Brief Life History of George W.
George W. Ford was born in 1840, in Illinois, United States. He married Alwilda Veria Drummond on 23 June 1862, in Henderson, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter.
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Sources (9)
- Legacy NFS Source: George W. Ford - Government record: birth: 1840; Illinois, United States
- G. W. Ford, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- George W Ford in entry for Henry List and Maud M Ford, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
Spouse and Children
1840– Male
1844–1921 Female
Children (1)
1864–1952 Female
World Events (8)
1846
Age 6
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Age 8
1871
Age 31
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived near a ford (Middle English, Old English ford), or a habitational name from one of the many places called with this word, such as Ford (Durham, Herefordshire, Northumberland, Shropshire, Sussex), Ford in Sefton (Lancashire), Ford in Crediton and Ford in Holcombe Rogus (both Devon), Ford in Litton and Ford in Wiveliscombe (both Somerset).
Irish: Anglicized form (quasi-translation) of various Gaelic names, for example MacGiolla na Naomh ‘son of Gilla na Naomh’ (a personal name meaning ‘servant of the saints’), Mac Conshámha ‘son of Conshnámha’ (a personal name composed of the elements con ‘dog’ + snámh ‘to swim’), in all of which the final syllable was wrongly thought to be áth ‘ford’, and Ó Fuar(th)áin (see Foran ).
Americanized form of French Faure ‘blacksmith’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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