ORD, PLACIDUS (? - 1876)

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Editorial Notes from Robert L. Nelson

Placidus Ord was the brother of the man after whom Fort Ord was named. Ord resided at the Ord Ranch, next to what is now Cabrillo College. He was killed by a runaway horse in San Antonio, Tex., July 10 1876.

Date of Death: 1876-06-10

County: US/TX

Cemetery/City of Burial: San Antonio, TX

Cause of Death: Acdt/Wagon

Last City: (TX San Anton)

Military Notes: Not on HDS/SSS Database 04/04

GAR#: N/R

Available records used to obtain information:
Cemetery records
Santa Cruz County death records
Military records
Santa Cruz and Monterey newspapers
Voter Records

CW Reference: SEN 1972/11/12

Creator: Nelson, Robert L.
Source: Old Soldier: the story of the Grand Army of the Republic in Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2004.
Date: Undated
Coverage: Santa Cruz (County)
Rights: Reproduced by permission of Robert L. Nelson.
Identifier: OS-0759

Collection

Remembering Our Own: Santa Cruz Veterans

Citation

Nelson, Robert L. “ORD, PLACIDUS (? - 1876).” Old Soldier: the story of the Grand Army of the Republic in Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2004. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/133735. Accessed 5 May 2024.