Rufus Ford^[1]

1896 - 1988  (92 years)

• Name	Rufus Ford
  Born	2 Jan 1896	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Census	1920	Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1930	District 10, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1940	District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	22 Oct 1988	Cocke County, Tennessee   [6, 7]
  Buried	Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee   [8]
  Person ID	I191645	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Ben Lewis Ford,   b. 27 Oct 1867, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Nov 1937, Greenville, Greene County, Tennessee  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Lydia Jane Henderson,   b. Abt 1885, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 12 Sep 2001  (Age ~ 116 years)
  Married	25 Jan 1908	Cocke County, Tennessee   [9]
  Family ID	F128645	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Rachel Jarnigan,   b. 24 Jan 1903, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Dec 1984, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 81 years)
  Married	19 May 1918	Cocke County, Tennessee   [10]
  Children	+ 1. Dorothy Ford,   b. 22 Sep 1922, Tennessee ,   d. 21 May 2006, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 83 years) + 2. Sylvester Ford,   b. 27 Sep 1924, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Mar 2006, Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 81 years)   3. Edith Ford,   b. 11 Jun 1927, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Apr 1987, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 59 years)   4. Edna Ford,   b. Abt 1931, Tennessee  (Age ~ 93 years) + 5. Grace Melinda Ford,   b. 31 Mar 1933, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Sep 2014  (Age 81 years)   6. Bob Ford,   b. Abt 1934, Tennessee  (Age ~ 90 years)   7. Jerry Ford + 8. Bill Ford   9. Martha Ford   10. Judy Ford
  Family ID	F72715	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 Jan 1896 - Tennessee Census - 1910 - District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 19 May 1918 - Cocke County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 22 Oct 1988 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - - Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 10 Mar 2006. Sylvester Ford obituary [S112] Census, 1910. Name: Rufus Ford Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Son Residence: Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee Marital Status: Single Race : White Gender: Male Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Family Number: 186 Page Number: 10 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF Ben Ford M 40y Tennessee WIFE Liddie Ford F 25y Tennessee SON Rufus Ford M 15y Tennessee DAU Martha Ford F 13y Tennessee DAU Cora Ford F 10y Tennessee SON David Ford M y 9m Tennessee [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Rufus Ford Residence: , Cocke, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1897 Age: 23 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Self Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Married Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821733 Digital Folder Number: 4390325 Image Number: 00415 Sheet Number: 5 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF Rufus Ford M 23y Tennessee WIFE Rachel Ford F 17y Tennessee Bob Jarnagan M 60y Tennessee [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Rufus Ford Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 10, Cocke, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 35 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1895 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0019 Family Number: 96 Sheet Number and Letter: 5B Line Number: 98 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2238 Film Number: 2341972 Digital Folder Number: 4548152 Image Number: 00427 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Rufus Ford M 35 Tennessee Wife Rachel Ford F 22 Tennessee Daughter Dorothy Ford F 7 Tennessee Son Silvester Ford M 5 Tennessee Daughter Edith Ford F 2 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Rufus Ford Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Edwina, Civil District 8, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 41 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1899 Last Place of Residence: Same Place Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Rufus Ford Head M 41 Tennessee Rachel Ford Wife F 34 Tennessee Dorothy Ford Daughter F 17 Tennessee Sylvester Ford Son M 15 Tennessee Edith Ford Daughter F 12 Tennessee Edna Ford Daughter F 9 Tennessee Grace Ford Daughter F 7 Tennessee Bobby L Ford Son M 6 Tennessee Sherman Ford Son M 2 Tennessee [S87] Death Certificate. Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File # FORD RUFUS 10-22-1988 / 92 COCKE COCKE / TN WIDOWER M WHITE 35707 [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 12 Sep 2001. Creola Ford obituary [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 49378550). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Lidy Jane Henderson Also Known As: Suffix: Event: Marriage Event Date: 25 Jan 1908 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse: B L Ford Spouse's Also Known As: Spouse's Prefix: Spouse's Suffix: Page: 302 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Groom's Name: Rufus Ford Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Rachel Jarrigan Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 19 May 1918 Marriage Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03286-3 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy Source Film Number: 1928645 Reference Number: 182