Ephraim5 Orner (George D.4, Felix3, felix2, Ulrich1), born 28 December 1830(14) in Franklin, Adams, Pennsylvania; died 28 June 1897(14) in Pine, Indiana, Pennsylvania (gravestone); married 15 December 1851 in Indiana County, Pennsylvania to Mary Catharine Rhodes (daughter of William Rhodes and Margaret Lower, both buried at Union Cemetery at Strongstown [in Pine Township]; and sister of Martha E. Rhodes who married Daniel Jacob5 Orner) who was born 1830(14) in Pennsylvania and died 1915(14) in Pine (gravestone).
He was a farmer. He also owned a sawmill in partnership with his father. He served as Pine Township Auditor. [Info in his father’s biography from page 529, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, published by J. A. Caldwell, Newark, Ohio, 1880.]
[Photo of Ephraim (from a tintype, estimated circa 1860s/1870s); Photo of Mary Catherine (left) and grand-daughter Mary Gertrude Bennett; both photos from descendant Ed Bergh.]
1860 Census:
Ephraim Orner, page 293, visit 2444/2365, Pine,
1870 Census:
Ephraim Orner, page 316, visit 055/053, Pine,
1871 Plat Map: S[aw] Mill, E. Oner Jr.
1880 Census: Ephrians Orner, page 203, visit
231/242, Pine,
1900 Census: Mary
C. Orner (widow), page 110, visit 105/116, Pine,
1910 Census: Mary
C. Orner (with son-in-law John A. Burt), page 240, visit 085/088, Pine,
They are buried at Union
Cemetery at Strongstown [in
Known children:
William George6 Orner, born 12 October 1852(14); died 16 February 1937(14) (gravestone); married first 05 January 1876 to Rachael Matilda George (daughter of Adam
George and Elizabeth Patterson, and sister of
Elizabeth E. George who married George David
Dixon5 Orner) who was born about 03 October 1854 and died 22
June 1888 aged 33 years, 08 months, 19 days(14) (gravestone); married second 07 June 1893 in Cambria
County, Pennsylvania (Book 10, page 498) to Ellen Gillespie
(daughter of Patrick Gillespie and Martha J. Stephens, and sister of Catherine B. Gillespie
who married Henry Sheridan6 Orner)
who was born 02 February 1866(14) in Pennsylvania and died 26
October 1947(14) at Strongstown (gravestone). He owned a
hotel. He served as Pine Township Judge. 1880 Census: Wm G.
Orner, page 203, visit 231/243, Pine,
Mary Gertrude7 Orner, born 24 March 1877(14); died 1946(14) in Pine, Indiana,
Pennsylvania; married 1894-95 to William T. Bennett (son of Abraham B.
Bennett and Margaret C. McAdams, and brother of
Alexander Bennett who married Jennie S. Bracken)
who was born 13 August 1870(14) in Indiana County and died 26 March
1951(14). He and his brother Alexander owned a hotel in 1900; later
he was a farmer. 1900 Census: Wm T Bennett, page 049, visit
034/037, Indiana (2nd Ward),
Bertha K.7 Orner, born
Herbert Ephraim7 Orner, born 18 February 1883(14)(40)(49); died 29 September 1950(14) (gravestone); married first after the 1900 census probably
in Pine, Indiana, Pennsylvania to Birdie Maud Dern
(daughter of Abraham Dern and Anna
Elizabeth Reddick) who was born 21 March 1874 (but gravestone says 1873(14))
in Maryland and died 16 January 1906(14) (gravestone) at
Strongstown, Indiana, Pennsylvania (Indiana
Gazette, issue of 24 January 1906);
married second 1907 in Cambria County, Pennsylvania (Book 33, page 579)
to Anna Ellen Stephens (daughter of Christopher H. Stephens and Anna C.
Reppard) who was born about August 1889(14) in Centre County,
Pennsylvania and died 08 March 1933(14) (gravestone); married third by 1942 to Ruth
V. Stephens who was born 01 October 1904(14) and died 13
October 1974(14) (gravestone). [Much
info from descendant Ed Bergh]. He was a
coal miner. He registered for the WWI Draft at Ebensburg,
M. Kathryn8 Orner, born 30 December
1905; died 1980; married 1923-24 to William
Alvin Davis (son of Alvin G. and Mary C. Davis) who was born about 1903 in Indiana County.
