Robert Franklin “Bob” FordAge: 70 years1855–1925
- Name
- Robert Franklin “Bob” Ford
- Given names
- Robert Franklin
- Nickname
- Bob
- Surname
- Ford
 Birth | 1855 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 6 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 12 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 12 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 14 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 23 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Amanda Louvena Breezeel — View this family March 4, 1880 (Age 25 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Lucy L Ford 1880 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Milburn Ford 1882 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a son | Milburn Ford 1882 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Robert Courtney Ford 1885 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | James Ford 1886 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a son | James Ford 1886 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Willis N Ford 1888 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Flossie Ford March 29, 1890 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Ruth Ford January 19, 1894 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Edgar L Ford June 27, 1898 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 43 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Laura Ellen Ford 1900 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Laura Ellen Ford 1900 (Age 45 years) |
 Census | June 13, 1900 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Luther Gibson — Lucy L Ford — View this family calculated 1901 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Elta Ford 1902 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Elta Ford 1902 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Evaline Gibson calculated 1904 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Flora Bobbie Ford calculated 1908 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Louise Ford calculated 1911 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Jesse Gibson calculated 1912 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Flossie Ford May 7, 1912 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Adeline Ford calculated 1913 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a son | Edgar L Ford February 17, 1913 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 61 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 62 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 63 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 14, 1920 (Age 65 years) |
 Death | 1925 (Age 70 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ford Cemetery |
| Family with Amanda Louvena Breezeel |
| himself |
Robert Franklin “Bob” Ford Birth: 1855 Death: 1925 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Amanda Louvena Breezeel Birth: March 28, 1858 34 26 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: October 12, 1932 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: March 4, 1880 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months daughter |
Lucy L Ford Birth: 1880 25 21 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: 1938 — Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Milburn Ford Birth: 1882 27 23 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: 1882 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Robert Courtney Ford Birth: 1885 30 26 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: 1961 |
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2 years son |
James Ford Birth: 1886 31 27 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: 1886 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Willis N Ford Birth: 1888 33 29 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: 1957 |
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2 years daughter |
Flossie Ford Birth: March 29, 1890 35 32 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: May 7, 1912 |
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4 years daughter |
Ruth Ford Birth: January 19, 1894 39 35 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: February 5, 1980 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Edgar L Ford Birth: June 27, 1898 43 40 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: February 17, 1913 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Laura Ellen Ford Birth: 1900 45 41 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: 1900 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Elta Ford Birth: 1902 47 43 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: 1902 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Robert Franklin “Bob” Ford - Household
Benton, Marshall, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Robert Franklin “Bob” Ford - Household
North Benton Marshall Ky
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