McCage (Cage) Ford, born April 14, 1878 at Ossawatomie, Kansas.
     He was married to Pearl Gillis and they had two daughters, Lelia and 
     Sadie, both deceased. Pearl died at a young age and is in the cemetery
     at Isabel.
          Myrtle I. Stedman, born August 26, 1889 at Rolla, Missouri. The 
     family moved to Oklahoma where she married Benjamin A. Ford. They came
     to the Isabel community about 1914 to farm. They had seven children,
     Gertrude (died as a baby), Francis, Bertha, Robert, Walter, Otto and
     Alfred. They have all passed away except Alfred who lives near Augusta,
     Kansas. Benjamin died in April 1920 and is buried in the Nashville, 
     Kansas cemetery.
          McCage and Myrtle were married in the early 1920's. They had four
     children, Iretha Clark (died in 1982); Charles, Riverside, Texas, Lois
     South, Wichita, Kansas; and McCage Jr. (Toby), Chesapeak, Virginia.
          During the time they were farming east of Isabel, ten children
     graduated from Isabel High School, the oldest in 1925 and the youngest
     in 1952. They all left the area after graduation. Four served in the
     military and one in the merchant marines.
          Cage did a lot of veterinary work for others in the community and
     was called out on many stormy nights to help a sick animal. He always
     volunteered his services to anyone in need.
          The house that was home for the Ford family for many years was 
     moved north and east of Isabel to a location four miles east and one
     mile south of Isabel. It was moved with steam engines normally used to 
     power threshing machines. It was a slow process with much hard work. The
     house was later moved to the southeast side of Isabel where it is still 
     in use.
          Myrtle passed away November 10, 1947 leaving Cage and four children
     still at home. Cage stayed on the farm for about a year after the last
     child graduated in 1952. He moved to Wichita, Kansas where he passed 
     away June 7, 1961.
          Myrtle and Cage are laid to rest in the Isabel Cemetery.
               
     Source: Isabel, Kansas - The First 100 Years, 1887 - 1987,  pg. 74 
     
     Submitted by: Alfred B. Ford