Veteran - Civil War. Enlisted at Decatur, Indiana as a Private in Co. C, 47th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 10 December 1862. Discharged in Louisiana on 17 October 1863 due to deteriorating physical condition caused by age. Participated in Battle at Champion Hill, Mississippi. Three sons, Jasper, Henry, and Simeon, also served during the Civil War with Henry being killed at Champion Hills.
Veteran - Civil War. Enlisted at Decatur, Indiana as a Private in Co. C, 47th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 10 December 1862. Discharged in Louisiana on 17 October 1863 due to deteriorating physical condition caused by age. Participated in Battle at Champion Hill, Mississippi. Three sons, Jasper, Henry, and Simeon, also served during the Civil War with Henry being killed at Champion Hills.
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Isaac N. Fordyce
1828–1850
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Josephine Joanna Fordyce Forker
1834–1921
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Lydia Armintha Fordyce Eichar
1838–1911
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Jasper Newton Fordyce
1839–1895
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Henry B. Fordyce
1840–1863
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Amanda Wood Fordyce Schenck
1844–1929
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Simeon Bailey Brown Fordyce
1847–1926
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Mary Caroline Fordyce Smith
1849–1911
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John Palestine Fordyce
1851–1853
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