Fords 50th Wedding Anniversary  - Grady County, Oklahoma 
 
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Benjamin Harrison Ford was a son of Elizabeth "Lizzie" Lucas Ford
Hilton, a niece of William Garrard "Caddo Bill" Williams, owner of the
Half Moon Ranch.

30 March 1963

FORDS TO OBSERVE GOLDEN WEDDING AT RECEPTION

The Golden Wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Ford, 917 Oregon 
Ave., will be observed with a reception at their home from 2 until 5
p.m. Sunday, March 31.

Hostesses for the occasion will be the three daughters of the couple,
Mrs. Elizabeth McDaniel from Edmond, Mrs. Julia Johnson from Chickasha,
and Mrs.LaHoma Corr of San Diego.  They will be assisted by Mrs. Jence
(Pearl Francis Fitzpatrick) Hill of Phoenix, Ariz. and Mrs. Ella
Strokmeier of Azusa, Calif. 

Miss Birdie Hill and B. H. Ford were married in Anadarko, March 29,
1913.  They have lived in the Chickasha vicinity the entire time.
Mr. Ford was engaged in farming until they moved to Chickasha in 1938.

In addition (to) the three daughters, the couple had one other
daughter, Floribel, who died in 1938.  They have 11 grandchildren and
10 great-grandchildren.

All friends and relatives are invited to attend the reception.