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Family of William FORD and Lucretia E MITCHELL
William FORD b. 1821 Dec 22800 at Perry, OH800. d. 1902 Jan 205215 at Great Bend, KS5215. bd. Wilson Cem., Barton Co., KS840.
Lucretia E MITCHELL b. 1826 Feb 95214 at Cleveland, OH5214. d. 1905 Apr 285214 at home of son H W Ford, Homestead Twp, KS5214.
Married5214 18475214. The obituary5214 for Lucretia E Mitchell Ford mentions her 1847 marriage to William Ford. The mentioned names of her children match the census records for William and Lucretia Ford.
Hillman800 has birthdate Dec 22, 1822. William's headstone840 reads: "WILLIAM FORD / 1821 - 1902." In the 1900 census5216, William listed his birthdate as December, 1821. His birthdate is assumed from the combination of those data.
Taking a hint from the names and places of death (Wisconsin) for William's siblings Caleb, Benjamin and Elisha, it appears likely that this William is the William Ford who resided5213 in 1850 in Plymouth, WI. In that record, William is listed as age 28, an asheryman born in Ohio. Residing in the household are Lucretia, age 24, born Ohio, and Emma, age 1, born in Wisconsin. Additionally, the next 2 dwellings in order are the residences of Benjamin Ford, age 26, born Ohio, and Elisha Ford, age 21, born Ohio.
A 1902 obituary5215 for William Ford is assumed to of this William Ford as the year is the same as his headstone840, and the obituary states William Ford was "upwards of eighty years old." That obituary also mentions that he left "an aged wife and several grown children."
In 1860, William, Lucretia, Henry and Milton resided1744 adjacent to Madison Vesey and his wife Margareth. Madison Vesey is herein listed as James Madison Vesey as he appeared in non-census records as "James" or "James M" Vesey.
In 1881, a notice5221 by the U S Land Office, Larned, KS, dated Mar 9, 1881, listed two individuals, Alexander L De LaVergne and William Ford, who had filed notice of their intention to make final proof of continuous residence and cultivation of land to which they would make claim. William and Milton Ford were listed as witnesses to De LaVergne's claim. William Ford filed a claim for Homestead entry No. 3291 and 5728 for the "nw qr sec 10, twp 17, r 13 w." Witnesses for Ford's claim were R G Cummins, Samuel E Cummins, J K Humphrey and William Niblo, all of Great Bend postoffice, Barton County.
Lucretia (Mitchell) Ford's obituary5214 mentions surviving sister Mary N Vesey of (near) Cleveland, Ohio. That information provides the link to her parents which are identified from data for Mary (Mitchell) Vesey.
Child 4. Lizzie
Lizzie Ford, age 10, born Wisconsin, appears in the household of William and Lucretia Ford in the 1870 census for White Oak Twp, MO. Lizzie doesn't appear in later records, and she is not mentioned in Lucretia Ford's obituary5214, as are the other 4 children of William and Lucretia.
Children of William FORD and Lucretia E MITCHELL:
| 1. | Emma Elizabeth FORD5214 b. 1849 Mar 145214 at Wisconsin5213. d. 1859 Oct 125214. | ||||
| 2. | Henry William FORD5214 b. 1853 Jun5216 at Wisconsin1744. | ||||
| md. Anna Kate JENKINS | |||||
| 3. | Milton E FORD5214 b. 1856 Oct5216 at Wisconsin5216. | ||||
| 4. | Lizzie FORD5217 b. 1860~5217 at Wisconsin5217. | ||||
| 5. | Homer Sabin FORD5214 b. 1865 Nov 65214. d. 1873 Sep 205214. |