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Photograph taken at Ada' s "Old home", before her marriage to Gene Ford. Ada was a West Virginia state leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement to ratify the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving the women the right to vote. Mrs. Ford was also president and founder of the Women's Suffrage League in Taylor County.

1. Ada Enid Haldeman With Friend, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039817
Title:
Ada Enid Haldeman With Friend, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1905
Description:
Photograph taken at Ada' s "Old home", before her marriage to Gene Ford. Ada was a West Virginia state leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement to ratify the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving the women the right to vote. Mrs. Ford was also president and founder of the Women's Suffrage League in Taylor County.
Sitting in the yard, left to right: Jim, Lucy, George Colebank, Ada, Danny, Dorrey Holden and "Ran". Standing on the porch, Ellie.

2. Old Haldeman Homestead, 'Scatter Smiles and Sunshine', Northwestern Turnpike, W. Va.

IDNO:
039829
Title:
Old Haldeman Homestead, 'Scatter Smiles and Sunshine', Northwestern Turnpike, W. Va.
Date:
1906/08/05
Description:
Sitting in the yard, left to right: Jim, Lucy, George Colebank, Ada, Danny, Dorrey Holden and "Ran". Standing on the porch, Ellie.
Sitting in the tall grass, Ada Enid Haldeman, Arthur C. Thomas and Olivia L. Haldeman.

3. 'Just a Gleam of Heaven in Her Eye', Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039840
Title:
'Just a Gleam of Heaven in Her Eye', Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1906/08/06
Description:
Sitting in the tall grass, Ada Enid Haldeman, Arthur C. Thomas and Olivia L. Haldeman.
Group of friends pose outside, sitting under a tree.

4. Ada Haldeman, Olivia L. Haldeman, Arthur C. Thomas and Jasper N. Cole

IDNO:
039842
Title:
Ada Haldeman, Olivia L. Haldeman, Arthur C. Thomas and Jasper N. Cole
Date:
1906/08/14
Description:
Group of friends pose outside, sitting under a tree.
Photograph taken before her marriage to Gene Ford. Ada was a West Virginia state leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement to ratify the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution giving the women the right to vote. Mrs. Ford was also president and founder of the Women's Suffrage League in Taylor County.

5. Portrait of Ada Enid Haldeman of Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039814
Title:
Portrait of Ada Enid Haldeman of Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1908
Description:
Photograph taken before her marriage to Gene Ford. Ada was a West Virginia state leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement to ratify the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution giving the women the right to vote. Mrs. Ford was also president and founder of the Women's Suffrage League in Taylor County.
Taken the year before Ada married Gene Worth Ford.

6. Portrait of Ada Enid Haldeman, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
039822
Title:
Portrait of Ada Enid Haldeman, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1908
Description:
Taken the year before Ada married Gene Worth Ford.
Information with the photograph includes "This group was standing in front of Jannett Building (erected by a dentist of that name who later moved to Charleston.) Building in 1940's was bought by an Italian from Clarksburg named Oliverio and named "Professional Building". It was torn down in 1970's to be replaced by Court House annex. Gene W. Ford had law office on front of 3rd floor about 1929."

7. W. W. Tapp, Ada Haldeman, W. P. Samples, N. F. Kendall, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039843
Title:
W. W. Tapp, Ada Haldeman, W. P. Samples, N. F. Kendall, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1908/10/29
Description:
Information with the photograph includes "This group was standing in front of Jannett Building (erected by a dentist of that name who later moved to Charleston.) Building in 1940's was bought by an Italian from Clarksburg named Oliverio and named "Professional Building". It was torn down in 1970's to be replaced by Court House annex. Gene W. Ford had law office on front of 3rd floor about 1929."
A West Virginia state leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement to ratify the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving the women the right to vote. Mrs. Ford was also president and founder of the Women's Suffrage League in Taylor County.

