"I am an invisible man. No, I am not a spook like those who haunted Edgar Allan Poe; nor am I one of your Hollywood-movie ectoplasms. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids--and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me."
- Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man"
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This is a continuing entry from page 3. It states that George Ford told the two workers at the slave cemetery where the tablet was laid that the burying ground used to have a rail fence around...
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The happy couple when they lived in Canton, Illinois.
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This is a picture of Virginia Ford (Faber) and Elsie Ford (Brown). Photo courtesy of Charles Ross.
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The Pride of Fairfax Lodge #298 historic building. It has been added to the Virginia Landmarks Register for its role in bringing a sense of community to Fairfax County's oldest African...
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This is a picture of the cemetery grave stone of Annie Smith, wife of Dandridge Smith. The grave stone is located behind the Gum Springs Museum in the old Peake Plantation Cemetery. ...
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This is the entry signage to the modern day Bushfield Estate which is now a private residence 2022. (Photo credit Angela Allen Henry for WFL).
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Linda Allen Hollis accepts award for Elise Ford Allen, 2nd great granddaughter of West Ford, son of George Washington, who was honored at the Springfield and Central Illinois African...
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Elise and James with friends and family at a dinner party. From left to right: Elise and James O. Allen, Florence and Charles Pickett, Sam and Herschel Mackey
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Photo of Harrison Ford with his nephews Glenn and Bruce, sons of C. Bruce Ford.
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Photo of Linda Allen B. Hollis.
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Dr. Ford at his dentist office in Peoria, Illinois. Dr. Ford was the first African American dentist in the city.
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Allen Family Photo - standing left to right, James Jr., Gregory, Melvin Adams. Sitting on floor left to right: Linda, Barbara, Joy, Angela, Janet (forward). Sitting on couch Left to right:...
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Harrison Ford's senior year book photo.
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Photo of Dr. Judith Burton and friends at Mount Vernon.
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Elise and James O. Allen
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Virginia married Samuel Faber who was born on January 20, 1924 and died on September 26, 1995. Samuel served with the Navy during WWII as a ST1. The couple had two daughters named Karen (...
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The church was organized abt. 1863 by Samuel K. Taylor, a former slave, who preached in the homes of the African-American residents of Gum Springs. This photo sits...
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This is a photo of the cemetery grave stone of Dandridge Smith, husband of Annie Smith, son of Jane Ford and Porter Smith, and a grandson of West Ford. The cemetery stone is located behind...
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This is the road leading up to the Bushfield Manor, now a private residence 2022. (Photo credit Angela Allen Henry for WFL).
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West Ford Descendants at the Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum Gala 2018. From left to right: Joy Allen Stone, Timothy Ford Allen and wife Patty, Anthony...
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