Eugene B. Ford, This popular postmaster of York was born in this township November 1, 1848 and is the son of William and Almira (Waugh) Ford. His father was from Massachusetts and his mother from New York, the former being by occupation a farmer. Our subject resided on a farm till he was eighteen years of age, attending the district school of York Township. He then set out for the Saginaw Valley where he engaged in the lumber business after which he went to Kalamazoo, MI where he learned the carpenter's trade at which he worked for three years and then engaged himself to work for B. S. Williams & Co. of that city. He then engaged for two years in putting up mills and was in Ohio with the general agent carrying on work in this line. He followed this business for a term of seven years and returned here in 1881. Mr. Ford now took the management of this store for his brother, J. H. Ford, of Milan, and conducted the business for five years after which he bought him out and began business for himself. He conducts a general store and handles almost everything used in the household or on a farm, and as it is the only store in the village he has a fine trade throughout the entire township. Mr. Ford married April 18, 1876 to Electa Lounsbury of York, MI, a daughter of H. P. Lounsbury. To them have been granted one child, Roy, who was born in March 1881. Besides this living child, a son, Roscoe, was born who died April 12, 1881 when about two years old. In politics our subject is a Republican and was School Inspector for a term of two years and has also acted as School Assessor of his district. He is a lover of good schools and ever promotes in every way the educational interest of the township. For eight years past he has acted as Postmaster of this office and still continues so to do. Socially he is a member of the Masonic fraternity and belongs to Milan Lodge, No. 313. (PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF WASHTENAW COUNTY MICHIGAN, published 1891)
From the Saline, Michigan Observer, Thursday, December 24, 1896: E.B. Ford who has been in ill health for a long time, died Monday and was buried yesterday. He was a brother of E.W. Ford of this place.
1850 York, Washtenaw, MI
William Ford, 53
almira, 44
Edwin, 22
Diantha, 20
Sylvia, 18
Miranda, 16
Dwight, 14
Almira, 10
Charles, 8
John, 6
Eugene, 1
From the Saline, Michigan Observer, Thursday, December 24, 1896: E.B. Ford who has been in ill health for a long time, died Monday and was buried yesterday. He was a brother of E.W. Ford of this place.
1850 York, Washtenaw, MI
William Ford, 53
almira, 44
Edwin, 22
Diantha, 20
Sylvia, 18
Miranda, 16
Dwight, 14
Almira, 10
Charles, 8
John, 6
Eugene, 1
Eugene B. Ford, This popular postmaster of York was born in this township November 1, 1848 and is the son of William and Almira (Waugh) Ford. His father was from Massachusetts and his mother from New York, the former being by occupation a farmer. Our subject resided on a farm till he was eighteen years of age, attending the district school of York Township. He then set out for the Saginaw Valley where he engaged in the lumber business after which he went to Kalamazoo, MI where he learned the carpenter's trade at which he worked for three years and then engaged himself to work for B. S. Williams & Co. of that city. He then engaged for two years in putting up mills and was in Ohio with the general agent carrying on work in this line. He followed this business for a term of seven years and returned here in 1881. Mr. Ford now took the management of this store for his brother, J. H. Ford, of Milan, and conducted the business for five years after which he bought him out and began business for himself. He conducts a general store and handles almost everything used in the household or on a farm, and as it is the only store in the village he has a fine trade throughout the entire township. Mr. Ford married April 18, 1876 to Electa Lounsbury of York, MI, a daughter of H. P. Lounsbury. To them have been granted one child, Roy, who was born in March 1881. Besides this living child, a son, Roscoe, was born who died April 12, 1881 when about two years old. In politics our subject is a Republican and was School Inspector for a term of two years and has also acted as School Assessor of his district. He is a lover of good schools and ever promotes in every way the educational interest of the township. For eight years past he has acted as Postmaster of this office and still continues so to do. Socially he is a member of the Masonic fraternity and belongs to Milan Lodge, No. 313. (PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF WASHTENAW COUNTY MICHIGAN, published 1891)
From the Saline, Michigan Observer, Thursday, December 24, 1896: E.B. Ford who has been in ill health for a long time, died Monday and was buried yesterday. He was a brother of E.W. Ford of this place.
1850 York, Washtenaw, MI
William Ford, 53
almira, 44
Edwin, 22
Diantha, 20
Sylvia, 18
Miranda, 16
Dwight, 14
Almira, 10
Charles, 8
John, 6
Eugene, 1
From the Saline, Michigan Observer, Thursday, December 24, 1896: E.B. Ford who has been in ill health for a long time, died Monday and was buried yesterday. He was a brother of E.W. Ford of this place.
1850 York, Washtenaw, MI
William Ford, 53
almira, 44
Edwin, 22
Diantha, 20
Sylvia, 18
Miranda, 16
Dwight, 14
Almira, 10
Charles, 8
John, 6
Eugene, 1
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