Burch Family Cemetery ~ Lucinda Duncan Ford ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
Ford, Lucinda Duncan
LAST: Ford FIRST: Lucinda MID: Duncan
GENDER: F MAIDEN NAME: Embree TITLE: 
BORN: 18 Nov 1799 DIED: 14 Jan 1874 BURIED:  (Burch Family Cemetery)
OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  Clark Co., Kentucky
DEATH PLACE: Oregon
NOTES: 
1850 OR CENSUS - Lucinda Ford, age 52, b. Kentucky, is enumerated with Nathan, age 52, occupation farmer, b. Virginia, is enumerated with along with Mary A., age 22, b. Missouri, Caroline, age 16, b. Missouri, Sarah E., age 13, b. Missouri, and Lucinda M., age 9, b. Missouri. Also enumerated with the family are Harriet, age 10, (black), b. Missouri, Roxana, age 8, (black), b. Oregon Territory, and James, age 4, (black), b. Oregon Territory.

BIOGRAPHICAL (Source - Polk County Historical Society, Historically Speaking, Vol IX, 1990, "Ford Family of Rickreall" by Caroline Burch, pg 57):
"...Col. Nathaniel Ford was born Jan 22, 1795, in Buckingham Co., Va.  His wife, Lucinda Duncan Embree (sister of Carrie Embree) was born Nov. 18, 1799, in Clark Co., Ky.  They were married July 11, 1822 by Rev. W. Warren, Esq., in Howard Co., Mo."
"...Grandmother Ford was small.  Her hair was brown and she had grey eyes.  When a girl she was admired for her very pretty singing voice."
OBITUARY: 
INSCRIPTION: 
Lucinda D. 
Wife of 
N. Ford
Died
Jan. 14, 1874
Aged
74 Y's 1 M 26 D's
(shares marker with Nathaniel)

Footstone: N.F. - L. D. F.
SOURCES: 
Branigar Survey
Saucy Survey & Photographs
1850 OR CENSUS (Polk Co., FA #113)
Historically Speaking, Vol. IX, pg 57
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