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George Ford was born in Burleson County, Texas, to Mary Williams, his father’s last
name was Ford; his siblings were William Flowers, Bud Nelson, Arthur Williams,
Forrest Ford (the only full brother), and sisters Julia Lewis and Sophia. It has been stated
but not confirmed that George Ford had a number of sisters on his father’s side. Victoria
Smith Ford was born in Georgia to Eli and Josephine Cowles Smith; her only known
sibling was John Harris. (Grandma’s maternal grandparents were Nancy and Jim
Cowles.) George and Victoria were united in marriage and raised their family in Brazos
County. There were a total of 11 children with Brother dieing in his infancy and Martha
dieing at the age of six. The other 9 children in the order of their ages are Sam Ford,
Bose Ford, Viola Ford Toliver, George Ford, Jr., Josephine Ford Ross, Webb Wade Ford,
Winnie Mae Ford, Kermit Ford and Atoy Ford Peterson. Uncle Williams, Uncle Bud &
Grandpa George were the closest of the brothers; his sister, Sophia was living with him
and his family when she died. George Ford attended church at Sulphur Springs until
uniting with Roans Chapel Baptist Church in 1911 where he was a deacon until his death.
From these Christian forefathers came the “Family legacy” of (1) belief in
God and family (2) a spirit of giving, sharing and caring, and (3)
entrepreneurship