About the same period (1820-1848) came to this township the following:P eter Betzer, William Griffith, Michael Van Gundy, Jeptha Brown,Andrew C lingman, David Ford, the Crawfords and Starkeys, JamesMilligan, Jesse I ngerson, William Goodman, James and Lorin Pease, andConrad Betz.
Following is a list of those who were assessed for the payment oftaxes i n the township of Sycamore in 1845, showing also the kinds ofproperty o wned, and (when real estate) upon what sections located:
Ford, David, Section 20, 160 acres.
7/27/1850 Sycamore Twp, Wyandot Co, OH. The census taker found thefa mily living next door to David's sister, Martha Van Gundy, and 2doors d own from his parents with other Fords all over the census.Another neig hbor were the Eyestones. David was a 43 year old farmerwith wife Cath erine, 35, and 9 children: Matilda, 17; Sarah Ann, 15;Mary Ann, 13; E llen, 12; Eliza, 10; Charles, 8; Niram, 6; Lydia, 4;and Nancy, 2. No p roperty was recorded for him, perhaps inpreparation to moving west.
1855-1859 Washington, Black Hawk Co, IA
6/22/1860 PO Cedar Falls, Washington Twp, Black Hawk Co, IA. By then ext census, the family had settled in new country. David was 52,Cathe rine was 48 and children in the house were Curtis (Charles), 18,son Ny ram (Nathan), 16, Lydia, 14, and Reuben, 8. David was a farmerwith a l arge estate valued at $9000/2500. The two oldest boys werefarm labore rs.
