Husband: Richard Ford
Born: Oct-18-1821 1,2
Died: Jul-18-1895 in Iowa 1
Buried: in Garwin Union Cemetery, Garwin, Tama Co, IA 3,4
Resided: since abt 1883 in Iowa 3
Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Thomas Ford (1794 - 1860)
Mother: Elizabeth Dye (1791 - 1833)
Wife: Harriet F. Randolph 5,6 Census name: Hariot 7 Married: Nov-28-1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 8
Born: Feb- 2-1826 near Salem, Harrison Co, (W)VA 6,9,10,2 Died: Apr-13-1900 in Garwin, Tama Co, IA 6,9 Buried: in Garwin Union Cemetery, Garwin, Tama Co, IA 4 Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: William F. Randolph (1800 - 1861) Mother: Mary Bond Davis (1804 - 1854)
M Child 1: Festus Preston Ford Born: Sep-10-1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11 Died: Jan- 5-1931 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 12 Buried: in Bluemont Cemetery, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 4,12 Census: 1900 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Eliza Jane Smith b. Jul- 5-1852 d. Jan- 5-1944 Also known as: Jane Smith Married: Mar-29-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
F Child 2: Mary E. Ford Born: ca 1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 14 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: John A. Morrow b. ca 1842 Married: Dec-29-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 14
F Child 3: Laura A. Ford Also known as: Flora A. Ford 15 Born: 1854 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 16 (see note 1) Died: Dec-15-1931 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 12 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 12,4 Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Daniel Floyd Haymond b. ca 1851 d. bef Nov 1903 Married: Sep-18-1873 in Doddridge Co, WV 14 Husband: John Webster Williams b. Jan- 4-1831 d. Oct- 7-1911 Married: Nov- 1-1903 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 15
M Child 4: William H. Ford Born: ca 1857 2 Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Olive Snider b. ca 1861 Married: Sep-11-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
M Child 5: Lewis L. Ford Born: ca 1858 2 Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
M Child 6: B. Ford Born: ca 1859 10 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA (see note 2)
M Child 7: Milton E. Ford Born: ca 1860 2 Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 8: Rachel Laverne Ford Born: ca 1862 2 Died: Dec- -1940 in Washington, DC Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: George D. McLeod Married: 1895 in Chicago, Cook Co, IL
M Child 9: Martin Ford Born: Dec-10-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 3)
M Child 10: Townsend Edwin Ford Census name: Edmon T. Ford Born: 1868 7 Died: 1920 Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
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. 359. (2) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant Twp) (3) Obituary. (4) Findagrave.com. (5) Marriage record of son. (6) 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. 31. (7) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (8) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, "Davis - The Settlers of Salem West Virginia," p. 31, reports a marriage date of March 13 1851, which appears to be a misreading of the handwritten marriage record. MR p. 18 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791158&Type=Marriage. (9) Headstone. (10) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (11) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (13) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (15) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (16) Headstone (year only) (17) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in death record as May 19 1852, age 79y 6m 26d. But age in 1870 Census would put birth in about 1856, while date on headstone is 1854. Age 19 in 1873 marriage record would also put birth in about 1854. A birth date of May 19 1855 has also been reported. Note (2) Was not with family in 1870 Census. Note (3) Middle initial is H in 1870 Census, I in 1880 Census, but Q in birth record.