John Allen Ford

1815 - 1866  (50 years)

• Name	John Allen Ford  [1]
  Born	15 Oct 1815	Henry County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	1866	Greene County, Missouri   [2]
  Notes	On 22 Aug 1863 John A. Ford mustered out at Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas. Then, he enlisted in Company F, Arkansas 1st Infantry Regiment on 10 Sep 1863. On 26 Feb, 1864 he mustered into Company F, 1st Arkansas Infantry, U.S. at Jenny Lind, Sebastian, Arkansas. From John A. Ford's Civil War records: During Sept-Oct 1863 he is listed present and is promoted to Corporal, but in Feb 1864 he is listed as a Private again. He is listed present for Nov and Dec 1864, but on 10 Jan 1865 John Ford "deserted with rifle and gear" and is on the Desertion List and described as "Probably to be found Bush whacking". On 10 Aug 1865 John A. Ford appears on Muster Out Roll - Listed as Deserting "Jany 11, 1865". One roster roll listed him as company cook. When he deserted the Army docked him $16.55 for one "Dresden Rifle Musket and accouterments", $2 for one knapsack, $.65 for one haversack and .$45 for one canteen. From the pension file of James R. Ford (Written by the investigator on the case): "The claimants brother, John Ford, and Captain Raymond did not get along well together. John had the reputation of being a very contrary man. The Captain brought him to time just like he did the other boys. John gave the Captain a great deal of trouble, reduced him to the ranks and John deserted and was shortly afterward killed by the bushwhackers." Apparently the desertion came sometime during what is called the "Camden Raid" which was a Union attack on Confederate positions around Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas in late 1864. But, in a letter written 27 August 1866 by Robert and Nancy Deeds, it says to write care of James Nixon, James Ford or John A. Ford in Fair Grove, Greene, Missouri. It was reported that John Ford was shot by bushwhackers on his front porch somewhere in Greene County, Missouri. They lived in Missouri at the time, and after his death, Sophina Catherine Jetton Ford returned to Kentucky.
  Person ID	I0798	The Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	James Ford,   b. 1 Jan 1787, Henry County, Tennessee ,   d. 05 Jul 1861, Henry County, Tennessee  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Susanna Harper,   b. 1787, South Carolina ,   d. 07 Feb 1860, Henry County, Tennessee  (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F1255	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Sophina Catherine Jetton,   b. 8 Dec 1820, Polk County, Missouri ,   d. 27 Jul 1894, Graves County, Kentucky  (Age 73 years)
  Married	16 Nov 1839	Calloway County, Kentucky   [3]
  Children	+ 1. James Jetton Ford,   b. 25 Aug 1840, Henry County, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Sep 1907, Graves County, Kentucky  (Age 67 years)   2. Elizabeth Susanna Ford,   b. 16 Feb 1842, Henry County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Apr 1914, Greene County, Arkansas  (Age 72 years)   3. Missouri Ford,   b. Abt. 1847, Henry County, Tennessee   4. Louisa Ann Ford,   b. 11 Jan 1850, Henry County, Tennessee ,   d. 07 Apr 1915, Sedalia, Graves, Kentucky  (Age 65 years)   5. Franklin P. Ford,   b. 23 Sep 1852, Henry County, Tennessee ,   d. 07 Mar 1904  (Age 51 years) + 6. Sarah Jane Martina Ford,   b. 23 Jan 1858, Henry County, Tennessee ,   d. 03 Oct 1923, Sedalia, Graves, Kentucky  (Age 65 years) + 7. Louis Columbus Ford,   b. 14 Feb 1860, Sebastian County, Arkansas ,   d. 24 Feb 1931, Sebastian County, Arkansas  (Age 71 years)   8. Charles Wesley Ford,   b. 03 Jan 1863, Sebastian County, Arkansas ,   d. 15 Jul 1895, Kentucky  (Age 32 years)
  Last Modified	11 May 2009
  Family ID	F126	Group Sheet

  
  

• Documents

  Family group sheet for John A. Ford

  
  

• Sources

  [S09693] Miss Rebekah Jane Jetton, Rebekah Jane Jetton Dar # 193117 - She is credited with the records of John Sharpe, Lewis Jetton, Isaac Wright, and William Palmer.. Family history. [S09693] Miss Rebekah Jane Jetton.