Thomas Ford
(1866-1904)
Etta Jane Davis
(1866-1939)
James Henry Butcher
(1875-1929)
Sarah Virginia Keener
(1878-1971)
Carl Ford Sr.
(1891-1953)
Beryl Butcher
(1897-1982)
Carl Ford Jr.
(1927-2016)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Wilma Jean Henderson

2. Living

Carl Ford Jr.

  • Born: 26 Jul 1927, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Wilma Jean Henderson on 5 Mar 1948 in Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States 1
  • Died: 10 Nov 2016, McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, United States at age 89 3
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• Census: 1930 United States Federal: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States. 4

• Census: 1940 United States Federal: Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States. 5

• Obituary: Observer-Reporter, 18 Nov 2016, Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States. 3

Carl Ford Jr.

Carl Ford Jr., 89, formerly of Sharon, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2016, in McAllen, Texas, following a brief illness.
He was born July 26, 1927, in Charleston, W.Va., a son of the late Carl Ford Sr. and Lucy Beryl Butcher Ford.

On March 5, 1948, he married Wilma Jean Henderson Ford, who died July 25, 2005. He then married Lois Ludwig Ford on November 8, 2008.

Mr. Ford was a member of Presbyterian Church of West Middlesex.

He retired after 38 years at Bell Telephone Co.

Mr. Ford was a graduate of Washington High School.

He and his late wife, Jean, were founders of Shenango Valley Sashayers Square Dance Club. He enjoyed spending time with family, traveling, going on work camps/mission trips with his church, playing volleyball, camping, playing cards, Pittsburgh sports and spending winters in Texas.

Mr. Ford served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean conflict.

Surviving are his second wife, Lois of Sharon; a daughter, Vicki Ford Luteran (Michael) of Sharon; two sons, Carl David Ford Sr. and companion Mary Miller of Farrell and Dennis Cary Ford (Carla) of Peoria, Ariz.; four grandchildren, Carl David Ford Jr. (Deborah), Jennifer Ford Yereb (Randy), Carlyn Jean Orpen and Kelly Delaney Orpen; and three great grandchildren, Jacob, Benjamin and Eli Yereb. Completing the family are seven stepchildren and several stepgrandchildren and stepgreat-grandchildren.

Deceased are his parents; his first wife, Wilma Jean, with whom he shared 57 years; and his eldest daughter, Terri Lynn Ford.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 26, in Presbyterian Church of West Middlesex, with the Rev Jason Hickman officiating. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Gardens, McMurray.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made in Mr. Ford's memory to Presbyterian Church of West Middlesex.

Arrangements are by Smith Funeral Home, West Middlesex.


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Carl married Wilma Jean Henderson on 5 Mar 1948 in Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States.1 (Wilma Jean Henderson was born on 6 May 1928 in Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, United States 6 7 8 and died on 25 Jul 2005 in Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States 7 8.)


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Carl next married Living

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Sources


1 "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/);

Name: Carl Jr. Ford
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 05 Mar 1948
Event Place: Washington Pennsylvania, United States
Age: 20
Birth Year (Estimated): 1928
Father's Name: Carl Sr Ford
Father's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name: Beryl Buther
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name: Wilma J. Henderson
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Age: 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1929
Spouse's Father's Name: Carl David
Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Mother's Name: Edna Katheryn Sweeney
Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms:
Reference ID: 25579
GS Film number: 1877771
Digital Folder Number: 004474882
Image Number: 01041

2 "Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966," database, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (http://www.ancestry.com/);

Name: Carl Ford Jr
Birth Date: 26 Jul 1927
Birth Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Gender: Male
Residence Date: 17 Mar 1950
Residence Place: Washington, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

3 <i>Observer-Reporter</i>, 18 Nov 2016, online archives.

4 <i>1930 United States Federal Census</i> (Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.).

5 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Washington, sheet 11B, household 192; digital images, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (http://www.ancestry.com/); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627.

6 "Pennsylvania County Marriages 1885-1950," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/);

Name: Carl Jr. Ford
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 05 Mar 1948
Event Place: Washington Pennsylvania, United States
Age: 20
Birth Year (Estimated): 1928
Father's Name: Carl Sr Ford
Father's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name: Beryl Buther
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name: Wilma J. Henderson
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Age: 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1929
Spouse's Father's Name: Carl David
Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Mother's Name: Edna Katheryn Sweeney
Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms:
Reference ID: 25579
GS Film number: 1877771
Digital Folder Number: 004474882
Image Number: 01041

7 <i>U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014</i> (Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.),

Name: Jean Ford
Last Residence: 16146 Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania
BORN: 6 May 1928
Died: 25 Jul 2005
State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (Before 1951).

8 "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database, <i>Ancestry.com</i> (http://www.ancestry.com/);

Name: Wilma Jean Henderson
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 6 May 1928
Birth Place: Lancaster Fa, Ohio
Death Date: 25 Jul 2005
Father: Carl D Henderson
Mother: Edna K Sweeny
SSN: 190247914
Notes: Nov 1947: Name listed as WILMA JEAN HENDERSON; Jun 1948: Name listed as WILMA JEAN FORD; 13 Nov 1990: Name listed as JEAN FORD


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