Ancestry of Art Acord (1890-1931)
Ancestry of Art Acord
 
 
Art Acord (1890-1931)

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Ancestry of Art Acord
1 Artumus Ward "Art" Acord, b. Prattsville (now Glenwood), Sevier, Utah, 17 April 1890, d. Hotel Palacio, Chihuahua City, Chihuahua, Mexico, 4 January 1931 (cyanide poisoning?), bur. Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California,  
md. (1) Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, 22 July 1913, Edith May Kessinger aka Edythe Sterling, b. Kansas City, Missouri, 29 October 1886, d. Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, 4 June 1962, div. Nevada, 10 July 1919,  
md. (2) South Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, 12 July 1919, Edna Mae Nores, div. Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 16 June 1925,  
md. (3) San Bernardino, California, 14 April 1927, Mary Louise Escovar aka Louise Lorraine, b. San Francisco, San Francisco, California, 1 October 1901, d. New York City, New York, New York, 2 February 1981, div. Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 14 August 1929
2ND GENERATION (PARENTS)
2 Valentine Louis Acord, b. Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, 3 August 1832, d. Castle Dale, Emery, Utah, 23 April 1922  
md. (2) about 1875
3 Mary Amelia Petersen, b. Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, 20 February 1858, d. Stillwater, Indian Territory, 28 November 1891
3RD GENERATION (GRANDPARENTS)
4 Zurr Acord, b. Shenandoah County, Virginia, 9 March 1793, d. probably Delaware County, Indiana, about 1838  
md. Giles County, Virginia, 2 October 1816
5 Virginia Martha Luster, b. Vermont, 13 November 1792, d. Delaware County, Indiana, 25 April 1836
6 Peder Chistensen Pedersen, b. Fly, Viborg, Denmark, 13 January 1822, d. Levan, Juab, Utah, 16 December 1895,  
md. Fly, Viborg, Denmark, 29 October 1848
7 Ane Cathrine Christensen, b. Voer, Hjorring, Denmark, 7 November 1815, d. Redmond, Juab, Utah, 30 November 1896

SOURCES CONSULTED

This is a listing of any materials other than census, vital records, etc., that were consulted during the research of this tree.

McKinney, Grange B. Art Acord and the Movies. Wyatt Classics, 2000.

CENSUS RECORDS


1910 Castle Dale Town, Emery County, Utah, ED 42, sheet 10B, Family 172

                                   Marital   # of     Mother of               Father's      Mother's
                   Rel     Age     Status    yrs mar  children    Bplace      Bplace        Bplace 
Acord Samuel V     Head    40      M1        20                   Utah        Iowa          Utah
      Mary E       Wife    41      M1        20       8 / 7       Utah        Den Danish    Indiana
      Louis E      Son     19      S                              Utah        Utah          Utah
      Hazel E      Dau     17      S                              Utah        Utah          Utah
      Van S        Son     15      S                              Utah        Utah          Utah
      Alta Z       Dau     11      S                              Utah        Utah          Utah
      Vera         Dau      9      S                              Utah        Utah          Utah
      Ross         Son      7      S                              Utah        Utah          Utah
      Dwane R      Son     1 7/12  S                              Utah        Utah          Utah
      Valintine L  Father  78      Wd                             Iowa        Scot English  Scot English

Samuel was a farmer. Louis was a public school teacher. Valintine was a prospector for minerals.

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1880 Glenwood Precinct, Sevier County, Utah, ED 70, sheet 3, Family 28

                                   Marital               Father's      Mother's
                   Rel     Age     Status    Bplace      Bplace        Bplace 
Acord Valentine            46      M         Indiana     Penn          Vermont
      Mary         Wife    22      M         Utah        Denmark       Denmark
      Sarah E      Dau     13      S         Utah        Indiana
      Valentine S  Son     11      S         Utah        Indiana
      Ann E        Dau      4      S         Utah        Indiana       Utah
      Zurr         Son      1      S         Utah        Indiana       Utah

Valentine was a farmer. Mary was keeping house.

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1870 Levan, Juab County, Utah, page 302A, Family 23

                                 
                   Age     Bplace
Peterson Peter C   48      Denmark
         Ann M     48      Denmark
         Peter     14      Utah
         Mary      12      Utah

Peter C was a farmer. Ann was keeping house. Both had parents of foreign birth. Ann cannot write.

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1870 Spring City, Sanpete County, Utah, page 86B, Family 30


                   Age     Bplace
Acord Valentine    36      Indiana
      Sarah        33      Illinois
      Ida Belle    10      Iowa
      Martha R      8      Utah
      Mary A        6      Utah
      Sarah E       3      Utah
      Samuel V      1      Utah

Valentine was a ranchman. Sarah was keeping house.

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1860 Fremont County, Iowa, page 941, Family 750

                   Age     Bplace
Valentine Acord    25      Indiana
Sarah G            21
Ida A              5/12

Valentine was a farmer.

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1860 Fort Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah, page 614, Family 188

                   Age     Bplace
Peter C Peterson   38      Denmark
Anna M             38      Denmark
Mary A             12      Denmark
Peter               4      Utah
Mary                2      Utah

Peter was a farmer.

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