Husband: Albert H. Ford
Born: Aug- 4-1819 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2 (see note 1)
Died: Sep-27-1888 1,3
Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 4
Resided: in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 5
Father: Thomas Ford (1794 - 1860)
Mother: Elizabeth Dye (1791 - 1833)
Other spouse 2
Notes
Wife: Rulana Davis 6,7 Also known as: Ruhana 8 Married: Mar-10-1837 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1
Born: Apr-13-1819 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1 (see note 2) Died: Feb-26-1867 1,3 Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 4 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Stephen C. Davis (1781 - 1869) Mother: Nancy Fitz Randolph (1781 - 1871)
F Child 1: Elizabeth Ford Born: Feb-14-1834 1 (see note 3) Died: Apr-15-1925 1 Buried: in Beechwood Cemetery (Mt Moriah Church), Centerville, Tyler Co, WV 9 Resided: 1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Elisha Stoneking b. Mar- 1-1830 d. Jul-22-1904 Married: Jun- 5-1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2
M Child 2: Anderson Hamilton Ford Census name: Hamilton Ford Born: Nov-30-1839 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 10,11,3,2 Died: May- 3-1915 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 3,12 Buried: in Doak Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 13 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1900 teamster 11 Occupation: 1880 sawmill worker 5 Occupation: 1870 common laborer 14 Wife: Jeretha Cottrill b. Sep- -1839 d. Oct- 8-1917 Also known as: Dorotha Cottrill 1 Married: Jan- 4-1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 13
F Child 3: Martha Ellen Ford Born: Mar- -1842 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 15,2 Died: Dec-24-1920 16,1,17 Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Robert H. Boyce b. ca 1838 d. Dec- 5-1926 Also known as: T. Robert Boyce 1 Married: Feb-25-1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
M Child 4: Stephen J. Ford Born: Jul- -1845 15 (see note 4) Died: Mar-12-1931 in Doddridge Co, WV 18 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 12 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Sophia O. Polan b. Dec-29-1843 d. Aug-21-1900 Census name: Sapphire 15 Married: Jun- 3-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
M Child 5: Thomas Ford Born: Oct- 2-1846 1,2 Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Odell Davis b. Mar-17-1847 d. Jan- -1903 Married: Nov-15-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
M Child 6: William Ford Born: 1849 1 Died: young 1 (see note 5) Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
M Child 7: James W. Ford Born: Dec-16-1849 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 19,2 Died: Mar-24-1924 in Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 19 (see note 6) Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 19,12 Cause of death: gangrene of leg 19 Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1880 sawmill worker 20 Wife: Elsie Jane Mowry b. Jul- 3-1856 d. 1918 Birth name: Alsey Jane Mowry 21 Married: Mar- 4-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 22
M Child 8: Isaac Henry Ford Also known as: Henry Ford 2,23,8 Born: ca 1853 2 Resided: 1902 in Heldreth, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1880 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 24 Wife: Charlotte Ashcraft b. ca 1855 Married: Mar-12-1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,1 Wife: Amanda Melvina Currey b. ca 1864 Also known as: Melvina Curry 23 Married: Apr-28-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,1
F Child 9: Nancy A. Ford Born: Mar-14-1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 25,2 Died: Feb- 3-1900 25 Husband: John L. Haney b. Feb- -1849 Married: Nov-23-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
M Child 10: George Washington Ford Also known as: George Wallace Ford 9 Born: Mar-16-1857 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 26 (see note 7) Died: Jul-21-1949 9,3 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 4 Census: 1880, 1900, 10, 30 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Margaret Virginia "Maggie" Maxwell b. Feb-14-1860 d. Nov-16-1921 Also known as: Maggie V. Maxwell 2 Married: Sep-17-1886 in Harrison Co, WV 27
F Child 11: Mary Lavonia Ford Born: Mar- 4-1858 25 (see note 8) Died: Jun-21-1906 in Doddridge Co, WV 28 Buried: in Big Battle Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1880, 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Monticue Hutson b. Jan-30-1859 d. ca 1882 Married: Feb-27-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 Husband: Thaddeus Leroy Currey b. Dec-12-1859 d. Apr-27-1931 Census name: Thaddeus L. Curry Married: May-25-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
M Child 12: Jefferson Alexander Ford Born: Jan-11-1859 25,3 Died: Jan- -1935 25,3 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 4 Census: 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Mary L. "Mollie" Fultz b. Nov-27-1858 d. Feb-26-1936 Also known as: Mollie L. Fultz 2 Married: Dec-26-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
F Child 13: Sarah Margaret Ford Born: Jan-27-1864 9 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Stephen D. Spencer Also known as: Stover Spencer 25
M Child 14: Albert Randolph Ford Also known as: A. R. Ford 13,29 Born: Feb-14-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 19 (see note 9) Died: Aug-25-1932 in Doddridge Co, WV 19 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1930 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV (see note 10) Census: 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: cobbler, shoe maker 29,19 Wife: Lizetta May Divers b. Jan- -1862 d. Oct-27-1916 Census name: Eliza E. Divers Married: Jul- 8-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 30 Wife: Martha Dessie Mayfield b. Jan-16-1891 d. Feb-14-1965 Also known as: Dessie Martha Mayfield 31,27 Married: Jul-19-1924 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 32
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. 60. (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (5) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (6) Marriage record of son. (7) Death record of son. (8) Marriage record of daughter. (9) Wade H. Coffindaffer Jr. (1918-1991), Clarksburg, WV, Descendants of Thomas and Elizabeth Dye Ford (Self-published, July 1991), p. 15. (10) Wade H. Coffindaffer Jr. (1918-1991), Clarksburg, WV, Descendants of Thomas and Elizabeth Dye Ford (Self-published, July 1991), p. 16. (11) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (12) Findagrave.com. (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (14) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant Twp) (15) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (16) Obituary of husband. (17) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (18) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101, Identified as S. J. Ford, male, son of Albert Ford & Lany Davis. Died Mar 12 1931. (19) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (20) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (21) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (22) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as James W. Ford, 25, of Doddridge Co, son of Albert & Rhulana; and Alcy J. Mowrey [sic], 18, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of William & Margaret. Married Mar 4 1875. (23) Death record of daughter. (24) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). (25) 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. 61. (26) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, Birth date reported as Sep 17 1855 on p. 61, but Mar 16 1857 on p. 119. The 1855 date would conflict with the birth date of an older sibling and is considered to be an error. p. 119. (27) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (28) 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. 120. (29) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (30) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Albert R. Ford, 19, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Lizetta May Divers, 24, of Doddridge Co. Married Jul 8 1886. (31) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (32) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as A. R. Ford, 56, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Dessie M. Sponaugle, 32, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co. Married Jul 19 1924 in West Union. MR p. 333 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795944&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) Headstone date is 1817. Note (2) Headstone date is 1820. Note (3) Age given at time of marriage would put birth in about 1838. Note (4) Findagrave and "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV," p. 60, report birth date as Jul 25 1844. But 1900 Census shows it as July 1845, age 54. Note (5) "Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia," p. 60, reports that William Ford was born and died in 1849. However, he appeared in the 1850 Census, but was not with his family in the 1860 Census. Note (6) "Davis - The Settlers of Salem WV" reports birth & death dates exactly one day earlier than death record. Death record incorrectly reports his mother's name as Dye (who was his grandmother) rather than Davis. Note (7) Age 28 at time of Sep 1886 marriage would put birth in about 1858. Headstone date is 1855. Note (8) A birth date of Mar 4 1861 has also been reported. Note (9) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Feb 1867. Note (10) 105 Water Street