Hon. John Holden Orvis and Caroline Elizabeth Atwood

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Husband Hon. John Holden Orvis ^{1 2}

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           Born: 24 Feb 1835 - Sullivan, Tioga Co, PA 1
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           Died: 6 Nov 1893 - Bellefonte, Centre Co, PA 1 2
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         Father: Jesse Orvis (1804-1881) 2
         Mother: Elizabeth Rowley (      -1842) 2

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       Marriage: Spring, 1856 3

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• Biographical Sketch: from Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898).
To read this brief biographical sketch of his life and career, click here.

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Wife Caroline Elizabeth Atwood ¹

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           Born: 14 Oct 1833 - Salona, Clinton Co, PA 1
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         Father: Origen Atwood (      -      ) 3
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Children

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1 M Ellis Lewis Orvis ^{1 3}

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           Born: 16 Nov 1857 - Lock Haven, Clinton Co, PA 1 3
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         Spouse: Mary Lowrie Lyon (1863-      ) 4 5
           Marr: 25 Dec 1884 1

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2 M William Atwood Orvis ³

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           Born: Oct 1859 3
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           Died: in infancy
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 F Jennie Irene Orvis ³

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           Born: 30 Jun 1862 3
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         Spouse: Albert E. Canfield (      -      ) 3

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4 F Anna Orvis ⁶

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           Born: 23 Jan 1864 3
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         Spouse: Harry Keller (1866-      ) 3
           Marr: 7 May 1891 7

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5 F Caroline Atwood Orvis ³

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           Born: 3 Jul 1871 3
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1 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 407.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 8.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 14.

4 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 401.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 15.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 14, 57.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 57.