Roger Julian Ford Sr.

Background

Sr., Roger Julian Ford was born on October 2, 1934 in Esmont, Virginia, United States. Son of Fleming Vaughn and Frances Catherine (Copeland) F.

Education

Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Virginia Seminary & College, 1985.

Career

Pastor Chestnut Grove Baptist Church, Esmont, Virginia, 1962-1970, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Greenwood, Virginia, 1963-1969, Wake Forest Baptist Church, Slate Hill, Virginia, 1969-1974, Mount Sinai Baptist Church, Madison Heights, Virginia, since 1971. Executive director Monticello Community Action Agency, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1970-1974, Opportunity Industrialized Center, Lynchburg, Virginia, 1978-1980. Manpower director Total Action Against Poverty, Roanoke, Virginia, 1974-1978.

Manager Ebonaire Church Supply, Madison Heights, since 1980. Co-chairman Amherst County Democratic Party, Virginia, 1980-1982. President Virginia State Conf.NAACP, 1978-1980, Amherst County Branch National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1975-1978, since 1980.

Membership

Served to sergeant United States Marine Corps, 1954-1958.

Connections

Married Velma Lee Gray, March 1, 1958. Children: Lori, Nadine, Francine, Robin, Wendy, Roger Julian.

Father:

Fleming Vaughn F.

Mother:

Frances Catherine (Copeland) F.

Spouse:

Velma Lee Gray

child:

Lori Senior

child:

Nadine Senior

child:

Francine Senior

child:

Robin Senior

child:

Wendy Senior

child:

Roger Julian Senior