Margaret is a daughter of Thomas and Alice (Carter) France, both born in England.
She was born on a ship in the mid-Atlantic Ocean.
spouse: John T Ford
residence: Hamilton, Missouri
Informant: (husband), same city
DC 40705 (Image)
(Published obituary at the end of this memorial)
1860/ ?
She appears here with her parents:
1870/ Illinois/ Henry
Thomas France, 37y b.ENG, occ: Coal Digger
Alice, 35y b.ENG
Jane E, 14y b.ENG
Margaret, 11y b.ENG [?]
Eliza, 9y b.IL
Wm, 7y b.IL
Chas, 5y b.IL
Alfred, 1y b.IL
Wm, 28y b.ENG, occ: Coal Digger
residence: (no address), Kewanee
Record of (first) Marriage
groom: James BAGLEY, 25y
bride: Margaret France, 20y
date: 28 November 1878
place: Henry Co, Illinois
groom's father: Wm BAGLEY
groom's mother: Catherine Atkinson
bride's father: Thomas France
bride's mother: Alice Caster
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
FamilySearch (no image available)
She appears on these two Censuses with her first husband:
1880/ Illinois/ Henry
h/ James Baguley, 26y b.ENG, occ: Coal Miner
w/ Margaret, 21y b.Atlantic Ocean
d/ Carrie, 11mos (June) b.IL
residence: (no address), Kewanee
1895/ Iowa/ Decatur
James BAGLEY, 40y b.ENG, occ: Farmer
Margaret, 35y b.Atlantic Ocean
Ruby, 10y b.Decatur Co, IA
James Roy, 0mos b.Decatur Co, IA
1900/ Iowa/ Decatur
h/ Magaret Baguley, 40y b.May 1860, at Sea, Wd, mother of 6/1 living, Imm 1860,
occ: Dressmaker
d/ Ruby W, 16y b.May 1884 IA
residence: Lamoni
Record of (second) Marriage
groom: Audie M Turnbull, 48y
bride: Margaret Baguley, 47y
date: 16 May 1906
place: Decatur, Decatur Co, Iowa
groom's father: Thomas Turnbull
groom's mother: Mary Deaton
bride's father: Thomas France
bride's mother: Alice Porter
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
FamilySearch (no image available)
She appears here with her second husband:
1910/ Iowa/ Decatur
h/ Andie M Turnbull, 51y b.IA, M2/3, occupation: Laborer/Odd jobs
w/ Margaret Turnbull, 50y b.at Sea, M2/3, mother of 6/1 living
stepdaughter/ Ruby E Summers, 25y b.IA, M1/4, no children, occ: Bookkeeper/Coal office
residence: (no house number) 8th Street, Lamoni
1920/ Iowa/ Decatur
h/ Margaret Turnbull, 60y b.at Sea, Wd, no occupation
mother/ Alice France, 85y b.ENG, Wd, Imm 1859, Na
residence: 116 W 8th Street, Lamoni
Record of (third) Marriage
groom: John T Ford, 63y
bride: Margaret France Turnbull, 66y
date: 30 August 1925
place: Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa
groom's father: John Ford
groom's mother: Mary Whitworth
brides's father: Thomas France
bides's mother: Alice Carter
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
FamilySearch (no image available)
Margaret is John's second wife.
She appears on the 1930 and 1940 Censues with her third husband, John.
Link to daughter Ruby Eliza (Baguley) Vanderflute. Edit pending to link mother 15 August 2017.
Edits pending to link other children.
Middle name from Observer4wing, contributor 47373768
(17 May 2023)
Published obituary
Margaret France, daughter of Thomas and Alice France was born May 11, 1859, on the Atlantic Ocean as her parents were making the Voyage from England to America. She was baptized at the age of 12 years at Kewanee, Illinois and has lived true to her covenant during a long and useful life.
She was married on Thanksgiving Day 1878 to James Baguley. To this union was born six children: five daughters and one son. The family moved to Lamoni, Iowa, about 1882. In 1892 the dread disease diphtheria took four of the five daughters and a few years later the husband and little son were taken from her. She and her daughter continued to live in this vicinity for more than forty years.
