Charles Ford (1857 - 1884)

Biography

Space:Wild Wild West Charles Wilson "Charley" Ford (July 9, 1857 – May 6, 1884) was an outlaw, and member of the James Gang. He was the lesser known brother of Robert Ford, the killer of Jesse James. After a period of deep depression following James' death and terminally ill from tuberculosis and a debilitating morphine addiction, Charles Ford committed suicide on May 6, 1884.^[1]

Charles Ford was one of the eleven Ford children born to James Thomas Ford and Mary Ann Bruin:

1. Sarah J. Ford (b. abt. 1841)
2. Georgiana Ford (b. abt. 1843)
3. Mary T. Ford (b. abt. 1845)
4. John Thomas Ford (b: November 6, 1847)
5. Martha Elizabeth Ford (b: April 22, 1849)
6. Harriet Ford (b. abt. 1851)
7. Elias Capline Ford (b: July 10, 1853)
8. Amanda Francis Ford (b: April 1, 1855)
9. Charles Wilson Ford (b: July 9, 1857)
10. Wilber Pottuck Ford (b: November 19, 1859)
11. Robert Newton Ford (b: January 31, 1862)

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia: Charles Ford

• United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFLB-98C : 12 April 2016), Charles Ford in household of James T Ford, Virginia, United States; citing p. 11, family 71, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,144.

• Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ1-1HBV : 13 December 2015), Charlie Ford, 1884; Burial, Richmond, Ray, Missouri, United States of America, Richmond Cemetery; citing record ID 6229, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.