Ford, Elizabeth Ann
1830 -1. Ford, Elizabeth Ann was born on 22 Feb 1830 (daughter of Ford, Amos M and Bastress, Margaret Nice).
2. Ford, Amos M was born on 20 Mar 1807 in England; died on 5 Aug 1854 in Ashland, Ashland County, OH; was buried in Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Ashland County, OH. Amos married Bastress, Margaret Nice. Margaret (daughter of Bastress, Solomon and Sloanaker, Elizabeth) was born on 25 Aug 1810 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA; died on 03 Oct 1889 in Bowling Green, Wood County, OH; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Bastress, Margaret Nice was born on 25 Aug 1810 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA (daughter of Bastress, Solomon and Sloanaker, Elizabeth); died on 03 Oct 1889 in Bowling Green, Wood County, OH; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, OH. Children:
- 1. Ford, Elizabeth Ann was born on 22 Feb 1830.
- Ford, George Washington was born on 14 Dec 1831 in Lycoming County, PA; died on 12 Feb 1913; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lewistown, Fulton County, IL.
- Ford, Harriett Louisa was born on 11 Nov 1833 in Lycoming County, PA; died on 11 Oct 1918.
- Ford, John S was born on 30 Nov 1835 in Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA; died on 1 Jan 1918 in Merced, Merced, CA.
- Ford, Mary was born on 29 Jan 1838 in Lycoming County, PA; died on 15 Aug 1895.
- Ford, Porter M was born on 9 Jun 1840 in Lycoming County, PA; died in Sep 1906.
- Ford, Emma Jane was born on 9 Mar 1842 in Lycoming County, PA; died on 26 Mar 1912 in Waterville, Lucas County, OH.
- Ford, Frank was born on 28 Nov 1843.
- Ford, David Francis was born on 28 Dec 1845 in Lycoming County, PA; died on 24 Sep 1933 in Taylor County, IA; was buried in Blockton Cemetery, Blockton, Taylor County, IA.
- Ford, Milton Soloman was born on 1 Feb 1848 in Ashland, Ashland County, OH; died on 15 Dec 1933 in Smithville, Clay County, MO; was buried in Smithville Memorial Cemetery, Smithville, Clay County, MO.
- Ford, Margaret Rosett was born in 1849; died on 7 Aug 1851.
- Ford, William Nice was born on 6 Feb 1851; died on 8 Aug 1851.
- Ford, Amanda Bella was born on 29 Jun 1852; died on 17 Feb 1891 in Kansas City, MO.
Generation: 3
6. Bastress, Solomon was born on 20 Jan 1788 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA (son of Bastress, Peter and Roth, Ann Elizabeth); died on 11 May 1872 in Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA; was buried in Jersey Shore Cemetery, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA. Notes:
Solomon had moved to Jersey Shore, Lycoming County in 1817 where he became a prominent citizen and a lifelong
resident. He had six children.
Among the early representative of Jersey Shore was Solomon Bastress. Born in Pottstown, Montgomery County
PA. January 20, 1788 and died at Jersey Shore, May 12, 1872., in his Eight-fourth year. Before locating here he
became interested with a company in the furnace business on Pine Bottom run. This was before 1814.
According to his obituary, Solomon served in the War of 1812, holding the commission of Lieutenant.
Mr. Bastress was a weaver and dyer by trade, but soon after settling here he became a surveyor and Scrivner. He
was sent to the legislature in 1827 and re-elected in 1828, 1829 and 1830, serving four years in succession. In
1846 he was chosen an associate Judge and served two terms of five years each.
When Susquehanna township was divided in 1854, his friends insisted that the new township should be name
after him and it was named " Bastress Township".
Solomon Bastress is buried in Lot 303 in Jersey Shore Cemetery (41°11'54.12"N, 77°15'56.13"W).Solomon married Sloanaker, Elizabeth on 22 Nov 1807. Elizabeth was born on 31 Aug 1788 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA; died on 27 Nov 1880 in Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA; was buried in Jersey Shore Cemetery, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Sloanaker, Elizabeth was born on 31 Aug 1788 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA; died on 27 Nov 1880 in Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA; was buried in Jersey Shore Cemetery, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA. Notes:
Notes for ELIZABETH SLONAKER:
Elizabeth Bastress is buried in Lot 303 in Jersey Shore Cemetery (41°11'54.12"N, 77°15'56.13"W).Children:
- Bastress, Peter was born on 12 Nov 1808 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA; died on 09 Sep 1890 in Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA; was buried in Jersey Shore Cemetery, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA.
