Wilma Grace (Taylor) Ford (1903 - 1977)

Born 16 Dec 1903 in Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died Sep 1977 at age 73 in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Wilma (Taylor) Ford was born in Appalachia, in Pennsylvania.

Wilma Grace Taylor was born 16 December 1903 in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, United States, daughter of Richard and Clara Martha (Herbert) Taylor.

~1923 Wilma Grace Taylor married William Ford and they had the following known children;

1. Audrey G b. 10 Jul 1932 d. 26 Jan 2013
2. Richard W b. ~1935

Wilma died (age 74) in September 1977^[1] residing in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, United States, and was interred at Emilie UMC Cemetery^[2], Levittown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States^[3].

Research

Census Records

In the 1910 census Wilma (age 6) was the daughter of Richard Taylor in Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States.^[4] The household was enumerated as Richard Taylor 38, wife Clara Taylor 29, daughter Ella M Taylor 11, son Herbert Taylor 10, daughter Wilma Grace Taylor 6, daughter Lauretta Taylor 4, son Richard Taylor 2.

In the 1920 census Wilma (age 16) was the single daughter of Richard Taylor in Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States.^[5] The household was enumerated as Richard Taylor 49, son Herbert Taylor 19, daughter Wilma G Taylor 16, daughter Loretta Taylor 13, son Richard Taylor 11, daughter Geraldine Taylor 7, son Kenneth Taylor 3, daughter Ella M Mason 20, grandchild Edward Mason 2.

In the 1930 census Wilma (age 25) was the wife of William Ford in Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States.^[6] The household was enumerated as William Ford 25, wife Wilma G Ford 25, father-in-law Richard Taylor 60, brother-in-law Kenneth Taylor 13.

In the 1940 census Wilma (age 35) was the wife of William Ford in Redstone Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States.^[7] The household was enumerated as William Ford 35, wife Wilma G Ford 35, daughter Audrey G Ford 7, son Richard W Ford 5, brother-in-law Herbert Taylor 38.

In the 1950 census Wilma (age 45) was the wife of William Ford in Brier Hill, Redstone Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States.^[8] The household was enumerated as William Ford 44 years, wife Wilma G Ford 45 years, daughter Audrey J Ford 17 years, son Richard W Ford 15 years.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index"
   citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
   FamilySearch Record: J2WD-4ZR (accessed 9 December 2022)
   Wilma Ford death Sep 1977 (born 16 Dec 1903) residing in Bucks, Pennsylvania.
2. ↑ Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #14571862 (accessed 9 December 2022)
   Memorial page for Wilma G Ford (1903-1977), citing Emilie UMC Cemetery, Levittown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA (plot: Row 39b, Grave 17); Maintained by Randy Booz (contributor 46845636).
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index"
   citing record ID 14571862, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   FamilySearch Record: QVVX-TZVC (accessed 9 December 2022)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #14571862
   Wilma G Ford burial (died in 1977) in Levittown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 20, sheet 18A, family 254, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1344; FHL microfilm 1,375,357.
   FamilySearch Record: MGH1-527 (accessed 9 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RJZ-QMC Image number 00715
   Wilma Grace Taylor (6), single daughter, in household of Richard Taylor (38) in Dunbar, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 1571; Line: 37; FHL microfilm: 1821571; Record number: 20331;
   FamilySearch Record: M6YM-KN3 (accessed 9 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RF3-N88 Image number 00429
   Wilma G Taylor (16), single daughter, in household of Richard Taylor (49) in Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 79, sheet 16A, line 47, family 263, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2041; FHL microfilm 2,341,775.
   FamilySearch Record: XH33-PSY (accessed 9 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RCX-CLY Image number 00253
   Wilma G Ford (25), wife, in household of William Ford (25) in Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940"
   citing enumeration district (ED) 26-89, sheet 4B, line 52, family 57, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3506.
   FamilySearch Record: KQQR-Q9Z (accessed 9 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89MT-2WD4
   Wilma G Ford (35), wife, in household of William Ford (35) in Redstone Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Pennsylvania.
8. ↑ "United States 1950 Census"
   citing Page: 16; Line: 23;
   FamilySearch Record: 6XB1-CKWB (accessed 9 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-PQHW-FWG4
   Wilma G Ford (45), wife, in household of William Ford (44 years) in Brier Hill, Redstone Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. Born in Penna.

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