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John Boyd Orr
(1787-1856)
Sarah Bowman
(1796-1875)
Thomas Fitch
(1785-1872)
Nancy Carver
(1785-1855)
Joshua Francis Orr
(1817-1856)
Sarah Esther Fitch
(1823-1895)
Edufus Linley Orr
(1852-1912)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Catherine Sierra Nevada Goodsell

Edufus Linley Orr 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 22 October 1852, Milton Township, Mahoning County, OH 2 6
  • Marriage (1): Catherine Sierra Nevada Goodsell on 13 April 1876 in , Portage County, OH 1 2
  • Died: 5 February 1912, Windham, OH at age 59 5 6
  • Buried: 8 February 1912, Windham Cemetery, Windham, OH 5 6
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Edufus L. Orr
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 05 Feb 1912
Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
Event Place (Original): Columbus, Franklin, Ohio
Sex: Male
Age: 60y 4m 10d
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date: 28 Oct 1851
Birthplace: Ohio
Burial Date: 08 Feb 1912
Burial Place: Wudham, O.
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Name: Mary Clark
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6KK-KXV : 1 March 2021), Edufus L. Orr, 05 Feb 1912; citing Death, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States, source ID 1912 fn 306, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,032,527.
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The informant for her father's death certificate was the daughter, Helen Lee Orr. For some reason she gave the name of his mother (her grandmother) as Mary Clark instead of Sarah Esther Fitch. She also gave his birth year as 1851 instead of 1852.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Nelson Township, Portage, OH on 1860. 3

1860 US Census
Page 92-93, Family 778, Roll 1025
Nelson Township, Portage County, Ohio
Edufus L. Orr..8..OH

(Living with mother and step-father.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 22 Oct 1852, then his age should have been 7 instead of 8.
.

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Nelson Township, Portage, OH on 28 July 1870. 4

1870 US Census
Page 28, Family 274
Nelson Township, Portage, Ohio, United States
Eli Hartman..53..Pennsylvania..Farmer
Sarah E. Hartman..46..Ohio..Keeping House
Ida A. Hartman..8..Ohio
Ella B. Hartman..1..Ohio
Francis Y. Orr..14..Ohio..Farm Laborer
Edufus Orr..18..Ohio..Farm Laborer

(Edufus was living with his brother at the home of Sarah and Ida Hartman.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 22 Oct 1852, then his age should have been 17 instead of 18.
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Windham Township, Portage County, OH on June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 445A, District 133, Family 100, Roll 1059
Windham Township, Portage County, Ohio
Edenfro L. Orr..Head..28..OH..Farmer

(Living with wife and son.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 22 Oct 1852, then his age should have been 27 instead of 28.
.

• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Windham Township, Portage County, OH on 18 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 82, Family 210
Windham Township, Portage, Ohio, United States
Farm owned
Married 23 years
Eduephus Orr..Head..Oct 1852..47..Ohio..Farmer

(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• Death Image: 5 February 1912, in Windham, OH. 5



• He was buried on 8 February 1912 in the Windham Cemetery in Windham, OH.

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 12, Ed. 1, Tree #1194]
Headstone under bush in Windham Cemetery. Father was b/d in Milton. Family moved to Nelson after mother remarried.

Find a Grave Memorial 32648611
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Edufus married Catherine Sierra Nevada Goodsell, daughter of Ezra Skiff Goodsell and Mary Elizabeth Earl, on 13 April 1876 in , Portage County, OH.1 2 (Catherine Sierra Nevada Goodsell was born in March 1852 in Windham, OH,1 2 7 died on 6 November 1900 in Windham Township, Portage County, OH 7 8 and was buried after 6 November 1900 in Windham, OH 7.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Windham Township, Portage County, OH on June 1880. 1

1880 US Census
Page 445A, District 133, Family 100, Roll 1059
Windham Township, Portage County, Ohio
Edenfro L. Orr..Head..28..OH..Farmer
Kathrine S. Orr..Wife..28..OH..Keeping House
Ezra G. Orr..Son..9m..OH..Nov
.

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Windham Township, Portage County, OH on 18 June 1900. 2

1900 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 82, Family 210
Windham Township, Portage, Ohio, United States
Farm owned
Married 23 years
Eduephus Orr..Head..Oct 1852..47..Ohio..Farmer
Catherine Orr..Wife..Mar 1852..48..Ohio..4/3
Ezra Goodsell Orr..Son..Nov 1879..20..Ohio
Helen Lee Orr..Daughter..Jun 1883..16..Ohio
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Sources


1 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Windham Township, Portage County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 133, p. 445A, dwelling 88, family 100, Edufus Linley Orr and Katherine S. Goodsell; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Apr 2018); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1059.

2 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Windham Township, Portage, Ohio, United States, enumeration district (ED) 82, sheet 8B, family 210, Edufus Linley Orr and Catherine Sierra Nevada Goodsell; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

3 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Nelson Township, Portage County, Ohio, p. 92-93, dwelling 770, family 778, Sarah Esther Fitch; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 31 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1025.

4 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Nelson Township, Portage, Ohio, United States, p. 28, family 274, Edufus Linley Orr; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 March 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

5 "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with imagers, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 March 2021); (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6KK-KXV : 1 March 2021), Edufus L. Orr, 05 Feb 1912; citing Death, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States, source ID 1912 fn 306, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,032,527.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 23 March 2021, memorial page for Edufus Linley "Eddie" Orr (22 Oct 1852-5 Feb 1912), Find a Grave Memorial no. 32648611, citing Windham Cemetery, Windham, Portage County, Ohio, USA

7 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 23 March 2021, memorial page for Catherine Sierra Nevada Goodsell Orr (Mar 1852-6 Nov 1900), Find a Grave Memorial no. 32648662, citing Windham Cemetery, Windham, Portage County, Ohio, USA

8 "Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997," database, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 March 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6Z2-7M4 : 19 January 2020), Catherine Orr, 1900.


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