Current genealogy record
Generated at build time from the current GEDCOM (October 13, 2026). The record is validated by name and birth date so the page does not depend solely on a changeable GEDCOM ID.
- Born
- 18 Oct 1844 — Fulton, Oswego Co., NY
- Died
- 23 Aug 1919 — Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC
- Burial
- Wyoming Cemetery, Paw Paw, IL
Parents
- James Robert Fonda (29 Oct 1816–19 Jul 1891)
- Alzina Bacon (18 Dec 1813–28 May 1852)
Marriages and children
Marion R. Berry (30 Dec 1849–30 Mar 1934)
Married 8 May 1873 — Oberlin, OH
Children
- Lena Maud Fonda (10 Mar 1874–29 Jul 1948)
- Wilbur Richard Fonda (9 Aug 1875–16 Mar 1876)
- Lulu May Fonda (30 Dec 1884–18 Feb 1891)
[Ohio County Marriages - Erwin R Fonda; Birth Date: ; Marriage Date: 6 May 1873; Spouse: Marian Berry; Marriage Place: Lorain]
Genealogy notes
b. Fulton, Oswego Co., NY; 1855 New York State Census, E.D.2, Volney, Oswego Co., NY; 1860 US Federal Census, Volney, Oswego Co., NY; 1860 US Federal Census, Claverack, Columbia Co., NY; 1870 US Federal Census, Wyoming, Lee Co., IL; 1880 US Federal Census, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., IA; 1885 Iowa State Census (Erwin Fonda, 40, Married, Council Bluffs Ward 4, Pottawattamie Co., IA, b. NY); 1895 Iowa State Census, Pottawattamie Co., IA; 1900 US Federal Census, Kane, Pottawattamie Co., IA; 1910 US Federal Census, Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC; d. Salisbury, Rowan Co., NC; bur. Wyoming Cemetery, Paw Paw, IL >> www.fonda.org <<
[North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930 Name: Erwin R Fonda, Death date: 23 Aug 1919, Death place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, Gender: Male, Race or color: White, Age at death: abt 75y, Estimated birth year: 1844, Birthplace: New York, Marital status: Married, Spouse's name: Manin B Fonda, Father's name: James Fonda, Father's birthplace: New York, Occupation: Nat Country Keeper, Burial place: Paw Paw, Illinois, Burial date: 27 Aug 1919]; [North Carolina Wills and Probate Records, Rowan County - Erwin R. Fonda, will probated on December 12, 1919; Executrix and sole heir, wife Marion B. Fonda, Ancestry.com]
[Erwin R. Fonda enlisted in the 147th NY as a Private on 25-Aug-1862 at the age of 18; mustered in Co.D, 147th Infantry Regiment New York on 23-Sep-1862; later promoted to Full Corporal; caught Typhoid Fever and was severely wounded as well. He went home to IL, then returned to the War as a Secretary to a Quartermaster; mustered out Co.D, 147th Infantry Regiment New York on 07-Jun-1865 in Washington, DC; after the war he became an engineer with the Union Pacific and was headquartered at Omaha as of 1881
[Royal Arch Masons - State of Iowa - Pottawattamie Co. - Members List - Chapter #47 Star - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co. - Fonda, E.R. Ex-82/Di-90]; [History of Oswego County, New York - Military Record of Volney - Erwin Fonda, corporal, Co.D - Enlisted Aug. 25, 1862; in battles of Wilderness, Chancellorsville, Hatcher's Run; slightly woumded in first; discharged June 20, 1865]
[Captain E. R. Fonda, of Salisbury, Is Dead - Special to The Observer - Salisbury, Aug 23 - Captain E. R. Fonda, for a number years superintendent of the federal cemetery here, died today at noon, He had been in ill health for months. The funeral takes place from the cemetery lodge Sunday afternoon at 5:30. The body will be taken to Pawpaw, Ill., for burial. Surviving is the widow and one daughter, Mrs. George Jarvis. Captain Fonda was 74 years old, a native of Deerfield, N. Y. He fought the war on the Union side and later for 25 years was an engineer on the Union Pacific. Late in life he joined the Methodist church as became active in men's class work. 1919-08-24 Charlotte Observer]