Arthur O Ford (1842 - 1935)

Born 1842 in Solon, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

Husband of Mary Jane (Wilbur) Ford — married 28 May 1872 in Geauga, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Feb 1935 at about age 93 in Painesville, Lake, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Sergeant Arthur Ford served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 6 Aug 1862
Mustered out: 12 Jun 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 103rd Ohio Infantry, Company D

Arthur was born in 1842. Arthur enlisted in Company D of the 103rd OVI on 6 Aug 1862 as a Private. He was promoted to Corporal on 1 Jan 1864 and then to Sergeant on 21 May 1864. He mustered out with the company on 12 Jun 1864. Arthur married Mary Wilbur on 28 May 1872 in Geauga County, Ohio. Arthur was a Laborer and Carpenter by trade. According to the 1890 U.S. Veterans Census record, Arthur suffered from hearling loss in his left ear. He passed away in 1935.

103rd OVI Memorial Foundation

The 103rd O.V.I. is a private organization whose members are all direct descendants of the veterans of the 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. We are always discovering new members; if you believe that you might be a member please contact us. We will check our records; if you are a descendant you are welcome to join us for the entire week of our annual reunion. [1]

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79841271/arthur_o-ford: accessed July 28, 2024), memorial page for Arthur O Ford (1842–27 Feb 1935), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79841271, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Painesville, Lake County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Bessie Laird (contributor 47624135).

• The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 673; Page: 424a

• The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: M653_955; Page: 524; Family History Library Film: 803955

• Year: 1880; Census Place: Thompson, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: 1019; Page: 140c; Enumeration District: 079

• Year: 1900; Census Place: Painesville, Lake, Ohio; Roll: 1291; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0065

• Year: 1910; Census Place: Painesville Ward 3, Lake, Ohio; Roll: T624_1203; Page: 7b; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1375216

• Year: 1920; Census Place: Painesville Ward 2, Lake, Ohio; Roll: T625_1403; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 89

• Year: 1930; Census Place: Painesville, Lake, Ohio; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2341560

• The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs; Record Group Number: 15; Census Year: 1890

• Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

• Ancestry.com. Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Marriage Records. Ohio Marriages. Various Ohio County Courthouses.