Texas Family Group Sheet For John Wesley Ford Family *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** submitter: Pamela E. FORD email: peford199@earthlink.net Husband: John Wesley FORD Birthdate: April 1856 Location: Cherokee Co., Texas Married: January 27, 1878 Location: VanZandt Co., Texas Death date: 1902 Location: Van Zandt Co., Texas Cemetery: Edom Cemetery Location: Edom, Van Zandt Co., Texas Father: Calvin Jackson FORD Mother: Teresa Jane WILLIAMS Other Spouses: Wife: Sarah Dedamia ELLIS Birthdate: April 1854 Location: South Carolina Death date: 1929 Location: Van Zandt Co., Texas Cemetery: Edom Cemetery Location: Edom, Van Zandt Co., Texas Father: Thomas Shadrick ELLIS Mother: Elizabeth Jane BREWER Other Spouses: Children 1 Name: Marvin M. FORD Born: Location: Texas Died: Location: Cemetery: Location: Spouse 1: Married: Location: Spouse 2: Married: Location: 2 Name: Bascom B. FORD Born: September 1881 Location: Henderson Co., Texas Died: 1941 Location: Cemetery: Edom Cemetery Location: Edom, Van Zandt Co., Texas Spouse 1: Sallie S. Unknown Married: Location: Spouse 2: Married: Location: 3 Name: Naomi M. FORD Born: August 1887 Location: Henderson Co., Texas Died: Location: Cemetery: Location: Spouse 1: Married: Location: Spouse 2: Married: Location: 4 Name: Lillie Lee FORD Born: January 20, 1891 Location: Shady Grove, Henderson Co., Texas Died: May 05, 1972 Location: Athens, Henderson Co., Texas Cemetery: Athens City Cemetery Location: Athens, Henderson Co., Texas Spouse 1: McCager Anderson COX Married: Abt 1910 Location: Henderson Co., Texas Spouse 2: Alexander L. CLAY Married: July 31, 1946 Location: Athens, Henderson Co., Texas 5 Name: Francis FORD Born: March 20, 1892 Location: Van Zandt Co., Texas Died: April 10, 1907 Location: Van Zandt Co., Texas Cemetery: Edom Cemetery Location: Edom, Van Zandt Co., Texas Spouse 1: Married: Location: Spouse 2: Married: Location: 6 Name: Ethel FORD Born: 1894 Location: Van Zandt Co., Texas Died: Location: Cemetery: Location: Spouse 1: Married: Location: Spouse 2: Married: Location: Comments: The 1870 census, shows John W. in Van Zandt Co., living with his parents. With changes in county lines over the years, it is possible that they were living on the old Ford homestead, which is now located in Henderson Co. Most of the acerage is now owned by the Black Beauty Ranch and is only a short distance from the Henderson/Van Zandt county line. Sarah never re-married after John died. She is on every census following his death listed as a widow. In 1910 she is listed as Head, occupation Farmer with daughter Lillie L. who is 19 and daughter, Naomi M. Ware, 29, also listed as widow. They live next door to Bascomb B and his family. The two younger children, Francis and Esther, found on the 1900 census are not listed. In the 1920 census, she is living with her daughter and son-in-law, McCager and Lillie Cox in Pct 4, Henderson Co. (Murchison). Sources: 1860 Census, Cherokee Co., Beat 4 1870 Census, Van Zandt Co., Pct 5 1880 Census, Henderson Co., Pct 4 1900 Census, Henderson Co., Pct 4 1910 Census, Henderson Co., Pct 4 1920 Census, Henderson Co., Pct 4 Tombstones, Edom Cemetery, Edom, Van Zandt Co., Texas