Silas FORDYCE^{[1, 2]}
1842 - 1907

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• Birth	20 Jun 1842	Center Twp., Greene County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Jan 1907	Rogersville, Greene County, PA.
  Person ID	I566	Leonard
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2009

  
  

  Father	Archibald G. FORDYCE,   b. 04 Dec 1807, Center Twp, Green County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 28 Apr 1893, Center Township, Greene Co., PA
  Mother	Nancy Mary LEONARD,   b. 02 Mar 1809, Greene County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 22 Oct 1855, Greene County, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F00258	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Mary J. ORNDURF,   b. 01 Oct 1842, Whiteley Twp., Greene County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 04 Nov 1897
  Married	23 Jan 1862	Greene County, Pennsylvania
  Children	1. Nancy B. FORDYCE   2. William L. FORDYCE   3. Jesse FORDYCE   4. Louella FORDYCE   5. Susan FORDYCE   6. Archibald FORDYCE,   b. 01 Aug 1876, Center Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 27 Jun 1948, Greene County   7. Nevada FORDYCE   8. Garfield FORDYCE   9. Frank FORDYCE   10. Lillie FORDYCE
  Family ID	F00262	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Rebecca PHILLIPS
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2009
  Family ID	F1019	Group Sheet

  
  

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  Tomstone - Silas Fordyce (1842-1907) Status: Located

  
  

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  Description: b. 20Jun1842 Center Township, Greene County, PA m. 23Jan1862 d. 20Jan1907* Center Township, Greene County, PA * Obit Date; Tombstone date is 27Jan1907. SILAS FORDYCE OBIT 1907 Silas Fordyce, an old and respected resident of Greene county died at his home at Rogersville, Sunday morning, January 27, at one o'clock. For two years he had suffered ill health which proved to be caused by a cancerous growth in the stomach, as revealed by a post mortem examination conducted by Drs. Spragg and Milliken, of Rogersville. Deceased was born June 20, 1842, on the old Fordyce homestead in Center township and was a life-long resident of Greene county. He was married to Mary Jane Orndoff, January 23, 1862 and to them ten children were born, seven of whom are now surviving. Mrs. Fordyce died Nov. 4, 1897, and about two years later he was united in marriage to Rebecca Phillips. Mr. Fordyce enlisted in the Eighteenth Pa. Cavalry and served eighteen months during the civil war. He was a man of upright character and a strong defender of every cause of right. The funeral was held on Monday from the Willow Grove Christian Church, of which deceased was an elder, services being conducted by the Rev. G. F. Assiter, the pastor, assisted by Rev. F. A. Bright. It was attended by the largest congregation which ever entered the church, a tribute of the high regard in which deceased was held. The interment was made in the family burial ground, two miles from the church, near the old home in which Mr. Fordyce was born. A detail from Co. K, N. G. P. attended the funeral and he was buried in honors of war, by firing three volleys over the grave. Thus a good man has been lain to rest, who will be missed by his church and community. Beside his wife, the following children are left to mourn his demise: Wm. L., Jesse, Archibald, Garfield, Mrs. William Moore, Mrs. Joseph Orndoff and Mrs. Susan Keener. [sic] Waynesburg Republican, January 31, 1907 Name: Description: b. 20Jun1842 Center Township, Greene County, PA m. 23Jan1862 d. 20Jan1907* Center Township, Greene County, PA * Obit Date; Tombstone date is 27Jan1907. SILAS FORDYCE OBIT 1907 Silas Fordyce, an old and respected resident of Greene county died at his home at Rogersville, Sunday morning, January 27, at one o'clock. For two years he had suffered ill health which proved to be caused by a cancerous growth in the stomach, as revealed by a post mortem examination conducted by Drs. Spragg and Milliken, of Rogersville. Deceased was born June 20, 1842, on the old Fordyce homestead in Center township and was a life-long resident of Greene county. He was married to Mary Jane Orndoff, January 23, 1862 and to them ten children were born, seven of whom are now surviving. Mrs. Fordyce died Nov. 4, 1897, and about two years later he was united in marriage to Rebecca Phillips. Mr. Fordyce enlisted in the Eighteenth Pa. Cavalry and served eighteen months during the civil war. He was a man of upright character and a strong defender of every cause of right. The funeral was held on Monday from the Willow Grove Christian Church, of which deceased was an elder, services being conducted by the Rev. G. F. Assiter, the pastor, assisted by Rev. F. A. Bright. It was attended by the largest congregation which ever entered the church, a tribute of the high regard in which deceased was held. The interment was made in the family burial ground, two miles from the church, near the old home in which Mr. Fordyce was born. A detail from Co. K, N. G. P. attended the funeral and he was buried in honors of war, by firing three volleys over the grave. Thus a good man has been lain to rest, who will be missed by his church and community. Beside his wife, the following children are left to mourn his demise: Wm. L., Jesse, Archibald, Garfield, Mrs. William Moore, Mrs. Joseph Orndoff and Mrs. Susan Keener. [sic] Waynesburg Republican, January 31, 1907




