Mary Boyd (Bell) Ford was born on ~27 Feb 1815 in Tennessee, United States. Her parents were Hugh Bell (1779 - 1845) and Margaret McKinney (1781 - 1840).
Mary died on 3 Jan 1867 in Clarksville, Red River, Texas aged 51.[1]
Research Notes
Her brother Robert's tombstone states April 4, 1816 - the difference of less than 9 months between his birth and her's is unexplained.
Her tombstone states:
Birth: Feb. 27, 1817
Death: Jan. 3, 1867
Tombstone Inscription:
Consort of J. W., REMEMBER FRIENDS AS YOU PASS BY, AS YOU ARE NOW SO ONCE WAS I, AS I AM NOW SOON YOU MUST BE, PREPARE FOR DEATH AND FOLLOW ME
Note: Double marker with J. W.
NOTE Bell Family has:
"5 Mary Boyd Bell (dau of Hugh) b 2-27-1817 TN, d 1-3-1864 Clarksville, TX, m 1846 John William Ford, b 12-23-1807 TN, d 10-10-1876, lived Clarksville, Red River Co, TX. Show 1860 Lamar Co, TX."
The marriage data, “1846, Clarksville, Red River, Texas” came from an unspecified source and appears to be incorrect.
Sources
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #5940980 : accessed 13 November 2021), memorial page for Mary Ford (25 Feb 1817–3 Jan 1867), Find A Grave: Memorial #5940980, citing Harris Chapel Cemetery, Clarksville, Red River County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Arkieologist (contributor 47246586) .
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LZ-X8J : 22 December 2020), John W Ford, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #5940980 : accessed 13 November 2021), memorial page for Mary Ford (25 Feb 1817–3 Jan 1867), Find A Grave: Memorial #5940980, citing Harris Chapel Cemetery, Clarksville, Red River County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Arkieologist (contributor 47246586) .
This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.
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