The full biographical sketch as printed, transcribed from the public-domain book. Spelling and wording are the original author’s; a few scanning errors may remain.
JOHN FORD, farmer, Sec. 4 ; P. O. Leonards- burg ; is a son of Timothy and Mary Ford ; his par-
ents were born in County Kerry, Ireland, and emi- grated to Ohio about 1S59, and settled in Delaware City one year, and then moved to a farm ; his father died in 1S65, and his mother died March 16, 1874; they had ten children — William, Johu, Michael (dead), Thomas, Hannora, Mary, Kate, Julia, Sarah, Timothy; subject was born in 1831, in Ireland, and emigrated to Delaware, Ohio, in 1852, and engaged in working on the railroad, and then worked on a farm for Joseph Dunlap for about three years; was married in 1861 to j Joanna, a daughter of John and Mary (Flaherty)
! Farris; she was born in 1834; Mr. and Mrs. Ford have had six children — Thomas, John P., Hannora, Timothy ; two deceased. After mar- riage they settled on the present farm of 52 acres, which he bought of William Blair, and has improved the same ; he has in all 78 acres of well-improved land, attained entirely by their own labors. He takes an interest in educating his children. He votes the Democratic ticket.
Source: Biographical Record of Delaware County, Ohio. See the original pages at the Internet Archive.
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