Individual Details
Ross Sullivan Ford
(6 Nov 1888 - 18 Mar 1961)
Events
| Birth | 6 Nov 1888 | Tyler, Smith County, Texas | |||
| Census-shared | 1900 | (William Gardner Ford) Tyler, Smith County, Texas |  |  | |
| Census-shared | 1910 | (William Gardner Ford) Tyler, Smith County, Texas | | | |
| Marriage | Ca 1913 | Addie May Reynolds | |||
| Census | 1930 | Tyler, Smith County, Texas | | | |
| Death | 18 Mar 1961 | Rose Hill Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County, Texas | | | |
| Military | | |
Families
| Spouse | Addie May Reynolds (1884 - 1951) |
| Child | Ross Conrad Ford (1915 - ) |
| Child | Mary Louise Ford (1918 - ) |
| Child | Walter E. Ford (1921 - 1956) |
| 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 | Harry Adkins Ford (1886 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Mary E. Ford (1890 - 1975) |
| Sibling | James Love Ford (1895 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Jerry Ford (1897 - 1981) |
Notes
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-shared
William G Ford age 59 married 34 years, born Alabama, parents blank, house contractorMary E age 54 has had 4 children all alive, born Maryland father England, mother Ireland
S Ross Ford age 21 son, single born Texas
Mary E daughter age 19 born Texas
James L son age 14 born Texas
Jerry son age 12 born Texas
Census
Ross S Ford rents home $20/month has radio age 21 married at age 25 born Texas parents Mississippi, superintendent of public utilitiesAddie M wife age 45 married at age 29 born Louisiana, parents Louisiana
Ross C son age 15 born Texas
Mary L daughter age 12 born Texas
Walter E son age 8 born Texas
Ernest J Lindsay nephew age 21 Divorced born Texas father North Carolina mother Texas, meter reader
Death
Name Ross S Ford, retired superintendent of Tyler Gas CompanyEvent Type Death, Date 18 Mar 1961, Place Tyler, Smith, Texas
Gender Male, Marital Status Widowed
Birth Date 06 Nov 1888
Birthplace Tyler, Texas
Father's Name W G Ford
Mother's Name Mary Emma Law
Certificate Number 17785
Masonic Symbol on tombstone
Military
Name Ross Sullivan FordEvent Type Draft Registration
Event Date 1942, Place Tyler, Smith, Texas
Residence Place Tyler, Smith, Texas
Employer C H Burger at Tyler Gas Service Co
Birth Date 06 Nov 1888
Contact Mrs Ross Ford
Affiliate ARC Identifier 576252
5 feet 6 inches, 154 pounds, brown hair, blue eyes
Endnotes
1. 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.
2. 1910 U.S. Census, Smith County, Texas, population schedule, Tyler Ward 2, Enumeration District (ED) 64, sheet 10A, family 189, line 1, William G Ford; NARA microfilm publication T624, 1589.
3. 1930 U.S. Census, Smith County, Texas, population schedule, Tyler, Enumeration District (ED) 6, sheet 10A, family 239, line 33, Ross S Ford; NARA microfilm publication T626, 2390.
4. S Ross Ford, death certificate no. 17785 (1961), Texas State Registar Office, State Registar office, Austin, Texas.
5. Find A Grave, Findagrave.com, database and digital images (http//:www.findagrave.com : viewed 10 January 2016), Memorial# 34961278.
6. United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942,, ARC Identiier 576252.