Plumas County CA Archives Biographies.....Ford, James 1817 - 
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Author: Fariss & Smith (1882)

JAMES FORD, son of James and Polly (Wing) Ford, was born in Grafton, Grafton
county, New Hampshire, October 18, 1817. When nineteen years old he joined a U.
S. surveying party, and assisted in the survey of the southern part of the Black
Hawk purchase, which embraced a large territory now in Iowa. In 1840 he
accompanied his father to Randolph county, Illinois, where they were engagad in
running steam and water saw-mills for several years. In April, 1852, he started
for California, coming overland with his wife, and spent his first year mining
on Spanish creek. In March, 1853, he located the ranch of 460 acres he now lives
on, having to pay fabulous prices for the first seeds planted. At the time he
settled in the north arm of Indian valley, there were only two other farms,
those of A. C. Light and William Hussey, Mrs. Ford being the only white women in
the north arm for two years. James Ford was married March 3, 1852, to Mrs.
Martha McCord of De Witt county, Illinois, where she was born Octobor 6, 1835.
The children born to them are as follows: Maggie B., born February 1, 1856;
Frances Rowena, April 12, 1857; Mary Alice, March 28, 1859; Harriet L., January
11, 1862; Jesse M., April 29, 1864; James Trumbull, April 20, 1866; Sheridan J.,
September 23, 1868; Sallie M., April 5, 1871; Martha Grace E., June 5, 1873;
Annie E., June 17, 1875; Albertie W., December 6, 1878—all of whom are living.

Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties

San Francisco: Fariss & Smith
(1882)

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