William Frederick CODDINGTON ^377,457,938

  General Notes:

Farmer
"Enlisted Aug 5, 1862 at Cambridge, IN. Discharged Jul 23, 1863. Was a member of the 19th Battery of Indiana Light Field Artillery in the Union forces during the Civil War. Served practically one year when he was discharged in 1863, after being hospitalized, having lost his voice. In the later years of his life he received a Government pension." (Origin of the Family Tree in America)
"During the Civil War, William F. Coddington was a fuse cutter. Artillery shells in those days had fuses attached to explode them. They were cut into different lengths, a short one for small distances and a long one for longer distances. Such persons had to have excellent judgment of distances. Cut too short the shell would explode too soon and if too long it would explode beyond the target." ^939,940

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the census on 16 Aug 1850 in Brownsville, Union Co., Indiana, USA. ⁴⁵⁷

• He worked as a farmer on 16 Aug 1850 in Brownsville, Union Co., Indiana, USA. ⁴⁵⁷

• He worked as a master carpenter on 11 Jun 1860 in Brownsville, Union Co., Indiana, USA. ⁹⁴¹

• He appeared on the census on 11 Jun 1860 in Brownsville, Union Co., Indiana, USA. ⁹⁴¹ Realty $600; personalty $250.

• He worked as a carpenter on 10 Jun 1870 in Richmond, Wayne Co., Indiana, USA. ⁹⁴²

• He appeared on the census on 10 Jun 1870 in Richmond, Wayne Co., Indiana, USA. ⁹⁴² Realty $1500.

William married Mary Ann Eliza DODGE on 5 Sep 1853 in Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio, USA ³⁷⁷.^,937 (Mary Ann Eliza DODGE was born on 15 Sep 1835 in , Butler Co., Ohio, USA ^941,942 and died on 16 Jul 1871 in Richmond, Wayne Co., Indiana, USA ³⁷⁷.)

William next married Emily Pamela GRAVES on 26 Nov 1879 in , Wayne Co., Indiana, USA ³⁷⁷.^,937 (Emily Pamela GRAVES was born on 26 Nov 1879 in Richmond, Wayne Co., Indiana, USA and died on 18 Dec 1924 in Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio, USA ⁹³⁷.)