Individual Details

Ezekiel Marion Ford was the son Nicholas and Susan(Chew)Ford. He married Ellen Jane White, Nov. 3, 1857 in Ashland county, Ohio. Together they had 6 children. He moved to Iowa in 1854. Ezekiel was a farmer. As a man and citizen, he was upright and honored by all. When he grew ill and was told he would not recover, he said he was prepared and only had to patiently wait for the end to come, with no regrets for the past and no fears for the future.

"Dearest loved one, we have laid thee,
In peaceful graves embrace,
But thy memory we will cherish,
Till we see thy heavenly face." 
 
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 Parents:
  Nicholas Ford (1800 - 1868)
  Susan Chew Ford (1803 - 1843)
 
 Spouse:
  Ellen Jane White Ford (1833 - 1922)
 
 Children:
  Charles Marion Ford (1858 - 1919)*
  Joseph Benton Ford (1861 - 1907)*
  Edwin Coulter Ford (1864 - 1943)*
  Ella Ford O'Loughlin (1867 - 1918)*
  John Dennie Ford (1870 - 1873)*
  Thomas Perry Ford (1873 - 1955)*
 
 Siblings:
  James Ford (1824 - 1843)*
  Dorcas Ford Jones (1826 - 1864)*
  William Washington Ford (1828 - 1843)*
  Ezekiel Marion Ford (1831 - 1900)
  Robert C. Ford (1836 - 1893)*
  Emily Ann Ford Schlosser (1838 - 1868)*
  Thomas Perry Ford (1841 - 1918)*
  Arendo Ford (1849 - 1920)**
  Frank Fremont Ford (1860 - 1933)**

Birth	1 Sep 1831	Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio
Marriage License	22 Oct 1857	Ashland County, Ohio - Ellen Jane White
Marriage	3 Nov 1857	Ashland County, Ohio - Ellen Jane White
Death	6 Aug 1900	Washington County, Iowa
Burial		New Haven Cemetery, Washington County, Iowa

Spouse	Ellen Jane White (1833 - 1922)
Child	Charles Marion Ford (1858 - 1919)
Child	Joseph Benton Ford (1861 - 1907)
Child	Edwin Coulter Ford (1864 - 1943)
Child	Ella Ford (1867 - 1918)
Child	John Dennie Ford (1870 - 1873)
Child	Thomas Perry Ford (1873 - 1955)

Father	Nicholas Ford (1800 - 1868)
Mother	Susan Chew (1803 - 1843)