Alfred Ford was a surveyor in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin. He was born in Haverhill, New Hampshire, August 27, 1829. In 1855, he moved to Trempealeau County and two years later built a home in the Village of Trempealeau. He was married in 1866 to Lizzie Heald, who was originally from Norridgewock, Maine. Lizzie taught school in Trempealeau for several years. The couple had four children; Clif, Nora, William, and Fred. From 1876 to his death in 1883, Ford owned a furniture business.
