Harriet Pearson Steinke genealogy collection, 1819-1938 (bulk 1924-1938)

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Harriet Pearson Steinke genealogy collection, 1819-1938 (bulk 1924-1938)

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All of the papers are related to Ford family genealogy. Except for a set of approximately 200 genealogy sheets compiled by Raymond Laird for Henry Ford, the documents are photocopies of material collected by Harriet Steinke. Ms. Steinke was Laird's niece. The genealogy sheets cover the descendants of William Ford, 1775-1818, and Rebecca Jennings Ford, 1776-1851. It is thought that Laird compiled the data between 1934 and 1938. Photocopied items are primarily concerned with William S. Ford, and his son John. (Note: this is not the William Ford who was the father of Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company. William S. Ford was a double first cousin to Henry's father.) Items in the collection include property tax receipts, correspondence regarding estate matters, a William S. Ford and Ann Ford 50th wedding invitation, a William S. Ford obituary, and a few family photographs. There is also a booklet entitled "Carriages of Two Centuries" with drawings of carriages from the Edison Institute (now The Henry Ford) that participated in a 1924 parade in Dearborn, Michigan, and an album of postcards collected by Ann Ford.

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The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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Ford family.

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Ford, Henry, 1863-1947

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Industrialist and philanthropist Henry Ford, born July 30, 1863, grew up on a farm in what is now Dearborn, Michigan. Mechanically inclined from an early age, he worked in Detroit machine shops as a young man and became an engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company in 1891. Henry and Clara Jane Bryant, married in 1888, had one child, Edsel, born in 1893. In that same year, Henry tested his first internal combustion engine, and by 1896 completed his first car, the Quadricycle. Ford partnered in ...

Ford, William, 1775-1818.

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Laird, Raymond H., 1898-1968

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An engineer at Ford Motor Company, Laird worked closely with Henry Ford and was frequently asked to assume confidential business and personal assignments, one of which was to gather and create Ford family genealogical records. He was married to Emma Ford, daughter of John N. Ford and granddaughter of Henry Ford's father's cousin, William S. Ford, of Dearborn. From the description of Raymond H. Laird collection, 1776-1950 (bulk 1925-1950). (The Henry Ford). WorldCat record id: 5126778...

Henry Ford (Organization)

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Ford, John N., 1851-1916.

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Ford, William S., 1819-1898

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Farmer, of Greenfield Township, Mich. From the description of Quit claim deed, 1860. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70949096 ...

Steinke, Harriet Pearson.

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Ford, Ann Ketchum, 1820-1893.

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Ford, Rebecca Jennings, 1776-1851.

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