“Sport Going Fishing”
Newel Ford, brother of Grandpa Ford
Thomas A Ford with signature
TA Ford Passport Picture
Peter B Ford
On a cruise
Thomas A Ford, around 1910
Shortly after he moved from Ohio to Chicago
William, brother Harold with Thomas and Newell, around 1910
Out for a bike ride with the boys
Thomas A Ford, Edith Woodworth Ford, Christmas Eve 1895
The day they got married
Olive (Seaworth) Ford
She was his nurse before becoming his wife
Newell's wife, William K Ford, Newell Ford, taken in 1974
At the "Man of the Year" dinner party in Chicago. 1974
Nina Ford, 2012
Married into the family. 2012
Edith with boys on a porch
Mama with her first 2 boys. Around 1905
The Ford Brothers Gang
The first 3 brothers (on their front porch in Western Springs) around 1907
Around 1935, Margaret Grane
Susie's Mom at an early age
Matthew Ford
He's coaching football now
Beautiful Braide to Be
At her wedding rehearsal dinner. Nov 1955
True Love
Scout 1965 in Rockford
Bellami Sometime in 2013
Sometimes called "Bells"
Katie at work
A loving daughter
Katie Ford
Katie
The Fords
I think that Polly could be aunt Bridget who lived with them her whole life. Bridget was Anne Williams Ford's sister. She was TAF's Aunt
Harold Bill Newell about 1932
The first 3 Ford brothers
Grove Ave Western Springs
The house that Thomas Ford built for his wife Edith and young sons. Lived here 1910 to 1920.
Newell Ford
great uncle Newell
Bob and Matt with Pop Lee
Pop Lee was Bob's maternal grandfather in the nursing home
William K Ford
The fabulous, awesome, one and only Grandpa Ford
Sometime in the mid 1960s
Grandpa visits his grandkids
Young Bill with big brother Newell
Taken about 1904. For some reason lots of boys were dressed like girls when they were young.
Grandpa with a dog
Grandpa Ford with a dog
A Sunday drive in the family's Model T
William F Ford, Harold Ford, Edith W Ford, Thomas A Ford, Newell Ford
William K Ford
At a dinner party at his place at 1911 Oxford Park. 1931
The Ford Model T outside their home
The family Model T with all 3 boys
WKF Ford Men
3 Generations
Here's a real cutie!
Emma Zakutney
Beautiful Edith who never smiled
Edith W Ford. About 1905
Young Grandpa Ford Family
Edith and her three sons. About 1904
Taken about 1904.
Young mother Edith shows family resemblance.
Young mother watches sleeping babies
Edith with her babies
Young Thomas Ford Family
Young Bill, mom Edith, father Thomas, and Newell
Perhaps before she got married
Edith in hat and fancy gown
Cropped from her all-dressed-up photo
Edith Woodworth Ford
Edith Woodworth Ford
Probably taken in 1928
The second Ford Brothers at Christmas
David P Ford, Peter W Ford, William F Ford
This little baby is Kathleen Ford
When she was just a baby, Kathleen always smiled and gurgled "Gully, Gully, Gully" when she was happy to get home in her crib.
Wm F Ford at age 80
Taken at a surprise party sometime in January of 2014
Grandpa Ford served in Australia during World War II
Lt. Cmdr. US Navy World War II Australia, Chief Dermatologist of the 7th Fleet, sometime in the range 1942-1945 Note the Koala bear on top of the dog's back
Beth with a small monkey
Now she lives with doggies
Beth Ann Beebe Ford
A Head Nurse in Seattle
Beth Ann Ford
Taken in 2011 North Olmsted Ohio
Her engagement picture
Taken in 1992
Newell, Harold, and Bill
Taken in Western Springs
Baby Margaret Grane
1932 - she was born December 16, 1931
Thomas Ford in car with family
Taken by someone at their house on Grove. Significant as this car came out in about 1908 and WKF in back can't be more than 10.
Bill in Seattle
His mom was visiting him in Seattle at the time
Liz
Liz in Switzerland
Billy Ford
Taken in his mother's basement on the occasion of the last Thanksgiving dinner in the house on 232rd st
Bill and Linda Ford
Taken on Bill's 81st birthday, at Scrambler Marie's in North Olmsted
Bill on vacation
On their trip to Italy. Taken May 2, 2014, when they visited the Coliseum
Poor little toddler Grandpa Ford
Maybe 3 or 4 years old. It was not uncommon to see young boys dressed this way - not sure about those curls
Grandpa and Ollie
Taken in 1973
William Frank kissing baby David
Probably taken in 1938
Peter teachlng little brother David how to ride a bike
Maybe taken in 1941, when Pete was 6 and David 3
WKF and sons
Clearly a formal portrait, taken when David was still a toddler
Margaret Ford and her children
Taken in the late 1960s
Thomas A Ford
Formal portrait found also in the Ford Library
WKF and sons on vacation
Taken in the summer of 1975 at Torch Lake Michigan
Peter W. Ford
Taken around 1970
Edith Woodworth (Bama Ford)
This is how her oldest grandson remembers her
Bill looking at the water
In Venice, just before climbing on a gondola
Sue Sturm
Probably doing a bio for the Ford Family website
Happy
At Corso’s Italian Restaurnt
THE William Ford in England
A great great great grandson confirms this as William Ford, father of Thomas A. Ford
Young Matthew
Second son of Susie Sturm
Grandmother of the Ford men
I love the hat! I believe this photo was taken around 1890 or 1893. Take a good look at the nose....any doubt she is great paternal grandmother of Topdog?
