For more information on sources and notes on the families, check SOURCES below the table.
| Ancestry of Art Acord | |
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| 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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