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William Floyd Ashford 1898–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Oct 1898

Birth Location: Indian, Penobscot, Maine

Death Date: 2 May 1980

Death Location: Bentley, Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: William Ashford

Mother: Ida Fondren

Spouse(s): Lydia Rains

Children(s): Virgil Ashford, James Ashford, William Ashford

William Floyd Ashford was born in 1898 in Indian, Penobscot, Maine, the child of William Henry Ashford And Ida Tennessee Fondren. In 1910, William Floyd Ashford resided in Holdford, Marshall, Oklahoma, USA. William Floyd Ashford married Lydia Bell Rains, and had children including James Otis Ashford, Virgil Melvin Ashford, William Billie Ray Ashford. William Floyd Ashford passed away in 1980 in Bentley, Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Floyd Ashford was born in 1898 in Indian, Penobscot, Maine, the child of William Henry Ashford And Ida Tennessee Fondren.
  • In 1910, William Floyd Ashford resided in Holdford, Marshall, Oklahoma, USA.
  • William Floyd Ashford married Lydia Bell Rains, and had children including James Otis Ashford, Virgil Melvin Ashford, William Billie Ray Ashford.
  • William Floyd Ashford passed away in 1980 in Bentley, Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Ashford's Ancestors

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William Ashford
1898–1980
Birth Place: Indian, Penobscot, Maine
Parents
William Henry Ashford
1871–1950
Texas
Ida (Tennessee) Fondren
1869–1921
Texas
Grandparents
Benjamin (Franklin) Ashford
1844–1881
Itawamba, Mississippi, United States
Mary (Susan "Mollie") Leslie
1856–1925
Louisiana
J (G) Fondren
1842–
Alabama
Julie (Ann) Lane
1840–1880
Walker, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Lane
1805–1879
Phebe Walden
1817–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Simeon Sr.
1771–1853
Judith Humphrey
1773–1850
David Walden
1758–1849
Mary Hickman
1771–1849

William Ashford's Descendants

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William (Floyd) Ashford (25 Oct 1898–2 May 1980) m. Lydia (Bell) Rains (26 January 1900–26 December 1964)
  1. 1. Virgil (Melvin) Ashford 1924–1951 m. Lorrine (Lavern) Hodge 1925–1980
  2. 2. James (Otis) Ashford 1920–1920
  3. 3. William ((Billie) Ray) Ashford 1937–1996

William Ashford's Timeline

3 Records

1898
25 Oct 1898
Birth of William Floyd Ashford in Indian, Penobscot, Maine
Indian, Penobscot, Maine
1910
1910
Age 12
William Floyd Ashford resided here in Holdford, Marshall, Oklahoma, USA
Holdford, Marshall, Oklahoma, USA
1980
2 May 1980
Age 82
Death of William Floyd Ashford in Bentley, Atoka, Oklahoma
Bentley, Atoka, Oklahoma

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1898
    Event Place: Indian, Penobscot, Maine
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Holdford, Marshall, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1262; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0190; FHL microfilm: 1375275
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Holdford, Marshall, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Holdford, Marshall, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1262; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0190; FHL microfilm: 1375275

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1980
    Event Place: Bentley, Atoka, Oklahoma
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bentley, Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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