Benjamin
Franklin
Ford
Born about in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Boone Ford
and Sarah Elizabeth (Parcels) Ford
Brother of
Lenora Ellen (Ford) Davis, Ida May (Ford) Roberts, Ira William Ford, James Thomas Ford, John Bryant Ford, Archie O. Ford, Leah Agnes (Ford) McElroy, Carl Ford and Alta Elizabeth Ford
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 60
in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Oct 2010
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Biography
Benjamin Franklin Ford was born on September 9, 1882 in Sedalia, Missouri.[1] He was the son of Thomas Boone Ford[2][1] and Sarah Elizabeth Parcels, one of 9-10 children.[3][4] Benjamin registered for the World War I Draft in 1917.[2] He was a baker for Jewell Bakery.[2]
Benjamin married Josephine Hartman on November 13, 1918 in Jackson County, Missouri.[5] [6] They had 3 children, Alta, Charles and Eileen.[6][7][8][9]
In 1920 and 1930, Benjamin continued working as a baker in Kansas City and also in Putnam County.[7][8] Sometime after Josephine died, Ben worked at a private school.[9]
He died on August 8, 1943 in Kansas City[1] and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City (Jackson County), Missouri.[10]
Notes
- Alternate birth date: September 10, 1882[2]
Census Notes
- 1900 Census: Sedalia Ward 3, Pettis County, Missouri [3]
- Thos B Ford Head Male 48 Missouri Sept 1851, Married 16 years, Mining Ore., Parents born in Kentucky
- Lizzie Ford Wife Female 44 Missouri Aug. 1855, Married 16 years, 9 children born, 8 living Father born in Kentucky, Mother born in Missouri
- Ida Ford Daughter Female 24 Missouri May 1876, Dressmaker
- Ira Ford Son Male 22 Missouri March 1878, Printer
- James Ford Son Male 19 Missouri July 1880, Laborer
- Benjamin Ford Son Male 17 Missouri Sep 1882, Clerk, bookstore
- John Ford Son Male 15 Missouri Apr 1885, Works at nursery
- Archie Ford Son Male 11 Missouri Aug. 1888, At school
- Lenah Ford Daughter Female 8 Missouri June 1891, At school
- Carl Ford Son Male 6 Missouri Feb. 1894
- Alta Ford Daughter Female 3 Missouri Feb. 1897
- James E Sickles Boarder Male 54 Illinois Apr. 1846, Widowed, Laborer, Parents born in New York
- 1910 Census: Kansas City, Ward 10, Jackson County, Missouri [4]
- Thomas B Ford Head Male 56 Missouri Widowed, Mining engineer, Metals Father born in Kentucky, Mother born in South Carolina
- Archie D Ford Son Male 20 Missouri Baker, Bakery
- Ben F Ford Son Male 26 Missouri Baker, Bakery
- Ira W Ford Son Male 30 Missouri Printer, Job printing
- Leah A Ford Daughter Female 18 Missouri Telegraph Operator, Western Union
- Alta E Ford Daughter Female 13 Missouri
- Ida M Ford Daughter Female 32 Missouri Milliner, Store
- 1920 Census: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri[7]
- Ben F Ford Head Male 37 Missouri Baker, shop
- Josephine M Ford Wife Female 32 Missouri
- Alla Mary Ford Daughter Female 4/12ths Missouri
- 1930 Census: Union Township, Putnam County, Missouri [8]
- Benjamin F Ford Head Male 47 Missouri First married at 35 Baker, Bakery
- Josephine M Ford Wife Female 42 Missouri First married at 30
- Alta M Ford Daughter Female 10 Missouri
- Chas W Ford Son Male 7 Missouri
- Elieene Ford Daughter Female 1-5/12ths Missouri
- 1940 Census: Kansas City Ward 14, Jackson County, Missouri [9] Last residence was same house, except Eileen.
- Ben F Ford Head Male 58 Missouri Widowed Finished 6th grade, Maintenance man, private school
- Alta M Ford Daughter Female 20 Missouri Finished H4, Stenographer, Building & Loan Assoc., Gave information
- Charles W Ford Son Male 17 Kansas Finished 6th grade, Absent
- Eileen E Ford Daughter Female 11 Missouri Finished 3rd grade Last residence was same place.
- 1940 Census: Kansas City, Ward 6, Jackson County, Missouri [11]
- Benjamin F. Ford is also found as the gardener in a private school. He is 58 and widowed.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Benjamin F. Ford Death certificate image
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch WWI Draft Benjamin Franklin Ford, 1917-1918. Registration in Kansas City, Missouri. Father is Thomas Boone Ford in Kansas City. Baker for Jewell Bakery Co.. Bdate: 10 Sep 1882. Med height, slender build, blue eyes, black hair.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch 1900 Census, Benjamin Ford in entry for Thos B Ford, Sedalia Township Sedalia city Ward 3, ED 113, Pettis, Missouri, 1900.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch 1910 Census, Ben F Ford in household of Thomas B Ford, Kansas Ward 10, Jackson, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 137, sheet 1B, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 787; FHL microfilm 1,374,800.
- ↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch Missouri Marriage, Benjamin F Ford and Josephine Hartman, 13 Nov 1918; citing Marriage, Jackson, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007101799.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 26 May 2022), memorial page for Josephine Mary “Josie” Hartman Ford (9 Aug 1887–17 Jul 1936), Find A Grave: Memorial #109935675, citing Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch 1920 Census, Ben F Ford, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, 1920.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch 1930 Census, Benjamin F Ford, Union, Putnam, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 4B, line 55, family 116, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1219; FHL microfilm 2,340,954.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch 1940 Census, Ben F Ford, Ward 14, Kansas City, Kaw Township, Jackson, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 116-286, sheet 5A, line 28, family 110, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2178.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 26 May 2022), memorial page for Benjamin F. Ford (9 Sep 1882–8 Aug 1943), Find A Grave: Memorial #109935507, citing Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch 1940 Census second listing, Benjamin F Ford, Ward 6, Kansas City, Kaw Township, Jackson, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 116-117, sheet 1B, line 65, family , Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2170.
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