I am currently researching the Ford Family. In a newspaper artical my grandmother stated she was raised in Fish Branch.
Can anyone tell me if it was Hardee County or Desoto? Where was it located and is there any thing remaining of the community? Any info on this family would greatly appre.
Lewis Albert Ford b: 4-4-1874 d: 2-2-1953
Lillie Pearl Robertson b: 8-21-1883 d: 7-17-1935
Mildred Ford b: 4-2-1905 d: 4-5-2003
Alma Ford b: 12-29-1906 d: 4-13-2005
Bernice Ford b: 1-30-1910 d: 2004?
Paul Vernon Ford b: 9-5-1911 d: 12-11-1972
Edwin Leslie Ford b: 11-24-1913 d: 11-24-1913
B. Arthur Ford b: 11-20-1915 d: 11-20-1915
Nell Ford b: 9-1-1917
Andrew L. Ford 6-8-1919
William J. Ford b: 9-7-1921
Carl F. Ford b: 11-15-1923
Louise Deloach b: 4-11-1920
Wilma Deloach b: 12-14-1923
Johnnie Mae Deloach 7-6-1926
Thank You for any and all your help,
Susan Green Richardson

Depending on the yr you are looking at, it might be in Desoto or Hardee.
That is quite the list of names if someone wants to do research.
Good Hunting,
Frank

it is a list of my great grandfathers family lol had alot of children didn't he? thanks I am not sure of the years she would have been in Fish Branch she is listed as Mildred Ford that was my grandmother

Do a Google search on Fish Branch, Florida and you will find a noted author that was born there and has website that you can contact him through. He would probably be glad to tell you where Fish Branch was. My search turned up nothing!

Sue, the Louis A Ford family is listed on the 1920 Desoto Co, FL federal census in the Sweetwater 27th precinct and the 1930 Hardee Co, FL federal census in Sweetwater election precinct 15. If you have a library card, the Hardee County Public Library website contains a free link to Heritage Quest where you can view images of those census records. Click Online Resources, Genealogy, Heritage Quest, Search Census.

Dear Susan Green Richardson,

My name is Matthew Lindsay. I have lived in Manatee County nearly all my
life.
I used to to go to the Fish Branch Reunion every year until about 7 years
ago. Carl Ford is a regular attendee and also has researched the Ford
family. I used to have an e-mail address for him that was actually his
son's. It was skylerf@gate.net.
I haven't corresponded with Carl in about 5 years. I had bought Carl's
genealogy book that he'd been working on for quite a few years. My
grandmother was born in Wauchula and her family were all Mercer's. Most of
them are buried in Gardner but some are in Oak Grove and in Sweetwater. I'll
make an effort to find Carl's book if you can't contact him. Please let me
know. I moved in 2002 and a lot of my research stuff is still packed away
for safe keeping.

Matthew Lindsay

Thank You for your reply
I am currently working on two projects at one time I am acc for Hardee as well as trying to work on my own lines. I am trying to preserve Hardee's History for other researhers where it will always be kept free and trying to trace a family I know very lil about. I was raised by my mothers side so I am learning about my Fathers side as I go lol it can be hard.
I sent a email to the address you refered me to and will wait to see if i get a responce if not I will let you know I Thank You for trying to help me and for al that you are doing. please visit Hardee's sight on flagen web I think you will enjoy it. Althou it is a work in progress I will add more as I recieve it I am going to begin reading the cemeterys and hopefully taking the photos of the tomb stones hopefully very soon please let me know what you think as a researcher in the area.

http://www.flgenhistonline.com/counties/colharsuw/hardee.htm...

I didn't have any luck with the email address you gave me but if you find anything please let me know as I said I am researching in Hardee County as well as trying to document it for other researchers. Please let me know if you find it I would love to know if my Ford's are listed.
Susan Richardson
Hardee CC
http://www.fl-genweb.org/hardee/hardee.htm
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~flhardee/hardee.htm