Husband: Ernest Osora Ford Also known as: Ernest Ozro Ford 1
Born: Mar-26-1869 2,3 Died: Apr- 8-1944 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,3 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 5 Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1) Occupation: farmer 6,7,8 Father: James R. Ford (1828 - 1888) Mother: Talitha W. Davis (1827 - 1900)
Wife: Ida Frances Kinney Married: ca 1898 6
Born: Oct-26-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 9 Died: Aug-18-1966 in Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 10 (see note 2) Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 10,5 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1913 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Father: John S. Kinney (1829 - 1907) Mother: Deborah Bond (1839 - 1925)
M Child 1: Harold Herbert Ford Also known as: Herbert Harold Ford 12 Born: Dec-24-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,14,15 Died: Feb- 2-1979 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13,15 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 13,5 Census: 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Olive M. "Ollie" Finley b. Dec-16-1901 d. Jan- 2-1995 Married: Mar- 6-1926 in Doddridge Co, WV 16,17,18
F Child 2: Lillian Marie Ford Census name: Marie Ford Born: Feb-14-1902 19 Died: Feb-24-1977 19 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Thomas Elkins Pratt b. ca 1898 Married: Oct- 8-1921 in Doddridge Co, WV 20
M Child 3: Hadsel Mansfield Ford Born: Jun-22-1904 in Doddridge Co, WV 21,3 Died: Apr-16-1946 21,3 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 5 Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Thelma Louise Smith b. Oct- 4-1908 d. Nov-22-2000 Married: Jul- 3-1923 21
M Child 4: William Allen "Shorty" Ford
Also known as: Allen Ford
Born: Jul-11-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 22,15,19
Died: Apr-14-1973 in Doddridge Co, WV 23,15,19
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 5
Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 24
Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 3)
Education: Salem College 25
Military: U.S. Army, World War II 26
Occupation: 1940 farm laborer 27
Notes
F Child 5: Wilmetta Ernesteen Ford Census name: Ernestine Ford Born: Oct- 5-1911 in Doddridge Co, WV 22,15 Died: Jun-10-1980 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 19 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11,15 Census: 1940 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 school teacher at West Union Graded School 27 Husband: Marshall Douglas Leggett b. Jul-31-1907 d. Dec-31-1957 Married: Jun- 3-1938 in Catlettsburg, Boyd Co, KY 17
Sources: (1) 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. 87. (2) 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. 43. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (5) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (6) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (7) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (8) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (9) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Birth date on headstone reported as 1870, but death record states Oct 27 1875, age 90. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5048833&Type=Death. (10) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (11) Obituary of brother. (12) Birth record of son. (13) Obituary. (14) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 141. (15) Social Security Death Index. (16) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Harold H. Ford, 27, of Doddridge Co; and Olive Finley, 24, of Doddridge Co. Married Mar 6 1926. (17) Obituary of husband. (18) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 142. (19) Headstone. (20) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (21) 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. 235. (22) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (23) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (24) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Michigan before 1951. (25) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (26) West Union Herald. (27) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) Event Notes Note (1) In 1920, location specified as Middle Island Road, which later became State Route 18. In 1930, location was specified as Route 18. Note (2) Britton Rest Home Note (3) Enumerated twice in 1930, once as "Allen" in Doddridge County with his family in West Union, and again as "Allan" in Harrison County as a night student at Salem College.