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Obituary- Ford, Henry

Henry H. Ford was born May 3, 1836, in Richland County, Ohio, died April 7, 1915, at his home in Rossville, Kas. In 1863 Mr. Ford came to Kansas and drove a stage line, his route being from the Missouri river points to Manhattan, Kas. On July 18th, 1864, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary E. Neddo at Manhattan, Kas.
Mr. and Mrs. Ford made their home at Manhattan for about a year after their marriage and in 1865 came to Rossville and located on a farm owned by Eli Nadeau. After a year’s residence on this farm they purchased a farm three miles southwest of Rossville, where they lived for forty-three years. Several years ago Mr. and Mrs. Ford sold the old home place, purchased property in Rossville and moved to town.
Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Ford, two of whom died in infancy. The surviving members of the family are the widow and six children, Mrs. Sherman James and Henry Ford, Jr., of Rossville, Ben Ford of Delia, Kas., Mrs. Chas Hubycka, Mrs. Wm. Ward and Mrs. P. P. Enos of Oklahoma City, Okla.
DOD 04-07-1915
HENRY FORD
For the third time within a week death has taken one of Rossville’s old residents. Henry Ford died Wednesday at about the noon hour from pneumonia. Mr. Ford had recently recovered from a serious illness, but had not regained his usual health. Friday last he was on the streets of Rossville and was in good spirits. The last attack developed rapidly and his condition became so alarming the first of the week that his children in Oklahoma were summoned. The funeral will be held tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Methodist Church. Interment will be made in the Rossville cemetery.

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