With courage and cheerfulness, she took up the burden of supporting herself and raising and educating the little daughter left to her. For many years she was one of Lamoni's principal dressmakers and was always cheerful and willing to do her utmost to please those she served. In 1906 she was married to A M Turnbull of Sagle, Idaho, who passed away in 1917.
On August 30, 1925 she married Elder John T Ford and moved with him to Hamilton, Missouri, where they established their home and lived together happily until November 25, 1945, when she passed peacefully away.
She leaves to mourn her loss her devoted husband, one daughter, Mrs H H Vanderflute of Beaconsfield, Iowa; one brother, Charles France of Lamoni, Iowa; two granddaughters, Mrs Gale Hoffman, of Shannon City, Iowa; Margaret J Vanderflute of Chicago, Illinois; and one great-grandson.
[She leaves] also her husband's children, Oscar Ford, Hamilton, Missouri, Mrs Lillie Olsen, Hamilton, Missouri, Mrs May Dodson, Denver, Colorado, Mrs Lula Sackett, Hamilton, Missouri, Carl Ford, Hamilton, Missouri, Mrs Faye Ammons, of Nampa, Idaho; and their children and grandchildren who have always loved her as a mother and grandmother and to whom she has been devoted.
All of the children except Mrs Ammons were in attendance at the funeral. She leaves many nieces and nephews and a host of friends both in Hamilton and in Lamoni who will miss her and mourn her passing.
Funeral Services were held in Hamilton. Missouri, at 2:00 pm, November 27, 1945, at the Hamilton funeral home and in Lamoni, Iowa on November 28 at the Marsh Funeral Chapel at 3:00 pm. Elder Anderson of Independence, Missouri, officiated at both services assisted in Lamoni by Elder Charles Ballantyne.
Out of town relatives who attended the funeral were her husband, J T Ford, Mr and Mrs Oscar Ford, Mr and Mrs Carl Ford, Mr and Mrs Arthur Sackett, Mrs Lillie Olsen, all of Hamilton, Missouri, Mr and Mrs Vern Dodson and Mrs Gall Thomas of Denver Colorado, Mr and Mrs H H Vanderflute of Beaconsfield, Iowa, Mr and Mrs Gale Hoffman of Shannon City, Iowa, Miss Margaret J Vanderflute of Chicago, Illinois, Mr and Mrs S A Burgess and daughter Eveline of Independence, Missouri, Elder A M Chase of Independence, Missouri, Mrs Patricia Joe (sic) Fell and son David of Independence, Missouri, and Mr and Mrs Bryan Stanley of Bethany, Missouri.
The Lamoni Chronicle, Lamoni, Iowa
06 December 1945
Newspaper announcement
Services Held Today for Mrs Ford, 86.
HAMILTON, Missouri, November 27.
A short service for Mrs J T Ford of Hamilton was held this afternoon at the Bram mortuary. Mrs Ford died Sunday night at the family home here, at the age of 86 years.
Interment will be at Lamoni, Iowa, where services will be held tomorrow afternoon. Besides the husband, one daughter survives, Mrs Ruby Vanderflute, near Lamoni.
The St Joseph News-Press
27 November 1945
Obituary and newspaper announcement from Observer4wing, contributor 47373768
(17 May 2023)
She was born on a ship in the mid-Atlantic Ocean.
spouse: John T Ford
residence: Hamilton, Missouri
Informant: (husband), same city
DC 40705 (Image)
(Published obituary at the end of this memorial)
1860/ ?
She appears here with her parents:
1870/ Illinois/ Henry
Thomas France, 37y b.ENG, occ: Coal Digger
Alice, 35y b.ENG
Jane E, 14y b.ENG
Margaret, 11y b.ENG [?]
