Apollos J. FORDHAM & Mary M. __?_

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Apollos J. FORDHAM
Mary M. __?__

Husband: Apollos J. FORDHAM
Birth: 1815, Genesee Co., NY
Death: 21 Aug 1863, Dearborn, Wayne Co., MI
Occupation: farmer
Military Service: Civil War: Pvt., Co. D, 1st Rgmt. Michigan Sharpshooters
Father: Apollos FORDHAM
Mother: Ms. __?__

Marriage:

Wife: Mary M. __?__
Birth: 1819/20, NY
Death apparently: 1870-80, Evangeline Twp., Charlevoix Co., MI
Occupation: homemaker

Children — born in MI, presumably in Brookfield, Eaton Co., MI:

1. William C. FORDHAM, b. 1842/3
2. Lorissa C. FORDHAM, b. 1844/5
3. Andrew J. FORDHAM, b. 1847/8
4. Flora Ann FORDHAM, b. 1854/5; d. 29 Mar 1874, Wilson, Charlevoix Co., MI

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Michigan, New York

Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find.

3. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #21 of 21): Olivet P.O., Town of Brookfield, Eaton Co., MI, Roll M653_542, p. 595, PN 95, 779/740, enumerated 6 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Appolos J Fordham 45 M Farmer 600 75 NY

Mary M " 40 F "

Wm C " 17 M Farm Laborer Mich

Lorissa C 15 F "

Andrew J 12 M "

Flora A 5 F "

Frank B Windsor 21 M Farm Laborer Ohio

Listed next to Apollos's brother, Alva FORDHAM.

4. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 3): Boyne P.O., Evangeline Twp., Charlevoix Co., MI, Roll M593_669, p. 285B, PN 2, 26/26, enumerated 25 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Fordham Mary M 55 F W Keeping house New York

_______ Flora A 15 F W At home Michigan

Listed next to married son, William C. FORDHAM (æ 27, b. MI).

5. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): not found.

6. Anon. 1997-2000. Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers. Historical Data Systems, Provo, UT (online at Ancestry.com):

Name: Apollos Fordham

Residence: Springfield, Michigan

Enlistment Date: 06 March 1863

Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

Side Served: Union

State Served: Michigan

Unit Numbers: 1134 1134

Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 06 March 1863 at the age of 44.
Enlisted in Company D, 1st SS Regiment Michigan on 31 March 1863.
Died of disease Company D, 1st SS Regiment Michigan on 21 August 1863 in Dearborn, MI.

7. Civil War Pension Index (index and images online at Ancestry.com):

Name of Soldier Fordham, Apollas

Name
of
Dependent Widow Fordham, Mary M.

Minor

Service D 1 Mich. S.S.

Date of Filing Claim Application No. Certificate No. State from which Filed

Invalid

1864 Dec 5 Widow 74547 61667

Minor

Pension applications generally include a good deal of genealogical information, so it should be well worth the effort to obtain a copy.

8. Frank Passic. 23 Dec 2001. "George N. Davis." Morning Star (Albion, MI), p. 5 (online at Frank Passic's Historical Albion Michigan web site), excerpt:

The Michigan Sharpshooters served gallantly throughout the war, much of it in Virginia. This is the same outfit that General William Henry Harrison Beadle (buried in Riverside Cemetery) was a part of. One of Davis’ early jobs was recruiting men to join the Sharpshooters. Those recruited from Albion were placed under Davis’ command in Company D. They were: Jacob Black, George Counterman, Alva Fordham, Apollo Fordham, Amos Hawley, George Miller, Samuel H. Peek, Edward F. Rodgers, Horton M. Squires, George W. Stone, William Woods, and Charles N. Young...

9. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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