- 3. Bastress, Margaret Nice was born on 25 Aug 1810 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA; died on 03 Oct 1889 in Bowling Green, Wood County, OH; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, OH.
- Bastress, Harriet was born on 13 Aug 1812 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA.
- Bastress, Elizabeth Rhodes was born on 16 Mar 1814 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA; died on 28 Jan 1892 in Main Twp., Columbia County, PA; was buried in Fisher Church Cemetery.
- Bastress, David Sawyers was born on 16 Dec 1818 in Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA; died on 07 Oct 1900.
- Bastress, Sarah Ann was born on 28 Sep 1820 in Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA.
Generation: 4
12. Bastress, Peter was born on 09 Jul 1758 in Nice Town, PA (son of Basters, Philip and Barbara); died on 20 May 1837 in Jonestown, Lebanon County, PA. Notes:
Notes for PETER BASTRESS:
Born 7/9/1758. He and his wife, Anna Elizabeth Roth lived in and around Pottstown. They attended the
Emanuel Lutheran Church and were buried in the church cemetery. A number of references to Peter indicate that
he was a man of various skills; a blue dyer, a dealer in land, coal and lumber as well as probable lawyer.
Peter was a Berks County Solider in the Revolution but his name was given as Peter Bastery in one source as
Peter Bastres in another (see index oaths of Allegiance, Berks County, PA. Revolutionary War- on microfilm #
133. PA. State Library in Harrisburg.) According to the Revolutionary War Military Abstract Card File - {series
#13.50}, Peter was considered inactive duty militia under the 4th Battalion, 7th Company because "The
circumstance of his family will not admit his going out..." He was subsequently ordered to pay a fine.
Peter died in Jonestown, Lebanon County, in 1837. Anna Elizabeth was born in 1753 and died in 1832 as far as
is known, both were buried in the Emanuel Church Cemetery. Peter and Anna Elizabeth were married in 1778 or
1779 and had three sons, John, Peter J., and Solomon.Peter married Roth, Ann Elizabeth in 1778. Ann was born on 12 Jul 1761 in Colebrookdale Twp, Berks County, PA; died on 06 Feb 1832 in Pottstown, PA; was buried in Emanuel Church Cemetery, Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Roth, Ann Elizabeth was born on 12 Jul 1761 in Colebrookdale Twp, Berks County, PA; died on 06 Feb 1832 in Pottstown, PA; was buried in Emanuel Church Cemetery, Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA. Notes:
Anna Elizabeth was the daughter of Matthias Roth who was born November 8, 1717 at sea, on the voyage to
America. died March 13, 1795 in Colebrookdale Twp., Berks County, PA. Matthias was the son of Johann
Jacob Roth and Maria Barbara Weber. He married Maria Elizabeth Beyer January 18, 1741. Maria Elizabeth
Beyer was born January 26, 1724 in Eppstein, Palatinate, Germany. Maria Elizabeth died November 14, 1809.
She was the daughter of John Philip Beyer born March 23,1701 in Flomersheim Palatinate, Germany and Maria
Elizabeth Beck born November 11, 1721 in Eppstein Germany.
Anna Elizabeth Bastress is buried in the Old Burial Ground, Zion Reformed Church (now UCC), in Pottstown,
Montgomery Co., PA. (40°14'51.94"N, 75°38'58.85"W) Her name is inscribed on a bronze plaque in the
memory garden in front of the church.
The plaque reads in part:
Site of Old Burial Ground
The Gift of John Potts Founder of Pottstown to
Early German Settler of the Lutheran and Reformed Faith, A.D. 1752
On the adjoining bronze tablets are inscribed the names and dates of persons whose graves were located in the
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Reformed portion of the graveyard. The monument was created by the congregation of Zion Reformed Church
(United Church of Christ) Rev. Howard A. Norman, Pastor, Oct 12 A.D. 1959 to perpetuate the memory of the
beloved dead whose graves are located here.
Anna Elizabeth's headstone reads as follows:
Elizabeth Bastress
w/o Peter Bastress
b. 7/12/1761
d. 2/6/1832Children:
- Bastress, John was born on 13 Oct 1781 in Potts Grove Twp., Montgomery County, PA.
- Bastress, Peter J was born on 10 Jul 1783 in Potts Grove Twp., Montgomery County, PA; died on 25 Apr 1843 in Thompsontown, Delaware Twp., Juniata County, PA; was buried in Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Thompsontown, Delaware Twp., Juniata County, PA.
- 6. Bastress, Solomon was born on 20 Jan 1788 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, PA; died on 11 May 1872 in Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA; was buried in Jersey Shore Cemetery, Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, PA.