History of Nemaha County, Kansas . nd are theparents of seven children, as follows: Osa, wife of Benjamin F. Ford;Albert, a farmer in Adams township, and has five children; Mrs. BerthaPugh, lives in Texas and has one child; George, an engineer living inMinnesota; Edgar, located in Washington, and one died in infancy. Hayden was born in Indiana in 1848. Mrs. Osa (Hayden) Fordwas born in Missouri, February 28, 1871, and was reared on a farm, a district school education. When she attained the age of nine-teen years she began working as domestic, attending school in winter an
History of Nemaha County, Kansas . nd are theparents of seven children, as follows: Osa, wife of Benjamin F. Ford;Albert, a farmer in Adams township, and has five children; Mrs. BerthaPugh, lives in Texas and has one child; George, an engineer living inMinnesota; Edgar, located in Washington, and one died in infancy. Hayden was born in Indiana in 1848. Mrs. Osa (Hayden) Fordwas born in Missouri, February 28, 1871, and was reared on a farm, a district school education. When she attained the age of nine-teen years she began working as domestic, attending school in winter andworked intermittently until her marriage with Mr. Ford. Mr. and Mrs. Ford are members of the Christian church and takean active part in the affairs of this denomination, of which Mr. Ford isa deacon. He is independent in his political views and casts his vote forthe man best suited in his estimation to fill the office regardless of po-litical parties or creeds. He is affiliated with the Modern Woodmen 6i4 HISTORY OF NEMAHA COUNTY. RESIDENCE OP BENJAMIN F. FORD. of America. The review of the life of Mr. and Mrs. Ford shows con-clusively that they have attained to their present state of affluence andcomfort mainly through their own combined efforts and can truthfullysay that hard work, economical living and self-denial in the early days oftheir wedded life have enabled them to accumulate a substantial holdingof Kansas land. The Fords are well respected and popular among theirneighbors and have many friends. Frank Andrews, farmer and stockman of Washington township,was born October 4, i860, in Summit county, Ohio, and is a son of Danieland Fannie (Werster) Andrews, who were the parents of six children,of whom Frank was the third in order of age. Daniel Andrews wasborn in Northampton, Pa., and became a carpenter and immigrated toOhio in 1847. After following his trade in Summit county, Ohio, forsome years, he became the owner of a farm not far from the city ofAkron. AMien old age
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