Jul-28-2018
Husband: Anderson Hamilton Ford Census name: Hamilton Ford
Born: Nov-30-1839 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2,3,4 Died: May- 3-1915 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 3,5 Buried: in Doak Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 5 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 6 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1900 teamster 2 Occupation: 1880 sawmill worker 7 Occupation: 1870 common laborer 8 Father: Albert H. Ford (1819 - 1888) Mother: Rulana Davis (1819 - 1867)
Wife: Jeretha Cottrill 9,10 Also known as: Dorotha Cottrill 9 Married: Jan- 4-1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 6
Born: Sep- -1839 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 2,3,6 Died: Oct- 8-1917 5,3 Buried: in Doak Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1) Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 6 Census: 1850, 1860 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Father: Richard Cottrill (1806 - 1877) Mother: Elizabeth "Betsy" Lawson (1812 - )
M Child 1: Useba Fernando Ford Also known as: Ucebous F. Ford 6 Born: Mar- 9-1863 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11,6 Died: Jun-30-1936 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Buried: in Doak Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 11,12 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 2) Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: oiler on station 11 Occupation: 1910 sawyer (own sawmill) 13 Occupation: 1880 sawmill worker Wife: Hannah Myra Downs b. Mar-21-1866 d. Apr- 4-1947 Also known as: Hannah Marie Downs 11 Married: May-14-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
M Child 2: Thomas Ford Born: Jan-26-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,14,15 Died: Apr- 7-1904 near Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 9,16,17 (see note 3) Cause of death: killed instantly in train collision at Tunnel No. 6 16 Buried: in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 17 Resided: in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 16 Census: 1900 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Resided: 1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: train conductor 16,1 Occupation: 1900 brakeman on railroad 14 Wife: Etta Jane Davis b. Jul-22-1867 d. Jan-12-1939 Census name: Ettie Davis Married: Dec-23-1886 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18
F Child 3: Rachel Margaret "Maggie" Ford Census name: Maggie 19 Born: Mar- 1-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 20 (see note 4) Census: 1920 in Cass District, Monongalia Co, WV Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 5) Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 6) Husband: Edward B. "Eddie" Bee b. Nov-20-1866 d. Oct-31-1922 Census name: Eddie Bee 19,21 Married: ca 1891 19
M Child 4: Calvin Reason Ford Also known as: C. R. Ford 22 Born: Apr- -1872 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,23,24 Died: Sep-16-1904 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 22 Cause of death: killed on railroad 22 Census: 1900 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Resided: 1896 in Taylor Co, WV 24 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1900 brakeman on railroad 14 Wife: Mary Imogene Ringer b. Mar-27-1872 d. Aug-22-1944 Also known as: Mary A. Ringer 24 Married: Mar-24-1896 in Taylor Co, WV 25
M Child 5: Tarrence Lee Ford Census name: Lee Ford Born: Oct-20-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,3,4,6 Died: Apr-18-1961 in Big Springs, Calhoun Co, WV 26,3 Buried: in Fluharty Cemetery, Co Rd 2/9 (Leading Crk), near Big Springs, Calhoun Co, WV 11,5 Resided: in Big Springs, Calhoun Co, WV 11 Census: 1910 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: pipeline & meter man 11 Occupation: 1910 teamster 27 Wife: Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Tate b. Oct-15-1879 d. 1961 Married: Nov- 2-1902 in Doddridge Co, WV 28
Sources: (1) Wade H. Coffindaffer Jr. (1918-1991), Clarksburg, WV, Descendants of Thomas and Elizabeth Dye Ford (Self-published, July 1991), p. 16. (2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (5) Findagrave.com. (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (7) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (8) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant Twp) (9) 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. (10) Death record of son. (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (12) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (13) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District). (14) 1900 Census, Taylor County, WV. (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789951&Type=Marriage. (16) Newspaper article, Clarksburg Telegram, Friday, 8 April 1904. (17) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, DR p. 6, Line 13 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=109622&Type=Death. (18) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Thomas Ford, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Etta Davis, 19, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Dec 23 1886 "near the parsonage on the B. & O. R.R.," officiated by George D. Holden, a Minister of the U.B. Church. Informants for marriage license: Thomas Ford & Cornelius S. Davis. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789951&Type=Marriage. (19) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (20) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (21) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (22) Taylor County Death Records, Grafton, WV, DR p. 91, Line 13 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=4434895&Type=Death. (23) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (24) Taylor County Marriage Records, Grafton, WV. (25) Taylor County Marriage Records, Grafton, WV, MR p. 136, Line 17 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11209128&Type=Marriage. (26) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1245280&Type=Death. (27) 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV. (28) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as T. L. Ford, 24, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Maggie Tate, 22, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Nov 2 1902 "at the home of the bride's parents.", MR p. 487. Event Notes Note (1) In 1910, reported as having 9 children, 3 still living. Note (2) In 1930, location specified as Robinson Road. Note (3) "Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia," p. 60, incorrectly reports place of death as Grafton in Taylor County. But a newspaper account states that Thomas Ford, a resident of Grafton, died instantly at Tunnel #6 east of West Union when the train he was conducting collided with another train. One of the three physicians who responded to the accident scene was E. B. Fittro of Salem, who incorrectly recorded the death in Harrison County, with place of death entered as "near Salem," cause of death "killed by train," further described as "killed instantly." Burial location was given only as Grafton, his age was incorrectly stated as 42y 4m 5d, and his occupation was incorrectly given as brakeman (which was his occupation in the 1900 Census), rather than conductor as reported in the newspaper account of his death. The death was reported by the physician on Sep 3 1904, nearly five months after it occurred, which may account for some of the errors. Note (4) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Apr 1871. But her birth record shows it as Mar 1 1870. She appeared in the 1870 Census (enumerated Jul 9 1870), age one month, birth month given as April. Note (5) Name: E. M. Ford. Age 11. Note (6) Name: Rachel M. Ford. Age one month.Name Index