
1906–1982
Birth Place: Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Edwin Arthur Ford
1879–1959
Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
Flora Ford
1882–1953
New York
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson) Ford
1844–1933
Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
Sarah (Louisa) Parker
1846–1927
Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Ford
1800–1882
Mary Foster
1806–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ford
1780–1858
Hannah Ford
1780–
Samuel Foster
1781–1824
Mary Clark
1789–1894

Sylvester Ford's Timeline

9 Records

1906
27 Jul 1906
Birth of Sylvester Leroy Ford in Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
1920
1920
Age 14
Sylvester Leroy Ford resided here in Roselle Park, Union, New Jersey, USA
Roselle Park, Union, New Jersey, USA
1930
1930
Age 24
Sylvester Leroy Ford resided here in Brooklyn (Districts 751-1000), Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
Brooklyn (Districts 751-1000), Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
1935
1935
Age 29
Sylvester Leroy Ford resided here in New York, Kings, New York
New York, Kings, New York
1940
1940
Age 34
Sylvester Leroy Ford resided here in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
1942
5 May 1942
Age 36
Sylvester Leroy Ford resided here in Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA
Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA
1950
1950
Age 44
Sylvester Leroy Ford resided here in Bridgewater, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Bridgewater, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 45
Sylvester Leroy Ford resided here in New York
New York
1982
22 Apr 1982
Age 76
Death of Sylvester Leroy Ford in Bridgewater Township, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Bridgewater Township, Somerset, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1906
    Event Place: Bayonne, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For New York City, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
    [2] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [3] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02598; Page: 62B; Enumeration District: 24-1997B
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0872; FHL microfilm: 2341273
    [8] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] New Jersey, U.S., Birth Index, New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; New Jersey Births, 1878-1890
    [11] New Jersey, Death Index
    [12] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bridgewater, Somerset, New Jersey; Roll: 3173; Page: 80; Enumeration District: 18-28A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Roselle Park, Union, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Brooklyn (Districts 751-1000), Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0872; FHL microfilm: 2341273

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: New York, Kings, New York
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02598; Page: 62B; Enumeration District: 24-1997B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For New York City, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02598; Page: 62B; Enumeration District: 24-1997B

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 5 May 1942
    Event Place: Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Courier-News; Publication Date: 5 May 1942; Publication Place: Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Somerset, New Jersey, 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: Bridgewater, Somerset, New Jersey; Roll: 3173; Page: 80; Enumeration District: 18-28A

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Reno
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Reno Gazette-Journal; Publication Date: 6 Nov 1928; Publication Place: Reno, Nevada, USA; ,0.17741376,0.967

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Somerset, New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1982
    Event Place: Bridgewater Township, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] New Jersey, Death Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pluckemin, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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