Every
respectable town had it's blacksmith shop, for it was as important to
transportation as our gas stations are today. This shop was owned by Mr.David P. Ford, Mrs. Ida Burke's father. It was located close to where
Mrs. Randall's house now is, facing East. There was a narrow dirt road,
more like a lane, that was in front of it, curved around and came out in front
of the Chamber's House. (Editor's Note: the original site
of the Blacksmith Shop is just North of the Snack Shack's current location)
Mr.
Ford was a capable man. Besides being the blacksmith, during ginning
season he operated a small gin owned by Mrs. Anna Peniston. Also when
there was a need, he ran a small sawmill for Mrs. Peniston.
Ruth
Peniston tells of a man who had some timber in the hills and had a man who
worked for him to haul the logs to the mill. Mr. Ford sawed it and turned
in the dimensions and the amount due to Mrs. Peniston. When the man came
to pay the bill, he said it was wrong, that he didn't have that much lumber and
couldn't owe that much. Mrs. Peniston told him to pay the amount that he
thought was right. Ten years later, she received a check from him and a
letter saying he had found some old receipts and the check was for the balance
of the amount due her.
My great-grandfather was David Poole Ford. My grandmother was Mary Helen Ford Meadows. How do I go about learning more about my great grandfather? Any help or information would be appreciated.
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