Husband: Septimus Ardvern Ford 1
Also known as: Ardvern Ford 2
Born: Nov-27-1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,3,4
Died: 1926 3
Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 5
Resided: 1921 in Salem, WV 2
Resided: 1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: James R. Ford (1828 - 1888)
Mother: Talitha W. Davis (1827 - 1900)
Other spouse 1
Wife: Katherine Irene "Kate" Davis Census name: Irena C. Davis Married: Sep-20-1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
Born: Nov-29-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Died: Feb- 7-1952 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 8,6 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 9 Resided: at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1900, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Samuel Preston Davis (1835 - 1895) Mother: Melissa Williams (1846 - 1911) Notes 6 Notes 6
F Child 1: Nina Olive Ford Born: Sep- 6-1895 in Salem, WV 10 Died: Mar-14-1931 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 9 Census: 1900, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1916 teacher at Shadeland School 12 Husband: William Clyde Spencer b. May- 2-1896 d. Jan-22-1958 Also known as: Clyde Spencer 13,14 Married: May-12-1921 at Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 15,16
F Child 2: Pearl Irene Ford Census name: Pearle Ford 17 Born: Apr- 6-1897 18,17 Died: May-16-1961 18 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 9 Census: 1900, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: teacher 14 Education: Salem College 19 (see note 1) Husband: Lawrence William Coulehan b. Apr- 8-1887 d. Oct- 1-1956
M Child 3: Charles Dana Ford Also known as: Dana Ford 20,19 Born: May-21-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 21,17 Died: Feb- 3-1967 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 22,21 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 22,9 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 23 Census: 1900, 1920, 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: steel construction, iron worker 14,22 Education: Salem College 19 (see note 2) Wife: Esther V. Stutler b. Jul-14-1902 d. Nov- -1991 Married: May-21-1927 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 24
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. 43. (2) Obituary of brother. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Upshur County Marriage Records, Buckhannon, WV. (5) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (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. 163. (7) Headstone, "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 163, reports birth date as Nov 29 1867. But "West Union WV Cemeteries," p. 9, reports birth date on headstone as Nov 29 1866. (8) Obituary - At home. (9) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (10) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 228, reports birth date Sep 6 1896, but 1900 Census shows birth date as Sep 1895 and death record specifies Sep 6 1895. (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (12) Doddridge County Republican, 11/2/1916. (13) 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. 170. (14) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 39 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796274&Type=Marriage. (16) 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. 228. (17) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (18) Headstone. (19) West Union Herald, 9/21/1916. (20) Obituary of son. (21) Social Security Death Index. (22) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (23) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. (24) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as C. D. Ford, 28, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Esther Stutler, 24, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married May 21 1927 in West Union. MR p. 77 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796531&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Sep 21 1916, in its entirety: "Miss Pearl Ford and brother Dana Ford, of Rock Run, left Monday for Salem where they will enter the Salem College." Note (2) Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Sep 21 1916, in its entirety: "Miss Pearl Ford and brother Dana Ford, of Rock Run, left Monday for Salem where they will enter the Salem College."