John Martin Feeney (1894-1973)
John Feeney genealogy
Is this your ancestor? Explore genealogy for John Feeney born 1894 Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, United States died 1973 Palm Desert, Riverside, California, United States including ancestors + children + 1 photos + more in the free family tree community.
/favicon.ico
Ancestors

Profile last modified 20 Jan 2024 | Created 2 Feb 2016

This page has been accessed 2,126 times.

John Feeney is Notable.

John Feeney was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Biography

John Martin Feeney was born on February 1, 1894, in South Portland, Maine. He was the 10th child of Irish immigrants John A. Feeney and Barbara Curran.[1]

In 1900, 6-year-old John's family lived at 48 Danforth Street in Portland, Maine. [2] By 1910, they had moved to 23 Sheridan Street.[3]

By 1917, John had moved to Hollywood Park in Los Angeles, California, where he was a motion picture director for Universal Film Co. On his 1917 WWI draft registration, he provided his birthdate as February 1, 1895, and signed his name John Augustine Ford.[4]

1920 United States Federal Census for Los Angeles Assembly District 63, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_106; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 163; Image: 752

John married Mary McBride Smith on July 3, 1920 in Los Angeles, California; it was his first marriage and her second.[5] By 1930 they had two children, Barbara and Patrick.[6]

1940 census[7]

1950 census

John Ford was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1973 by President Richard Nixon.

California, Death Index, 1940-1997 for John A Ford, 31 Aug 1973 (FamilySearch.org [on-line database]) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VPCD-8L5

United States Social Security Death Index for John Ford, Aug 1973; (FamilySearch.org [on-line database]) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VMMH-J6L

John Ford is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.[8]

Sources

↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ3Q-6MT : 4 November 2017), John M Feeney, 01 Feb 1894; citing South Portland, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.

↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMLX-HLD : 10 March 2022), John Feeney in entry for John Feeney, 1900.

↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MR39-SDX : accessed 26 January 2023), John A Feeney in household of John A Feeney, Portland Ward 2, Cumberland, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 70, sheet 5B, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 539; FHL microfilm 1,374,552.

↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZVN-F15 : 24 December 2021), John Augustin Ford, 1917-1918.

↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8DD-H76 : Thu Oct 19 15:00:20 UTC 2023), Entry for John Feeney and Mary Mc Bride Smith, 3 Jul 1920.

↑ "United States Census, 1930", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCJ1-2YF : Wed Oct 04 14:03:05 UTC 2023), Entry for John A Ford and Mary Ford, 1930.

↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9CK-5K9 : Fri Oct 06 18:26:13 UTC 2023), Entry for John Aloysins Ford and Mary McBryde Ford, 1940.

↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/353/john-ford: accessed 26 January 2023), memorial page for John Ford (1 Feb 1894–31 Aug 1973), Find A Grave: Memorial #353, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.

Wikipedia: John Ford

Wikidata: Item Q51114, en:Wikipedia