Eliza, 9y b.IL
Wm, 7y b.IL
Chas, 5y b.IL
Alfred, 1y b.IL
Wm, 28y b.ENG, occ: Coal Digger
residence: (no address), Kewanee
Record of (first) Marriage
groom: James BAGLEY, 25y
bride: Margaret France, 20y
date: 28 November 1878
place: Henry Co, Illinois
groom's father: Wm BAGLEY
groom's mother: Catherine Atkinson
bride's father: Thomas France
bride's mother: Alice Caster
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
FamilySearch (no image available)
She appears on these two Censuses with her first husband:
1880/ Illinois/ Henry
h/ James Baguley, 26y b.ENG, occ: Coal Miner
w/ Margaret, 21y b.Atlantic Ocean
d/ Carrie, 11mos (June) b.IL
residence: (no address), Kewanee
1895/ Iowa/ Decatur
James BAGLEY, 40y b.ENG, occ: Farmer
Margaret, 35y b.Atlantic Ocean
Ruby, 10y b.Decatur Co, IA
James Roy, 0mos b.Decatur Co, IA
1900/ Iowa/ Decatur
h/ Magaret Baguley, 40y b.May 1860, at Sea, Wd, mother of 6/1 living, Imm 1860,
occ: Dressmaker
d/ Ruby W, 16y b.May 1884 IA
residence: Lamoni
Record of (second) Marriage
groom: Audie M Turnbull, 48y
bride: Margaret Baguley, 47y
date: 16 May 1906
place: Decatur, Decatur Co, Iowa
groom's father: Thomas Turnbull
groom's mother: Mary Deaton
bride's father: Thomas France
bride's mother: Alice Porter
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
FamilySearch (no image available)
She appears here with her second husband:
1910/ Iowa/ Decatur
h/ Andie M Turnbull, 51y b.IA, M2/3, occupation: Laborer/Odd jobs
w/ Margaret Turnbull, 50y b.at Sea, M2/3, mother of 6/1 living
stepdaughter/ Ruby E Summers, 25y b.IA, M1/4, no children, occ: Bookkeeper/Coal office
residence: (no house number) 8th Street, Lamoni
1920/ Iowa/ Decatur
h/ Margaret Turnbull, 60y b.at Sea, Wd, no occupation
mother/ Alice France, 85y b.ENG, Wd, Imm 1859, Na
residence: 116 W 8th Street, Lamoni
Record of (third) Marriage
groom: John T Ford, 63y
bride: Margaret France Turnbull, 66y
date: 30 August 1925
place: Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa
groom's father: John Ford
groom's mother: Mary Whitworth
brides's father: Thomas France
bides's mother: Alice Carter
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
FamilySearch (no image available)
Margaret is John's second wife.
She appears on the 1930 and 1940 Censues with her third husband, John.
Link to daughter Ruby Eliza (Baguley) Vanderflute. Edit pending to link mother 15 August 2017.
Edits pending to link other children.
Middle name from Observer4wing, contributor 47373768
(17 May 2023)
Published obituary
Margaret France, daughter of Thomas and Alice France was born May 11, 1859, on the Atlantic Ocean as her parents were making the Voyage from England to America. She was baptized at the age of 12 years at Kewanee, Illinois and has lived true to her covenant during a long and useful life.
She was married on Thanksgiving Day 1878 to James Baguley. To this union was born six children: five daughters and one son. The family moved to Lamoni, Iowa, about 1882. In 1892 the dread disease diphtheria took four of the five daughters and a few years later the husband and little son were taken from her. She and her daughter continued to live in this vicinity for more than forty years.
With courage and cheerfulness, she took up the burden of supporting herself and raising and educating the little daughter left to her. For many years she was one of Lamoni's principal dressmakers and was always cheerful and willing to do her utmost to please those she served. In 1906 she was married to A M Turnbull of Sagle, Idaho, who passed away in 1917.
On August 30, 1925 she married Elder John T Ford and moved with him to Hamilton, Missouri, where they established their home and lived together happily until November 25, 1945, when she passed peacefully away.
She leaves to mourn her loss her devoted husband, one daughter, Mrs H H Vanderflute of Beaconsfield, Iowa; one brother, Charles France of Lamoni, Iowa; two granddaughters, Mrs Gale Hoffman, of Shannon City, Iowa; Margaret J Vanderflute of Chicago, Illinois; and one great-grandson.
[She leaves] also her husband's children, Oscar Ford, Hamilton, Missouri, Mrs Lillie Olsen, Hamilton, Missouri, Mrs May Dodson, Denver, Colorado, Mrs Lula Sackett, Hamilton, Missouri, Carl Ford, Hamilton, Missouri, Mrs Faye Ammons, of Nampa, Idaho; and their children and grandchildren who have always loved her as a mother and grandmother and to whom she has been devoted.
