Occupation: Blacksmith. The son of William Ford, Jr. and Sarah Chapman; Married Maria Sawyer July 9, 1849 and had the following children:
Prudence
Mack Jr.
William
Jasper
Robert
Thomas
Captola
Clara
He was the Superintendent of the Centertown Sabbath School in Centertown, KY in 1894.
Served as a Captain for the CSA during the Civil War in Lyon's Brig. Cavalry in Kentucky. He was captured and taken prisoner in Citronell, Alabama on 4 May 1865 and was released from prison in Mobile, Alabama on 30 May 1865. According to his service records, he was 5 ft., 8 1/2 inches tall, with fair complexion, and dark hair and dark eyes.
A tombstone dedication service was held May 17, 2014 to erect a Military Veteran stone to honor Captain Ford. Until this date his burial location at Walton's Creek Cemetery was unmarked. The tombstone dedication was sponsored by Sgt Elijah P. Marrs Camp #5 Sons of Union Veterans and Forrest's Orphan's Camp #1744 Sons of Confederate Veterans. Guest speakers were Rick Lambert of Big Sandy, TN and Helen McKeown of Centertown, KY.
Prudence
Mack Jr.
William
Jasper
Robert
Thomas
Captola
Clara
He was the Superintendent of the Centertown Sabbath School in Centertown, KY in 1894.
Served as a Captain for the CSA during the Civil War in Lyon's Brig. Cavalry in Kentucky. He was captured and taken prisoner in Citronell, Alabama on 4 May 1865 and was released from prison in Mobile, Alabama on 30 May 1865. According to his service records, he was 5 ft., 8 1/2 inches tall, with fair complexion, and dark hair and dark eyes.
A tombstone dedication service was held May 17, 2014 to erect a Military Veteran stone to honor Captain Ford. Until this date his burial location at Walton's Creek Cemetery was unmarked. The tombstone dedication was sponsored by Sgt Elijah P. Marrs Camp #5 Sons of Union Veterans and Forrest's Orphan's Camp #1744 Sons of Confederate Veterans. Guest speakers were Rick Lambert of Big Sandy, TN and Helen McKeown of Centertown, KY.
Occupation: Blacksmith. The son of William Ford, Jr. and Sarah Chapman; Married Maria Sawyer July 9, 1849 and had the following children:
Prudence
Mack Jr.
William
Jasper
Robert
Thomas
Captola
Clara
He was the Superintendent of the Centertown Sabbath School in Centertown, KY in 1894.
Served as a Captain for the CSA during the Civil War in Lyon's Brig. Cavalry in Kentucky. He was captured and taken prisoner in Citronell, Alabama on 4 May 1865 and was released from prison in Mobile, Alabama on 30 May 1865. According to his service records, he was 5 ft., 8 1/2 inches tall, with fair complexion, and dark hair and dark eyes.
A tombstone dedication service was held May 17, 2014 to erect a Military Veteran stone to honor Captain Ford. Until this date his burial location at Walton's Creek Cemetery was unmarked. The tombstone dedication was sponsored by Sgt Elijah P. Marrs Camp #5 Sons of Union Veterans and Forrest's Orphan's Camp #1744 Sons of Confederate Veterans. Guest speakers were Rick Lambert of Big Sandy, TN and Helen McKeown of Centertown, KY.
Prudence
Mack Jr.
William
Jasper
Robert
Thomas
Captola
Clara
He was the Superintendent of the Centertown Sabbath School in Centertown, KY in 1894.
Served as a Captain for the CSA during the Civil War in Lyon's Brig. Cavalry in Kentucky. He was captured and taken prisoner in Citronell, Alabama on 4 May 1865 and was released from prison in Mobile, Alabama on 30 May 1865. According to his service records, he was 5 ft., 8 1/2 inches tall, with fair complexion, and dark hair and dark eyes.
A tombstone dedication service was held May 17, 2014 to erect a Military Veteran stone to honor Captain Ford. Until this date his burial location at Walton's Creek Cemetery was unmarked. The tombstone dedication was sponsored by Sgt Elijah P. Marrs Camp #5 Sons of Union Veterans and Forrest's Orphan's Camp #1744 Sons of Confederate Veterans. Guest speakers were Rick Lambert of Big Sandy, TN and Helen McKeown of Centertown, KY.
