OBIT: William FORD, 1904, Jackson Township, Cambria County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Patty Millich Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cambria/ _________________________________________ Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, January 29, 1904 Volume XXXVIII, Number 5 William Ford William Ford, aged sixty-eight years, died at his late residence near Dearmin, Jackson township, at 8 o'clock Saturday evening after an illness of one week. The deceased was born in Strongstown, Indiana county. He learned the carpenter trade at an early age and worked as a journey man for some years but later became a shoemaker and for some years conducted a shop in the Fourteenth Ward, Johnstown. For the past few years however and up to the time of his last illness he was a mail carrier on the route between Dearmin and Johnstown. Besides his wife, the deceased is survived by the following brothers and sister: John of Mineral Point; Daniel of Portage, and Martha, wife of David McDade of Rosedale. The following sons and daughters also survive: Daniel of Braddock; Christ and Melvin of Conemaugh; Emanuel of Rosedale; Jane, wife of Louis Eppley and Kate, wife of Frank Eppley, both of Rosedale; Annie, wife of Johnson McMunn of Braddock and Lulu, wife of Collins Hite, at home. Funeral services were held at the Brethren Church, Rosedale, Wednesday afternoon at 2:30, the Rev. Bowman of Vinco and the Rev. Hildebrand of Rosedale officiating. Interment being made in Pleasant Hill cemetery.