All of the children except Mrs Ammons were in attendance at the funeral. She leaves many nieces and nephews and a host of friends both in Hamilton and in Lamoni who will miss her and mourn her passing.
Funeral Services were held in Hamilton. Missouri, at 2:00 pm, November 27, 1945, at the Hamilton funeral home and in Lamoni, Iowa on November 28 at the Marsh Funeral Chapel at 3:00 pm. Elder Anderson of Independence, Missouri, officiated at both services assisted in Lamoni by Elder Charles Ballantyne.
Out of town relatives who attended the funeral were her husband, J T Ford, Mr and Mrs Oscar Ford, Mr and Mrs Carl Ford, Mr and Mrs Arthur Sackett, Mrs Lillie Olsen, all of Hamilton, Missouri, Mr and Mrs Vern Dodson and Mrs Gall Thomas of Denver Colorado, Mr and Mrs H H Vanderflute of Beaconsfield, Iowa, Mr and Mrs Gale Hoffman of Shannon City, Iowa, Miss Margaret J Vanderflute of Chicago, Illinois, Mr and Mrs S A Burgess and daughter Eveline of Independence, Missouri, Elder A M Chase of Independence, Missouri, Mrs Patricia Joe (sic) Fell and son David of Independence, Missouri, and Mr and Mrs Bryan Stanley of Bethany, Missouri.
The Lamoni Chronicle, Lamoni, Iowa
06 December 1945
Newspaper announcement
Services Held Today for Mrs Ford, 86.
HAMILTON, Missouri, November 27.
A short service for Mrs J T Ford of Hamilton was held this afternoon at the Bram mortuary. Mrs Ford died Sunday night at the family home here, at the age of 86 years.
Interment will be at Lamoni, Iowa, where services will be held tomorrow afternoon. Besides the husband, one daughter survives, Mrs Ruby Vanderflute, near Lamoni.
The St Joseph News-Press
27 November 1945
Obituary and newspaper announcement from Observer4wing, contributor 47373768
(17 May 2023)
Margaret is a daughter of Thomas and Alice (Carter) France, both born in England.
She was born on a ship in the mid-Atlantic Ocean.
spouse: John T Ford
residence: Hamilton, Missouri
Informant: (husband), same city
DC 40705 (Image)
(Published obituary at the end of this memorial)
1860/ ?
She appears here with her parents:
1870/ Illinois/ Henry
Thomas France, 37y b.ENG, occ: Coal Digger
Alice, 35y b.ENG
Jane E, 14y b.ENG
Margaret, 11y b.ENG [?]
Eliza, 9y b.IL
Wm, 7y b.IL
Chas, 5y b.IL
Alfred, 1y b.IL
Wm, 28y b.ENG, occ: Coal Digger
residence: (no address), Kewanee
Record of (first) Marriage
groom: James BAGLEY, 25y
bride: Margaret France, 20y
date: 28 November 1878
place: Henry Co, Illinois
groom's father: Wm BAGLEY
groom's mother: Catherine Atkinson
bride's father: Thomas France
bride's mother: Alice Caster
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
FamilySearch (no image available)
She appears on these two Censuses with her first husband:
1880/ Illinois/ Henry
h/ James Baguley, 26y b.ENG, occ: Coal Miner
w/ Margaret, 21y b.Atlantic Ocean
d/ Carrie, 11mos (June) b.IL
residence: (no address), Kewanee
1895/ Iowa/ Decatur
James BAGLEY, 40y b.ENG, occ: Farmer
Margaret, 35y b.Atlantic Ocean
Ruby, 10y b.Decatur Co, IA
James Roy, 0mos b.Decatur Co, IA
1900/ Iowa/ Decatur
h/ Magaret Baguley, 40y b.May 1860, at Sea, Wd, mother of 6/1 living, Imm 1860,
occ: Dressmaker
d/ Ruby W, 16y b.May 1884 IA
residence: Lamoni
Record of (second) Marriage
groom: Audie M Turnbull, 48y
bride: Margaret Baguley, 47y
date: 16 May 1906
place: Decatur, Decatur Co, Iowa
groom's father: Thomas Turnbull
groom's mother: Mary Deaton
bride's father: Thomas France
bride's mother: Alice Porter
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
FamilySearch (no image available)
She appears here with her second husband:
1910/ Iowa/ Decatur
h/ Andie M Turnbull, 51y b.IA, M2/3, occupation: Laborer/Odd jobs
w/ Margaret Turnbull, 50y b.at Sea, M2/3, mother of 6/1 living
stepdaughter/ Ruby E Summers, 25y b.IA, M1/4, no children, occ: Bookkeeper/Coal office
residence: (no house number) 8th Street, Lamoni
1920/ Iowa/ Decatur
h/ Margaret Turnbull, 60y b.at Sea, Wd, no occupation
mother/ Alice France, 85y b.ENG, Wd, Imm 1859, Na
residence: 116 W 8th Street, Lamoni
Record of (third) Marriage
groom: John T Ford, 63y
bride: Margaret France Turnbull, 66y
date: 30 August 1925
place: Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa
groom's father: John Ford
groom's mother: Mary Whitworth
brides's father: Thomas France
bides's mother: Alice Carter
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
FamilySearch (no image available)
Margaret is John's second wife.
