History of Greene County, Pennsylvania

JESSE FORDYCE, deceased, was a resident of Center Township, Greene County, Penn., where he was born May 28, 1831. He was a son of Jacob and Martha Fordyce, natives of Greene County, now deceased. Jesse was united in marriage, November 10, 1859, with Rachel Orndoff. Mrs. Fordyce was born in Center Township, this county, September 19, 1829, and is a daughter of William and Salome Orndoff (nee Wisecarver). Mr. and Mrs. Fordyce are the parents of one child—Ardella, born April 5, 1861. Mr. Fordyce was reared on a farm and engaged in farming through life. At the time of his death he was the owner of ninety-six acres of land, where his widow and daughter now reside. He belonged to the Methodist Protestant Church, of which Mrs. Fordyce is also a devoted member. In politics Mr. Fordyce was a Republican. He departed this life April 14, 1885, and by his death the township lost a good citizen, and his family a kind father and husband.

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Samuel P. Bates

Nelson, Rishforth & Co., Chicago. 1888

Transcribed by Annette Bame Peebles

The Greene County, Pennsylvania Biographies Project – http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~arkbios/Greene/index.html.

Date of Transcription: 7 June 2007