Benjamin Ford

1869 - 1953  (84 years)

• Name	Benjamin Ford
  Born	16 Jan 1869	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Feb 1953	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	2 Mar 1953	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I3687	Rossville
  Last Modified	18 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Henry Harrison Ford,   b. 3 May 1836, Richland County, Ohio ,   d. 7 Apr 1915, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Mary E Nadeau (Neddo) Ford,   b. 29 Feb 1844, Menden, St. Joseph County, Michigan ,   d. 1932  (Age 87 years)
  Married	18 Jul 1864	Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas
  Documents		Anniversary- Ford, Henry and Mary Their Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Ford celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary last Sunday by a family reunion. The exact date of the anniversary was the day previous and owing to the inability of the sons and daughters to be present the gathering was postponed one day. Two daughters with their families, of Oklahoma, were not present but the other children, Henry Ford and family of Topeka, Ben Ford and family of Delia, Mrs. Emma Enos and daughter, of Oklahoma City, Sherman James an family, and Mr. and Mrs. Shirley Parr and daughter were present. Mr. and Mrs. Ford have looked forward to this occasion for some time, both because it is an event celebrated by few couples and because it was a date set for the homecoming of all their children. The dinner was prepared and served by the daughters, Mrs. Ford being in ill health at this time. Mr. and Mrs. Ford were married July 18, 1864 in Manhattan, Kan. They settled in this community on the old home farm southwest of Rossville, long before the present town was started. From a piece of most unpromising timber land they kept working away clearing and improving from time to time until it was worth nearly as much an acre as Mr. Ford was offered for the whole piece in the early days. About six years ago Mr. and Mrs. Ford moved to Rossville to rest and enjoy the fruits of their many years labors. The Reporter wishes to extend to Mr. and Mrs. Ford its heartiest congratulations and trust their usual good health will permit them to celebrate many more wedding anniversaries. ------- Saturday, July 18, will be the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Ford, and the occasion will be celebrated by a family reunion. Mrs. Lulu Ward and children, of Lexington, Okla., and Mrs. Alice Hubyca, of Oklahoma City, are expected here and Mr. and Mrs. Ford hope to have every child and grandchild with them on this day --9 July 1914
  Family ID	F1731	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lilla May Siegle Ford,   b. 1874,   d. 22 Apr 1940, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 66 years)
  Children	+ 1. Lillian A Ford Davis,   b. 6 Jul 1894, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 9 Jan 1991, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 96 years)   2. Benjamin L Ford   3. Carl F Ford   4. Harold S Ford
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2016 13:01:18
  Family ID	F1573	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Ford, Benjamin Benjamin Ford Benjamin Ford, 84, of 1402 Eugene Street, North Topeka, died late Friday after an extended illness. He was born on the homestead of his parents southwest of Rossville, January 16, 1869, and had lived in Rossville, Delia and Topeka most of his life. He was a member of the Rossville Methodist Church, the Modern Woodmen of America and the Masonic Lodge. He’s survived by one daughter, Mrs. Lillian Davis, 5027 West Tenth, Topeka; three sons, Benjamin L. of the home; Carl F. Ford of National City, California; and Harold S. Ford, Winfield, Kansas; three sisters, Mrs. Ida James, Mrs. Lula James and Mrs. Emma Davis, all of Rossville. He had eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Rossville Methodist Church with Rev. Don Jones officiating. Burial was in the Rossville Cemetery. McMichael Memorial Home had charge of the services.