Joseph Benson Fordyce was born on March 3, 1850, in Dayton, Ohio, his father, John, was 41 and his mother, Mary, was 32. He had eight brothers and three sisters. He died on June 1, 1925, at the age of 75.
Sources
1850 United States Federal Census: The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Senecaville, Guernsey, Ohio; Roll: 684; Page: 129b Ancestry Record 8054 #13674116
1860 United States Federal Census: The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Wills, Guernsey, Ohio; Roll: M653_969; Page: 51; Family History Library Film: 803969 Ancestry Record 7667 #43300849
1880 United States Federal Census: Year: 1880; Census Place: Triadelphia, Ohio, West Virginia; Roll: 1411; Page: 508A; Enumeration District: 214 Ancestry Record 6742 #41481049
Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1969: Missouri Office of the Secretary of State; Jefferson City, Missouri; Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969 Ancestry Record 60382 #2019518
Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187044302/joseph-benson-fordyce: accessed 24 June 2023), memorial page for Joseph Benson Fordyce (3 Mar 1850–1 Jun 1925), Find A Grave: Memorial #187044302, citing Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Randal nichoalds (contributor 47900288).
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