Joseph Howard Tedford was born July 10, 1826 to Robert M and Phoebe (Houston) Tedford as their firstborn son. He married on Nov. 13, 1853, Catherine Jane "Kate" Bond, born Jan. 13, 1830 to George and Elizabeth (Swan) Bond of Louisville, TN. They had six children - George Houston, Robert Anderson, John Hamilton, Eliza Bond, William Duff and Oscar Howard. He passed away June 4, 1891 (Detty, 1956).
Sources
Detty, Victor Charles (Rev), 1956. A Tedford Family History. Baker and Gussman publishers, Carlisle, PA.
Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. 2008. Repository: ancestry.com
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865. National Park Service. Repository: ancestry.com
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Howard by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Howard: