Orville Flint Fay (1874 - 1923)

Born 27 May 1874 in Great Valley, Cattaraugus, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 26 Nov 1923 at age 49 in Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Orville Fay was born on May 27, 1874 in Great Valley, Cattaraugus, New York to Adrian Fay and Sarah Flint. ^[1]

From birth to adulthood, Orville lived with his parents and siblings in Great Valley where his father was a farmer. ^{[2] [3]}

Orville was a boarder in the household of Burleigh Fellows, his brother-in-law married to his sister, Hollis, in Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York in 1900. Orville and Burleigh were in business together as bicycle dealers.^[4]

Orville was married to Edna Estelle Wilkins in about 1906. They were residents of Dunkirk in 1910. He was a machinist who owned his own shop. ^[5]

Orville registered for the United States World War I draft on September 12, 1918 in Elk County, Pennsylvania. He and Edna were residents of Ridgway in Elk County. He listed his occupation as a chauffeur. He was 44 years old, and of medium height and build with gray eyes and dark hair/bald.^[6]

Orville died November 26, 1923 at the age of 49 in Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania and was buried in Wildwood Cemetery, Salamanca, Cattaraugus, New York. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNV2-FN1 : 11 March 2018), Orville Fay in household of Adrian Fay, Great Valley, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing p. 29, line 10, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 584,491.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZZ3-FGV : 8 September 2017), Orvil Fay in household of Adrian Fay, Great Valley, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 13, sheet 222D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0812; FHL microfilm 1,254,812.
3. ↑ "New York State Census, 1892," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ92-HCT : 11 March 2018), Orvil Fay, 1892; citing Great Valley, E.D. 02, county offices, New York; FHL microfilm 584,495.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS6F-KRX : accessed 9 August 2018), Orville F Fay in household of Burley Fellows, Election Districts 2 Dunkirk city Ward 2, Chautauqua, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 87, sheet 1A, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,014.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M546-1HL : accessed 9 August 2018), Orville F Fay, Dunkirk Ward 2, Chautauqua, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 118, sheet 3A, family 56, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 929; FHL microfilm 1,374,942.
6. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6VN-Y56 : 13 March 2018), Orville Flint Fay, 1917-1918; citing Elk County, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,877,950.
7. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194989708 : accessed 27 November 2018), memorial page for Orville Flint Fay (27 May 1874–26 Nov 1923), Find A Grave Memorial no. 194989708, citing Wildwood Cemetery, Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Phil Palen (contributor 46549430) . Obituary reprinted from Cattaraugus Republican, Little Valley, New York – Wed., 28 Nov 1923, p. 3.