She appears on the 1930 and 1940 Censues with her third husband, John.
Link to daughter Ruby Eliza (Baguley) Vanderflute. Edit pending to link mother 15 August 2017.
Edits pending to link other children.
Middle name from Observer4wing, contributor 47373768
(17 May 2023)
Published obituary
Margaret France, daughter of Thomas and Alice France was born May 11, 1859, on the Atlantic Ocean as her parents were making the Voyage from England to America. She was baptized at the age of 12 years at Kewanee, Illinois and has lived true to her covenant during a long and useful life.
She was married on Thanksgiving Day 1878 to James Baguley. To this union was born six children: five daughters and one son. The family moved to Lamoni, Iowa, about 1882. In 1892 the dread disease diphtheria took four of the five daughters and a few years later the husband and little son were taken from her. She and her daughter continued to live in this vicinity for more than forty years.
With courage and cheerfulness, she took up the burden of supporting herself and raising and educating the little daughter left to her. For many years she was one of Lamoni's principal dressmakers and was always cheerful and willing to do her utmost to please those she served. In 1906 she was married to A M Turnbull of Sagle, Idaho, who passed away in 1917.
On August 30, 1925 she married Elder John T Ford and moved with him to Hamilton, Missouri, where they established their home and lived together happily until November 25, 1945, when she passed peacefully away.
She leaves to mourn her loss her devoted husband, one daughter, Mrs H H Vanderflute of Beaconsfield, Iowa; one brother, Charles France of Lamoni, Iowa; two granddaughters, Mrs Gale Hoffman, of Shannon City, Iowa; Margaret J Vanderflute of Chicago, Illinois; and one great-grandson.
[She leaves] also her husband's children, Oscar Ford, Hamilton, Missouri, Mrs Lillie Olsen, Hamilton, Missouri, Mrs May Dodson, Denver, Colorado, Mrs Lula Sackett, Hamilton, Missouri, Carl Ford, Hamilton, Missouri, Mrs Faye Ammons, of Nampa, Idaho; and their children and grandchildren who have always loved her as a mother and grandmother and to whom she has been devoted.
All of the children except Mrs Ammons were in attendance at the funeral. She leaves many nieces and nephews and a host of friends both in Hamilton and in Lamoni who will miss her and mourn her passing.
Funeral Services were held in Hamilton. Missouri, at 2:00 pm, November 27, 1945, at the Hamilton funeral home and in Lamoni, Iowa on November 28 at the Marsh Funeral Chapel at 3:00 pm. Elder Anderson of Independence, Missouri, officiated at both services assisted in Lamoni by Elder Charles Ballantyne.
