Joseph Mulford

1785 - 1850

• Born	16 Mar 1785	, , New Jersey
  Gender	Male
  Census	1810	Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio   [1]
  Census	1850	, Shelby, Ohio   [2]
  	Died of scarlet fever.
  Buried	Jun 1850	Indian Creek Cemetery, Shelby, Ohio
  	Tombstone inscription: Joseph Mulford died June 8, 1850 aged 65 Ys, 2 Ms, 23 D
  Died	8 Jun 1850	, Shelby, Ohio
  Notes	On October 10, 1839, Joseph Mulford purchased land in the north-northwest portion of Section 8, in Township 1, Range 8, located in Shelby County, Ohio from David and Ann Campbell, for the some of Eight Hundred Dollars. Here he resided until his death from Scarlet Fever, which occurred on the 8th day of June 1850. Joseph Mulford lies buried in the Old Indian Creek Cemetery in Perry Township, just north of Pemberton, in Shelby County, Ohio. His widow, Elizabeth Mulford, lived on until sometime after the 1860 Ohio Federal Census. On the 1850 census she is listed as owning property valued at Fifteen Hundred Dollars. Living with her in the 1860 census is a daughter, Elizabeth Ann Mulford, and also a Genra Mulford, age 4, relationship unknown. Also living in the Mulford household is a Jane Johnston, aged 69, whose relationship is also not known, but possibly she could be Elizabeth Mulford's sister. To Joseph and Elizabeth Mulford were born nine children: John C., Harvey, James D., Rebecca, Amos S., David, Russell B., Mary and Elizabeth Mulford. Deed records in Shelby County, Ohio between 1852 and 1855 record transactions between John C. Mulford and his siblings pertaining to his purchasing each of their one-ninth interest in their father's land. ********* The 1880 Federal Census showing Joseph's son, Russell, states that Russell's father was born in Pennsylvania and his mother was born in Ireland.
  Person ID	I63235	7_families
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2010

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Mulford,   b. 8 Jan 1752, , Essex, New Jersey ,   d. 9 May 1830, , Hamilton, Ohio
  Mother	Mrs. Benjamin Mary? Mulford,   b. Abt 1755, Of, , , New Jersey ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1783	, , New Jersey
  Family ID	F561	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Downey,   b. 1789, , , Virginia ,   d. 16 Sep 1876
  Married	23 Sep 1809	, Warren, Ohio
  Children	1. Joseph Mulford,   b. Abt 1810, , , Ohio ,   d. Yes, date unknown > 2. Mary Mulford,   b. 1810, , Warren, Ohio ,   d. Yes, date unknown > 3. John Collins Mulford,   b. 17 Oct 1811-1812, , Warren, Ohio ,   d. 30 Jan 1881, , Page, Iowa > 4. Harvey Mulford,   b. 1815, , Warren, Ohio ,   d. 20 Jan 1861 > 5. Rebecca Kelly Mulford,   b. 1 Oct 1816, , , Ohio ,   d. 25 Aug 1871, , Shelby, Ohio > 6. James D. Mulford,   b. 1817, , Warren, Ohio ,   d. 15 Oct 1873, , Warren, Ohio > 7. Amos S. Mulford,   b. 1822, , Warren, Ohio ,   d. 11 Apr 1905, , Shelby, Ohio > 8. David Mulford,   b. 1823, , Warren, Ohio ,   d. 29 Jan 1882, Warsaw, Kosicksko, Indianna > 9. Russell Bigelow Mulford,   b. 28 Aug 1825, , Warren, Ohio ,   d. 11 Mar 1901, Burden, Cowley, Kansas   10. Elizabeth Mulford,   b. 1830, , Shelby, Ohio ,   d. 16 Jul 1891, , Shelby, Ohio
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2005
  Family ID	F24863	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 16 Mar 1785 - , , New Jersey Married - 23 Sep 1809 - , Warren, Ohio Census - 1810 - Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio Census - 1850 - , Shelby, Ohio Buried - Jun 1850 - Indian Creek Cemetery, Shelby, Ohio Died - 8 Jun 1850 - , Shelby, Ohio  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Histories		Hiram and Mary Mulford Anderson Marriage Record
  		Joseph Crosley Deed to Joseph Mulford

  
  

• Sources

  [S694] Ohio, Hamilton, Cincinnati - 1810 - Federal Census, Ohio, Hamilton, Cincinnati, (www.ancestry.com). [S774] Ohio, Shelby County - 1850 - Federal Census, Ohio, Shelby County, (www.ancestry.com).