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Surnames: Arford
Classification: Query
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He is listed in the 1930 PA Cambria Co Portagetsp Dist 99 census from
ancestry.com:
Arford, Fred head m w 34 m 23 PA PA PA
Arford, Mary wife-H f w 29 m 18 PA PA PA
Arford, William I son m w 6 s PA PA PA
Arford, Janet dau f w 4 3/12 s PA PA PA
Arford , John son m w 2 s PA PA PA
Here is Social Security info from
ancestry.com which you could order a copy of the
original application to find Fred Sr's parents' names.
Fred Arford b.1 Jun 1930 d.May 1981 residence ? issued PA
Fred Arford b.19 Nov 1895 d. May 1981 residence Portage, Cambria, PA issued PA
I am not listing the SS #'s but you should be able to bring them up yourself on
ancestry.com and order them from that site or order the death certificate from PA.
I also found the following on the free
familysearch.com 1880 census info although I
don't know if this guy is related:
1880 IN Daviess Co Madison tsp:
Jacob Arfore self m male w 80 MD PA MD farmer
Catharine " wife m female w 68 OH MD PA keeping house
Franklin B. " son m male w 28 OH MD OH farmer
Jane " dau in law m female w 29 OH -- OH keeping house
Albert R. " gson s male w 8 IN OH OH
Mary M. " gdau s female w 6 IN OH OH
Carrie C. " gdau s female w 3 IN OH OH
Charles N. Stine other s male W 24 IL KY KY farm laborer
I looked at the 1900 PA Cambria Portage tsp and borough but could not find the family to
see who the parents were.
Good luck! I am not researching this family.
Mary in CA
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