Jacob5 Orner (John4, Jacob3, felix2, Ulrich1), born 14 June 1824(14) in Bald Eagle, Clinton, Pennsylvania;  died 09 April 1885(14) in Bald Eagle;  married to Elizabeth Ann Kessinger (daughter of ADAM T. KESSINGER and ELIZABETH HENDERSON, and sister of George Kessinger who married Margaret Eliza6 Bitner) who was born 01 October 1822(14) in Pennsylvania and died 09 December 1888(14) in Bald Eagle. He was a farmer.

1850 Census: Jacob Orner, page 017, visit 114/114, Bald Eagle, Clinton, Pennsylvania.

1860 Census: Jacob Orner, page 042, visit 1917/1901, Bald Eagle, Clinton, Pennsylvania.

1870 Census: Jacob Arner, page 353, visit 101/101, Bald Eagle, Clinton, Pennsylvania.

1880 Census: Jacob Oorner, page 531C, line 21, Bald Eagle, Clinton, Pennsylvania.

They are buried at Sunnyside Cemetery in Bald Eagle.

Known children, born in Bald Eagle:

Mary P.6 Orner, born 30 December 1845;  died 20 August 1924 at Lock Haven, Clinton, Pennsylvania;  married 1865-66 to Samuel E. Achuff who was born about December 1834 in Pennsylvania and died 1913 at Lock Haven. 1870 Census: Saml Achuff, page 594, visit 160/160, Lock Haven (5th Ward), Clinton, Pennsylvania. 1880 Census: Samuel Achuff, page 675, visit 062/062, Lock Haven (4th Ward), Clinton, Pennsylvania. 1900 Census: Samuel Achuff, page 181, visit 252/270, Lock Haven (3rd Ward), Clinton, Pennsylvania. 1910 Census: Samuel Achuff, page 032, visit 099/100, Lock Haven (3rd Ward), Clinton, Pennsylvania. They had one other child who died young. Known children:  Amy J. Achuff, born about August 1867, married ______ Lewis, 1910 Census: (single, with parents);  Grace I. Achuff, born about December 1879, apparently died before the 1900 census;  Myrtle Achuff, born about February 1882, possibly never married.

William Henry6 Orner, born 16 November 1847;  died 06 September 1928 in Bald Eagle;  married 03 December 1875 to Lydia Jane Bitner (daughter of Abraham Bitner and Mary Magdalena Leathers, and niece of John W. Bitner who married William’s aunt Susanna Maria5 Orner) who was born 06 January 1850 in Liberty, Centre, Pennsylvania and died 29 March 1931 at Flemington, Clinton, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer. 1880 Census: William Orner, page 532A, line 01, Bald Eagle, Clinton, Pennsylvania. 1900 Census: William Orner, page 011, visit 046/047, Bald Eagle, Clinton, Pennsylvania. 1910 Census: W. H. Orner, page 141, visit 008/008, Bald Eagle, Clinton, Pennsylvania. 1920 Census: William H. Orner, page 030, visit 105/105, Bald Eagle, Clinton, Pennsylvania. 1930 Census: Lydia J. Orner (widow, with son-in-law Creighton A. Allen). They are buried at Sunnyside Cemetery in Bald Eagle. Children:

Alma Jane7 Orner, born 20 March 1877;  died 19 July 1956;  married 14 September 1909 to George Barner Myers (son of Andrew Myers and Mary Cook) who was born 24 January 1873(40) in Pennsylvania and died 28 January 1933. He was a locomotive engineer, later a conductor, for the New York Central Railroad. He registered for the WWI Draft in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. 1920 Census: Geo B Myers, page 073, visit 495/513, Philipsburg (2nd Ward), Centre, Pennsylvania. 1930 Census: George B. Myers, page 132, visit 150/198, Jersey Shore (2nd Ward), Lycoming, Pennsylvania. They are buried at Jersey Shore Cemetery. Known child:  Leroy O. Myers, born about 1913.

