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Personal data James Michael Orrell 

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Household of James Michael Orrell

(1) He is married to Margaret Elizabeth Thacker.


Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
Name: James M Orell
Spouse Name: Maggie Thacker
Marriage Date: 23 Jan 1886
Marriage County: Marion
Estimated Birth Year: 1867
Age: 19
Source Title 1: Marion County, Indiana
Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1886 - 1890 Inclusive Vol
Source Title 3: Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Ind
Book: 596

They got married on January 23, 1886 at Marion Co, IN, he was 23 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Mabel Orrell  1887-????
  2. Bernice Orrell  1891-????


(2) He is married to Ophelia Wilson.


Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
Name: James M Orrell
Spouse Name: Ophelia Wilson
Marriage Date: 27 Mar 1893
Marriage County: Boone
Source Title 1: Boone County, Indiana
Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1844 - 1920 Inclusive Vol
Source Title 3: W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerk's O
Book: C-10
OS Page: 544

They got married on March 27, 1893 at Boone Co, IN, he was 30 years old.Source 3


Notes about James Michael Orrell


James Michael Orrell was born June 30 th. 1862 the second surviving son of Oliver Orrell and Margaret (McGaffey) Orrell. He was born on a farm near Vernon Indiana, probably the farm of his grandparents Mr. James Orrell and his wife Anna (Crowder) Orrell.

James was only a little over four months old when he became an orphan, when his father died of Typhoid Fever, in Bowling Green KY. while in the Union army during the civil war.

James mother Margaret re-married to Jacob C. Schnyder on 10-16-1870. Not much is known about the early life of James except that his mother did apply for a pension for herself and her two sons. When she re-married to Jacob C. Schnyder according to family legend the two boys stayed with their Grandparents because Mr. Schnyder didnt want them.

After the marriage of his mother, James uncle Harrison did apply for an orphans pension as his Guardian. There is court records at the county court house which states that begining the 6th of Jan. 1871 and going through 1882, Harrison did pay out $135.32 1/2 on James Orrell.

According to family legend anout 1877-1878 JAmes left home with his brother Albert. They caught a cattle train west and then walked the rest of the way to their uncle Thomas Orrells house which was and Christal Springs Arkansas. It was in the winter time that they traveled because according to a nephew of James Archie Orrell, James older brother had to worry about his brother freezing to death while they were on the train.

James aparrently didnt like Arkansas so he later went back to Indiana. He got as far as Hanover, Indiana where he was taken in by a friendly farmer who sent him to Hanover College. He also taught there.

Later he moved to Indianapolis where he met a nurse miss Margaret Elizabeth Thacker and was married_______. They had two daughters Mabel who married on 3-6-1909 to Samuel K. Sterns, and Burnice who married Pleasant Davis on 11-23-1913. Margaret was from Martinsville Indiana. Margaret died when Berniece was six months old of consumption.

James then moved back to Jennins County Ind. where in 1904 he was elected sherriff for four years. They lived in the court house during that time. Then later on January the eleventh 1912 James died by being frozen to death in a blizzard.

James moved back to Jennings County soon after the death of his first wife and in _______1887 he married Ophelia Wilson (widow) who had a daughter by a previous marriage. Mrs. D. C. Griffin of Newcastle Ind. Ophelia re-married after James death to William Boggs on Feb. 9th 1914.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of James Michael Orrell

James (S. ?) Orrell
± 1798-> 1880
Ann Crowder
± 1803-> 1870
Oliver Orrell
± 1837-1862
Margaret McCaffrey
± 1839-????

James Michael Orrell
1862-1912

(1) 1886

Margaret Elizabeth Thacker
????-1892

Mabel Orrell
1887-????
Bernice Orrell
1891-????
(2) 1893

Ophelia Wilson
1853-????


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    Sources

    1. E-Mail Message, Dave Orrell
    2. The Orrell Family Association (Web Site)
    3. Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 (Web Site)

    Historical events

    Birthday July 30, 1862

    • The temperature on July 30, 1862 was about 15.7 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1862: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • April 7 » American Civil War: The Union's Army of the Tennessee and the Army of the Ohio defeat the Confederate Army of Mississippi near Shiloh, Tennessee.
      • May 1 » American Civil War: The Union Army completes its capture of New Orleans.
      • May 5 » Cinco de Mayo: Troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla in Mexico.
      • July 18 » First ascent of Dent Blanche, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
      • July 23 » American Civil War: Henry Halleck takes command of the Union Army.
      • October 8 » American Civil War: The Confederate invasion of Kentucky is halted at the Battle of Perryville.

    Day of marriage March 27, 1893

    • The temperature on March 27, 1893 was about 4.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 67%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1893: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • January 6 » The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison.
      • February 28 » The USSIndiana, the lead ship of her class and the first battleship in the United States Navy comparable to foreign battleships of the time, is launched.
      • March 1 » Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.
      • July 11 » The first cultured pearl is obtained by Kōkichi Mikimoto.
      • September 19 » In New Zealand, the Electoral Act of 1893 is consented to by the governor, giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote.
      • November 7 » Women's suffrage: Women in the U.S. state of Colorado are granted the right to vote, the second state to do so.

    Day of death January 12, 1912

    • The temperature on January 12, 1912 was between 2.6 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
      • March 30 » Sultan Abd al-Hafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.
      • April 20 » Opening day for baseball's Tiger Stadium in Detroit, and Fenway Park in Boston.
      • August 14 » U.S. Marines invade Nicaragua to support the U.S.-backed government installed there after José Santos Zelaya had resigned three years earlier.
      • September 2 » Arthur Rose Eldred is awarded the first Eagle Scout award of the Boy Scouts of America.
      • October 7 » The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its first transaction.
      • October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kirk Kilisse concludes with a Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
    

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