"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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Harriette Constance Ford Bennett

Harriette C. Ford Bennett is the daughter of George Ford Jr..  She married George William Bennett.  The couple had five children; George William Bennett, Jr., Arletta Marie Bennett,...

Fords
Florence Harrison Ford

Florence, wife of Dr. Cecil Bruce Ford, in memoriam.

James' siblings

James O. Allen and his immediate family.

George William Ford, III

Family Photo, from left to right: George William Ford, III, Lena Ford, Harriette Ford, Lorrenette Ford, George William Bennett, Sr.

Proclamation From the Illinois Governor

Proclamation from Governor Pritzker for recognition of Elise Ford Allen's work in the community of Peoria.

Young Zephaniah Allen

Photo of a young, Zephaniah Allen, father of James O. Allen. 

Sally Allen

Wife of Zephaniah Allen, and mother of James O. Allen.

James and brother Garry

Photo of James O. Allen and his brother Garry in their print shop Peoria, Illinois.

Zephaniah Allen, James' father

Zephaniah Allen, father of James O. Allen.

George Ford's Tombstone

Major George William Ford's tombstone at Camp Bulter National Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. George Ford was the superintendent of five National Cemeteries during his lifetime. ...

Zephaniah Allen, 99

Older photo of Zephaniah Allen, father of James O. Allen.

Obituary of Major George W. Ford

This is one obituary on the death of Major George W. Ford who died in 1939 at the age of 91.

Proclamation from the Mayor

Proclamation from Mayor, Rita Ali, of Peoria, Illinois for Elise F. Allen's service to the City, 2021.