Stella Minerva7 Orner, born 07 July 1879;  died 19 July 1956;  married 10 August 1905 to Creighton Asbury Allen (son of Frank W. Allen and Elvira E. McCloskey) who was born 10 November 1877(17)(40) in Pennsylvania and died August 1962 in Pennsylvania(17). He worked in a paper mill. 1920 Census: Creighton A. Allen, page 090, visit 036/036, Flemington borough, Clinton, Pennsylvania. 1930 Census: Creighton A. Allen, page 075, visit 028/030, Flemington borough, Clinton, Pennsylvania. They are buried at Sunnyside Cemetery. Known children:  Truman Orner Allen, born 11 April 1907(17), died 04 April 1976 at Blanchard, Centre, Pennsylvania(17), married Nellie Boyer;  Charlotte E. Allen, born 05 July 1910(17), died 20 January 1993 at Lock Haven, Clinton, Pennsylvania(17), married Melvin M. Campbell;  Dale Wilson Allen, born 08 September 1915(17), died 22 August 1990(17), married ______ Evans;  Ray Chester Allen, born 25 July 1921(17), died 27 September 2005 at Lock Haven(17), married ______ Miller.

Olive Artamisa7 Orner, born 16 March 1882(17);  died 11 November 1963(17) at Renovo, Clinton, Pennsylvania;  married 18 May 1904 to Chester Albert Smith (son of Albert and Margaret Smith) who was born 19 August 1878(40) in New York and died 11 November 1920. He was a telegraph operator for a railroad. He registered for the WWI Draft in Cameron County, Pennsylvania. She was a schoolteacher for about 30 years; she later served as a member (and as the secretary) of the School Board in Sinnamahoning, Cameron, Pennsylvania. 1910 Census: Chester A. Smith, page 275, visit 108/111, Union, Clearfield, Pennsylvania. 1920 Census: Chester A. Smith, page 007, visit 005/005, Driftwood borough, Cameron, Pennsylvania. 1930 Census: Olive Smith (widow), page 257, visit 027/028, Gibson, Cameron, Pennsylvania. They are buried at Sunnyside Cemetery. Known children:  Everett Lawrence Smith, born 21 July 1904(17), died 27 April 1990(17), he moved to Skokie, Cook, Illinois;  Earl Chester Smith, born 27 October 1906(17), died 04 April 1981 at Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland(17);  Donald Smith, born about June 1918, moved to Lafayette, Louisiana.

Lawrence Tibbons7 Orner, born 11 August 1884(40)(49);  died 02 October 1959 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania;  married 08 June 1916 to Elizabeth Victoria Dreibelbis (daughter of Amos W. Dreibelbis and Anna Louise Ikeler) who was born 23 March 1887 in Mount Pleasant, Columbia, Pennsylvania and died 06 October 1959 in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. [Her ancestry is in John Jacob Dreibelbis Family of America 1732-1990, Harvey C. Dreibelbis, published by Harrowwood Books, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, 1991.] He was a high school principal; in 1942 of Hanover High School at Hanover, York, Pennsylvania(49). He registered for the WWI Draft in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. 1920 Census: Laurence T. Orner, page 096, visit 147/161, Shamokin (2nd Ward), Northumberland, Pennsylvania. 1930 Census: Laurence T. Orner, page 092, visit 226/233, Nicholson (2nd Ward), Wyoming, Pennsylvania. In 1942, they were living at Bloomsburg, Columbia, Pennsylvania(49). Known children:  Anna Lydia Orner, born 25 August 1918(17), died 21 March 2000 at Wexford, Allegheny, Pennsylvania(17), married 17 June 1955 to Roland R. Guttendorf who was born 11 May 1924(17) and died 12 May 1993 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania(17), he was a publisher, she was a schoolteacher;  Miriam Caroline Orner, born 08 May 1920(17), died 13 December 2003 at South Mountain, Franklin, Pennsylvania(17), unmarried, she is buried at Elan Memorial Cemetery in Lime Ridge, Columbia, Pennsylvania;  William Stuart Orner, born 09 December 1921(14)(17), died 01 May 2006(14) at Gary, Lake, Indiana(17), married 1948-49 to Adria Kathleen Wenner (daughter of Cleoner Chapin Wenner and Mary Claire Youngblood) who was born 15 June 1928(14)(17) at Bendertown, Columbia, Pennsylvania and died 17 April 2005(14) at Gary(17), they are buried at St. James UCC Church at Stillwater, Columbia, Pennsylvania.