He was a truck driver. 1910 Census:
Katherine Orner (with uncle William T. Bennett,
above). 1920 Census:
Katherine Orner (with uncle William T. Bennett,
above). 1930 Census: William Davis, page 224, visit
238/238, Pine,
Known children with second wife:
Nellie Gertrude8 Orner, born 25 February
1911; died 30 October 1940 at Nanty Glo,
Cambria, Pennsylvania; married about 1926-27
to Clarence Francis Delaney (son of Augustine Delaney and Catherine Mary McMullen)
who was born 29 August 1895(17) at Coupon, Cambria, Pennsylvania(40)
and died 12 December 1970 at Twin Rocks, Cambria, Pennsylvania(17).
He registered for the WWI Draft at Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota (but
registration filed in East Gallitzin precinct, Cambria, Pennsylvania)[residence:
Coupon; occupation: deckhand on steamer Wilpert?,
Shenango Steamship Company]. Later, he was an electrician at a coal mine. 1930
Census: Clarence DeLaney, page 162, visit 006/006,
Blacklick,
Marguerite Grace8 Orner, born 20 February 1917(17); died 24 April 1987 at Bellevue, King, Washington(17); married 14 July 1950 at Astoria, Long Island, New York to Edward Andrew Bergh (son of Anders Sigurd Bergh and Hannah ______) who was born 20 November 1921(17) and died 06 August 1999 [but SSDI says 05 August(17)] at Puyallup, Pierce, Washington(17). He was a WWII veteran (U.S. Army). [Their son Ed Bergh is also a genealogist and provided much info on several families on this website.]
William Woodrow8 Orner, born 04 October 1918; died 05 June 1956 at Baltimore city, Maryland; married by 1942 to Betty Virginia Swanhart who died 10 November 1966. They had two sons.
(Infant)8, stillborn
RachAel Matilda7 Orner, born 1887; died
Known children with second wife:
Grace Leona7 Orner, born 10 March 1896(14)(17); died 13
January 1981(14)(17); married
12 March 1930 in Cambria County, Pennsylvania to Clarence
Everson Rankin (son of Lewis Decker Rankin and
Mary Catherine Ruffner) who was born 09 November 1893(14)(17)(but
WWI draft registration says 1892(40)) near Nanty Glo, Cambria,
Pennsylvania and died 16 February 1981(14) at Strongstown, Indiana,
Pennsylvania(17). 1920 Census:
Grace L. Orner (with uncle William Gillespie), page
033, visit 232/315,
Mabel Blanche7 Orner, born 15 March 1901(14)(17); died 03 September 1985(14)(17)
aged 84 years (Nanty Glo Journal, issue of 11 September 1985) at
Strongstown, Indiana, Pennsylvania;
married first about 1921 to Russell Vernon Duncan
(son of George Duncan) who was born 09 June 1900(14)(40)
in Pennsylvania and died 02 January 1932(14) at Strongstown; married second 17 August 1946 to Leonard Celestine Farabaugh (his second marriage)(son
of Charles Farabaugh and Martha
Miller) who was born 20 May 1900(40) in Blacklick, Cambria,
Pennsylvania and died by 1950. Russell was an automobile mechanic. Celestine
was a coal miner. 1930 Census: R. V. Duncan, page 203, visit 005/005, Strongstown village, Indiana,
James Alford6 Orner, born 13 February 1855; died 26 March 1892 aged 37 years, 01 month, 13 days(14) (gravestone). He is buried at Union Cemetery at Strongstown.
Samuel Laughry6 Orner, born 10 February 1859(14); died (buried 15 December) 1925(14)
(gravestone) aged 66 years at
Strongstown, Indiana, Pennsylvania (Nanty Glo Journal, issue of 17
December 1925); probably not married to Rebecca Bowser (daughter of George L.