8. Portrait of Ada Enid Haldeman Ford , Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
039815
Title:
Portrait of Ada Enid Haldeman Ford , Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1912
Description:
A West Virginia state leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement to ratify the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving the women the right to vote. Mrs. Ford was also president and founder of the Women's Suffrage League in Taylor County.
Six year old dressed in the fashion of the day for children.

9. Layne Haldeman Ford on 6th Birthday, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
039845
Title:
Layne Haldeman Ford on 6th Birthday, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1916/06/26
Description:
Six year old dressed in the fashion of the day for children.
Home of Gene and Ada Haldeman Ford near Grafton.

10. Gene W. Ford Home, U.S. Rt. 50, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
039827
Title:
Gene W. Ford Home, U.S. Rt. 50, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1941/02/22
Description:
Home of Gene and Ada Haldeman Ford near Grafton.
Layne Ford, son of Gene and Ada H. Ford wearing army dress uniform. The photograph was taken while he was on leave for the holidays during World War II.

11. Layne Haldeman Ford of Grafton , W. Va.

IDNO:
039846
Title:
Layne Haldeman Ford of Grafton , W. Va.
Date:
1943
Description:
Layne Ford, son of Gene and Ada H. Ford wearing army dress uniform. The photograph was taken while he was on leave for the holidays during World War II.
Information with the photograph includes: "Ada H. Ford at home New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 1952, wearing the orchid given her by Layne H. Ford [her son] for Christmas, Pruntytown Road, Grafton, W. Va.".

12. Ada Enid Haldeman Ford at Home, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
039819
Title:
Ada Enid Haldeman Ford at Home, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
Information with the photograph includes: "Ada H. Ford at home New Year's Eve, Dec. 31, 1952, wearing the orchid given her by Layne H. Ford [her son] for Christmas, Pruntytown Road, Grafton, W. Va.".
Son of Gene and Ada Haldeman Ford.

13. Layne H. Ford on Capitol Steps, East Wing, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
039833
Title:
Layne H. Ford on Capitol Steps, East Wing, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1963
Description:
Son of Gene and Ada Haldeman Ford.
YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) sign on the left side, behind a man wearing large hat. All persons in the photograph are unidentified.

14. Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
039830
Title:
Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1905
Description:
YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) sign on the left side, behind a man wearing large hat. All persons in the photograph are unidentified.
Ada Enid Haldeman and Arthur C. Thomas.

15. 'Natural as Life', Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039839
Title:
'Natural as Life', Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1905
Description:
Ada Enid Haldeman and Arthur C. Thomas.
Information included with photograph, "View of Old North Western Pike before it was surfaced, just beyond the 'short turn'". Pictured is Henry Wotney, a friend of Ada Haldeman, riding a wooden bicycle he made.

16. Famous 'Wooden Bicycle', Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039841
Title:
Famous 'Wooden Bicycle', Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1905
Description:
Information included with photograph, "View of Old North Western Pike before it was surfaced, just beyond the 'short turn'". Pictured is Henry Wotney, a friend of Ada Haldeman, riding a wooden bicycle he made.
Vance Harvey was the son of W. F. Harvey. Information with the photograph includes "Taken when a member of football team at Ellicot City College, Maryland, killed in mine not long after through school. Slate Fall. He was trained as a mine executive but was in the mine and was killed."

17. Vance Harvey, Ellicott City, Md.

IDNO:
039844
Title:
Vance Harvey, Ellicott City, Md.
Date:
undated
Description:
Vance Harvey was the son of W. F. Harvey. Information with the photograph includes "Taken when a member of football team at Ellicot City College, Maryland, killed in mine not long after through school. Slate Fall. He was trained as a mine executive but was in the mine and was killed."
A West Virginia state leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement to ratify the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving the women the right to vote. Mrs. Ford was also president and founder of the Women's Suffrage League in Taylor County.

18. Ada Enid Haldeman Ford of Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039816
Title:
Ada Enid Haldeman Ford of Taylor County, W. Va.
Description:
A West Virginia state leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement to ratify the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving the women the right to vote. Mrs. Ford was also president and founder of the Women's Suffrage League in Taylor County.
Mrs. Ford died January 22, 1979 at the age of 96. She was a West Virginia state leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement to ratify the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving the women the right to vote. Mrs. Ford was also president and founder of the Women's Suffrage League in Taylor County.