Out of town relatives who attended the funeral were her husband, J T Ford, Mr and Mrs Oscar Ford, Mr and Mrs Carl Ford, Mr and Mrs Arthur Sackett, Mrs Lillie Olsen, all of Hamilton, Missouri, Mr and Mrs Vern Dodson and Mrs Gall Thomas of Denver Colorado, Mr and Mrs H H Vanderflute of Beaconsfield, Iowa, Mr and Mrs Gale Hoffman of Shannon City, Iowa, Miss Margaret J Vanderflute of Chicago, Illinois, Mr and Mrs S A Burgess and daughter Eveline of Independence, Missouri, Elder A M Chase of Independence, Missouri, Mrs Patricia Joe (sic) Fell and son David of Independence, Missouri, and Mr and Mrs Bryan Stanley of Bethany, Missouri.
The Lamoni Chronicle, Lamoni, Iowa
06 December 1945
Newspaper announcement
Services Held Today for Mrs Ford, 86.
HAMILTON, Missouri, November 27.
A short service for Mrs J T Ford of Hamilton was held this afternoon at the Bram mortuary. Mrs Ford died Sunday night at the family home here, at the age of 86 years.
Interment will be at Lamoni, Iowa, where services will be held tomorrow afternoon. Besides the husband, one daughter survives, Mrs Ruby Vanderflute, near Lamoni.
The St Joseph News-Press
27 November 1945
Obituary and newspaper announcement from Observer4wing, contributor 47373768
(17 May 2023)
She was born on a ship in the mid-Atlantic Ocean.
spouse: John T Ford
residence: Hamilton, Missouri
Informant: (husband), same city
DC 40705 (Image)
(Published obituary at the end of this memorial)
1860/ ?
She appears here with her parents:
1870/ Illinois/ Henry
Thomas France, 37y b.ENG, occ: Coal Digger
Alice, 35y b.ENG
Jane E, 14y b.ENG
Margaret, 11y b.ENG [?]
Eliza, 9y b.IL
Wm, 7y b.IL
Chas, 5y b.IL
Alfred, 1y b.IL
Wm, 28y b.ENG, occ: Coal Digger
residence: (no address), Kewanee
Record of (first) Marriage
groom: James BAGLEY, 25y
bride: Margaret France, 20y
date: 28 November 1878
place: Henry Co, Illinois
groom's father: Wm BAGLEY
groom's mother: Catherine Atkinson
bride's father: Thomas France
bride's mother: Alice Caster
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
FamilySearch (no image available)
She appears on these two Censuses with her first husband:
1880/ Illinois/ Henry
h/ James Baguley, 26y b.ENG, occ: Coal Miner
w/ Margaret, 21y b.Atlantic Ocean
d/ Carrie, 11mos (June) b.IL
residence: (no address), Kewanee
1895/ Iowa/ Decatur
James BAGLEY, 40y b.ENG, occ: Farmer
Margaret, 35y b.Atlantic Ocean
Ruby, 10y b.Decatur Co, IA
James Roy, 0mos b.Decatur Co, IA
1900/ Iowa/ Decatur
h/ Magaret Baguley, 40y b.May 1860, at Sea, Wd, mother of 6/1 living, Imm 1860,
occ: Dressmaker
d/ Ruby W, 16y b.May 1884 IA
residence: Lamoni
Record of (second) Marriage
groom: Audie M Turnbull, 48y
bride: Margaret Baguley, 47y
date: 16 May 1906
place: Decatur, Decatur Co, Iowa
groom's father: Thomas Turnbull
groom's mother: Mary Deaton
bride's father: Thomas France
bride's mother: Alice Porter
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
FamilySearch (no image available)
She appears here with her second husband:
1910/ Iowa/ Decatur
h/ Andie M Turnbull, 51y b.IA, M2/3, occupation: Laborer/Odd jobs
w/ Margaret Turnbull, 50y b.at Sea, M2/3, mother of 6/1 living
stepdaughter/ Ruby E Summers, 25y b.IA, M1/4, no children, occ: Bookkeeper/Coal office
residence: (no house number) 8th Street, Lamoni
1920/ Iowa/ Decatur
h/ Margaret Turnbull, 60y b.at Sea, Wd, no occupation
mother/ Alice France, 85y b.ENG, Wd, Imm 1859, Na
residence: 116 W 8th Street, Lamoni
Record of (third) Marriage
groom: John T Ford, 63y
bride: Margaret France Turnbull, 66y
date: 30 August 1925
place: Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa
groom's father: John Ford
groom's mother: Mary Whitworth
brides's father: Thomas France
bides's mother: Alice Carter
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
FamilySearch (no image available)
Margaret is John's second wife.
