Anna Ford was the oldest daughter of George and Virginia Ford (two other daughters did not survive infancy). In the 1900 census Anna was living with her parents and two of her younger siblings. Her occupation was listed as housekeeper. In 1904 her mother died, but the family continued to live in their rented home on Brown Street in Philadelphia. Around 1908 her father moved to N. 16th Street, and Anna and her brother David moved with him. In the 1910 census Anna was listed as a saleslady at a department store. In 1912 her father died, and Anna most likely moved with her brother David, for in the 1920 census they were both living on South St. Bernard Street. Anna was still a saleslady at a department store. Living with them was Elizabeth Higgins, 81, who had lived with the family for nearly 30 years. After David's death in 1923, Anna eventually moved again, and in the 1930 census she was a boarder living on West Seltzer Street. Her occupation was still saleslady in a department store. According to her obituary, she was an assistant hosiery buyer at Gimbel Brothers Department Store. Anna never married, and always lived in Philadelphia. She died in 1951, the last surviving child of George and Virginia Ford.
Anna's middle name appears as "Mae" in her obituary (undoubtedly written by her nephew Franklin L. Ford, Jr). However, when her friend Mary E. Moyer died in 1947, Anna was the "informant" for the death certificate, and signed her name "Anna May Ford."
Anna's middle name appears as "Mae" in her obituary (undoubtedly written by her nephew Franklin L. Ford, Jr). However, when her friend Mary E. Moyer died in 1947, Anna was the "informant" for the death certificate, and signed her name "Anna May Ford."
Anna Ford was the oldest daughter of George and Virginia Ford (two other daughters did not survive infancy). In the 1900 census Anna was living with her parents and two of her younger siblings. Her occupation was listed as housekeeper. In 1904 her mother died, but the family continued to live in their rented home on Brown Street in Philadelphia. Around 1908 her father moved to N. 16th Street, and Anna and her brother David moved with him. In the 1910 census Anna was listed as a saleslady at a department store. In 1912 her father died, and Anna most likely moved with her brother David, for in the 1920 census they were both living on South St. Bernard Street. Anna was still a saleslady at a department store. Living with them was Elizabeth Higgins, 81, who had lived with the family for nearly 30 years. After David's death in 1923, Anna eventually moved again, and in the 1930 census she was a boarder living on West Seltzer Street. Her occupation was still saleslady in a department store. According to her obituary, she was an assistant hosiery buyer at Gimbel Brothers Department Store. Anna never married, and always lived in Philadelphia. She died in 1951, the last surviving child of George and Virginia Ford.
Anna's middle name appears as "Mae" in her obituary (undoubtedly written by her nephew Franklin L. Ford, Jr). However, when her friend Mary E. Moyer died in 1947, Anna was the "informant" for the death certificate, and signed her name "Anna May Ford."
Anna's middle name appears as "Mae" in her obituary (undoubtedly written by her nephew Franklin L. Ford, Jr). However, when her friend Mary E. Moyer died in 1947, Anna was the "informant" for the death certificate, and signed her name "Anna May Ford."
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