This post is part of an ongoing series, sharing the first draft of my Revised Callin Family History.
Sarah Houston is the 88th person in a descendant report beginning with the earliest known ancestor of our Callin family, (1.) James Callin. This descendant report uses the Register Style of the New England Historic and Genealogical Society.
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Fifth Generation
88. Sarah "Sadie" Houston (Mary "Polly" Montgomery-4, Sarah Callin-3, James "2nd"-2, James "1st"-1) was born on 26 May 1850 in Butler, Richland County, Ohio, and grew up on her family's farm. Sadie and John Minor Ford were married on 7 Apr 1870 in Richland County, Ohio. John was the son of Joshua Ford (1805–1883) and Elizabeth Hammond (1811–1888), born on 6 June 1848 and raised on his father's farm in Butler, Richland County, Ohio. When they married, John and Sadie established their own farm in Nankin, in Orange Township, Richland County.
They raised their family on their farm until they retired to Montgomery in Ashland County. John died on 12 Mar 1910 at the age of 61 in Montgomery, Ashland County, Ohio. He was buried in Nankin Cemetery. Sadie died on 19 Aug 1928 at the age of 78 and was buried with him.
John Minor Ford and Sarah "Sadie" Houston had the following children:
i. Omar Houston Ford was born on 10 May 1872 in Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio. He worked on his father's farm, and suffered from delicate health his whole life. He died after a lingering illness on 7 Jan 1905 aged 32 years, 7 months and 27 days. He was buried in Nankin Cemetery, Ashland County, Ohio.
288 ii. Eugene Hammond Ford, born 28 Oct 1873, Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio; married Emma C. Smith, 15 June 1899, Ashland County, Ohio; died 17 June 1949, Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio.
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