Ford, Gordon Chester Sr.

1928 - 1964  (36 years)

• Name	Ford, Gordon Chester
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	15 Apr 1928  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	FORD.G001
  _FGRAVE	34630876
  Military Service	World War II, Seaman Second Class, United States Navy  [2]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  Death	2 Aug 1964  [1, 3]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Ford, Gordon C.
  		Headstone, Ford, Gordon Chester Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I8832	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Fulk - Barnett Levi Foster Preston Fulk Sr. and Minerva Jane Barnett Descendants, Good - Foster Harold R. Good and Anna Madge L. Foster Descendants, McCracken - ? John McCracken and Nancy ? Descendants
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Ford, C.
  Mother	Ramsey, E.
  Family ID	F4410	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	McCracken, Mary Helen,   b. 12 Feb 1933, Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois d. 31 Jan 2006, St. Marys Medical Center, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	11 Nov 1956	Springfield Memorial Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois   [3]
  Age at Marriage	He was 28 years and 7 months - She was 23 years and 9 months.
  Children	+ 1. Ford, Gordon Chester 'Buddy' Jr.,   b. 15 Nov 1957, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania d. 1 May 2014, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois (Age 56 years) + 2. Ford, C.S. + 3. Ford, Tina Marie,   b. 8 Aug 1962, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois d. 23 Aug 2020, Kinmundy, Marion County, Illinois (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F4383	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 11 Nov 1956 - Springfield Memorial Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2604] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Ford, Gordon C., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34630876/gordon-chester-ford), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14638] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Ford, Gordon Chester, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34630876/gordon-chester-ford), none. (Reliability: 2). [S2594] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Waggoner, Mary H., 72, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18117435/mary-h.-waggoner), none. (Reliability: 2).