William Charles Woolson Ford 
William Charles Woolson was born on February 26th, 1869 in Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. William Charles Woolson's father was Francis Calvin Woolson and his mother was Alice C. Ford. His paternal grandfather is John Orloff Woolson and his paternal grandmother was Louisa E. Davis. He had a sister named Callie. He was the younger of the two children. He had two half-sisters named Maude Esther and Minnie Janette. He died at the age of 75 on February 1st, 1945 in Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.General Notes
William C. Ford ,aged 75, a resident of Titusville for 52 years and anemployee of the Herald for 49 years, died at 8:20 o'clock last night at his home,408 East Central Avenue. He had been failing in health for the past year or more and his decline was rapid during the past two weeks. Mr. Ford was born in Painesville, Ohio,on Feb. 26,1869, and as a youth learned the printer's trade. He was a hand compositor on the Cleveland Plain Dealer in 1890-92 and came to Titusville in April of the later year to take a position with this newspaper steadily until his retirement on Feb. 15,1941. The Herald installed a Mergenthaler typesetting machine in 1897 and Mr.Ford was one of the first employes to learn its operation. He continued in that capacity until his retirement , or nearly 44 years. He was an expert in machine typesetting and during the nearly 50 years that he was with the Herald took only one vacation and was absent on account of illness only a few times. Mr. Ford was a quiet, friendly man and when not at his work was usually at his home..Since his retirement he occasionally visited the Herald office. On April 24,1900 ,Mr. Ford was married to Miss May Farrington at Yorkville, Ill., Besides his wife he leaves four children: Mrs. Helen Wright of Aurora,Ill., Charles E. Ford, Mrs. Olive Loughborough of Douglas,Arizona, and Miss Genevieve Ford , at home. There are thirteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The body is at the William Curtis funeral and announcement of the time and place of services will be made in the Herald Saturday. Friends are asked to omit flowers." From the Titusville Herald, February 2, 1945.
Titusville Herald Feb 3, 1945
FUNERALS
William C. Ford
The body of William C. Ford, 408 East Central Avenue, is at the William M. Curtis funeral home, where friends may call and where services will be conducted at 2 pm Monday. Rev. Mark H. Parry will officiate and the internment will be at Woodlawn.
Titusville Herald Feb 6, 1945
FUNERALS
William C. Ford
Services for William C. Ford were conducted at 2 pm Monday at the William M. Curtis funeral home. Rev. Mark H. Parry, Th. D. of the First Methodist church conducted a simple but impressive service and internment was in Woodlawn, with the following as pallbearers: E. T. Stevenson, Earl W. Wolfe, Arthur W. Way and J. B. Stevenson.
Among those in attendance were Mrs. Helen Wright and daughter, Evelyn, of Aurora, ILL., H. R. Rhinehart and daughter, Mrs. Robert Spangler, of Conneaut, Oh.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.04 Feb 1767 in Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d.22 Sep 1826 in Grafton, Windham County Vermont
- b.04 Apr 1796 in Langdon, New Hampshire d.05 Jun 1827 in Turnbridge, Orange County, Vermont
- b.01 Feb 1749 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d.1827 in Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont
- b.03 Nov 1771 in Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts d.27 Nov 1857 in Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont
- b.21 Jul 1752 in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d.~ 1829 in Hubbardton, Rutland County, Vermont
- b.15 Apr 1826 in Turnbridge, Orange County, Vermont
- b.1849 in Michigan d.13 Jun 1879 in Lake Erie, Michigan
- b.22 Feb 1831 in Ohio d.22 May 1853 in Painesville, Lake County, Ohio
- b.26 Feb 1869 in Painesville, Lake County, Ohio d.01 Feb 1945 in Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
- b.1849 in Painesville, Lake County, Ohio d.20 May 1895 in Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
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‌William Charles Woolson and May were married in a religious ceremony on April 24th, 1900 in Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois. They had two sons and three daughters, named Charles Edmond, William John, Helen Mays, Olive Kathleen and Ella Genevive.
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Children
Helen Mays Ford
Helen Mays was born on September 23rd, 1901 in Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. She died at the age of 46 on July 16th, 1948 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. She was buried in Farrington family plot, Plano Cemetary, Plano, Kendall County, Illinois.
Charles Edmond Ford
Charles Edmond was born on December 15th, 1902 in Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. He died at the age of 83 in April 1986 in St. Louis, Missouri.
Olive Kathleen Ford
Olive Kathleen was born on October 29th, 1904 in Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. She died at the age of 47 on July 12th, 1952 in Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona. She was buried on July 16th, 1952.
William John Ford
William John was born on November 8th, 1906 in Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. He died at the age of 1 on May 8th, 1908 in Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
Ella Genevive Ford
Ella Genevive was born on January 19th, 1907 in Titiusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. She died at the age of 71 on September 19th, 1978 in Aurora, Illinois. She was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Montgomery, Illinois.
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