Elizabeth7 Orner, twin, born 22 August 1887;  died in infancy.

Etta7 Orner, twin, born 22 August 1887;  died 03 December 1936;  married 05 November 1925 to George Albert Muthler (son of John Muthler and Victoria Peter) who was born 17 September 1889(17) in Bald Eagle(40) and died 16 September 1969 at Beech Creek, Clinton, Pennsylvania(17). He was a farmer. 1930 Census George A. Muthler, page 037, visit 060/060, Beech Creek, Clinton, Pennsylvania. They are buried at Sunnyside Cemetery. Known children:  Glenn E. Muthler, born 22 April 1930(17), died 29 July 1973 at Beech Creek(17);  Dean N. Muthler, born about 1932, married Dorothy L. ______.

Raymond Pattison7 Orner, born 29 April 1891(14)(17)(40)(49);  died 13 March 1969(14) at Mill Hall, Clinton, Pennsylvania(17);  married 08 March 1917 to Clarissa Ruth Krebs (daughter of Calvin Homer Krebs and Mary Elizabeth Rishel) who was born 16 April 1891(14) in Pennsylvania and died 26 April 1946(14) at Mill Hall. He was a farmer. 1920 Census: Raymond B. Orner (with his parents), page 030, visit 105/105, Bald Eagle, Clinton, Pennsylvania. 1930 Census: Raymond P. Orner, page 025, visit 091/093, Bald Eagle, Clinton, Pennsylvania. They are buried at Sunnyside Cemetery. Known child:  Mary Isabel Orner, born 12 May 1918(17), died 12 August 1999 at Mill Hall, Clinton, Pennsylvania(17), married 04 May 1940 at Jersey Shore, Lycoming, Pennsylvania to William Edwards (son of William Edwards) who was born 28 October 1910(17) and died 08 June 1977 at Mill Hall(17).

Margaret Ellen6 Orner, born 13 April 1850(14);  died 25 April 1899(14);  married to Robert Lannen (son of Samuel and Mary A. Lannen, and brother of John Lannen who married Catherine A.6 Orner) who was born about 1844 in Bald Eagle. He worked at a paper mill. 1880 Census: Robert Lanen, page 521D, line 13, Mill Hall borough, Clinton, Pennsylvania. 1900 Census: Robert F. Lannen (widower), page 203, visit 368/434, Lock Haven (4th Ward), Clinton, Pennsylvania. They are buried at Sunnyside Cemetery in Bald Eagle [but his gravestone is unreadable]. Known children:  Frances A. Lannen, born about 1869;  Mary Lannen, born about March 1871, 1900 Census: (single, with father);  William W. Lannen, born about 1872, 1900 Census: (single, with father);  Warren Lannen, born about 1878;  Sarah P. Lannen, born about August 1883;  Robert R. Lannen, born about September 1885;  Adda P. Lannen, born 18 September 1892(14), died 23 August 1893(14), buried at Sunnyside Cemetery.

Elizabeth Miranda6 Orner, born 02 April 1852;  died 1919 at Mill Hall, Clinton, Pennsylvania;  married to Henry R. Chambers who was born about 1851 in Delaware and died 1915 at Mill Hall. 1880 Census: Henry Chambers, page 677, visit 109/109, Lock Haven (4th Ward), Clinton, Pennsylvania. They are buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Lamar, Clinton, Pennsylvania. Known children:  Henry Chambers, born about 1871;  Girard Chambers, born about March 1872, married 1894-95 to Emma V. Cree who was born about September 1877 in Pennsylvania, he was a fireman;  Rathmell Chambers, born about 1874.