She appears on the 1930 and 1940 Censues with her third husband, John.
Link to daughter Ruby Eliza (Baguley) Vanderflute. Edit pending to link mother 15 August 2017.
Edits pending to link other children.
Middle name from Observer4wing, contributor 47373768
(17 May 2023)
Published obituary
Margaret France, daughter of Thomas and Alice France was born May 11, 1859, on the Atlantic Ocean as her parents were making the Voyage from England to America. She was baptized at the age of 12 years at Kewanee, Illinois and has lived true to her covenant during a long and useful life.
She was married on Thanksgiving Day 1878 to James Baguley. To this union was born six children: five daughters and one son. The family moved to Lamoni, Iowa, about 1882. In 1892 the dread disease diphtheria took four of the five daughters and a few years later the husband and little son were taken from her. She and her daughter continued to live in this vicinity for more than forty years.
With courage and cheerfulness, she took up the burden of supporting herself and raising and educating the little daughter left to her. For many years she was one of Lamoni's principal dressmakers and was always cheerful and willing to do her utmost to please those she served. In 1906 she was married to A M Turnbull of Sagle, Idaho, who passed away in 1917.
On August 30, 1925 she married Elder John T Ford and moved with him to Hamilton, Missouri, where they established their home and lived together happily until November 25, 1945, when she passed peacefully away.
She leaves to mourn her loss her devoted husband, one daughter, Mrs H H Vanderflute of Beaconsfield, Iowa; one brother, Charles France of Lamoni, Iowa; two granddaughters, Mrs Gale Hoffman, of Shannon City, Iowa; Margaret J Vanderflute of Chicago, Illinois; and one great-grandson.
[She leaves] also her husband's children, Oscar Ford, Hamilton, Missouri, Mrs Lillie Olsen, Hamilton, Missouri, Mrs May Dodson, Denver, Colorado, Mrs Lula Sackett, Hamilton, Missouri, Carl Ford, Hamilton, Missouri, Mrs Faye Ammons, of Nampa, Idaho; and their children and grandchildren who have always loved her as a mother and grandmother and to whom she has been devoted.
All of the children except Mrs Ammons were in attendance at the funeral. She leaves many nieces and nephews and a host of friends both in Hamilton and in Lamoni who will miss her and mourn her passing.
Funeral Services were held in Hamilton. Missouri, at 2:00 pm, November 27, 1945, at the Hamilton funeral home and in Lamoni, Iowa on November 28 at the Marsh Funeral Chapel at 3:00 pm. Elder Anderson of Independence, Missouri, officiated at both services assisted in Lamoni by Elder Charles Ballantyne.
Out of town relatives who attended the funeral were her husband, J T Ford, Mr and Mrs Oscar Ford, Mr and Mrs Carl Ford, Mr and Mrs Arthur Sackett, Mrs Lillie Olsen, all of Hamilton, Missouri, Mr and Mrs Vern Dodson and Mrs Gall Thomas of Denver Colorado, Mr and Mrs H H Vanderflute of Beaconsfield, Iowa, Mr and Mrs Gale Hoffman of Shannon City, Iowa, Miss Margaret J Vanderflute of Chicago, Illinois, Mr and Mrs S A Burgess and daughter Eveline of Independence, Missouri, Elder A M Chase of Independence, Missouri, Mrs Patricia Joe (sic) Fell and son David of Independence, Missouri, and Mr and Mrs Bryan Stanley of Bethany, Missouri.
The Lamoni Chronicle, Lamoni, Iowa
06 December 1945
Newspaper announcement
Services Held Today for Mrs Ford, 86.
HAMILTON, Missouri, November 27.
A short service for Mrs J T Ford of Hamilton was held this afternoon at the Bram mortuary. Mrs Ford died Sunday night at the family home here, at the age of 86 years.
Interment will be at Lamoni, Iowa, where services will be held tomorrow afternoon. Besides the husband, one daughter survives, Mrs Ruby Vanderflute, near Lamoni.
The St Joseph News-Press
27 November 1945
Obituary and newspaper announcement from Observer4wing, contributor 47373768
(17 May 2023)
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