19. Grave of of Ada Enid Haldeman Ford, Bluemont Cemetery, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
039821
Title:
Grave of of Ada Enid Haldeman Ford, Bluemont Cemetery, Grafton, W. Va.
Description:
Mrs. Ford died January 22, 1979 at the age of 96. She was a West Virginia state leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement to ratify the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving the women the right to vote. Mrs. Ford was also president and founder of the Women's Suffrage League in Taylor County.
A West Virginia state leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement to ratify the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving the women the right to vote. Mrs. Ford was also president and founder of the Women's Suffrage League in Taylor County.

20. Ada Enid Haldeman Ford and Friend at Her Father's Home

IDNO:
039820
Title:
Ada Enid Haldeman Ford and Friend at Her Father's Home
Description:
A West Virginia state leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement to ratify the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving the women the right to vote. Mrs. Ford was also president and founder of the Women's Suffrage League in Taylor County.
A West Virginia state leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement to ratify the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving the women the right to vote. Mrs. Ford was also president and founder of the Women's Suffrage League in Taylor County.

21. Portrait of Ada Enid Haldeman Ford at Age 32, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
039824
Title:
Portrait of Ada Enid Haldeman Ford at Age 32, Grafton, W. Va.
Description:
A West Virginia state leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement to ratify the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving the women the right to vote. Mrs. Ford was also president and founder of the Women's Suffrage League in Taylor County.
A West Virginia state leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement to ratify the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving the women the right to vote. Mrs. Ford was also president and founder of the Women's Suffrage League in Taylor County.

22. Portrait of Ada Enid Haldeman Ford, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039825
Title:
Portrait of Ada Enid Haldeman Ford, Taylor County, W. Va.
Description:
A West Virginia state leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement to ratify the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving the women the right to vote. Mrs. Ford was also president and founder of the Women's Suffrage League in Taylor County.
A West Virginia state leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement to ratify the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving the women the right to vote. Mrs. Ford was also president and founder of the Women's Suffrage League in Taylor County.

23. Portrait of Ada Enid Haldeman Ford of Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039826
Title:
Portrait of Ada Enid Haldeman Ford of Taylor County, W. Va.
Description:
A West Virginia state leader in the Women's Suffrage Movement to ratify the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving the women the right to vote. Mrs. Ford was also president and founder of the Women's Suffrage League in Taylor County.
Busy scene in downtown Grafton. YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) sign on the left side on the street. All persons in the photograph are unidentified.

24. Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
039832
Title:
Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Description:
Busy scene in downtown Grafton. YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) sign on the left side on the street. All persons in the photograph are unidentified.
Taped to the back of the picture "Hanslip Watkins, grandfather of Joseph Hanslip Haldeman of near Thornton, Taylor Co, West Virginia. Watkins was around New York part of the time. This picture was found in a trunk given to Etta Haldeman (daughter of Joseph Haldeman) by Harriet Haldeman, her aunt.

25. Portrait of Hanslip Watkins of Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039834
Title:
Portrait of Hanslip Watkins of Taylor County, W. Va.
Description:
Taped to the back of the picture "Hanslip Watkins, grandfather of Joseph Hanslip Haldeman of near Thornton, Taylor Co, West Virginia. Watkins was around New York part of the time. This picture was found in a trunk given to Etta Haldeman (daughter of Joseph Haldeman) by Harriet Haldeman, her aunt.
Information included with the photograph, "For Guy, His 'Country Cousins'" The people in the background of the photo are unidentified.

26. Ada and Gene Ford, Preston County, W. Va.

IDNO:
039838
Title:
Ada and Gene Ford, Preston County, W. Va.
Description:
Information included with the photograph, "For Guy, His 'Country Cousins'" The people in the background of the photo are unidentified.