Sarah Angeline6 Orner, born 02 August 1854;  married 03 February 1886 in Clinton County (FHL film #963863) to William C. Reeder (possibly son of Andrew and Mary C. Reeder) who was born about August 1860 in Clinton County. He was a life insurance agent. 1880 Census: Annie S. Orner, page 578, visit 002/002, Porter, Clinton, Pennsylvania. 1900 Census: Wm C Reeder, page 150, visit 395/376, Lock Haven (1st Ward), Clinton, Pennsylvania. 1910 Census: William C. Reeder, page 009, visit 183/191, Lock Haven (1st Ward), Clinton, Pennsylvania. They had one other child who died young. Known children:  Franklin B. Reeder, born about November 1886;  Ethel H. R. Reeder, born about May 1889;  Ruth J. J. Reeder, born about April 1891;  Dale Sheldon Reeder, born 12 March 1894(17)(40), died December 1962(17) at Lock Haven, married by 1917 to Carrie L. ______, he was a clerk(40), they had at least three children.

George B.6 Orner, born 01 (or 04) November 1856;  died 18 February 1950 in Bald Eagle;  married 19 April 1883 to Jennie Ingleton Mantle (daughter of Alfred and Susan Mantle) who was born about 1862 in Pennsylvania and died 25 January 1949. 1880 Census: George B. Omer, page 467, visit 188/201, Grugan, Clinton, Pennsylvania. 1910 Census: George Orner, page 142, visit 011/011, Bald Eagle, Clinton, Pennsylvania. 1930 Census: George B. Orner (with son Alfred). Known children:

Arthur LeRoy7 Orner, born 02 February 1887(17)(49)[although WWI draft registration mistakenly says “1882”(40)];  died May 1968 at Mill Hall, Clinton, Pennsylvania(17);  married 1913-14 to Flora Minerva (Myers) Beck (her second marriage) who was born about 1884 in Pennsylvania. He was a farmer. He registered for the WWI Draft in Bald Eagle. 1910 Census: Arthur Orner (with cousin Delormas7 Bitner), page 281, visit 145/158, Noyes, Clinton, Pennsylvania. 1920 Census: Arthur L. Orner, page 029, visit 095/095, Bald Eagle, Clinton, Pennsylvania. 1930 Census: Arthur L. Orner, page 026, visit 016/108, Bald Eagle, Clinton, Pennsylvania. Known children:  Lester Glen Beck [?Orner], born about 1910, [possibly adopted; NOTE: her child from her first marriage];  Dorothy Fay Orner, born about 1914;  Naomi Gertrude Orner, born 19 May 1916(17), died 01 April 2003 at Winfield, Union, Pennsylvania(17), married 24 December 1935 to Eugene Kenneth Stout (son of James Albert Stout and Mabel Jerusha Ferer) who was born 01 June 1911(17) and died February 1986 at Lock Haven(17);  Marthena Jenny Orner, born 29 June 1918(17), died 08 October 1999 at Baltimore City, Maryland(17), married to Mathias William Packer who was born 14 May 1909(17) and died 15 December 1978 at Baltimore(17);  Mildred L. Orner, born 1920;  Arthur Allen Orner, born 06 September 1921(17), died December 1990(17), married 23 August 1943 to Betty Jane Snyder;  Sheldon Leroy Orner, born 01 August 1923, married Mildred Fay Dickey;  Thelma Christine Orner, born about November 1925;  Rovena Ellen Orner, born about August 1927, married Bruce W. Fenstamaker (son of Bruce W. Fenstamaker).

Jessie Ida7 Orner, born 29 November 1894;  died 12 February 1918;  unmarried. She is buried at Sunnyside Cemetery in Bald Eagle.

