Ray County, Missouri Obituaries - Ford, J. T., Mrs. d. June 19, 1893 b. about 1817 d. June 19, 1893 cem. Richmond City Cemetery nee: pd. p. Ray County Conservator obit: Died At her home, one mile east of Richmond, on Monday, June 19th, 1893, at six o’clock, a.m., Mrs. J.T. Ford, from blood poisoning. Some days ago she was bitten by a rat, which resulted in blood poison. Mrs. Ford was in her seventy-sixth year, and had raised a large family, most of whom are dead. Her husband preceded her only a few years in death. She was the mother of Robert and Charles Ford, who made themselves noted on account of being the slayers of the notorious bandit, Jesse James. Her funeral took place from the family residence Tuesday morning, and her remains now rest beside her husband in our beautiful cemetery, where it will remain until the great day of accounts. Peace to her ashes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Jenna Zunker 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 for profit or presentation by other organization 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 their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------