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Benjamin Nathan Ford

Male 1905 - 1984  (79 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Benjamin Nathan Ford was born 25 Jul 1905 (son of Isaac Greenville Ford and Cynthia Jane Smith); died 5 Aug 1984; was buried Clark Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Benjamin married Lora Presnell 20 Aug 1925. Lora (daughter of Daniel Presnell and Lulah Alice Cook) was born 8 Jul 1909; died 26 Feb 1927; was buried Clark Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Little Lora Ford

    Benjamin married Anna Pearl Carlisle 1 Jun 1929. Anna (daughter of Charles Steven Carlisle and Hattie Clark) was born 27 Apr 1913; died 29 Jul 1959; was buried Clark Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Benjamin — Naomi O'Neil. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Isaac Greenville Ford was born 25 Jan 1865 (son of Benjamin Jackson Ford and Nancy Lillard Mantooth); died 18 Apr 1954.

    Isaac married Cynthia Jane Smith 6 Jan 1884. Cynthia (daughter of Colbert Smith and Minerva McMahan) was born 11 Mar 1867; died 6 Apr 1956; was buried Mount Zion Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Cynthia Jane Smith was born 11 Mar 1867 (daughter of Colbert Smith and Minerva McMahan); died 6 Apr 1956; was buried Mount Zion Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Nancy M. Ford was born 15 Feb 1885, Tennessee; died 28 Jun 1958, Sullivan County, Tennessee.
    2. S. Ida Ford was born 18 Jul 1888; died 21 Nov 1950.
    3. Leona L. Ford was born 8 Sep 1891, Tennessee; died 24 Nov 1983.
    4. Algie Ellen Ford was born 29 Sep 1893; died 31 Mar 1969.
    5. Lora Hester Ford was born 15 Mar 1897; died 10 Nov 1946; was buried Ford Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    6. Eva Evaline Ford was born 4 Sep 1899; died 12 Dec 1961.
    7. Ernest Bennett Ford was born 8 May 1902; died 6 Oct 1941.
    8. 1. Benjamin Nathan Ford was born 25 Jul 1905; died 5 Aug 1984; was buried Clark Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    9. M. Corda Ford was born 25 May 1909; died 1 Jul 1989.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Benjamin Jackson Ford was born 1805, Haywood County, North Carolina (son of Joseph Alexander Ford and Sarah McMullin); died 6 Sep 1890; was buried Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    Benjamin married Nancy Lillard Mantooth 24 May 1836. Nancy (daughter of John "Jack" Lillard and Lettie Virginia "Jeannie" Mantooth) was born 15 Feb 1817, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 21 Feb 1907; was buried Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Nancy Lillard Mantooth was born 15 Feb 1817, Cocke County, Tennessee (daughter of John "Jack" Lillard and Lettie Virginia "Jeannie" Mantooth); died 21 Feb 1907; was buried Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. John Tipton Ford was born 12 Mar 1837, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 18 Sep 1924; was buried Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. Sarah Ford was born 26 Oct 1838, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 28 Oct 1929, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 29 Oct 1929, Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    3. Anna Jane Ford was born 12 Nov 1840, Tennessee; died 18 Sep 1920.
    4. James Lillard Ford was born 29 Dec 1842, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 13 Jun 1911.
    5. Nancy Eveline Ford was born 15 Apr 1845, Tennessee; died 4 Nov 1923.
    6. Margaret Ford was born 27 Oct 1847, Tennessee; died 8 Feb 1908.
    7. Mary "Polly" Ford was born 2 Jan 1850, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 28 Jun 1929.
    8. Elizabeth Ford was born 7 Jan 1852; died 29 Oct 1922.
    9. Lettie Cordelia Ford was born 19 Dec 1853, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 30 Apr 1947; was buried McGaha Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    10. William Burton Ford was born 10 Mar 1856; died 5 Oct 1937.
    11. Reuben Turner Ford was born 8 Apr 1859; died 1 Mar 1898; was buried Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    12. Joseph Tipton Ford was born 30 Apr 1860; died 9 Sep 1887.
    13. 2. Isaac Greenville Ford was born 25 Jan 1865; died 18 Apr 1954.

  3. 6.  Colbert Smith was born Abt 1850, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1850, Cocke County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1870, District 13, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Colbert — Minerva McMahan. Minerva (daughter of Wilson "Wilse" McMahan and Jane Harris) was born Abt 1849, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Minerva McMahan was born Abt 1849, Tennessee (daughter of Wilson "Wilse" McMahan and Jane Harris).

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, District 13, Cocke County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Listed in 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census given name Dosia.
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    Reference:
    http://www.liberty.com/home/hannibal/censusmc.txt
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 5.

    Children:
    1. Cintha Smith was born Abt 1866, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Cynthia Jane Smith was born 11 Mar 1867; died 6 Apr 1956; was buried Mount Zion Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    3. Francis Smith was born 13 Feb 1871, Tennessee; died 3 Feb 1954, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 5 Feb 1954, Isaac J. Ford Family Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Joseph Alexander Ford was born 1775, England (son of John Tipton Ford).

    Joseph — Sarah McMullin. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Sarah McMullin
    Children:
    1. 4. Benjamin Jackson Ford was born 1805, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 6 Sep 1890; was buried Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. Tipton Ford was born 1800/1810.
    3. James Ford was born 1810, North Carolina.
    4. Eveline Ford
    5. Posey Ford
    6. Ford
    7. Ford
    8. Ford
    9. Ford
    10. Ford
    11. Ford
    12. Ford
    13. Ford

  3. 10.  John "Jack" Lillard was born 14 Dec 1795, Virginia (son of John Lillard and Sarah Campbell); died 10 Mar 1855; was buried Lillard Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

    John married Lettie Virginia "Jeannie" Mantooth NOT MARRIED. Lettie (daughter of Thomas "Cherokee Tom" Mantooth and Elizabeth Phariss) was born 1796; died Aft 1850; was buried Halls Top. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Lettie Virginia "Jeannie" Mantooth was born 1796 (daughter of Thomas "Cherokee Tom" Mantooth and Elizabeth Phariss); died Aft 1850; was buried Halls Top.
    Children:
    1. 5. Nancy Lillard Mantooth was born 15 Feb 1817, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 21 Feb 1907; was buried Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  5. 14.  Wilson "Wilse" McMahan was born Abt 1823, Cocke County, Tennessee (son of Eli McMahan).

    Notes:

    Listed in 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee census as farmer with land valued at
    $300 unable to read or write.
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    Reference:
    http://www.liberty.com/home/hannibal/censusmc.txt
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 5.

    Wilson — Jane Harris. Jane was born Abt 1822, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Jane Harris was born Abt 1822, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Doshia McMahan was born 24 Nov 1846, Tennessee; died 6 Apr 1926, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 8 Apr 1926, Hartford, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    2. 7. Minerva McMahan was born Abt 1849, Tennessee.
    3. Marcus McMahan was born Abt 1851.
    4. Sarah McMahan was born Abt 1853.
    5. McKinney McMahan was born Abt 1854.
    6. Breckenridge "Chief" McMahan was born Abt 1858; died 1888.
    7. Jane McMahan was born Abt 1863, Cocke County, Tennessee; died 5 Jul 1929, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 6 Jul 1929, Barnes Cemetery.
    8. Lewis McMahan was born 25 Jul 1866, Tennessee; died 22 Dec 1946, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried 24 Dec 1946, Mack Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee.