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Ralph Douglas Ford 1901 – 1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1901

Birth Location: Crystal Lake, McHenry, Illinois

Death Date: 9 Apr 1968

Death Location: Dyer, Lake, Indiana

Father: Winfred Ford

Mother: Ruby Harrison

Spouse(s): Leota Nicholas

Children(s):

Born in 1901 in Crystal Lake, McHenry, Illinois, Ralph Douglas Ford was the child of Winfred Ford and Ruby Harrison. In time, Ralph Douglas Ford married Leota Fern Nicholas. Ralph Douglas Ford died in Dyer, Lake, Indiana in 1968.

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Parents

Winfred Ford
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Ruby Harrison
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Spouses(s)

Leota Nicholas
1900 – 1969
Birth Location: Centre, Wood, Ohio
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Children(s)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 6 Jan 1901
    Event Place: Crystal Lake, McHenry, Illinois
    Record Source: Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 550

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 9 Apr 1968
    Event Place: Dyer, Lake, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
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