Sarah Ford, sister of Thomas A
A portrait from the middle 1800s
Top Dog
GOAT (Greatest Of All Time)
TopDog with son Bill
Taken a very long time ago
Susie and Gully Ford
Susie holding her sister Kathleen
Beth with short hair
Taken July 7, 2016
Bill and Beth
Taken 2 weeks after they were married.
Wm K Ford II
Taken November 2016
Isabella Grace Jones
Christmas 2016
Bethy Manyak
Date unknown
Justin Jones
Father of Isabella, Julius and Indiana Jones
Julius Vince Jones
1 year old. January 17, 2017
Sarah Ford with first two grandchildren
Date unknown
Wes
At reunion 2016.jpg
Billy feeding Grandpa
Little WKFII feeding his Grandpa, the original Grandpa Ford
Carrying a present to the Christmas Tree
Look at her smile; she just loved being helpful! This is a present for Billy containing an army outfit with camp and a bazooka
As a business man
Date unknown
Sam Shepherd
Date unknown
Manor House
Built in 1850
Schrom Family son
From his 1933 Yearbook in Lincoln Junior High; his basketball picture
Bob Schrom
Bob Schrom High School picture
Marion's Graduation Picture
Marion graduated from Rockford High School in 1931 where she was Vice President of the Glee Club.
Senior Year picture, 1924
Rockford High School
Aunt DoDo in high school
Rockford High School Picture
From High School days
Senior, Rockford High School, 1924
Arthur Otto Schrom
1929 picture in local paper along with brothers Frank and George about the restaurant.
Frank Joseph Schrom
1929 picture in newspapaer. Glady’s father
George Gottlieb Schrom
Picture in newspaper Feb 26, 1929
Theodore James Schrom
High School Graduation picture
"Woodview"
Home of Thomas A. Ford and likely built by his father. Now on a list of homes protected by the English government because of their historical value
Elgin State Insane Asylum
Built to manage the criminally insane, the first "Not guilty by reason on Insanity" patient arrive in 1873.
The Longworth Memorial in Farnsworth, England
Taken in 1884
Thomas A Ford Family
Formal family picture
Grandpa Ford and family early 1900s
1903-1905. What is with the long curled hair on grandpa? This was a very common style for boys of the time.
Altie Anderson Sweeny
Married Edward Sweeny, brother of Vera
Edward Sweeny
Edward is the brother of Vera, Uncle of Margaret Ford
We loved him so!
Andy on his wedding day
Andy holding his new son Matthew Ford
Taken shortly before he died
Emily's Graduation
As you can see, Emily got tired at her graduation...That's her brother helping her
Sue, Kathleen, and Billy
On a picnic in the valley with Dad
November 1955
At her wedding rehearsal dinner
Sometime in the mid 1960s
Grandpa visits West 232 street in Cleveland
Around 1945
The second 3 boys, at Christmas
Young Teacher
After High School and before getting married
Late 1960s
What a happy group!
Taken on vacation in the summer of 1975 at Torch Lake Michigan
They were still getting together each summer
Early 1970s
A fun-loving tennis player
His first news story
He had started his paper route when he was 10 years old
In a tree
At the African Safari Park in Aug 2012
Glad to be here!
I'm only 5 months old
Fall 2019
On Cousin's Day
Fall 2019
Cousin's Day
Fall 2019
Cousin's Day
Fall 2019
On Cousin's Day
Madison helping at church
Helping out at church. Feb 6 2008
Unhappy camper
A little unhappy at the moment. Taken Sept 18, 2009
Do you like my hat?
Wearing her first hat
Dad reading at 5 months
Learning to read the newspaper
One beautiful girl
August 1975 at Lake Chatauqua
TopDog at the Shawshank Prison
Taken while he was Chief Warden
Gen Z
She came to hear him play!
Sleeping after first arrival
But notice the smile on his face!
3-Year-Old Activities
Of Sturm boy #2
Senior Year, 2019
At a Homecoming Game
Bob Sturm
On cruise in 2017
Sally feeding her friend
On 8-14-06
Cooking happily
At the 2002 Reunion
Sally Byers
Yellowstone
Sally and David
Happily together
Brother hugging brother
On the first school day
Getting ready
For first day at school
Final farewell
Before the first school day
That final walk
On the first school day
Tiger drawn by Sally
Pencil on paper
The first boy
Ready for Grade 1
Brother and sister
St. Ed's Junior Prom
Matt Senior Picture
Before heading off to Case Tech
Susie
TopDog's daughter and Ford Family Website Ancestry Manager
Nana
Maternal Great Grandmother of WFF kids. Her parents came to the US from Ireland but she was born in NY
Nana
June 30, 1918
Billy at 14 weeks
Taken by his father
Mike’s great smile
Pic taken at Corso’s when the Ford cousins visited
A wedding toast
At Mike's Wedding
Frank Barclay Jr.
Aunt Ray's father
Meem Lee from Tennessee
Bob Sturm's grandmother
Young "Pop" Lee
Grandfather of Bob Sturm
Newborn Indiana
June 1 2021
Sally's Senior Picture
picture from the 1955 Yearbook for the University of Illinois for Occupational Therapy Students
Eleanor’s Facebook Page
Dad’s cousin
Ellen Elizabeth Ford Longworth
taken from an old black and white family phone
A dedicated High School Teacher
After her divorce, taught for Auburn's English Department until the end of her life
Young man after WW2
Date unknown
This is how he started out...
4 months after he was born!
Now coaching at college level
At Bucknell College
Andy with some family members
At Bucknell College, where is a coach
She's checking things out
Ten years old for this picture
She's telling us something
I think it's her age!
Hello, Daddy!
Glad to be out now!
Driving the kiddies to school
His favorite thing
September 2023
Jacob with a beard
A Birthday Photo!
He's 19 now!
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