• Sources

  [S00032] A Biographical History of Greene County, Pennsylvania, Samuel P. Bates, (Name: Nelson, Rishforth, and Co, Chicago, 1888;), p587. Bios: A G & S Fordyce: Greene County Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Diane E Goldhammer. diane105@JUNO.COM USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ____________________________________________________________ A G FORDYCE, retired farmer, White Cottage, PA. He and Nancy had twelve children, of whom eight were living. He and Elizabeth had three children, one of which was living. He was reared on a farm and has been a farmer all his life. Owned 280 acres. He was a Republican. They were faithful members of the Christian Church. He had fifty-three grand-children, twenty-eight great-grand-children, some of them were married. SILAS FORDYCE, a farmer of Holbrook, PA. He was born on the old FORDYCE homestead in Center Twp. Silas was raised on a farm and was a farmer and stock-raiser most of his life. He owned 300 acres where he resided with his family. Silas was a Republican and when the war broke out he enlisted in the 18th PA Cavalry and served for one year and eight months where he was in a number of serious engagements. He and his wife were consistent members of the Christian Church. Biographical Sketches of Greene County, PA, by Bates, 1888 pg. 578 Descendants of Archibald G FORDYCE 1 Archibald G FORDYCE b: 04 Dec 1807 in Greene County, PA +Nancy LEONARD b: 02 Mar 1809 in Greene County, PA m: 11 Mar 1827 in Greene County, PA d: 22 Oct 1855 in Greene County, PA Father: William LEONARD Mother: ELIZABETH 2 Jacob FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 2 Elizabeth FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA +LaFayette EAGON Father: Mother: 2 Maria FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA +Jesse WOOD Father: Mother: 2 Sarah FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA +Edward WOOD Father: Mother: 2 William FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 2 Silas FORDYCE b: 20 Jun 1842 in Center Twp, Greene County, PA +Mary J ORNDURF b: 01 Oct 1842 in Whiteley Twp, Greene, PA m: 23 Jan 1862 in Greene County, PA Father: Jesse ORNDURF Mother: ISABELLA 3 Nancy B FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 William L FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 Jesse FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 Louella E FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 Susan FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 Archibald FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 Nevada FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 Garfield FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 Frank FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 3 Lillie FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA d: Bef 1888 in Greene County, PA 2 Barnet FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA 2 Clarinda FORDYCE b: in Greene County, PA +A R WHITE Father: Mother: *2nd Wife of Archibald G FORDYCE: +Elizabeth SIMMONS b: 28 May 1823 in Washington County, PA m: 30 Oct 1856 in Greene County, PA Father: Spencer SIMMONS Mother: MARY 2 Albert G FORDYCE b: Aft 1856 in Greene County, PA [S415] Fordyce Family Archives, Jim Fordyce, (Jim Fordyce), http://www.fordyce.org/genealogy/index.html (Reliability: 2). Silas Fordyce, an old and respected resident of Greene county died at his home at Rogersville, Sunday morning, January 27, at one o'clock. For two years he had suffered ill health which proved to be caused by a cancerous growth in the stomach, as revealed by a post mortem examination conducted by Drs. Spragg and Milliken, of Rogersville. Deceased was born June 20, 1842, on the old Fordyce homestead in Center township and was a life-long resident of Greene county. He was married to Mary Jane Orndoff, January 23, 1862 and to them ten children were born, seven of whom are now surviving. Mrs Fordyce died Nov. 4, 1897, and about two years later he was united in marriage to Rebecca Phillips. Mr. Fordyce enlisted in the Eighteenth Pa. Cavalry and served eighteen months during the civil war. He was a man of upright character and a strong defender of every cause of right. The funeral was held on Monday from the Willow Grove Christian Church, of which deceased was an elder, services being conducted by the Rev. G. F. Assiter, the pastor, assisted by Rev. F. A. Bright. It was attended by the largest congregation which ever entered the church, a tribute of the high regard in which deceased was held. The interment was made in the family burial ground, two miles from the church, near the old home in which Mr. Fordyce was born. A detail from Co. K, N. G. P. attended the funeral and he was buried in honors of war, by firing three volleys over the grave. Thus a good man has been lain to rest, who will be missed by his church and community. Beside his wife, the following children are left to mourn his demise: Wm. L., Jesse, Archibald, Garfield, Mrs. William Moore, Mrs. Joseph Orndoff and Mrs. Susan Keener [sic]. Waynesburg Republican, January 31, 1907 (Greene County, PA)