Doddridge County Roots


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Ross William FORD

Ross William FORD

Male 1913 - 1991  (77 years)


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  • Name Ross William FORD
    Birth 28 Dec 1913  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1920, 1930  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Big Battle (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Occupation 1940  [3] 
    laborer in tin mill 
    Military From 17 Nov 1942 to 6 Nov 1945  [4, 5, 6] 
    Paratrooper, US Army Infantry, World War II, Europe (POW in Germany) 
    Residence Weirton, Hancock Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Death 12 May 1991  [2] 
    Burial CHRISTUS GARDEN  Chapel Hill Cemetery, Orlando, Orange Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Person ID I83321  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 8 Jun 2025

    Father John Samuel FORD,   b. Oct 1877, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1934 (Age ~ 56 years)
    Mother Lillie Gay CONWELL,   b. 25 Jun 1893, Grant District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Sep 1976, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F35662  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Ellen OGDEN,   b. 25 Jul 1920, Wallace, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1994 (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F62161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S2646] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    4. [S2512] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    5. [S2580] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    6. [S2596] World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives).

    7. [S2491] U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, (Ancestry.com).

    8. [S960] Obituary of mother.

    9. [S934] Findagrave.com.