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J. B. Ford is a son of John and Violet (Hall) Ford, who were born in North Carolina and Virginia in 1796 and 1804, respectively. John Ford was brought to Middle Tennessee when only six years of age. Here he grew to manhood and married Love Northcutt, by whom he had three children. They came to Gibson County in 1824, and after the death of Mrs. Ford he married Miss Hall, and by her became the father of seven children. Mr. Ford and both his wives were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he was for many years a local preacher in the same. He preached the first Methodist sermon in Trenton, Gibson County, and organized the first Methodist Episcopal Church there. He was a Democrat, and for many years held the position of magistrate, and in his younger days taught school. His wife died March 18, 1884, and about three weeks later he died. Our subject inherits French blood from his father and Welsh blood from his mother. He was born in Gibson County on the 1st of October, 1830, and until he reached manhood resided with his parents. His early educational advantages were quite limited; this he improved, however, in later years. At the age of twenty-two he began farming for himself, and has continued that calling up to the present time, and now owns 285 acres of land. In 1854 he married Martha J. McAllister, who was born April 10, 1835, in Gibson County, and of their ten children eight are living. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mr. Ford is steward, trustee and class leader in the same. He is a stanch Democrat, and is accounted a good farmer and a model citizen in the community in which he resides.