James Washington ORVIS
Elizabeth A. GEPHART

Husband:  James Washington ORVIS
Birth:  4 Jul 1876, Sheridan Twp., Clare Co., Michigan 
Death:  13 Dec 1926, Middle Branch, Osceola Co., Michigan
Burial:  Dec 1926, Cherry Valley Cemetery, Osceola Co., Michigan
Father:  James Riley ORVIS
Mother:  Martha Ann SHIPMAN

Marriage:  1898, Clare Co., Michigan 

Wife:  Elizabeth A. GEPHART
Birth:  28 Jan 1880, Fulton Co., Ohio 
Death:  18 Jun 1911, Avondale, Osceola Co., Michigan
Burial:  Jun 1911, Cherry Valley Cemetery, Osceola Co., Michigan
Father:  Nicholas GEPHART   
Mother:  Alice WREN 

Children:
1. Viola May ORVIS, b: 1 Apr 1899, Sheridan Twp., Clare Co., Michigan
2. Leon Russell ORVIS, b: 20 Aug 1901, Sheridan Twp., Clare Co., Michigan
3. James Leroy ORVIS, b: 20 Aug 1904, Sheridan Twp., Clare Co., Michigan
4. Dorothy Elmira ORVIS, b: 1907, Sheridan Twp., Clare Co., Michigan
5.
(Female) ORVIS, b: 18 Jun 1911, Avondale, Osceola Co., Michigan
                           d: 18 Jun 1911, Avondale, Osceola Co., Michigan
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Notes:

1900 Federal Census Data (T623_0707, Page 311A), Sheridan Twp., Clare Co., Michigan,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 27, Enumeration Date: 20-Jun-1900, Family #140

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Birth Mo.

Birth Yr

Age

M/S W/D

# Yr Mar

# C Bn.

# C Liv.

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

Occupation
or Trade

In Sch

 ORVIS, James W

 Head

M

Jul

1876

23

M

2

 

 

MI

PA

PA

 Day Laborer

 

              Elizabeth A

 Wife

F

Jan

1880

20

M

2

1

1

OH

OH

OH

 

 

              Viola M

 Daughter

F

Apr

1899

1

S

 

 

 

MI

MI

OH

 

 

1910 Federal Census Data (T624_0669, Page 157A), Middle Branch Twp., Osceola Co., Michigan,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 177, Enumeration Date: 21-Apr-1910, Family #70

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S W/D

# Yr Mar

# C Bn.

# C Liv.

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

Occupation
or Trade

In Sch

 ORVIS, James

 Head

M

33

M1

12

 

 

MI

MI

MI

 Farmer

 

              Elizabeth

 Wife

F

30

M1

12

4

4

MI

MI

MI

 None

 

              Viola

 Daughter

F

11

S

 

 

 

MI

MI

MI

 None

X

              Russell

 Son

M

8

S

 

 

 

MI

MI

MI

 None

X

              Roy

 Son

M

5

S

 

 

 

MI

MI

MI

 None

 

              Dorothy

 Daughter

F

3

S

 

 

 

MI

MI

MI

 None

 

1910 Federal Census Data (T624_0642, Page 103A), Sheridan Twp., Clare Co., Michigan,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 36, Enumeration Date: 25-Apr-1910, Family #58

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S W/D

# Yr Mar

# C Bn.

# C Liv.

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

Occupation
or Trade

In Sch

 ORVIS, James W

 Head

M

34

M1

12

 

 

MI

PA

PA

 Farm Laborer

 

              Elizabeth A

 Wife

F

30

M1

12

4

4

OH

Unk

MI

 None

 

              Viola May

 Daughter

F

11

S

 

 

 

MI

MI

OH

 None

 

              Leon Russell

 Son

M

8

S

 

 

 

MI

MI

OH

 None

X

              James Leroy

 Son

M

5

S

 

 

 

MI

MI

OH

 None

 

              Dorothy Elmira

 Daughter

F

3

S

 

 

 

MI

MI

OH

 None

 

1920 Federal Census Data (T625_0791, Page 194B), Middle Branch Twp., Osceola Co., Michigan,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 293, Enumeration Date: 22-Jan-1920, Family #135

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S
W/D

POB

Fa.
POB

Mo.
POB

Occupation

In Sch.

 ORVIS, J W

 Head

M

42

S

MI

PA

NY

 Farmer

 

              Leon R

 Son

M

17

S

MI

MI

OH

 Farm Laborer

 

              James L

 Son

M

14

S

MI

MI

OH

 None

  X

              Dorothy

 Daughter

F

12

S

MI

MI

OH

 None

  X

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