Ninevah FORD (1815-1897): Son of William Ford.
Ninevah married in 1848 Martha Jane SIMPSON; served in two Indian Wars, represented Oregon in Congress 3 terms, moved to Walla Walla Valley in Umatilla Co in 1859, later moved to Walla Walla, WA; father of 11 children; Ninevah loved dandelion salad and brought dandelion seed with him to ensure that he would have plenty of dandelions *per Ford Researcher; "Recollections" UCBL ms. 33pp;
"Somewhere near the crossing of the North Platte, we camped at a place called Soap Springs. It was a boggy place….Nineveh Ford's big black ox blundered into one during the night. In the morning, he was found and pulled out before Nineveh was up. He was covered, all but his head, with the thick blue mud. Nineveh made a great fuss when he could not find his big black ox. Everyone else hooked up. There was a lone blue ox grazing about that no one seemed to claim, and Nineveh was asked if it were not his. He said, 'No. My ox is black.' Finally he was advised to take it anyway; perhaps the owner had yoked up the black ox by mistake. There seemed nothing else to do, Nineveh, mad as a hornet, went out to catch the ox while everyone looked on and laughed. After awhile Nineveh laughed about it, too, but not at first. He was still too mad at the man who had taken his big black ox." Nineveh Ford lived for many years in Polk County, Oregon. Afterward he lived in Walla Walla County, Washington. There he and some other farmers were involved in a lawsuit and then the destruction of a dam constructed by a miller who deprived the farmers of their water from the Little Walla Walla River. The farmers were arrested for their actions, but their punishment is unknown." [information provided by Don Rivara. In addition to the present website his Sources included: [1] Conversations with Pioneer Men--The Lockley Files, by Fred Lockley, compiled by Mike Helm, pp. 49-50; [2] pp. 22-23, Into the Eye of the Setting Sun, by Charlotte [Matheny] Kirkwood, pub. by Hewitt-Matheny-Cooper Family Assoc.]
Nineveh FORD married Martha Jane "Mattie" SIMPSON, and they had 11 children.
*John J. FORD 27 Mar 1849 - 3 Mar 1886
*William Simpson B. FORD 1852 -1861
*Mary FORD 1854 - ?
*Willis Ephraim Lane FORD 20 Nov 1855 - 25 Apr 1942
son Orley Ford
The children of Willis Ford
Orley Ford and son Robert Elden Ford
Robert Elden Ford and family ca 1950
Orley, Robert and Robert Ford Jr.
Robert Ford Jr.
Bryan Ford
*Clarence Sylvester / L. ? FORD 1857 - 8 Jan 1930? ca 1881 photo w/wife (Minnie E. Wood)
*Martha Jane FORD 8 Sept 1859 - 16 Sept 1933
*Charles E.(?) FORD 3 May 1861? - 29 Apr 1932?
*George FORD 1864 - ?
*Josephine "Josie" FORD 13 Feb 1868 - May 1941
*Anita FORD 10 Sept 1875 - 1966
*# 11 ??
Info courtesy of Cecil Houk
Ninevah married in 1848 Martha Jane SIMPSON; served in two Indian Wars, represented Oregon in Congress 3 terms, moved to Walla Walla Valley in Umatilla Co in 1859, later moved to Walla Walla, WA; father of 11 children; Ninevah loved dandelion salad and brought dandelion seed with him to ensure that he would have plenty of dandelions *per Ford Researcher; "Recollections" UCBL ms. 33pp;
"Somewhere near the crossing of the North Platte, we camped at a place called Soap Springs. It was a boggy place….Nineveh Ford's big black ox blundered into one during the night. In the morning, he was found and pulled out before Nineveh was up. He was covered, all but his head, with the thick blue mud. Nineveh made a great fuss when he could not find his big black ox. Everyone else hooked up. There was a lone blue ox grazing about that no one seemed to claim, and Nineveh was asked if it were not his. He said, 'No. My ox is black.' Finally he was advised to take it anyway; perhaps the owner had yoked up the black ox by mistake. There seemed nothing else to do, Nineveh, mad as a hornet, went out to catch the ox while everyone looked on and laughed. After awhile Nineveh laughed about it, too, but not at first. He was still too mad at the man who had taken his big black ox." Nineveh Ford lived for many years in Polk County, Oregon. Afterward he lived in Walla Walla County, Washington. There he and some other farmers were involved in a lawsuit and then the destruction of a dam constructed by a miller who deprived the farmers of their water from the Little Walla Walla River. The farmers were arrested for their actions, but their punishment is unknown." [information provided by Don Rivara. In addition to the present website his Sources included: [1] Conversations with Pioneer Men--The Lockley Files, by Fred Lockley, compiled by Mike Helm, pp. 49-50; [2] pp. 22-23, Into the Eye of the Setting Sun, by Charlotte [Matheny] Kirkwood, pub. by Hewitt-Matheny-Cooper Family Assoc.]
