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Willis Carl FORDHAM 1939–2022 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1939

Birth Location: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 8 Dec 2022

Death Location: Trickem, Cleburne, Alabama, USA

Father: Loyce FORDHAM

Mother: Lois Fordham

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The story of Willis Carl FORDHAM began in 1939 in Cleburne County, Alabama, USA. In 1940, Willis Carl FORDHAM resided in Bells Mills, Cleburne, Alabama, USA. In 1950, Willis Carl FORDHAM resided in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA. Willis Carl FORDHAM married Juanita Alexander, Judy Diane Cox, and had children including Keith Fordham, Kimberly Fordham Hinley, Lisa Fordham Martin. Willis Carl FORDHAM passed away in 2022 in Trickem, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Willis Carl FORDHAM began in 1939 in Cleburne County, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1940, Willis Carl FORDHAM resided in Bells Mills, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1950, Willis Carl FORDHAM resided in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.
  • Willis Carl FORDHAM married Juanita Alexander, Judy Diane Cox, and had children including Keith Fordham, Kimberly Fordham Hinley, Lisa Fordham Martin.
  • Willis Carl FORDHAM passed away in 2022 in Trickem, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

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Willis FORDHAM's Ancestors

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Willis FORDHAM
1939–2022
Birth Place: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Loyce John FORDHAM
1911–1988
Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Lois (Grace McELROY) Fordham
1912–2006
Heflin, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
William (A) FORDHAM
1887–1951
Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Adie (Luana WILLINGHAM) Fordham
1887–1978
Arbacoochee, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
William (Carl) McELROY
1890–1921
Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Ninnie (MYERS) McElroy
1894–1944
Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
George FORDHAM
1832–1926
Mary Fordham
1837–1927
John McELROY
1871–1963
Leah McElroy
1871–1955
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William McELROY
1842–1928
Sarah McElroy
1848–1900
Haywood WISE
1833–1920
Mary Wise
1833–1927

Willis FORDHAM's Timeline

4 Records

1939
1 May 1939
Birth of Willis Carl FORDHAM in Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
1940
1940
Age 1
Willis Carl FORDHAM resided here in Bells Mills, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Bells Mills, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 11
Willis Carl FORDHAM resided here in Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
2022
8 Dec 2022
Age 83
Death of Willis Carl FORDHAM in Bowdon, Carroll, Georgia, USA
Bowdon, Carroll, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1939
    Event Place: Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, McNett Funeral Home; Publication Date: 12 Dec 2022; Publication Place: Heflin, Alabama, USA
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: 6259; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 15-12

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Bells Mills, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama, 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: Lost Creek, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: 6259; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 15-12

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Dec 2022
    Event Place: Bowdon, Carroll, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, McNett Funeral Home; Publication Date: 12 Dec 2022; Publication Place: Heflin, Alabama, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Trickem, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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