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) -------------------------------------------------------



U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
about Silas Fordice
Name: Silas Fordice
Age at Enlistment: 21
Enlistment Date: 28 Feb 1864
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Pennsylvania
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Pennsylvania 18th Cavalry Regiment on 28 Feb 1864.
Mustered out on 24 Jun 1865 at Cumberland, MD.
Transferred to Company C, Pennsylvania 3rd Cavalry Regiment on 24 Jun 1865.
Mustered out on 31 Oct 1865 at Cumberland, MD.

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1842
Sources: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865
A Biographical History of Greene County, PA (1888)