Nineveh FORD married Martha Jane "Mattie" SIMPSON, and they had 11 children.
*John J. FORD 27 Mar 1849 - 3 Mar 1886
*William Simpson B. FORD 1852 -1861
*Mary FORD 1854 - ?
*Willis Ephraim Lane FORD 20 Nov 1855 - 25 Apr 1942
son Orley Ford
The children of Willis Ford
Orley Ford and son Robert Elden Ford
Robert Elden Ford and family ca 1950
Orley, Robert and Robert Ford Jr.
Robert Ford Jr.
Bryan Ford
*Clarence Sylvester / L. ? FORD 1857 - 8 Jan 1930? ca 1881 photo w/wife (Minnie E. Wood)
*Martha Jane FORD 8 Sept 1859 - 16 Sept 1933
*Charles E.(?) FORD 3 May 1861? - 29 Apr 1932?
*George FORD 1864 - ?
*Josephine "Josie" FORD 13 Feb 1868 - May 1941
*Anita FORD 10 Sept 1875 - 1966
*# 11 ??
Info courtesy of Cecil Houk
Ninevah FORD (1815-1897): Son of William Ford.
Ninevah married in 1848 Martha Jane SIMPSON; served in two Indian Wars, represented Oregon in Congress 3 terms, moved to Walla Walla Valley in Umatilla Co in 1859, later moved to Walla Walla, WA; father of 11 children; Ninevah loved dandelion salad and brought dandelion seed with him to ensure that he would have plenty of dandelions *per Ford Researcher; "Recollections" UCBL ms. 33pp;
"Somewhere near the crossing of the North Platte, we camped at a place called Soap Springs. It was a boggy place….Nineveh Ford's big black ox blundered into one during the night. In the morning, he was found and pulled out before Nineveh was up. He was covered, all but his head, with the thick blue mud. Nineveh made a great fuss when he could not find his big black ox. Everyone else hooked up. There was a lone blue ox grazing about that no one seemed to claim, and Nineveh was asked if it were not his. He said, 'No. My ox is black.' Finally he was advised to take it anyway; perhaps the owner had yoked up the black ox by mistake. There seemed nothing else to do, Nineveh, mad as a hornet, went out to catch the ox while everyone looked on and laughed. After awhile Nineveh laughed about it, too, but not at first. He was still too mad at the man who had taken his big black ox." Nineveh Ford lived for many years in Polk County, Oregon. Afterward he lived in Walla Walla County, Washington. There he and some other farmers were involved in a lawsuit and then the destruction of a dam constructed by a miller who deprived the farmers of their water from the Little Walla Walla River. The farmers were arrested for their actions, but their punishment is unknown." [information provided by Don Rivara. In addition to the present website his Sources included: [1] Conversations with Pioneer Men--The Lockley Files, by Fred Lockley, compiled by Mike Helm, pp. 49-50; [2] pp. 22-23, Into the Eye of the Setting Sun, by Charlotte [Matheny] Kirkwood, pub. by Hewitt-Matheny-Cooper Family Assoc.]
Nineveh FORD married Martha Jane "Mattie" SIMPSON, and they had 11 children.
