"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"
Florence Ford and Charles Pickett
Florence Ford married Charles Pickett and the couple had ten children: Cecil Bruce Jr., Michael, Boyd, Larry, Patricia, Beverly, David, Sharon and Deborah.She was a dedicated homemaker, an... |
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Photo of Florence Ford, married to Dr. Cecil Bruce Ford. The couple had four children, Elise, Florence, Bruce and Harrison. Florence Ford was a well-known seamtress in Peoria, Illinois.... |
Dr. Cecil Bruce Ford was the son of Major Geroge W. Ford. He married Florence Harrison and the couple had four children: Elise, Florence, Bruce and Harrison. His life is detailed in... |
Elise Ford Allen and Florence Ford Pickett at Camp Butler in Springfield, Illinois as children. The mansion house on the cemetery was the home of Major George Ford. Annual family... |
Photo of the couple a dinner event. |
The happy couple when they lived in Canton, Illinois. |
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 |
Photo of Florence Ford Pickett and Elise Ford Allen in the home of Allen in Peoria, Illinois. |
Family photo of Charles and Florence Ford Pickett - left to right back row: Boyd, Larry, Cecil, Charles (Father), David, Michael, front row: Sharon, Patricia, Florence (mother), Beverly and... |
Ford Family Reunion, Peoria Illinois. |