Alfred Lester7 Orner, born 14 April 1896(17)(40)(49);  died 05 September 1987 at Turtle Creek, Allegheny, Pennsylvania(17);  married first 25 December 1916 to Marion E. Williams (daughter of John Meyer Williams and Isabella B. Winters) who was born 13 April 1898 in Bald Eagle and died 04 November 1959;  married second 14 April 1962 to Mira Miller who was born 08 June 1890 in Clinton County and died 18 October 1986 in Bald Eagle. He was a miner; later he was a farmer. He registered for the WWI Draft in Centre County, Pennsylvania [exemption claimed: “wife objects”  ]. 1920 Census: Lester A. Orner, page 010, visit 192/195, Liberty, Centre, Pennsylvania. 1930 Census: Lester A. Orner, page 025, visit 095/097, Bald Eagle, Clinton, Pennsylvania. Marian is buried at Sunnyside Cemetery in Bald Eagle. Known children with first wife:  Eleanor Iona Orner, born 23 May 1918(17), died February 1983(17), married first 19 January 1937 at Elmira, Chemung, New York to John R. Nelson, married second Charles Thomas;  Alfred Lester Orner, born 14 January 1920(14)(17), died 11 September 1988(14)(17), married to Wilma Margaret Leax who was born 26 February 1920(14)(17) and died 11 December 2003(17) at Turtle Creek, he was a WWII veteran (U.S. Army), gravestone at Church Hill Cemetery at Turtle Creek;  Eugene S. Orner, born 03 April 1922(17), died 04 April 2006 at Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California(17), married Beverly Richard and possibly also Zelda Mae Smith;  Claire Isabelle Orner, born 25 November 1923, died 17 February 1970, married John L. Laubscher;  Donald Victor Orner, born May 1926, died 15 December 1927;  Shirley L. Orner, born 13 February 1928, married Brooks Smith;  Phyllis M. Orner, born 1933, died 1992 at Lock Haven, Clinton, Pennsylvania, married 1951 to Percival R. Laubscher (son of Percival Clarence Laubscher and Florence E. Wenker) who was born 17 June 1924(17) in Clinton County and died 21 January 1986(17) in Clinton County;  Kent Lee Orner, born 1936;  Janice Orner, born 1937.

Emily C.6 Orner, born 28 August 1859.

Charles Elsworth6 Orner, born 10 May 1862;  died 01 April 1946 at Lower Lockport, Clinton, Pennsylvania;  married 02 February 1888 in Clinton County (FHL film #0963863) to Anna May Bottorf (daughter of Irvin and Ellen Bottorf) who was born about January 1867 and died 10 October 1949 at Lockport. 1900 Census: Charles Orner, page 011, visit 044/045, Bald Eagle, Clinton, Pennsylvania. 1910 Census: Charles Orner, page 008, visit 142/146, Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania. 1920 Census: Charles E. Orner, page 008, visit 023/023, Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania. Known children:

Milford E.7 Orner, born 30 November 1888(14)(17)(40);  died June 1970(14) at Kansas City, Clay, Kansas(17);  married by 1917(40) to Edna Prophet who was born 1900(14) and died 1972(14). He was a machinist at Peerless Motor Company(40); later he was a foreman in a tool shop. He registered for the WWI Draft at Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. 1910 Census: Malford Orner, page 164, visit 679/818, Sharon (1st Ward), Mercer, Pennsylvania. 1920 Census: Melford Orner (married but alone, with Reba Springer), page 092, visit 042/052, Cleveland (E.D. 463), Cuyahoga, Ohio. They are buried at Seneca Cemetery at Seneca, Newton, Missouri.

Harry L.7 Orner, born 29 April 1893(40);  married by 1917(40) to Elizabeth E. ______ who was born about 1896 in Illinois. He was a machinist. He registered for the WWI Draft at Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania. 1920 Census: Harry L. Orner, page 220, visit 093/093, Ridgway (2nd Ward), Elk, Pennsylvania.

