Husband: Stephen J. Ford
Born: Jul- -1845 1 (see note 1) Died: Mar-12-1931 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 3 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Albert H. Ford (1819 - 1888) Mother: Rulana Davis (1819 - 1867)
Wife: Sophia O. Polan
Census name: Sapphire 1
Married: Jun- 3-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
Born: Dec-29-1843 1,4 (see note 2)
Died: Aug-21-1900 5
Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 3
Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Samuel Polan (1824 - 1892)
Mother: Keziah Kelley (1818 - 1901)
Notes
M Child 1: Samuel A. Ford Born: ca 1868 6 Resided: 1916 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: minister 8,7
M Child 2: John Anderson Ford Born: Sep-13-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 5,9,4 (see note 3) Died: Apr-16-1916 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 10,11,8,5 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 12,3 Cause of death: appendicitis, peritonitis 9,11 Census: 1880, 1900, 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 11,13 Wife: Gracie Bell Davis b. 1881 d. Mar-23-1966 Married: Dec-25-1901 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,4 No children: 13
M Child 3: Charles Lewis Ford Census name: Charley L. Ford Born: Sep- -1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,4 (see note 4) Died: Jan-30-1941 at Sugar Camp (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 15,5,11 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 11,3 Resided: in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1880, 1900, 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 11,13 Wife: Mahala Matheny b. Mar-23-1875 d. Jul-24-1938 Married: Apr- 8-1899 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
M Child 4: Alfred Ford Born: Sep-16-1873 8 Died: Sep-16-1873 8
M Child 5: Ermon E. Ford Born: Sep-27-1877 in Doddridge Co, WV 16,8 Died: Jun-26-1878 8
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (2) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101, Identified as S. J. Ford, male, son of Albert Ford & Lany Davis. Died Mar 12 1931. (3) Findagrave.com. (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (5) Headstone. (6) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton Twp). (7) Obituary of brother. (8) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 119. (9) Obituary. (10) Obituary - St. Joseph's Hospital. (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (12) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 116. (13) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (14) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 115. (15) Obituary - At home. (16) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 86, Line 16 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2603562&Type=Birth. Event Notes Note (1) Findagrave and "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 60, report birth date as Jul 25 1844. But 1900 Census shows it as July 1845, age 54. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Dec 1844. Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Sep 1871. Note (4) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Sep 1870, and his obituary says that he was born on Sep 13 1870, while his death record shows it as Sep 14 1871. But the date on his headstone is Apr 13 1870. Similarly, his death record shows his death date as Jan 31 1941. But the death date on his headstone is Jan 30 1941, and his obituary states that he died on Thursday, January 30, 1941, a date that did fall on a Thursday.