John Riley ORVIS
Ethel L. ADAMS

Husband:  John Riley ORVIS
Birth:  21 Dec 1888, Sheridan Twp., Clare Co., Michigan 
Death:  15 May 1966, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan
Burial:  May 1966,
(unmarked) Mt. Ever-Rest Memorial Park, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan
Father:  William Riley ORVIS
Mother:  Elizabeth WISDOM

Marriage:  1916, Kent Co., Michigan 

Wife:  Ethel L. ADAMS
Birth:  11 Nov 1888, New York
Death:   6 Jul 1945, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan 
Burial:  Jul 1945, Riverside Cemetery, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan  
Father:  Frank ADAMS   
Mother:  Alice WISTON 

Children:
None
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Notes:
John and Ethel were both deaf.

1920 Federal Census Data (T625_0775, Page 110B), Kalamazoo Ward 3, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan,
                                                                                     Enumeration District: 161, Enumeration Date: 10-Jan-1920, Family #172

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S
W/D

POB

Fa.
POB

Mo.
POB

Occupation

In Sch.

 ORVIS, John R

 Head

M

31

M

MI

MI

MI

 Inspector / Fallow & Sons

 

              Ethel L

 Wife

F

31

M

NY

NY

NY

 None

 

1930 Federal Census Data (T626_0998, Page 134B), Kalamazoo Ward 5, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan,
                                                                                     Enumeration District: 13, Enumeration Date: 9-Apr-1930, Family #236

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S W/D

Age Marr

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

 In Sch

Occupation

 ORVIS, John R

 Head

M

41

M

28

MI

MI

MI

 

 Gear Inspector / Transmission Factory

              Ethel L

 Wife

F

41

M

28

NY

NY

NY

  

 None

1940 Federal Census Data (T627_01771-0020, Page 325A), Kalamazoo Ward 2, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan,
                                                                            Enumeration District: 39-20, Enumeration Date: 9-Apr-1940, Family #164

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S W/D

In
Sch

Gr.
Cmp.

POB

Occupation / Industry

 ORVIS, John

 Head

M

51

M

 

4

MI

 Inspector / Automotive

             Ethel

 Wife

F

51

M

 

5

NY

 

After Ethel died, John married Frances Ellen Brook.
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