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Martha Ellen Ford 1850 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 January 1850

Birth Location: Barren County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 28 September 1916

Death Location: Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Austin Ford

Mother: Kitty Ford

Spouse(s): William Harness, William Harness

Children(s): R. Harness, William Harness, Lilly Harness, James Harness, Henry Harness, Nellie Harness, Ada Harness

Early life: Martha Ellen Ford arrived in Barren County, Kentucky, USA in 1850, born to Austin D. Ford and Kitty B. Ford. Over time, Martha Ellen Ford formed a family with William Wallace Harness and William Wallace Harness, which included R. E. Harness, William Thomas Harness, Lilly L Harness, James Odis Harness, Henry Frederick Harness, Nellie Ann Harness and Ada Harness. Martha Ellen Ford concluded life in Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA in 1916.

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Parents

Austin Ford
1821 –
Birth Location: –
AF
Kitty Ford
1822 –
Birth Location: –
KF

Spouses(s)

William Harness
1844 – 1942
Birth Location: Tennessee
WH
William Harness
1844 – 1942
Birth Location: Tennessee
WH

Children(s)

R. Harness
1875 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
RH
William Harness
1878 – 1912
Birth Location: Kentucky
WH
Lilly Harness
1884 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
LH
James Harness
1891 – 1951
Birth Location: Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States of America
JH
Henry Harness
1887 – 1978
Birth Location: Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
HH
Nellie Harness
1889 – 1963
Birth Location: Kentucky
NH
Ada Harness
1892 – 1938
Birth Location: Kentucky
AH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 January 1850
    Event Place: Barren County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000, Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2011, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fords Ferry, Crittenden, Kentucky; Roll: 410; Family History Film: 1254410; Page: 85A; Enumeration District: 058; Image: 0678, Year: 1900; Census Place: Marion, Crittenden, Kentucky; Roll: 517; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1240517, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fords Ferry, Crittenden, Kentucky; Roll: T624_472; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1374485, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 2, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: M432_191; Page: 462A; Image: 316

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Division 2, Barren, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 2, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: M432_191; Page: 462A; Image: 316

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Fords Ferry, Crittenden, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fords Ferry, Crittenden, Kentucky; Roll: 410; Family History Film: 1254410; Page: 85A; Enumeration District: 058; Image: 0678

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Marion, Crittenden, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Marion, Crittenden, Kentucky; Roll: 517; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1240517

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Fords Ferry, Crittenden, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fords Ferry, Crittenden, Kentucky; Roll: T624_472; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1374485

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 September 1916
    Event Place: Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000, Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2011

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marion, Crittenden County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2011
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