Life Events
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| Birth | Cora Mable Sandford was born on 23 Aug 1877 in Fenelon Falls, Victoria County, Ontario.
Information from registration: Cora Mable, daughter of Frank Sandford & Mary Victoria Inkster, informant father Frank Sandford, Carriage maker of Fenelon Falls, registered 16 Sep 1877.1 |
| (with Parents) 1891 Census | Mable C Sandford appeared on the 1891 Census of Fenelon Falls Village, Victoria County, Ontario with her parents. She was 14 years old and born in Ontario.2 |
| (with Parents) 1901 Census | Mabel C Sandford appeared on the 1901 Census of Fenelon Falls Village, Victoria County, Ontario with her parents. She was 36 years old, single, and born June 20 1874 in urban Ontario.3 |
| (Witness) Marriage | Cora M Sandford of Fenelon Falls witnessed the marriage of her father Francis Sandford and Orpha Barber Fletcher on 3 Jul 1905 in Toronto, York County, Ontario.4 |
| Passenger List | Cora Mable Sandford was listed on a border crossing record dated 1 Mar 1910 in Buffalo, New York. The border record reads: Mabel Sanford, age 30, single, seamstress, Canadian, English race, residence Paris Canada, nearest relative in Canada was brother Reginald Sanford of 17 Paisley St, Guelph, Ontario. Final destination was Winterhaven, Florida, passage paid by her sister, has $17, has not ever been to the U.S., going to join her father Frank Sanford of Winterhaven, Fla., has "neurasthenia pharyngeal laryngitis - neuralgia of muscles of heart, extreme nervous debility at present unable to earn a living", 5' 5 1/2", fair complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes, and was born in Fenelon Falls (Ont)
8 of the 30 people on the page were stamped "debarred", including Mabel. There is a notation, "Debarred on appeal to the S--, 3/11/10, Office file #10672/170." There is also a stamp "L.P.C."5 |
| (Other) 1910 Census | Cora Sanford appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida, in the household of brother-in-law and sister William and Maud Bentley. Cora was 26, single, and born in Canada.6 |
| 1920 Census | Maud Bentley and Mabel Sanford appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida. Maud owned her home with a mortgage. She was 45, a widow, an alien who immigrated in 1906, birthplace Canada, and was a nurse. Her sister Mabel was 39, single, year of immigration unknown, birthplace Canada, no occupation.7 |
| 1930 Census | Sisters Frances M Bentley and Cora M Sanford appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida, at 210 Sixth Street SW. Frances was the head of the household and owned a house worth $5000. They owned a radio. Frances was 57, divorced, was age 32 when first married, immigrated in 1906, and was a practical nurse working on her own account. Cora was 52, single, immigrated in 1910, and had no recorded occupation. They were both born in Canada, their parents were born in Canada, and they were naturalized. They had two boarders.8 |
| 1935 Census | C M Sandford and F M Bentley appeared on the 1935 State Census of Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida. They lived inside the city limits. CM was 57 years old, single, born in Canada, naturalized, had a grade school education and was a housekeeper. FM was 62, a widow, birthplace Canada, naturalized, high school education, and was a housekeeper.9 |
| 1940 Census | Sisters Frances M Bently and Cora M Sanford appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida, at 212 Sixth Street SW. They lived in the same house as in 1935, which was owned by Frances and valued at $5000. Frances was 66, divorced, had one year of high school education, born in Canada, and was a naturalized citizen. She worked 4 weeks the previous year for $60 and had other income. Cora was 62, single, 8th grade education, immigration status alien, no income.10 |
| 1945 Census | Siblings C Mable and F Herbert Sandford appeared on the 1945 State Census of Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida. Mabel was 68, born in Ontario, had a high school education and was a housewife. Herbert was 70, born in Ontario, had a business college education, and his occupation was painting. With them was their sister Frances M Bentley.11 |
| Death | Cora died in Oct 1963 in Polk County, Florida.12
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