Alexander Munro Pulford

Abt 1854 - 1931  (~ 77 years)

• Name	Alexander Munro Pulford
  Birth	Abt 1854	Kingsville, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  alt Death	Abt 1928
  	From Ruth's obituary
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	151315100
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151315100
  _UID	FB0FE9F5227C455CAED32272BD4F0F0B62DF
  Death	15 Jun 1931	Cook County, Illinois, United States
  Burial	Cook County Cemetery at Oak Forrest, Oak Forest, Cook County, Illinois, United States
  Notes	(Research):Alexander Munroe Pulford has been quite a mystery. 1861 and 1871 Censuses of Canada- living with his mom and dad and family in Gosfield, Canada. 1881 Census of Canada - living with his wife and children in Windsor. Working as a clerk. There are several voting records and city directories that list him living in Detroit and Windsor during this time. 1901 - I haven't found him. His wife Ruth Ashby is listed as married but she is living with adult children in Windsor, Ontario. From Findagrave: added by Andre Pulford 1903 Harriet McDonald Pulford's Obituary "six children survive?. A. M. Pulford of Idaho" 1910 US Federal Census - A Monroe Pulford b. 1858 in Missouri, living in McHenry North Dakota. Working as a "servant" says mother/father were from Scotland. 1915 North Dakota State Census - Monroe Pulford in Carrington 1920 Monroe Pulford b. abt 1859 Missouri, "patient" in a hospital in Illinois. Father/Mother born Canada. 1930 U.S Federal Census- Alex Pulford b. abt 1858 Missouri, single, occupation: inmate Oak Forest infirmary. Bremen, Cook, Illinois. 15 Jun 1931 -Alexander Pulford - Bremen, Cook, Illinois, United States - Oak Forest Infirmary- male 82 single white -sailor b.1849 birthplace-unknown, burial 23 jun 1931-cemetery "central plant". Ruth is buried in Windsor. As far as records go the single American wanderer Monroe Pulford doesn't exist before 1910 and the married Canadian father of five doesn't exist after around 1900. His dad died in 1899 and then his mom died in 1903. I'm think that he left his wife and family around 1900 after his dad died. He travelled around and then died an infirmed indigent in Chicago.
  Person ID	I26731	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	18 May 2019

  
  

  Father	Francis Whant "Frank" Pulford,   b. 1831, England d. 1899, Greenville, Montcalm County, Michigan, United States (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Harriet W. McDonald,   b. Apr 1833, Ontario, Canada d. 20 Nov 1903, Wayne County, Michigan, United States (Age ~ 70 years)
  Marriage	Kingsville, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F9196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Ashby,   b. 1853, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	22 Sep 1874	Windsor (Sandwich), Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Name     Ruth Ashby Age     21 Birth Year     1853 Birth Place     England Marriage Date     22 Sep 1874 Marriage Place     Essex, Ontario, Canada Father     George Ashby Mother     Mathilda Ashby Spouse     Alexandre Munrae Pulford
  		Alexander Pulford & Ruth Ashby marriage
  Children	1. William Henry Pulford,   b. 9 Oct 1875, Essex County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   2. Edith Grace Pulford,   b. 13 Dec 1876, Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canada d. 11 May 1913, Essex County, Ontario, Canada (Age 36 years)   3. Ida H. Pulford,   b. 30 Jun 1879, Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   4. Beatrice Maude Emory Pulford,   b. 12 Jul 1883, Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canada d. 1967 (Age 83 years)   5. Ida Harriet Pulford,   b. Jun 1886, Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canada d. 1959 (Age ~ 72 years)
  Family ID	F9193	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1854 - Kingsville, Essex County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 22 Sep 1874 - Windsor (Sandwich), Windsor, Essex County, Ontario, Canada Death - 15 Jun 1931 - Cook County, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S18] Ontario. Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada., Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1937, (ancestry.ca :n.d.), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 13." 1874, 201, 001521, Pulford-Ashby, accessed 18 May 2019. (Reliability: 3).