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Ralph William Ford 1923 – 1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Apr 1923

Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 28 Nov 1982

Death Location: Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, United States

Father: Manley Ford

Mother: Bessie Kuykendall

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1923 marked the beginning of Ralph William Ford's life in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States, to parents Manley A. Ford and Bessie Ollie Kuykendall. Ralph William Ford passed in 1982 at Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, United States.

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Manley Ford
1894 – 1963
Birth Location: North Carolina
MF
Bessie Kuykendall
1898 – 1979
Birth Location: Henderson, North Carolina, United States
BK

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 2 Apr 1923
    Event Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1898-1929, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, The National Archives at Atlanta, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; WWII Draft Registration Cards for North Carolina, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 120, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ruth, Rutherford, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2971; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 81-29., Year: 1930; Census Place: Hampton, Rutherford, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Hampton, Rutherford, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hampton, Rutherford, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Ruth, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ruth, Rutherford, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2971; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 81-29.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1942
    Event Place: Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1898-1929, The National Archives at Atlanta, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; WWII Draft Registration Cards for North Carolina, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 120

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 Nov 1982
    Event Place: Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
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