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Thelma Jean Ford 1925–2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Oct 1925

Birth Location: Kansas

Death Date: 4 Jul 2010

Death Location: Snohomish, Washington

Father: Matthew Ford

Mother: Cora Absher

Spouse(s): Elmer Helm

Children(s): Janice Helm

Thelma Jean Ford was born in 1925 in Kansas, the child of Matthew Merle Ford And Cora M Absher. In 1930, Thelma Jean Ford resided in Scott City, Scott City, Scott, Kansas, USA. In 1935, Thelma Jean Ford resided in Wakefield, Clay, Kansas. Thelma Jean Ford married Elmer Helm, and had children including Janice Lee Helm. Thelma Jean Ford passed away in 2010 in Snohomish, Washington.

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Biography

  • Thelma Jean Ford was born in 1925 in Kansas, the child of Matthew Merle Ford And Cora M Absher.
  • In 1930, Thelma Jean Ford resided in Scott City, Scott City, Scott, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1935, Thelma Jean Ford resided in Wakefield, Clay, Kansas.
  • Thelma Jean Ford married Elmer Helm, and had children including Janice Lee Helm.
  • Thelma Jean Ford passed away in 2010 in Snohomish, Washington.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thelma Ford's Ancestors

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Thelma Ford
1925–2010
Birth Place: Kansas
Parents
Matthew Merle Ford
1904–1998
Clay Center, Clay County, Kansas, United States of America
Cora (M) Absher
1900–1965
Olney, Richland County, Illinois, United States of America
Grandparents
Ulysses (Sherman) Ford
1869–1918
Plum Hollow, Cty, IA, Iowa, USA
Minnie (Bellamona) McGunnigle
1871–1942
Randolph County, Illinois, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Matthew McGunnigle
1830–1886
Rhoda Edmiston
1836–1925
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Edmiston
1804–1850
Vashti Joines
1802–1837

Thelma Ford's Descendants

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Thelma (Jean) Ford (14 Oct 1925–4 Jul 2010) m. Elmer Helm (22 May 1923–14 Aug 1985)
  1. 1. Janice (Lee) Helm 1945–2011

Thelma Ford's Timeline

8 Records

1925
14 Oct 1925
Birth of Thelma Jean Ford in Kansas
Kansas
1930
1930
Age 5
Thelma Jean Ford resided here in Scott City, Scott City, Scott, Kansas, USA
Scott City, Scott City, Scott, Kansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 10
Thelma Jean Ford resided here in Wakefield, Clay, Kansas
Wakefield, Clay, Kansas
1940
1940
Age 15
Thelma Jean Ford resided here in , Clay Center, Clay, Kansas, USA
, Clay Center, Clay, Kansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 25
Thelma Jean Ford resided here in Seneca, Nemaha, Kansas, USA
Seneca, Nemaha, Kansas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 26
Thelma Jean Ford resided here in Kansas
Kansas
1960
1960
Age 35
Thelma Jean Ford resided here in Seattle, Washington, USA
Seattle, Washington, USA
2010
4 Jul 2010
Age 85
Death of Thelma Jean Ford in Snohomish, Washington
Snohomish, Washington

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1925
    Event Place: Kansas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Scott City, Scott City, Scott, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Wakefield, Clay, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clay Center, Clay, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01224; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 14-6

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Clay Center, Clay, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clay Center, Clay, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01224; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 14-6

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Seneca, Nemaha, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Seneca, Nemaha, Kans

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Kansas
    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 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Seattle, Washington, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Snohomish, Washington, USA
    Record Source: Washington, U.S., Death Index, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Death Index, 1940-1959, 1965-2017

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jul 2010
    Event Place: Snohomish, Washington
    Record Source: Washington, U.S., Death Index, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Death Index, 1940-1959, 1965-2017

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