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Benjamin Jackson (Jack) Ford 1805–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1805

Birth Location: Crabtree, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 6 September 1890

Death Location: Grassy Fork, Cocke, Tennessee, United States

Father: John Ford

Mother: Sarah McMULLIN

Spouse(s): Nancy Lillard

Children(s): Mary Raines, Nancy Cates, William Ford, Sarah Black, Isaac Ford, John Sr, Reuben Ford, James Ford, Elizabeth Davis, Anna Smith, Lettie McGaha, Margaret Shelton, Joseph Ford

The story of Benjamin Jackson (Jack) Ford began in 1805 in Crabtree, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA. In 1850, Benjamin Jackson (Jack) Ford resided in District 11, Cocke, Tennessee, USA. Benjamin Jackson (Jack) Ford married Nancy Jane Mantooth Lillard, and had children including Anna Jane Smith, Elizabeth Davis, Isaac Greenville Ford, James Lillard Ford, John Tipton Ford Sr, Joseph Ford, Lettie Cordelia Mcgaha, Margaret Shelton, Mary Polley Ford Raines, Nancy Eveline Cates, Reuben Turner Ford, Sarah Black, William Burton Ford. Benjamin Jackson (Jack) Ford passed away in 1890 in Grassy Fork, Cocke, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Jackson (Jack) Ford began in 1805 in Crabtree, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1850, Benjamin Jackson (Jack) Ford resided in District 11, Cocke, Tennessee, USA.
  • Benjamin Jackson (Jack) Ford married Nancy Jane Mantooth Lillard, and had children including Anna Jane Smith, Elizabeth Davis, Isaac Greenville Ford, James Lillard Ford, John Tipton Ford Sr, Joseph Ford, Lettie Cordelia Mcgaha, Margaret Shelton, Mary Polley Ford Raines, Nancy Eveline Cates, Reuben Turner Ford, Sarah Black, William Burton Ford.
  • Benjamin Jackson (Jack) Ford passed away in 1890 in Grassy Fork, Cocke, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ford
1781–1871
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Sarah McMULLIN
1780–1855
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
SM

Spouses(s)

Nancy Lillard
1817–1907
Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Raines
1851–1929
Birth Location: Hartford, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
MR
Nancy Cates
1845–1923
Birth Location: –
NC
William Ford
1856–1937
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
WF
Sarah Black
1838–1929
Birth Location: –
SB
Isaac Ford
1865–1954
Birth Location: Tennessee
IF
John Sr
1837–1924
Birth Location: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
JS
Reuben Ford
1858–1898
Birth Location: –
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James Ford
1842–1911
Birth Location: –
JF
Elizabeth Davis
1852–1922
Birth Location: USA
ED
Anna Smith
1840–1926
Birth Location: –
AS
Lettie McGaha
1853–1947
Birth Location: Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
LM
Margaret Shelton
1847–1908
Birth Location: –
MS
Joseph Ford
1860–
Birth Location: Tennessee
JF

Benjamin Ford's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Ford
1805–1890
Birth Place: Crabtree, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Tipton Ford
1781–1871
North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Ann "Annie" McMULLEN \) McMULLIN
1780–1855
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Ford's Descendants

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Benjamin (Jackson (Jack)) Ford (Nov 1805–6 September 1890) m. Nancy (Jane Mantooth) Lillard (15 Feb 1817–21 Feb 1907)
  1. 1. Mary (Polley Ford) Raines 1851–1929 m. John (Harmon) Raines 1848–1920
    1. 1. James (Herman) Raines 1874–1925
    2. 2. Isaac (Gilbert) Raines 1883–1939 m. Dora Coggins 1886–1981
      1. 1. Lester (Laramie) Raines 1911–1977 m. Eunice (Cogdill) Raines 1915–1994
        1. 1. Joyce (Anna) Raines 1947–2004
        2. 2. Lester (Junior) Raines 1945–2005
        3. 3. Jimmie (Olis) Raines 1939–1987
        4. 4. John Raines 1939–1973
        5. 5. Gerald (Lee) Raines 1941–2005
        6. 6. Geraldine (Raines) GV9T-DFX 1950–2014 m. Edward (Kenneth) Davis 1945–2011
        7. 7. Norman (Gene) Raines 1948–1990
        8. 8. Barbara (Jean) Raines 1950–1976
        9. 9. Olmeda (R) Smith 1932–2023
      2. 2. Lola (Eunivee) Raines 1909–2001
      3. 3. Lacy (O) Raines 1913–1950
      4. 4. Brady Raines 1917–1992
      5. 5. Ferman (Rufus) Raines 1919–1988
      6. 6. Johnnie Raines 1925–1936
      7. 7. Charles Raines 1922–2007
    3. 3. Rhoda Raines 1885–1952
    4. 4. Nancy (Irene) Raines 1879–1966
  2. 2. Nancy (Eveline) Cates 1845–1923
  3. 3. William (Burton) Ford 1856–1937
  4. 4. Sarah Black 1838–1929
  5. 5. Isaac (Greenville) Ford 1865–1954
  6. 6. John (Tipton Ford) Sr 1837–1924
  7. 7. Reuben (Turner) Ford 1858–1898
  8. 8. James (Lillard) Ford 1842–1911
  9. 9. Elizabeth Davis 1852–1922
  10. 10. Anna (Jane) Smith 1840–1926
  11. 11. Lettie (Cordelia) McGaha 1853–1947
  12. 12. Margaret Shelton 1847–1908
  13. 13. Joseph Ford 1860–

Benjamin Ford's Timeline

3 Records

1805
Nov 1805
Birth of Benjamin Jackson (Jack) Ford in Crabtree, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Crabtree, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 45
Benjamin Jackson (Jack) Ford resided here in District 11, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
District 11, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1890
6 September 1890
Age 85
Death of Benjamin Jackson (Jack) Ford in Grassy Fork, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Grassy Fork, Cocke, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1805
    Event Place: Crabtree, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 11, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 September 1890
    Event Place: Grassy Fork, Cocke, Tennessee, United States
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