Our McElroy Family

1868 - 2000

The Descendants & Ancestors

Edith May McElroy

(Wife of William F. Ford, Sr.)

FIRST GENERATION

1. Samuel Grant McElroy was born in 1868 in Haverstraw, Rockland Co., New York. He died in 1905 in Newark, Essex Co., New Jersey.

Elizabeth Yakel (or Yakal) (daughter of Unknown Yalel (or Yakal)) was born in 1870 in Haverstraw, Rockland Co., New York. She died on Feb 4 1948 in Long Island, New York. Samuel Grant McElroy and Elizabeth Yakel (or Yakal) had the following children:

+2 i. Edith May McEIroy.

3 ii. Bertha McEIroy was born in 1902 in Havestraw, Rock, and Co., New York. She died in 1988.

+4 iii. Raymond McEIroy.

SECOND GENERATION

2. Edith May McEIroy was born on Aug 8 1894 in Haverstraw, Rockland Co., New York. She died on Jan 3 1981 in Teaneck, Bergen, New Jersey.

She was married to William Fraser , Sr. Ford (son of Joseph Robinson Ford and Nellie Celestine Bennett) on Mar 19 1919 in First Presbyterian Church, Newark, New Jersey. William Fraser , Sr. Ford was born on Jul 16 1895 in Jersey City, Hudson Co., New Jersey. He died on Nov 1 1963 in Teaneck, Bergen, New Jersey.

Edith May McEIroy and William Fraser , Sr. Ford had the following children:

+5 i. William Fraser , Jr. Ford.

6 ii. Roberta Celestine Ford was born on Apr 13 1926 in Bronx, Bronx Co., New York.

4. Raymond McEIroy was born in 1892 in Havestraw, New York. He died in Newark, New Jersey.

Hazel Benet was born in 1893 in Newark, New Jersey. Raymond McEIroy and Hazel Benet had the following children:

7 i. Bruce McEIroy was born in 1923.

8 ii. Richard McEIroy was born in 1928. He died in 1992.

THIRD GENERATION

5. William Fraser , Jr. Ford was born on Aug 17 1920 in Bronx, Bronx Co., New York. He died on Aug 29 1949 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Ma.

He was married to Phyllis Ruth Bergen (daughter of Harold Perine Bergen and Iva (Ivy) Ruth Alsbrow ) on Feb 14 1942 in Teaneck, Bergen Co., New Jersey. Phyllis Ruth Bergen was born on Jul 22 1920 in Toronto, Canada. She died on Aug 23 1973 in , Bucks Co, Pa.. William Fraser , Jr. Ford and Phyllis Ruth Bergen had the following children:

+9 i. Walter Edward Ford.

+10 ii. William Frazer III Ford.

FOURTH GENERATION

9. Walter Edward Ford was born on Nov 30 1944 in Teaneck, New Jersey.

He was married to Mary Jacqueline Caldwell (daughter of John Reid Caldwell and Ola Virginia Morris ) on Sep 18 1965 in Commonwealth Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, N. C.. Mary Jacqueline Caldwell was born on Feb 22 1945 in Charlotte, N. C.. Walter Edward Ford and Mary Jacqueline Caldwell had the following children:

+11 i. Stephen Andrew Ford.

+12 ii. Erin Matthew Bergen Ford.

10. William Frazer III Ford was born on Aug 11 1943 in Teaneck, Bergen Co., New Jersey.

He was married to Judy Frances Ford on Aug 17 1962 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Judy Frances Ford was born on Apr 22 1943 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N. C.. William Frazer III Ford and Judy Frances Ford had the following children:

+13 i. William Frazer IV Ford.

+14 ii. Dawn Frances Ford.

FIFTH GENERATION

11. Stephen Andrew Ford was born on Dec 11 1967 in Charlotte, N. C..

He was married to Jennifer Laine Ellis (daughter of Bobby Ellis and Debbie Ellis ) on Oct 18 1997 in Commonwealth Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, N. C.. Jennifer Laine Ellis was born on Aug 25 1972 in Charlotte, N. C..

12. Erin Matthew Bergen Ford was born on Mar 7 1971 in Charlotte, N. C..

He was married to Trusie Browning on Oct 12 1996 in Matthews Presbyterian Church, Matthews N. C.. Trusie Browning was born on Apr 21 1971. Erin Matthew Bergen Ford and Trusie Browning had the following children:

15 i. Jeffery Haller was born on Oct 4 1988.

16 ii. Matthew Haller was born on Jun 18 1990.

13. William Frazer IV Ford was born on Jan 9 1966 in Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo..

He was married to Katherine O'Neal on Nov 18 1989. Katherine O'Neal was born on Sep 2 1966. William Frazer IV Ford and Katherine O'Neal had the following children:

17 i. Ashley Elizabeth Ford was born on Oct 26 1994.

18 ii. Kristen Suzanne Ford was born on Nov 6 1996.

14. Dawn Frances Ford was born on Jan 26 1968 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N. C..

She was married to Thomas Lockhart on May 17 1997. Thomas Lockhart was born on May 4 1956.

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Prepared by:

Ed Ford

March, 2000

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