*John J. FORD 27 Mar 1849 - 3 Mar 1886
*William Simpson B. FORD 1852 -1861
*Mary FORD 1854 - ?
*Willis Ephraim Lane FORD 20 Nov 1855 - 25 Apr 1942
son Orley Ford
The children of Willis Ford
Orley Ford and son Robert Elden Ford
Robert Elden Ford and family ca 1950
Orley, Robert and Robert Ford Jr.
Robert Ford Jr.
Bryan Ford
*Clarence Sylvester / L. ? FORD 1857 - 8 Jan 1930? ca 1881 photo w/wife (Minnie E. Wood)
*Martha Jane FORD 8 Sept 1859 - 16 Sept 1933
*Charles E.(?) FORD 3 May 1861? - 29 Apr 1932?
*George FORD 1864 - ?
*Josephine "Josie" FORD 13 Feb 1868 - May 1941
*Anita FORD 10 Sept 1875 - 1966
*# 11 ??
Info courtesy of Cecil Houk
Ninevah married in 1848 Martha Jane SIMPSON; served in two Indian Wars, represented Oregon in Congress 3 terms, moved to Walla Walla Valley in Umatilla Co in 1859, later moved to Walla Walla, WA; father of 11 children; Ninevah loved dandelion salad and brought dandelion seed with him to ensure that he would have plenty of dandelions *per Ford Researcher; "Recollections" UCBL ms. 33pp;
"Somewhere near the crossing of the North Platte, we camped at a place called Soap Springs. It was a boggy place….Nineveh Ford's big black ox blundered into one during the night. In the morning, he was found and pulled out before Nineveh was up. He was covered, all but his head, with the thick blue mud. Nineveh made a great fuss when he could not find his big black ox. Everyone else hooked up. There was a lone blue ox grazing about that no one seemed to claim, and Nineveh was asked if it were not his. He said, 'No. My ox is black.' Finally he was advised to take it anyway; perhaps the owner had yoked up the black ox by mistake. There seemed nothing else to do, Nineveh, mad as a hornet, went out to catch the ox while everyone looked on and laughed. After awhile Nineveh laughed about it, too, but not at first. He was still too mad at the man who had taken his big black ox." Nineveh Ford lived for many years in Polk County, Oregon. Afterward he lived in Walla Walla County, Washington. There he and some other farmers were involved in a lawsuit and then the destruction of a dam constructed by a miller who deprived the farmers of their water from the Little Walla Walla River. The farmers were arrested for their actions, but their punishment is unknown." [information provided by Don Rivara. In addition to the present website his Sources included: [1] Conversations with Pioneer Men--The Lockley Files, by Fred Lockley, compiled by Mike Helm, pp. 49-50; [2] pp. 22-23, Into the Eye of the Setting Sun, by Charlotte [Matheny] Kirkwood, pub. by Hewitt-Matheny-Cooper Family Assoc.]
Nineveh FORD married Martha Jane "Mattie" SIMPSON, and they had 11 children.
*John J. FORD 27 Mar 1849 - 3 Mar 1886
*William Simpson B. FORD 1852 -1861
*Mary FORD 1854 - ?
*Willis Ephraim Lane FORD 20 Nov 1855 - 25 Apr 1942
son Orley Ford
The children of Willis Ford
Orley Ford and son Robert Elden Ford
Robert Elden Ford and family ca 1950
Orley, Robert and Robert Ford Jr.
Robert Ford Jr.
Bryan Ford
*Clarence Sylvester / L. ? FORD 1857 - 8 Jan 1930? ca 1881 photo w/wife (Minnie E. Wood)
*Martha Jane FORD 8 Sept 1859 - 16 Sept 1933
*Charles E.(?) FORD 3 May 1861? - 29 Apr 1932?
*George FORD 1864 - ?
*Josephine "Josie" FORD 13 Feb 1868 - May 1941
*Anita FORD 10 Sept 1875 - 1966
*# 11 ??
Info courtesy of Cecil Houk
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