Individual Details
Harry Adkins Ford
(12 Sep 1886 - 26 Feb 1949)
Events
| Birth | 12 Sep 1886 | Tyler, Smith County, Texas |  |  | |
| Census-shared | 1900 | (William Gardner Ford) Tyler, Smith County, Texas | | | |
| Census | 1910 | Honolulu, Hawaii Territory | | | |
| Marriage | 1911 | Bertha B. | |||
| Military | 5 Jun 1917 | Tyler, Smith County, Texas | | | |
| Census | 1920 | Mineola, Wood County, Texas | | | |
| Census | 1930 | Mineola, Wood County, Texas | | | |
| Census | 1940 | Wood County, Texas | | | |
| Military | 1942 | Wood County, Texas | | | |
| Death | 26 Feb 1949 | Atlanta, Cass County, Texas | | | |
| Burial | 28 Feb 1949 | Cedars Memorial Gardens, Mineola, Wood County, Texas | | |
Families
| Spouse | Bertha B. (1887 - ) |
| Child | Harry A. Ford (1912 - ) |
| Father | William Gardner Ford (1851 - 1930) |
| Mother | Mary Emma Law (1855 - 1936) |
| Sibling | William Gardner Ford (1876 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Samuel Preston Ford (1880 - 1945) |
| Sibling | Arthur Law Ford (1881 - 1925) |
| Sibling | Myra Ford (1883 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Ross Sullivan Ford (1888 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Mary E. Ford (1890 - 1975) |
| Sibling | James Love Ford (1895 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Jerry Ford (1897 - 1981) |
Notes
Birth
Name: Harry Adkins FordBirth Date: 12 Sep 1887, Place: Tyler Smith, Texas
Father Name: William G Ford
Mother Name: Mary E Law
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Jan 1937: Name listed as HARRY ADKINS FORD
Census-shared
William G Ford born Nov 1851 in Alabama, married 25 years, father North Carolina, mother Mississippi, carpenter, owns homeMary E born Oct 1855, has had 9 children 9 alive, born Maryland, father England, mother Ireland
Arthur C son born April 1881 in Mississippi, carpenter
Myra A daughter Oct 1883 in Texas
Harry A son Sept 1886 in Texas
Ross S son Nov 1888 Texas
Mary E daughter Dec 1890 in Texas
James L son Dec 1895 in Texas
Jerry son May 1897 in Texas
Census
Harry A Ford age 23 born Texas, single father and mother born MississippiMilitary
Name Harry A FordEvent Type Draft Registration
Event Date 1917-1918
Event Place Smith County, Texas, United States
Occupation Electrician, for Alex Woldert in Tyler, Texas
Nationality United States
served as private in 5th Cav for 3 years National "D" troop
Birth Date 12 Sep 1886
Married wife 1 child
Blue eyes dk Brown hair medium build and medium height
Birthplace; Tyler, Texas, United States
Census
Harry A Ford age 32 born Texas parents born Mississippi, laborer on railroad, rents homeBertha B wife age 30 born Louisiana parents born Louisiana
Harry A Jr. son age 7 born Texas, attending school
Census
Harry A Ford rents home for $18/month has a radio, age 43 marreid at age 24, born Texas father Alabama, mother MarylandBelle B wife age 42 married at age 23 born Louisiana parents born Louisiana
Harry B Jr son age 17 single born Texas
Census
Harry Ford Sr age 57 7th grade education born Texas lived in same house in 1935, breakman on railroadBell wife age 52 6th grade born Louisianna
Harry Ford Jr son age 24 4 years high school born Texas same house in 1935, oil detection in oil field
Military
Name Harry Adkins FordEvent Date 1942
Event Place Mineola, Wood, Texas, United States
Residence Place Mineola, Wood, Texas
Gender Male
Employer Harry Adkins/Ford
Contact, Mrs Bell Ford
Emp;oyer T & P Ry Dallas Texas
Birth Date 12 Sep 1886
Affiliate ARC Identifier 576252
Death
Name Harry Adkins FordEvent Type Death, Date 26 Feb 1949, Place Atlanta, Cass, Texas, acute heart failure, on board train
breakman on T & P Railroad
Marital Status Married
served Armed forces 1908 to 1911
Birth Date 12 Sep 1886, Tyler, Smith County, Texas
Father's Name W G Ford, born Mississippi
Mother's Name Mary Emma Law, born New Jersey
Informant Ross S Ford
Certificate Number 14921
Burial
Served with 409th Inf Medical detachment, highest grade T/4 while serving 3d station hospital group in Blanding, FloridaApplied for by Bertha B Ford 112 N Newsome St., Mineola, Texas
Endnotes
1. Harry Adkins Ford, , January 1937, Ancestry Index, Social Security Administration, . Original SSN.
2. 1900 U.S. Census, Smith County, Texas, population schedule, Tyler Ward 2, Enumeration District (ED) 96, sheet 8B, family 187, line 77, William G Ford; NARA microfilm publication T623, 1669.
3. 1910 U.S. Census, Honululu, Hawaii Territory, population schedule, Schofield Barracks, Enumeration District (ED) 69, p. 190, family 42, line 30, Schofield Barracks no 5, U.S. Army; NARA microfilm publication T624, 1754.
4. United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records administration, citing Familysearch.com., FHL microfilm 1983668, image 2540.
5. 1920 U.S. Census, Wood County, Texas, population schedule, Mineola, Enumeration District (ED) 147, page 76 printed, family 2, line 4, Harry A Ford; NARA microfilm publication T625, 1860.
6. 1930 U.S. Census, Wood County, Texas, population schedule, Mineola, Enumeration District (ED) 5, sheet 16A, family 397, line 25, Harry A Ford; NARA microfilm publication T626, 2412.
7. 1940 U.S. Census, Wood County, Texas, population schedule, princent @, Enumeration District (ED) 250-8, sheet 9A, family 172, line 36, Harry Ford; NARA microfilm publication T627, 4169.
8. United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942,, FHL image no. 1697 for Harry Adkins Ford.
9. Harry Adkins Ford, death certificate no. 14921 (1949), Texas State Registar Office, State Registar office, Austin, Texas.
10. Find A Grave, Findagrave.com, database and digital images (http//:www.findagrave.com : viewed 16 November 2015), Memorial# 23380068.
11. Fold3, "fold3," service records, Fold3.com (https://www.fold3: viewed 8 January 2016), Headstone application; citing National Archives.