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Louis Howard Ford 1908 – 1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Nov 1908

Birth Location: Algonia, Kossuth, Iowa

Death Date: 27 Oct 1981

Death Location: Hathaway Pines, Calaveras, California

Father: Joseph Ford

Mother: Mary Ash

Spouse(s): Helen Potts

Children(s):

The story of Louis Howard Ford began in 1908 in Algonia, Kossuth, Iowa, with parents Joseph Henry Ford and Mary Elsie Ash. As an adult, Louis Howard Ford wed Helen Louise Potts. Louis Howard Ford's life came to an end in 1981 in Hathaway Pines, Calaveras, California.

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Parents

Joseph Ford
1879 – 1914
Birth Location: Paton, Greene, Iowa
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Mary Ash
1886 – 1918
Birth Location: Kossuth Cunty, Iowa
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Spouses(s)

Helen Potts
1913 – 1957
Birth Location: California, Moniteau, Missouri
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Children(s)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 Nov 1908
    Event Place: Algonia, Kossuth, Iowa
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, California Death Index, 1940-1997, Social Security Death Index, Number: 564-01-2124; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951., Year: 1920; Census Place: Smithwick, Fall River, South Dakota; Roll: T625_1717; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 53; Image: ., Year: 1910; Census Place: Algona, Kossuth, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Algona, Kossuth, Iowa
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Algona, Kossuth, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Smithwick, Fall River, South Dakota
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Smithwick, Fall River, South Dakota; Roll: T625_1717; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 53; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Oct 1981
    Event Place: Hathaway Pines, Calaveras, California
    Record Source: California Death Index, 1940-1997, Social Security Death Index, Number: 564-01-2124; Issue State: California; Issue Date: Before 1951.
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