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| Name: ERASTUS D FORD |
| Death Date: JAN/12/1890 |
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OCT/12/1890 |
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| Spouse of: Abagail Cargill |
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| Father of: James Ford, Elijah Ford, Agnes G. Ford, Julia U Ford, Edward C Ford, Amelia Ford, Henry Ford |
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| Brief Biography: St. Joseph News-Press 2/20/1944
Last of an Old Family
Miss Julia Ford, who died yesterday, was the last surviving member of a family which came to St. Joseph in the days of Joseph Robidoux and brought with it the culture and tradition of Virginia aristocracy. Her mother was a Cargill and in the early days when there were few white settlers here, James Cargill brought his family to this pioneer community.
Before coming here, the Cargill family lived in Pittsburgh, and there James Cargill had vast lumber and flour mills. His famil also built boats which plied the Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri rivers. Lured by opportunities which the Platte purchase opened up, he decided to move west, so he and his family made the final stage of the trip up the Missouri on the Lexington, then considered the finest boat on the river. With him to this outpost of civilization came his wife and children and their trunk loads of elegant clothing which had been fashioned by Eastern designers.
No House for them
When they arrived there was no house for them, so Joseph robidoux ordered an Indian family to evacuate a small dwelling in order that the newcomers might have temporary accommodations.
In the family party was James Cargill's daughter, Abagail, who a short time before had been married to Erastus Ford. She had been a society belle and had danced with General Lafayette. The Cargills first bought a tract of land east of St. Joseph, but later moved to a house on the present site of the post office. It was there that Miss Julia Ford, daughter of Erastus and Abagail Ford, was born 87 years ago.
In the 1840's James Cargill built a mill near the Missouri River. It soon was moved to the site of the Frances street depot and later to Eighth and Felix streets where Hirsch Brothers now is located. The stream that in the early days flowed down what now is Frederick Avenue and is responsible for the diagonal course of that thoroughfare, supplied power for the mill. |
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| Other Relatives in Plot: Agnes M. Ford,Edward G. Ford, Julia U. Ford, Harry K. Ford, James C. Ford, Mary A. Ford,Abagail "Abby" C. Ford |
| Lot Owner: AGNESFORD |
| Lot Location: SI/2 1 |
| Block Location: 9 |
| Section/Range Location: 6 |
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| Cost of Interment: $6.00 |
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