Carl Ford

Carl Ford was born on 2 November 1830 in Fostoria, Michigan, USA.
In 1848, he joined the US Army as a Second Lieutenant. In 1850, he made First Lieutenant. In 1854, he made Captain. In 1858, he made Major. In 1861, he fought in the western theater of the American Civil War. In 1863, he made Lieutenant Colonel. In 1865, after the war, he moved to Texas where he worked in law enforcement. 
In 1865, he had a son: Robert Ford. 
In 1875, he was made Sheriff of Presidio County. He was sheriff there until 1891 when he was killed in a gunfight with Mexican bandits in Marfa.