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Josiah Henry “Uncle Sy” Ford

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Josiah Henry “Uncle Sy” Ford

Birth
Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
Death
18 Dec 1917 (aged 78)
Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Dresden, Weakley County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Marriage Date: 14 Aug 1867
Marriage Place: Weakley County, Tennessee

J. H. Ford

Death of Aged Union Soldier....FORD
Dresden Enterprise December 20, 1917 Page 1

Mr. J. H. (Uncle Sy) FORD died Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at his home, three miles east of Dresden in the 79th year of his age.

Mr. FORD had been ill for a year and confined to his bed for several months.

He was the father of ten children, seven living, as follows: Messrs. Henry, George, Ben and Mesdames Nancy JACKSON, Maggie CROCKER, Fannie FORD, and Selma GLOVER.

The remains were interred on Wednesday at West Union, services conducted by Rev. H. E. JENKINS.A very large crowd attended the funeral and interment.

Mr. FORD was a Union soldier, serving, during the Civil war, and his comrades say he made a brave soldier.

He had been a citizen of this community practically all his life, and was held in the highest esteem. He was an honorable upright, christian man,and the bereaved family have the sympathy of many friends in their sorrow.
Marriage Date: 14 Aug 1867
Marriage Place: Weakley County, Tennessee

J. H. Ford

Death of Aged Union Soldier....FORD
Dresden Enterprise December 20, 1917 Page 1

Mr. J. H. (Uncle Sy) FORD died Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at his home, three miles east of Dresden in the 79th year of his age.

Mr. FORD had been ill for a year and confined to his bed for several months.

He was the father of ten children, seven living, as follows: Messrs. Henry, George, Ben and Mesdames Nancy JACKSON, Maggie CROCKER, Fannie FORD, and Selma GLOVER.

The remains were interred on Wednesday at West Union, services conducted by Rev. H. E. JENKINS.A very large crowd attended the funeral and interment.

Mr. FORD was a Union soldier, serving, during the Civil war, and his comrades say he made a brave soldier.

He had been a citizen of this community practically all his life, and was held in the highest esteem. He was an honorable upright, christian man,and the bereaved family have the sympathy of many friends in their sorrow.

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