Charles Wilson Ford | |
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Born |
Fauquier County, Virginia, U.S. |
July 9, 1857
Died | May 6, 1884 Richmond, Missouri, U.S. |
(aged 26)
Cause of death | Suicide |
Charles Wilson "Charley" Ford (July 9, 1857 – May 6, 1884) was an outlaw, and member of the James Gang. He was the lesser known brother of Robert Ford, the killer of Jesse James. After a period of deep depression following James' death and terminally ill from tuberculosis and a debilitating morphine addiction, Charles Ford committed suicide on May 6, 1884.
Charles Ford was one of the eleven Ford children born to James Thomas Ford and Mary Ann Bruin: