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Richard Joseph Ford 1859 – 1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1859

Birth Location: Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 15 November 1932

Death Location: Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: William Ford

Mother: Amy Collins

Spouse(s): Sarah Johnson, Dana Johnson

Children(s): George Ford

According to available records, Richard Joseph Ford was born in 1859 in Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Daniel Ford and Amy Jane Collins. Following those early years, Richard Joseph Ford married Sarah Elizabeth Johnson and Dana E Johnson, and their family grew to include George Grover Ford. In the later years of life, Richard Joseph Ford died in 1932 in Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Parents

William Ford
1821 – 1898
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina, USA
WF
Amy Collins
1825 – 1861
Birth Location: Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
AC

Spouses(s)

Sarah Johnson
1862 – 1901
Birth Location: Tennessee
SJ
Dana Johnson
1860 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
DJ

Children(s)

George Ford
1891 – 1925
Birth Location: Texas, United States
GF

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 May 1859
    Event Place: Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA, Year: 1930; Census Place: Prairie Grove, Washington, Arkansas; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 2339832, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 10 Subdivision 43, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1532; Page: 596A; Family History Library Film: 553031, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 7, Milam, Texas; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1241659, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 10, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1253; Page: 84; Family History Library Film: 805253

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: District 10, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 10, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1253; Page: 84; Family History Library Film: 805253

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: District 10 Subdivision 43, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 10 Subdivision 43, Hamilton, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1532; Page: 596A; Family History Library Film: 553031

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 7, Milam, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 7, Milam, Texas; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1241659

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Prairie Grove, Washington, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Prairie Grove, Washington, Arkansas; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 2339832

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 15 November 1932
    Event Place: Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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