Samuel Lee FORD

1859 - 1921  (62 years)

• Name	Samuel Lee FORD
  Born	12 Jan 1859	Doddridge Co, (W)VA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Census	1880	West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Occupation	farmer, sheriff (1917-1921), assessor of Doddridge County  [3]
  Died	16 Feb 1921	Doddridge Co, WV   [3, 4]
  Buried	Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV   [5]
  Person ID	I47121	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	James R. FORD,   b. 29 Oct 1828,   d. 31 Dec 1888, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Talitha W. DAVIS,   b. 1 Aug 1827,   d. 2 Jan 1900, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F17272	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura Ann DAVIS,   b. 28 Nov 1862, Harrison Co, (W)VA ,   d. 24 Nov 1941  (Age 78 years)
  Married	26 May 1883	Harrison Co, WV   [2]
  Notes	Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Aug 20 1914, in its entirety: "Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Ford and daughter, Eva Lucile, have gone to Alfred Center, New York, where they will attend the annual conference of the Seventh Day Baptist church and visit Mr. and Mrs. Ford's daughter, Mrs. Clella Ehrett. While on their tour, they expect to visit Buffalo, Niagara Falls and other points of interest along the Lakes. Their return will be through Ohio, and at Columbus, they will attend the Ohio State Fair." Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, May 11 1916, in its entirety: "S. L. Ford has spent most of his life in clearing out land and getting it in sod; in caring for stock; in raising good crops of grain, fruit and vegetables. The county has no harder worker and few better farmers." Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Dec 14 1916, in its entirety: "Sheriff Nutter has rented the B. W. Foley property on Court Street. Sheriff-elect Ford will take charge of the county jail, January 1st."
  Children	1. Orwin D. FORD,   b. 1 May 1884,   d. 7 Feb 1905  (Age 20 years)   2. Clella W. FORD,   b. 30 Oct 1885, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 1938  (Age 52 years)   3. Carl James FORD,   b. 26 Dec 1890,   d. 10 Sep 1891  (Age 0 years)   4. Glen Levi FORD,   b. 26 Dec 1890, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 19 Aug 1949, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV  (Age 58 years)   5. Ogaretta Prue FORD,   b. 1 Aug 1894, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 8 Jul 1982, North Hornell, Steuben Co, NY  (Age 87 years)   6. Eva Lucille FORD,   b. 30 Jan 1897, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 3 Mar 1989, Hornell, Steuben Co, NY  (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F19265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - - Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  47121_FORD_SamuelL_1859-1921_Obit.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 43. [S1792] Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985)). [S14] Obituary. [S638] Headstone (year only). [S2243] Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995)).