M. L. FORD, proprietor of the only hotel in Scottsburg, Ky., was born in Marshall County, Ky., December 11, 1830. His parents, Thomas and Ruthy Ford, natives of South Carolina, first moved to Christian County, Ky., and thence to Marshall County. They had a family of nine children, of which our subject was the youngest and the only surviving member. His paternal grandfather was one of the earliest settlers of Marshall, and he established the first Baptist Church in that county. Our subject lived on a farm in this State until he was thirty years old, when, in 1860, he moved to northwestern Arkansas, remaining six years. In the meantime he served one year in the Confederate army. He was married October 23, 1854, to Sarah Ann Littlefield, who has borne him two children: Thomas, now in Texas, and Sarah L. In 1873 he opened the hotel he now controls. He also owns a small stock of general merchandise, and a saloon in connection with his hotel. He votes the Democratic ticket and his wife is a member of the Baptist Church.
Source: J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin, & G. C. Kniffin. Kentucky. A History of the State. Louisville, KY, Chicago, IL: Battey, 1885. Page 697.