Stella L (Taber) Ford (1878 - 1959)

Born 8 Apr 1878 in Argos, Marshall, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Harry Alimanson Ford — married 3 Oct 1900 in Marshall County, Indiana, United States

Died 7 Jan 1959 at age 80 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Biography

Stella L. Taber was born in the spring of 1878 at Argos, Indiana, to Thomas O. [or D.] and Melissa (Railsback) Taber. Stella married Harry Alimanson Ford in Indiana in October, 1900; the couple eventually moved from the Midwest to California, where their son Harry was born in 1913. Harry predeceased his wife; Stella died in Los Angeles in 1959.

Sources

• Birth date and location (5 Dec. 1925 passenger list): "Hawaii, Honolulu Passenger Lists, 1900-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89Z5-39V6-4?cc=2141044&wc=M61S-KPD%3A367991101 : 30 December 2014), Roll 84 vol 170-171 1925-1926 > image 405 of 793; citing NARA microfilm publication A3422 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Parentage, from their marriage record: "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXGJ-VNL : 8 December 2017), Thomas O Taber and Melissa J Railsback, 18 Oct 1877; citing Marshall, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004476688.

• Marriage to Harry Alimanson Ford of Ohio, 3 October 1900 at Marshall Cty, IN: "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXP2-GDM : 8 December 2017), Harry A Ford and MM9.1.1/XXP2-G81:, 03 Oct 1900; citing Marshall, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004476609.

• Family, birth (est. year only), residence 1920: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHQX-DPZ : accessed 5 March 2019), Stella L Ford in household of Harry A Ford, Los Angeles Assembly District 63, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing ED 149, sheet 1B, line 75, family 23, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 106; FHL microfilm 1,820,106.

• Death: "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPWX-FP3X : 22 August 2018), Stella T Ford, 1959.