Bowser and Sophia Ribblett) who was born 13
January 1860 in Cambria County, Pennsylvania and died 02 April 1910 in West
Taylor, Cambria, Pennsylvania; married
(first?) 16 September 1896 to Louisa Adams who was
born 18 July 1871 in Pennsylvania and died 30 July 1901 aged 30 years, 12 days(14)
(gravestone); married (second?) 02 July 1918 in Cambria
County to Minnie Eatus (Michaels) Detwiler (daughter
of James David Michaels and Mary
Hill, and widow of Frank Detwiler) who was born 15 January 1877(14)
in Indiana County and died 14 September 1947(14). He was a farmer. 1900 Census:
Samuel Orner, page 110, visit 106/117, Pine,
George Samuel7 Orner, born 13 August 1887(17)
in West Taylor, Cambria, Pennsylvania(40)(49); died 11 November 1969 at Johnstown, Cambria,
Pennsylvania(17); married 10
(or 22) August 1910 in Cambria County, Pennsylvania (Book 39, page 589) to Samantha V. Rummel (daughter of Jonathan
Houston Rummel and Abbie Ann Dishong) who was
born 14 May 1890 and died March 1968 at Johnstown. [Info from
descendant Debra Orner.]
He registered for the WWI Draft at
Violet May8 Orner, born 16 May 1911(14)(17); died 11
May 1977(14)(17) at Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania (Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, issue of 12
May 1977); married after the 1930 census
to Earl Trostle Lambert (son of Leroy
George Lambert and Catherine Grace Trostle)
who was born 18 March 1909(14)(17) in Somerset County, Pennsylvania
and died 21 October 1995(14) at Johnstown(17). They are
buried at
Raymond T.8 Orner, born
James Wilbur8 Orner, born 21 January 1920(17); died 30 March 2003 at Johnstown(17); married 11 April 1942 to Florence Roberta Yoder (daughter of Edward Augustus Yoder and Elizabeth Watkins) who was born 1918 in Cambria County. He was a WWII veteran (Army SN: 33019623).
Robert G.8 Orner, born
Known children with [first wife?] Louisa Adams:
Lytle D.7 Orner, born
Forrest Clayton7 Orner,
born 22 July 1901(17); died
25 April 1968 at Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia(17); married about 1925 to Helen
Marie Coughenour (daughter of William H. and Sarah Elizabeth Coughenour) who was born 15 March 1904(17)
in Pennsylvania and died 10 March 2005 aged 100 years at Cincinnati, Clermont,
Ohio(17). He was a plasterer. 1910 Census:
Clayton Orner (with uncle William Knauer),
page 159, visit 159/064, Ebensburg (East Ward),
Samuel’s adopted daughter: Eva Detwiler, born about 1903.
Flora Belle6 Orner, born 01 June 1867(14); died 05 July 1944(14); married 10 September 1904 to John A. Burt (son of ______ Burt
and ______ Stophel) who was born about May 1882(14)
in Ohio and died 06 March 1914(14). He was a farmer. 1900 Census: Flora
B. Orner and John A. Birt (both with her
mother). 1910 Census:
John A. Burt, page 240, visit 085/088, Pine,
Willis A.8 Burt, born 08 October 1904(17); died February 1975 at Manville, Somerset, New
Jersey(17); married about
1925 to Josephine Regetz (daughter of Joseph Regetz) who was born 15 November 1907(17)
in Poland and died November 1980 at Manville(17). He worked for a
railroad. 1930 Census: Willis Burt, page 240, visit 492/502, Nanty Glo (2nd
Ward),
Catherine Luella8 Burt,
born
Flora Gertrude8 Burt,
twin, born 13 October 1907(14)(17);
died 23 January 1988(14) at Nicktown, Cambria, Pennsylvania(17); married 1924-25 to Merritt
Albert Makin (son of John H. Makin and Agnes Rager) who was born 14 December 1896(14)(17)(40)
at Nicktown and died August 1976(14) at Nicktown(17). He
was a coal miner. He was a WWI veteran(14).
1930 Census: Merritt Makin, page 204, visit 154/165,
Minnie Ethel8 Burt, born 09 December 1908(14); died 08 March 1980(14); married first (or possibly not married) about
1926 to Daniel Clyde Frank (son of Jesse and Jennie Frank) who was
born 25 May 1899(40) in Pennsylvania; married (second?) after the 1930 census to Benjamin J. Ober (son of David C.
and Annie J. Ober) who was born 01 February 1911(14)(17)
and died January 1985(14) at Barnesboro, Cambria, Pennsylvania(17).
1930 Census: Minnie Burt (“single”, and children, with her mother). She and
Benjamin are buried at
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