Bertha Irene6 Orner, born 07 December 1864;  died 03 September 1921 at Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania;  married 08 March 1883 to Green B. Shearer who was born 10 May 1864 at Beaver Mills, Centre, Pennsylvania and died 14 August 1924 at Buffalo, Erie, New York. [He was the son of Cornelius Shearer and Lavina Bitner. His mother was a sister of John W. Bitner who married Bertha’s aunt Susanna Maria5 Orner.] He was a locomotive engineer. 1900 Census: Green Shearer, page 020, visit 083/088, Emporium borough, Cameron, Pennsylvania. 1920 Census: Green B. Shearer, page 021, visit 176/195, Emporium (East Ward), Cameron, Pennsylvania [also grand-daughter Stella L. Shearer, age 4 10/12, born in Pennsylvania]. They are buried at Newton Cemetery at Emporium. [Some info from descendant Janet Pesce.] Known children, at least the first two born at Lock Haven, Clinton, Pennsylvania:

Winona Iona7 Shearer, born 17 December 1883;  died May 1956 at Monaca, Beaver, Pennsylvania;  unmarried. 1920 Census: (single, with parents). She is buried at Newton Cemetery.

BESSIE Mildred7 SHEARER, born 21 May 1889;  died 14 September 1946 at Emporium;  married 1907-08 to HenRY ZWALD who was born 02 May 1874(40) in Pennsylvania and died 27 January 1947 at Emporium. He was a millwright(40); later he was a machinist. 1910 Census: Henry Zwald, page 058, Emporium (West Ward), Cameron, Pennsylvania. 1920 Census: Henry Zwald, page 033, visit 005/005, Emporium (West Ward), Cameron, Pennsylvania. 1930 Census: Henry Zwald, page 254, visit 231/233, Emporium (West Ward), Cameron, Pennsylvania. They are buried at Newton Cemetery. Known children, born in Pennsylvania:  Clarence M. Zwald, born 21 August 1908(17), died July 1986 at Emporium(17), married to Nina M. Dandois who was born 01 July 1909 and died 21 January 1975, they are buried at Newton Cemetery;  Edna M. Zwald, born about 1910;  Harry Leroy Zwald, born 20 December 1914(17), died 30 March 1999 at Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona(17).

Harry Norman7 Shearer, born 27 July 1892(40);  died 16 December 1956 at Buffalo, Erie, New York;  married 1917-18 to Louisa H. ______ who was born about 1899 in Pennsylvania. He was a railroad conductor. 1920 Census: Harry N. Shearer, page 027, visit 104/107, Emporium (Middle Ward), Cameron, Pennsylvania. 1930 Census: Harry Shearer, page 035, visit 068/101, West Seneca, Erie, New York. Known children, most born in New York:  Harry Shearer, born about 1920 in Pennsylvania;  Ward E. Shearer, born 08 August 1921(17), died 22 September 1997 at Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York(17);  Norma Shearer, born about 1922;  Annette Shearer, born about October 1927.

Ward Audenreid7 Shearer, born 25 January 1895 in Cameron County(40);  died before 1946 at Buffalo, Erie, New York;  married 1915-16 to Georgiana ______ who was born about 1893 in New York. He was a railroad conductor; he registered for the WWI Draft at Buffalo. 1920 Census: Ward A. Shearer, page 125, visit 196/276, Buffalo (E.D. 36), Erie, New York. 1930 Census: Ward A. Shearer, page 065, visit 676/842, West Seneca, Erie, New York. Known child:  Robert Shearer, born about 1921 in New York.

Florence Hazel7 Shearer, born 07 April 1897;  died 07 May 1942 at Emporium;  married to William E. George who was born about 1895 and died January 1954. They are buried at Newton Cemetery.

Ida Remerly7 Shearer, born about September 1899;  died 1978 in Michigan.

Charles Loraine7 Shearer, born about March 1907;  died 01 September 1907;  buried at Newton Cemetery.

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