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| MAJORVILLE CEMETERY HANCOCK COUNTY, ILLINOIS |
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| Author - Marcia Farina |
William F. Ford, 83, of Macomb died at 3:00 a.m. today at the St. Francis Hospital after being under treatment there for a few days for uremic poisoning. He had been ill for about two months. He had made his home for about the last year and a half with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wright of 401 West Wheeler St., Macomb. He was a farm hand most of his life on farms in the Fountain Green and Majorville communities. He was never married. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Wednesday at the Majorville church with the Rev. P. F. Roberts of Macomb officiating[.] Burial will be in the Majorville Cemetery. Friends may call at the Clugston Funeral Home in Macomb prior to the services. Ford is survived by a brother, George Ford, who lives in Kansas, and a sister, Esther Ament [sic], who lives at Grand Island, Neb. A brother, Enoc, a sister, Laura, and another sister preceded him in death.
William F. Ford was the son of Joshua G. Ford and his first wife, Mary Jane (maiden name undetermined), and was probably born in Hancock County, Illinois. William's obituary did not give a clear accounting of his brothers and sisters. There were at least six children born to Joshua and Mary Jane: Anna M., Ellen or Ella, Ara (a sister, middle initial C or E), George B., Laura E. and William. Joshua and his second wife, Lydia E. Tyler of Tennessee, had at least two children: Enoch D. and Esther B. Joshua's third wife was Louisa J. Evans from Iowa; she was about 40 years younger than Joshua. William was the brother of |
enumerated August 10, 1870, dwelling #432 Ford, Joshua, 45, male, white, teamster, born KY, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
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enumerated June 10, 1880, dwelling #24 Ford, Joshua G, white, male, 64, married, farmer, born KY, father born MD, mother born NC
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enumerated June 23, 1900, dwelling #223 Wright, Ada B, head, white, female, July 1862, 47, widow; mother of 1 child, living; born IL, father born VA, mother born TN; manage [or manager or manages] farm; months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English, owned her farm home free of mortgage, farm schedule 163 Thomas, stepson, white, male, Feb 1882, 18, single, born IL, both parents born IL, day labor, months not employed - 4, could read, write and speak English Grace, stepdaughter, white, female, Mar 1885, 15, single, born IL, both parents born IL, at home, attended school for 7 months, could read, write and speak English Frak [sic] H, son, white, male, July 189 [last digit overwritten, could be a 5 or a 6], 4, single, born IL, both parents born IL Parker, Charls W, father, white, male, born Dec 1811, 88, married for 39 years, born VA, both parents born VA, could not read or write, spoke English Rebica, mother, white, female, born Nov 1818, 81, married for 39 years; mother of 10 children, 5 living; born TN, both parents born TN, could read, could not write, spoke English Ford, William, hand, white, male, born Dec 1869, 30, single, born IL, both parents born IL, farm hand, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English
enumerated Apr 20, 1910, dwelling #90 Wright, Ada B, head, female, white, 47, widow, [no entry for number of children], born IL, father born VA, mother born TN, spoke English, farmer, general farm, employer, could read and write, owned her farm home free of mortgage, farm schedule 73 Frank H, "stept son", male, white, 14, single, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, could read, write, attended school after Sept. 1, 1909 Ford, William F, hired hand, male, white, 42, single, born IL, both parents born KY, spoke English, laborer, working out, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0, could read and write |
enumerated January 8, 1920, dwelling #82, farm Ford, William, head, renter, male, white, 51, single, could read and write, born IL, father born KY, mother born IN, spoke English, employer, running farm, working for wages, farm schedule 61 Latherow, Gordon, laborer, male, white, 21, single, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English, laborer, on farm, working for wages |
enumerated April 14-15, 1930, dwelling #77 Wright, Frank H, head, owner, [no entry for home value], owned a radio,lived on a farm, male, white, 34, married, age at first marriage - 20, could read and write, born IL, father born KY, mother born IL, spoke English, farmer, general farm, whether a veteran of the U.S. military or naval forces mobilized for any war or expedition - no, farm schedule 72 Helen, wife, female, white, 32, married, age at first marriage - 18, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English Max, son, male, white, 14, single, attended school after Sept. 1, 1929, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English Loyd, son, male, white, 13, single, attended school after Sept. 1, 1929, could read and write, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English Bettie Jane, daughter, female, white, 7, single, attended school after Sept. 1, 1929, born IL, both parents born IL, spoke English Ada, mother, female, white, 67, widow, age at first marriage - 24, could read and write, born IL, both parents born PA, spoke English Ford, William, laborer, male, white, 64, single, could read and write, born IL, both parents born KY, spoke English, "poulteryman", general farm, whether a veteran of the U.S. military or naval forces mobilized for any war or expedition - no |
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