no image
Privacy Level: Open (White)

Phineas Orndorff (1793 - 1838)

Phineas Orndorff
Born in Frederick, Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], , , , , , , , and
Husband of — married 30 Aug 1823 in Shenandoah, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Father of
Died at age 44 in Strasburg, Shenandoah, Virginia, United Statesmap
Problems/Questions Profile manager: Ashton Cavey private message [send private message]
Profile last modified | Created 29 Nov 2014
This page has been accessed 292 times.

Biography

Phineas Orndorff was born in Frederick County, Virginia on 25 Mar 1793. He was the son of Johannes Orndorff and his consort, Hannah McElwee. Phineas served during the War of 1812, enlisting in Coleman's 6th Regiment of the Virginia Militia, serving as Corporal from August until December 1814.[1]

On 30 Aug 1823, he married Eleanor Borden in Shenandoah County.[2][3] They had the following children:

  1. Phineas "Morgan" Orndorff, b. 21 Aug 1824, Strasburg, Shenandoah Co.; d. 31 Mar 1900, Mount Joy, Scott County, Iowa;[4] m. abt. 1859, Amelia Propst.[5]
  2. Joseph Bordon Orndorff, b. 17 Apr 1826, Shenandoah Co.; d. 6 Jan 1909, Frederick Co.;[6] m. 7 Oct 1856, Jemima Keller.[7][6]
  3. Mason D. Orndorff, b. 15 Jun 1830; d. 15 Jan 1879 in jail in Shenandoah Co.;[8] m. 4 Sep 1866, Mary Catherine Orndorff, daughter of Lewis and Elizabeth Orndorff.[9]

1830 Census, Eastern District, Shenandoah County, Virginia[10]
Phineas Orndorff
Males und. 5: 1
Males 5-9: 1
Males 30-39: 1
Females 30-39: 1

Phineas died at the age of 44 in Shenandoah Co., on 3 Mar 1838.

Sources

  1. ↑ Direct Data Capture, comp. U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M602, 234 rolls.
  2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.
  3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014. FHL film no.: 33930. Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
  4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Iowa, Cemetery Records, 1662-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: Works Project Administration. Graves Registration Project. Washington, D.C.: n.p., n.d..
  5. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Year: 1900; Census Place: Bulter, Scott, Iowa; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0120; FHL microfilm: 1240458. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ancestry.com. Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Texas, Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975. Vol. 1–646 & 1–283. Austin, Texas: Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
  7. ↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2014. FHL film no.: 31459. Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
  8. ↑ Shenandoah Herald, Woodstock, VA. Jan 22, 1879.
  9. ↑ Shenandoah County, Virginia Marriage Records, Oaverholzer - Ozburn. Indexed by Bride and Groom's surname. VAGenWeb: Accessed 6/20/2020.
  10. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. 1830; Census Place: Eastern District, Shenandoah, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 200; Page: 73; Family History Library Film: 0029679. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C




Is Phineas your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon contact private message the profile manager, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Phineas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree: It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Phineas:

Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.



Comments

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.

Featured Foodie Connections: Phineas is 19 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 20 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 22 degrees from Maggie Beer, 44 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 25 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 21 degrees from Michael Chow, 15 degrees from Ree Drummond, 22 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 22 degrees from Matty Matheson, 23 degrees from Martha Stewart, 28 degrees from Danny Trejo and 28 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.

O  >  Orndorff  >  Phineas Orndorff