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Obituary - Dresden Enterprise, Dec 20, 1917, Death of Aged Union Soldier - Mr. J. H. (Uncle Sy) Ford died Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at his home, 3 miles east of Dresden in the 79th year of his age. Mr. Ford had been ill for a year and confined to his bed for several months.  He was the father of ten children, seven living, as follows: Messrs. Henry, George, Ben and Mesdames Nancy Jackson, Maggie Crocker, Fannie Ford, and Selma Glover. The remains were interred on Wednesday at West Union, services conducted by Rev. H.E. Jenkins.  A very large crowd attended the funeral and interment.  Mr. Ford was a Union soldier, serving, during the Civil war, and his comrades say he made a brave soldier.  He had been a citizen of this community practically all his life, and was held in the highest esteem. He was an honorable upright, Christian man, and the bereaved family have the sympathy of many friends in their sorrow.

--J.H. Ford: Side: Union. Private  Company L  8th TN Cavalry  6th TN Cavalry, also called 1st West Tenn Cavalry Regiment  Film # M392

Early 1980's, Parnella Ford wrote about her grandfather:  "Si" Ford, my grandfather, fought in the Civil War with the north.  In our part of the state it was part of a family fighting on both sides.  My grandmother Ford was also a Bradberry.  She had a brother on one side and "Si" her sweetheart on the other.      "Si" Ford had many brothers and I know two more sisters.  One named Mary John and Sarah Anne Ford.  I don't know who they married.  It seems like one married a Duke.  They lived in middle or east Tn. and I believe one in Kentucky, maybe both for "Si" Ford's brothers lived in Ky, middle Tn and Illinois.  Two of his brothers, I knew their children.  Willie, Georgie, and Mandy Ford.  Mandy married a Gunn.  They live out from Clarksville on Nashville Pike to Port Royal and Adams on small post office east of Clarksville, Tn.

2002: Terry Coats writes:  He was in the Civil War fought for the North (6th Calv Co. "L" USA) I have copies of his pension papers.

1880 Census - Weakley - District 7 - Household 348  - All born in Tn
Ford, Josiah H/W/M/41/Farmer/TN/TN/TN
Garbella/W/F/33/Wife/Keeps House/TN/VA/VA
James H/W/M/11/Son - Edward E/W/M/10/Son - Susan F/W/F/9 - Sarah S/W/F/6 - Nonie/W/F/3 - Nancy A/W/F/3/ -George W/M/4 months

June 1, 1906, Dresden Enterprise:  The home of Mr. Si Ford, three miles northeast of Dresden on the Palmersville road was burned to the ground Saturday afternoon and many of the contents lost. Mr. Ford was in Dresden and his wife at a neighbor's some distance away. Several boys who were at Dock Vincent's store ran to the fire and succeeded in saving many of the household goods. Mr. Ford had $600. insurance which will near cover his loss.


My files are a collection from many sources and many are not documented by me. Most relate to Weakley Co., TN in some way. Included are many Confederate and Union Veterans of the Civil War.