1. John Thomson Ford
By: Arina Maier

2. John Ford’s Obituary Article
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3. His Story
Ford was born in Baltimore, and was the son of Elias and Anna Ford. His ancestors were early Maryland settlers and some of them took part in the American Revolution. For a few years he attended public school in Baltimore and then became a clerk in his uncle’s tobacco factory in Richmond, Virginia. Not caring for this work, he became a bookseller. He then wrote a book dealing with life in Richmond, named ‘Richmond as it is’, which was produced by a minstrel company called the Nightingale Serenaders. This book was fairly successful, and George Kunkel, the owner and manager of the Serenaders, offered him a position with the organization. He accepted, and for several seasons traveled as the business manager of this company throughout the United States and Canada. He was most famous for operating Ford’s Theater during the time of Lincoln’s assassination. Ford had worked at many other theaters before his own.

4. Born? Died?
John Ford was born April 16, 1829 and died March 14, He died of a heart attack during a break out of influenza.

5. Family
John had a wife named Edith Branch Andrew Ford. They had 11 children together but only 10 were alive when John died. Their names were Charles, George, John, Jr., Harry, Mattie, Mrs. James Richardson, and the unmarried daughters Lizzie, May, Lucy, and Sallie.

6. Work Cited
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