Jerusha (Woodard) Ford (abt. 1824 - 1864)

Born about 1824 in New York, United States

Wife of Alonzo Thomas Olmstead — married 5 Jan 1840 (to before 1856) in Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Apr 1864 at about age 40 in Hadley, Lapeer, Michigan Territory, United States

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Biography

Jerusha Woodard was born about 1824 in New York State. She was the daughter of Enos and Anna (Valentine) Woodard. ^{[1] [2]}

Jerusha married Alonzo Olmstead on January 5, 1840 in Lapeer. Her brother Enoch had previously married Alonzo’s sister Maria and the two were witnesses to the marriage. ^[3]

In 1840, they were farming in Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan. In 1850 they were on a small farm with two milk cows and two other cattle. They had three children: Calvin, Betsey, and William born in 1850. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Her husband died sometime before 1856.

On October 31, 1856, Jerusha married again to Charles Ford in Hadley, Lapeer County, Michigan. In 1860, they were in Hadley, Michigan (P. O. Farmers Brook). ^{[7] [8]}

Her husband Charles Ford, at the age of 44, enlisted in the First Regiment Michigan Engineers and Mechanics and never made it home. He died May 5, 1864 in the Small Pox hospital at Bridgeport, Alabama and was buried in Chattanooga National Cemetery. ^{[9] [10]}

Jerusha Ford died April 28, 1864 in Hadley, Lapeer County, Michigan. She is buried in Hadley Community Church Cemetery, Hadley, Lapeer County, Michigan. ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Olmste(a)d files of Walt Steesy
2. ↑ Olmstead 082006 Family Tree by cberyl; Ancestry Trees, online database, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT.
3. ↑ Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940; database with images, FamilySearch, Alonzo Olmstead and Gerosha Woodard, 5 Jan 1840; citing reference ID p 26, various county clerks and libraries, Michigan; FHL microfilm 974,258.
4. ↑ U. S. Federal Census: 1840, Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan.
5. ↑ U. S. Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880; 1850 Agriculture, Lapeer, Lapeer, Michigan.
6. ↑ U. S. Federal Census: 1850, Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan.
7. ↑ Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940; database with images, FamilySearch, Charles Ford and Jerusha Olmsted, 31 Oct 1856; citing reference ID p 46, various county clerks and libraries, Michigan; FHL microfilm 974,258.
8. ↑ U. S. Federal Census: 1860, Hadley (P. O. Farmers Brook), Lapeer County, Michigan.
9. ↑ History of the services of the First Regiment Michigan Engineers and Mechanics, during the Civil War, 1861-1865; online database, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT.
10. ↑ U. S. Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960; online database, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, UT.
11. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #8353262