Husband: Clyde Maxwell Ford
Born: Aug-25-1889 at Cloverdale (Big Flint), Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3
Died: Mar- 5-1957 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Resided: at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: 1917 merchant at Big Flint 1
Father: George Washington Ford (1857 - 1949)
Mother: Margaret Virginia "Maggie" Maxwell (1860 - 1921)
Wife: Mamie Bland 5 6,7
Married: Jul-19-1913 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Born: Apr-20-1896 2,8
Died: Sep- 7-1990 8
Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 9
Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 8
Resided: 1976 in Salem, WV 5
Resided: 1957 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Lloyd C. Bland (1862 - 1896)
Mother: Margaret Carmenta "Maggie" Romine (1869 - 1911)
F Child 1: Marguerite Ford Census name: Margaretta Ford 10 Born: Nov-26-1913 3 Died: Apr-27-2007 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 11 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Resided: in Salem, WV 3,12,13,14 Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: cook (restaurants & school) 3 Education: Carr H.S. (1932), Salem College 3 Husband: Thurman E. Long b. Jul-29-1914 d. Oct-17-1972 Married: Dec-24-1937 15
M Child 2: Rolly B. Ford 13 Born: Dec- 2-1914 16,8 Died: Dec-21-1983 16,8 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Resided: in Salem, WV 12,8 Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Aug- 6-1941 - Sep-15-1945 U.S. Army Ordnance, World War II (Europe) 17 Wife: Edna E. ___ b. Dec-25-1911 d. Jan-10-1990
M Child 3: Gencil Waldo Ford 13 Born: Sep-24-1917 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,8 Died: Jul-12-2000 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 8,11 Buried: in Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Resided: at Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Resided: 1957 in Salem, WV 12 Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: mail carrier, maintenance worker at Industrial Home for Girls 3 Wife: Leora Grace Barr b. Feb-25-1916 d. Apr-24-1996 Also known as: Grace Barr 8,6,18 Married: Dec-21-1961 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 19
F Child 4: Glenna Murl Ford Born: Jan-17-1919 in Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 20,21,10 Died: Jan- 4-1973 in Harrison Co, WV 22 Resided: 1957 in Salem, WV 12 Census: 1940 in Hollidays Cove, Hancock Co, WV Resided: 1939 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Rancel E. Davis b. Jan-14-1912 d. Aug-24-1973 Married: Apr- 8-1939 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 21
M Child 5: Maynard Ray Ford Born: Mar- 5-1920 in Doddridge Co, WV 23,21 Died: Apr- 8-1970 in Doddridge Co, WV 22,23 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 24 Resided: 1950, 1957 in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 21,12 Census: 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Pfc, 4117 Base Unit, Army Air Force, World War II (Europe) 25,17 Wife: Ruth Jacqueline Scarpelli b. Jun- 8-1920 d. Dec-31-2004 Married: May-18-1950 in Weirton, Hancock Co, WV 21
M Child 6: Doyle Bland Ford 13
Born: Apr-21-1922 in West Virginia 26
Died: Apr-10-1949 in Harrison Co, WV 27
Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 26
Resided: in Salem, WV 26
Census: 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: Carbon Plant employee 26
Military: Pfc, U.S. Army Field Artillery, World War II (Europe) 26,23,17
Never married: 26
M Child 7: Philip Sheridan Ford Also known as: Sheridan Ford 12,10 Born: Sep- 9-1923 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 28,8,23 Died: Jun-23-1974 29,23 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Resided: 1949, 1957 in Salem, WV 28,12 Census: 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1940) Military: Jan-18-1944 - Apr-27-1946 BM2, US Navy, World War II (Pacific) 16,25,17 Wife: Living
F Child 8: Bernadine Ford Born: ca 1925 10 Resided: 2000, 06, 07 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 14,13 Resided: 1957 in Elkins, Randolph Co, WV 12 Census: 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: ___ Bellotte
F Child 9: Rhea Virginia Ford Born: Feb-20-1929 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 Died: Mar-30-2006 in Elkins, Randolph Co, WV 4 Buried: in Elkins Memorial Gardens (formerly IOOF), Elkins, Randolph Co, WV 3 Resided: in Elkins, Randolph Co, WV 3,12,14 Census: 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: C&P Telephone Co (10 yrs), Stephen's Food Service (Tygart Motel), Gino's Pizza 3 Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1946), Salem College 3,30 Husband: Harry "Buck" Howell Married: Mar- 3-1950 15
F Child 10: Viola Ford Born: ca 1932 Resided: 2000, 2007 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 31,32 Resided: 2007 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 13 Resided: 2007 in Florida 13 Resided: 2006 in Bayonet Point, Pasco Co, FL 13 Resided: 1957 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 12 Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1950) 32 Husband: John DeFrances b. ca 1932
M Child 11: Living Wife: Beatrice Lee Cottrill b. Jul-26-1935 d. Dec-14-2014
Sources: (1) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) Obituary. (4) Obituary - At home. (5) Obituary of half-sister. (6) Obituary of husband. (7) Obituary of daughter. (8) Social Security Death Index. (9) Findagrave.com. (10) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (11) Obituary - Hospital. (12) Obituary of father. (13) Obituary of sister. (14) Obituary of wife's brother. (15) Obituary of wife. (16) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) Newspaper article. (18) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Gencil Waldo Ford, 44, b. Sep 24 1917 in Doddridge Co, res. Salem Rt 2, son of Clyde M. Ford Sr (dec'd) & Mamie Ford; and Leora Grace Sweeney, 45, b. Feb 25 1916 in Doddridge Co, res. Center Point, dau of D. J. Barr (dec'd) & Verna M. Barr (dec'd). Married Dec 21 1961 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, W.Va. MR p. 37 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11799254&Type=Marriage. (20) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (21) Hancock County Marriage Records, New Cumberland, WV. (22) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (23) Headstone. (24) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (25) Military Grave Marker. (26) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (27) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Death was result of apparent accident. He was found dead by a railroad track, having suffered fractures to the skull. (28) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (29) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (30) Dirigo, Salem College Yearbook, 1947. (31) Obituary of brother. (32) Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram, 11/11/2007.