Census Sunday - Clyde William Ford

Today's census is of a collateral line; Clyde William FORD, who is a first cousin once removed. His mother was Gabrilla Almeda HUTSON, 1881-1960, and father was George William FORD, 1878-1929 (half-brother to my grandfather, Arthur Elisha Ford).

In order to see it better, I am including snippets of the page.

The transcription for this 1940 U.S. Census for Rich Township, Lapeer, Michigan:

The family lives on Brown Road, household #146, renting a farm, valued at $1000
* Clyde W Ford, head, male, white, 33 yrs, married, not in school, completed second year of high school, born in Arkansas, residence in 1935 -Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, not on a farm, employed as an assembly man in an auto factory, worked 36 weeks in 1939 for an income of $1400 and income from other sources.

* Donna Ford, wife, female, white, 28, married, not in school, completed four years of high school, born in Michigan, residence in 1935 -Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, not on a farm, not employed and not seeking work, works at home

* Doyle C Ford, son, male, white, 7, single, attended school, completed first grade, born in Michigan, residence in 1935 -Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, not on a farm,

* Lois Mae Ford, daughter, female, white, 5/12, single, born in Michigan


The citation for this source is as follows:

Lapeer, Michigan, population schedule, Rich Township, enumeration district (ED) 44-33, sheet 8A (handwritten), line 8, family #146, Clyde W. Ford household; digital image; Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 15 May 2013); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1777. 

Plan of Action: Discovering William Preston Ford, Part 2

I still have no definitive answers for any of my questions. Instead, I have more questions. I did find something unexpected as you will see below.

I did an Ancestry.com search for all Ford's in the 1880 Benton Township, Howell County, MO to see if I could locate William Preston Ford. The only Ford listed in that township was George W. Ford, a  one year old orphan enumerated with Nancy E. Nicks. Upon closer look, I found Sarah Elizabeth Dodd enumerated in her father's home only three  households above the young George W. Ford. In the next year, Sarah Dodd would marry William Ford.

Could this be the young son of William and Leona Frances Ford? Who is this Nancy E. Nicks? Is she a relative? Is she caring for young George, so William can work? So where is William?

The 1880 Census - Benton Township, Howell County, Missouri

The citation for this census follows:

1900 U.S. Census, Howell County, Arkansas, population schedule, Benton Township, enumeration district 050, page 426B (stamped), page 22 (handwritten), dwelling 170, family 170, Nancy E. Nicks household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 15 May 2016); citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 691.



Since William Preston Ford was not found in Howell Township, I decided to do a search for all William Ford's in 1880 Missouri Census. I searched for William Ford, but broadened my search to include similar spellings of both given and surname. This is a snapshot of what I found.

Out of the eleven results, I have been able to rule out three. These were enumerated with wives and only daughters in the home.

The others I will need to follow up on and see if I can rule them out.