Lillian Virginia (Ford) Tupkelewicz (1919 - 2000)

Born 22 Jun 1919 in Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 17 Aug 2000 at age 81 in Panama City, Bay, Florida, United States

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Biography

Lillian Virginia (aka Virginia L.) Ford was born on 22 June 1919 in Alabama, United States.^[1] She was the daughter of Gammon Payne Ford and Nettie Louise Barrow (1895 - 1984).^[2][3]

A 1920 United States Census record was not yet located for this family.

Virginia was enumerated in the household of her parents on the 1930 United States Census. They were living in Clifton, Wilcox County, Alabama.^[4]

Lillian Virginia Ford and Floyd Collier Twilley were married in 01 June 1936 in Wilcox County, Alabama.^[5] Virginia's mother and sisters visited with her in September 1938 according to a brief mention which was published in the Wilcox Progressive Era. ^[6] There were other such visits documented in that newspaper for a couple of years.

A 1940 United States Census record has not yet been located.

Virginia Ford and John August Tupkelewicz were married on 02 September 1947 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama.^[7] They were the parents of at least 2 children.^[8]

When the 1950 United States Census was taken, they were living in Richmond County, New York where John was in the Armed Forces. Virginia was a sheet metal worker.^[9]

Virginia L. (Ford) Tupkelewicz died on 17 August 2000 in Panama City, Bay County, Florida at the age of 81.^[1][8] Her burial location, if any, is unknown at this time.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1F8-DQ3 : 10 January 2021), Virginia F Tupkelewicz, 17 Aug 2000; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ "Alabama, County Birth Registers, 1881-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WXQB-YX6Z : 12 December 2019), Lillian Virginia Ford, 22 Jun 1919; citing Birth, Jackson, Clarke, Alabama, United States, multiple county Probate Judges, Alabama; FHL microfilm 007609231.
3. ↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KQ1-BVHC : 10 February 2023), Virginia Ford Tupkelewicz.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 1A, line 50, family 17, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 54; FHL microfilm 2,339,789.
   FamilySearch Record: 3GC7-C2M (accessed 22 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR78-78B Image number 00147
   Virginia L Ford (10), single daughter, in household of Gamon P Ford (44) in Clifton, Wilcox, Alabama, United States. Born in Alabama.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Gamon P Ford	M	44	Married	Head	Agent - Southern Railroad	Kentucky
   Nettie L Ford	F	34	Married	Wife		Florida
   Virginia L Ford	F	10	Single	Daughter		Alabama
   Maxine Ford	F	2	Single	Daughter		Alabama

5. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DQ-R68M : 19 February 2021), Floyd Collier Twilley and Lillian Virginia Ford, Jun 1936; citing Wilcox, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,418,507.
6. ↑ Wilcox Progressive Era, September 8, 1938, Page 1. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/wilcox-progressive-era/104028376/ : accessed June 22, 2023), clip page by user NSpires7704
7. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D3-BMVG : 19 February 2021), John A Tupkelewicz and Virginia Ford, 02 Sep 1947; citing Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,892,605.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "Virginia Tupkelewicz (Obituary)," "Florida Obituary and Death Notice Archive," GenLookups.com, online, accessed 19 Jun 2022.
9. ↑ "United States 1950 Census"
   citing Page: 32; Line: 20;
   FamilySearch Record: 6X5Q-WCD6 (accessed 22 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-GQHW-99GB-5
   Virginia Tupkelewicz (31), wife, Sheet Metal Worker, in household of John Tupkelewicz (35 years) in Richmond, Ontario, New York, United States. Born in Alabama.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   John Tupkelewicz	M	35	Married	Head	Armed Force	New York
   Virginia Tupkelewicz	F	31	Married	Wife	Sheet Metal Worker	Alabama