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William Allen "Shorty" FORD

William Allen "Shorty" FORD

Male 1907 - 1973  (65 years)

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  • Name William Allen "Shorty" FORD 
    Census 1910, 20, 30, 40  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Enumerated twice in 1930, once as "Allen" in Doddridge County with his family in West Union, and again as "Allan" in Harrison County as a night student at Salem College.
    Born 11 Jul 1907  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Military U.S. Army, World War II  [4] 
    Education Salem College  [5] 
    Occupation 1940  [6] 
    farm laborer 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Died 14 Apr 1973  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 8] 
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Notes 
    • News item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Feb 21 1941, in its entirety;
      SOLD SCHOOL HOUSE AND LOTS
      At a sale held Saturday morning at the Court House by the Board of Education, the Cedar Run school house and lot was sold to Allen Ford for $180.00. The Hinkle school lot was sold to Ben M. Heflin for $12.00.
    Person ID I77909  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2015 

    Father Ernest Osora FORD,   b. 26 Mar 1869,   d. 8 Apr 1944, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Ida Frances KINNEY,   b. 26 Oct 1875, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1966, Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Family ID F6135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    William Allen Ford, US Army, WW II    		William Allen Ford, US Army, WW II
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S5] Headstone.

    4. [S691] West Union Herald.

    5. [S2039] 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    6. [S2640] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    7. [S1928] Social Security Death Index.

    8. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    9. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).