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- [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 95, 140.
- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 12 May 2005.
The estate of the late Hobart Ford, a dentist and former state legislature member from Newport, will be auctioned Saturday beginning at 10 a.m.
According to auctioneer John Coker, the estate has a lot of antiques, collectibles, and memorabilia.
“The Fords were big into baseball,” said Coker. “We have a lot of collectibles from several baseball teams.”
Ford’s son, Alfred Ford, said his father was part owner of a lot of baseball teams.
“He was part owner of the Charlotte Hornetts, the Knoxville Smokies, and the Newport Canners,” he said. “He also owned teams in places like Morristown and Greenville, SC.”
Ford said that growing up in the house was a lot of fun.
“All the kids in the neighborhood would come over and play sports in the yard,” he said. “I can remember as many as 24 kids staying to eat. We would eat in shifts. A lot of professional baseball players would come and stay with us.”
Ford said that many other items his family owned are for sale, with the exception of the house and some special memorabilia, such as his father’s legislature desk.
Coker said the Fords also collected books and artifacts about Newport.
“The Fords were very prominent and were also big into politics. We have a lot of political items,” said Coker. “We also have a like-new 1991 Buick with only 5,800 miles on it, a Wurlitzer baby grand piano, a mahogany dining room table, a 1920s University of Tennessee sweater, a variety of 125-year-old quilts, a peer mirror, a glass daisy churn, some Roseville pottery, a leather recliner, books, jewelry, and other items too numerous to mention.”
He said the items can be previewed beginning at 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
“We invite everyone to come out and have a good time,” said Coker. “Bring a chair, visit with the family, and eat. Seay’s Country Store will be catering.”
He said the auction will be located at 105 Highway 73, at the intersection of Highway 73 and Highway 25/70.
Hobart Ford's estate to be sold
- [S120] A Place Called Home: Our Story, David L. Popiel, Duay O'Neil, et. al., (2006, The Newport Plain Talk / Jones Media Inc.), dpopiel@xtn.net., 113.
- [S112] Census, 1900.
Name: Hobart Ford
Titles & Terms:
Event: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 169 Civil District 12, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Birth Date: Feb 1893
Birthplace: Tennessee
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Race or Color (Standardized): White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Years Married:
Estimated Marriage Year:
Mother How Many Children:
Number Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Page: 14
Sheet Letter: A
Family Number: 238
Reference Number: 11
Film Number: 1241562
Digital Folder Number: 004118949
Image Number: 00548
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head William Ford M 42 Tennessee
Wife Serenia Ford F 41 Tennessee
Son Arthur Ford M 29 Tennessee
Daughter Martha Ford F 19 Tennessee
Son John Ford M 17 Tennessee
Son Flech Ford M 13 Tennessee
Daughter Algia Ford F 11 Tennessee
Daughter Hattie Ford F 9 Tennessee
Son Hobart Ford M 7 Tennessee
Daughter Lener Ford F 4 Tennessee
- [S112] Census, 1910.
Name: Hobart Ford
Birthplace: Tennessee
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Residence: Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee
Marital Status: Single
Race : White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Family Number: 301
Page Number: 17
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF William Ford M 52y Tennessee
WIFE Serena Ford F 51y Tennessee
SON Hobart Ford M 14y Tennessee
DAU Lena E Ford F 12y Tennessee
DAU Ona A Ford F 8y Tennessee
- [S112] Census, 1940.
Name: Hobert Ford
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Newport, Civil District 6, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Tennessee
Birth Year (Estimated): 1897
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
District: 15-14
Family Number: 216
Sheet Number and Letter: 11A
Line Number: 20
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 3881
Digital Folder Number: 005461287
Image Number: 00394
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Hobert Ford M 43 Tennessee
Wife Josephine Ford F 26 Tennessee
Son Alfred Ford M 1 Tennessee
- [S112] Census, 1940.
Name: Hobert Ford
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Civil District 6, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Marital Status: Married
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son-In-Law
Relationship to Head of Household: Son-in-law
Birthplace: Tennessee
Birth Year (Estimated): 1900
Last Place of Residence: Newport, Cocke, Tennessee
District: 15-15
Family Number: 65
Sheet Number and Letter: 4B
Line Number: 53
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 3881
Digital Folder Number: 005461287
Image Number: 00427
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head A H Taylor M 50 Tennessee
Wife Jane Taylor F 49 Tennessee
Son Hugh Taylor M 27 Tennessee
Daughter-in-law Alene Taylor F 24 Tennessee
Daughter Josephine Ford F 24 Tennessee
Son-in-law Hobert Ford M 40 Tennessee
Grandson Alfred Taylor Ford M 0 Tennessee
- [S87] Death Certificate.
Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File #
FORD HOBART 04-16-1983 / 85 COCKE COCKE / TN MARRIED M WHITE 11136
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 49885574).
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