BIOGRAPHIES - FORD, James Keith, Bourbon County, Kentucky From: Bob Francis http://www.shawhan.com Date: 07 Feb 2000 The biographies are taken primarily from William Perrin's "The History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky" and E. Polk Johnson's "The History of Kentucky and Kentuckians," Vol. III. Many Bourbon County, Kentucky, researchers have pointed out mistakes and they are notated. Name: James Keith FORD _________________________________________ Birth: October 23, 1844, Bourbon County, Kentucky Father: Nicholas FORD Mother: Martha PAGE Spouses _________________________________________ 1: Winifred DUNCAN Father: James DUNCAN Mother: Mary C. WILLIAMS Marriage: December 5, 1865, Bourbon County, Kentucky JAMES KEITH FORD,1 hardware and distillery; P. O. Paris ; represents one of the old pioneer families of the Blue Grass Region. He was born Oct. 23, 1844, in this county, being the third son and fourth child to Nicholas W. Ford, who was a son of William Ford, who was once Sheriff of Fayette County; he was a son of Edward, a native of Fairfax County, Va. Nicholas Ford, the father of James K., married Martha H. Page, March 11, 1834; she bore him six children. Nicholas W. died Oct. 23, 1841, when James K. was very young. He was raised to manhood under the care of his mother. When a young man he began clerking in Paris. In 1863, he went in the employ of the government, continuing nearly three years, after which he engaged in business with Mr. W. Taylor, under firm name of Ford & Taylor, after which he associated with Mr. Bowen. Prior to this he was for a time engaged in business with H. C. Clay & Co., in the whisky trade. Since he associated with Mr. Bowen, they have not only carried on their store, but have more recently embarked in the manufacture of Bourbon County Whisky, brand, “Peacock,” at their distillery in Ruddell’s Mills precinct. Dec. 5, 1865, he married Winifred, second daughter of James S. and Mary (Williams) Duncan, Mary being a daughter of Maj. Geo. W. Williams. Sources 1. Perrin, p. 463. ------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.