Walter Stanley Ford (1920 - 1996)

Born 25 Jan 1920 in Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States

Died 6 Oct 1996 at age 76 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

Biography

Walter was a Jehovah's Witness and served at Brooklyn Bethel

This profile is part of the 122-124 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York One Place Study.

This profile is part of the Watchtower Farms Cemetery, Wallkill, New York One Place Study.

Walter was born in 1920.^[1][2] Walter was the son of Clarence Ford and Cynthia Ina Haslett.^[3][2]

Walter volunteered at the world headquarters of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society at Brooklyn, New York.^[4]

Walter died in 1996.^[2][5]

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 550
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #300243065 (accessed 31 October 2022)
   Name: Walter Stanley Ford; Race: White; Age: 21; Birth Date: 25 Jan 1920; Birth Place: Kewanee, Illinois; Registration Date: 1 Jul 1941; Registration Place: St Charles, Kane, Illinois, USA; Employer: St Charles State Training School; Height: "5 7"; Weight: "170"; Complexion: Ruddy; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Hazel; Next of Kin: Ina Ford;
   Household Members (Name):
   Walter Stanley Ford.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Social Security: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
   Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
   Ancestry Record 60901 #25600221 (accessed 31 October 2022)
   Name: Walter Stanley Ford [Walter S Ford]; Gender: Male; Race: White; Birth Date: 25 Jan 1920; Birth Place: Kewanee Henr, Illinois; Death Date: 6 Oct 1996; Father: Clarence Ford; Mother: Ina C Haslett; Notes: May 1939: Name listed as WALTER STANLEY FORD; 12 Oct 1996: Name listed as WALTER S FORD.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSYK-PJS : accessed 31 October 2022), Stanley Ford in household of Clarence Ford, Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 34, sheet 7B, line 82, family 184, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 519; FHL microfilm 2,340,254.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Clarence Ford	M	39	Married	Head	Agent	Illinois
   Ina Ford	F	38	Married	Wife		Kansas
   Donald Ford	M	16	Single	Son		Illinois
   Stanley Ford	M	10	Single	Son		Illinois

4. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: 2756; Sheet Number: 4; Enumeration District: 24-1355
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #294832994 (accessed 31 October 2022)
   Walter S Ford (30), single lodger, Office Worker, in household of Clarence Ubrich (42) in New York, Kings, New York, USA. Born in Illinois.
5. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPGG-BM6 : 9 January 2021), Walter S Ford, 06 Oct 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: St Charles, Kane, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00822; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 45-113
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #143561125 (accessed 31 October 2022)
  Stanley Ford (20), single employee, Asst Stenographer, in household of Ralph J Dye (51) in St Charles, Kane, Illinois. Born in Illinois.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 31 October 2022, 22:16), entry for Walter Stanley Ford (FamilySearch Person: L5N3-NRZ ); contributed by various users.