Born in York, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Levi Orwig
and Eliza M (Waltemyer) Orwig
Sister of
William Winfield Orwig, Anna Sophia (Orwig) Seitz [half], Jemima (Orwig) Schmuck [half], George Orwig [half], Simon Orwig [half] and Levi Orwig [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 84
in York, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Aug 2020
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Biography
Annie married Philip Christian Metzel on March 30, 1879 in York, Pennsylvania.[1]
[2]"Final account of Samuel Waltemier, guardian of Lydia Ann Orwig. a minor child of Levi Orwig, late of Hopewell Township, dec'd, which said minor is now of full age."
[3] "Mrs. Lydia Ann Metzel, widow of Philip C. Metzel, died at 4 o'clock yesterday morning in the York hospital, where she had been a patient for the past three weeks. Death was caused by infirmities of age. She was eighty- four years old. The deceased is survived by a son, John C. Metzel, 478 Yale street; two daughters, Mrs. Maurice Brenneman, S06 Chestnut street with whom she resided, and Mrs. James Keller, of Lancaster; two brothers, George Orwig, of Bridgeton, and Simon Orwig, of near Stewartstown; a sister. Mrs. Jeremiah Schmuck, of near Stewartstown: eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Mrs. Metzel was a member of the Fourth United Brethren congregation. Her body was removed from the hospital by C. A. Strack and Son. funeral directors. The funeral will be held at 2 p. m. Wednesday from the Strack Memorial chapel. Interment will be in Prospect Hill cemetery."
Sources
- ↑ The York Daily (York, Pennsylvania) Tuesday, April 01, 1879. p. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-york-daily-marriage-of-phillip-c-me/147136712/
- ↑ "Register's Notice," York Gazette (York, Pennsylvania) 30 Mar 1875, Page 3
- ↑ "Mrs. Lydia Ann Metzel," The York Dispatch (York, Pennsylvania), February 21, 1938, PAGE 13
- Orwig, Elmer Woodrow. Descendants of Jacob Orwig & George Orwig. United States: Gateway Press, 1978. pp. 13-14
- 1860 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Hopewell, York, Pennsylvania; Page: 388; Family History Library Film: 805200
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100375621
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