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Ford, Araminta July Ann

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Last Name Ford
First Name Araminta
Middle Name July Ann
Maiden Name Carpenter
Death Date 12/10/1894
Birth Date 10/9/1816
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Family Information
Spouse 1) George Ford; 2) James B. Callahan
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Other Age 78 years, 2 months, 1 day. Born in Kentucky; probably the daughter of John and Mary O'Neal Carpenter. [Another source suggests that her parents may have been James and Docia Benningfield.] Married first husband in 1838. He apparently died before 1870; married second husband in May 1879. [1870 census shows her with 4 children, 3 sons and a daughter: Chichester, Sarah, Willard and Philetris, in Ray Twp., Morgan Co., Ind.] [Note: cemetery index does not mention Mr. Callahan; gives Araminta's name on tombstone as Ford.] [One source on RootsWeb.com notes that Araminta "abandoned her 2 daughters; was married several other times."]
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