John Joseph Ford Sr was Jean’s grandfather
He was a NY City harbor pilot for the boats coming into the NY harbor. Tugboat captain. Had two tugboats… the MaryAnn and the Bronx.

In the 1910 census, he is listed as 46 years old.
Jean’s mother was pregnant with her when he died, must have been 1935.
John’s wife Delia (really Bridget) died long before that. Jean’s mother never knew her.
Andrew is Jean’s father’s older brother. He was very prominent in politics in NJ. Friends with one of the Edison’s. She’d guess Essex county politics. He was a member of the Essex Troupe (horse army). Jean’s mother went to his funeral so it must have been 1934 becuase mother told her that someone told her she didn’t get the best one, Andrew was the best one.

Delia’s sister Annie (Jean knew her) was married to John J Gormley (he had a cane). She lived to be up in her 80s.

Delia’s daughter Helen (born 1889) died when Jean was 6 years old, around 1941. Married Harold Lester who was very famous. They wanted him to go to California because he invented something to do with the phonograph or transcription. They had one daughter, Mary.

Lucy Ford (Jean’s father’s sister) married francis mcquade
graduated from montclair state
He was principal of school in north bergen
He taught at different school, catholic shcool in north bergen
They had two children… Daughter margaret (peggy) and son Francis jr. He was older than peggy
Peggy was about 4 or 5 years older than Jean.

John Joseph Ford. Jr. was born on David St. in South Arnboy on October 7. 1903. the son of John Joseph Ford, Sr., who was born in Philadelphia, Pa. and Delia (Bridget) Creed. who was bom in County Tipperary. Ireland. He was the nephew of John and Annie (Creed) Gormley who also resided in South Arnboy. John J. Ford. Sr. was a tugboat captain of “The Mary Ann” and “The Bronx”

When he was four years old. the family moved to 96 South 11th Street in the Roseville section of Newark. He attended St. Rose. of Lima School, and graduated from St. Benedict’s Prep. in Newark and also graduated from Catholic University in Washington D. C. He was employed by the New York Telephone ComDanv (now part of Bell Atlantic) until his death on October 14. 1965.