Born in Potsdam, St Lawrence, New York
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Seymour Clark
— married
about May 1840 (to about 1843) in Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa
Descendants 
Mother of
Cyril Harvey Clark and James Lewis Clark
Died
at age 95
in Central City, Linn, Iowa
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Biography
When Orpha HEATON was born on May 18, 1819, her father, Joseph, was 36, and her mother, Mehitable, was 31. She married Seymour Clark and they had two children together. She then married Richard BARBER and they had six children together. She died on February 16, 1912, in Central City, Iowa, at the impressive age of 92, and was buried there. [1]
Census Locations
| Name | Age | Sex | Occupation | Birthplace |
| Richard Barber | 44 | M | Farmer | England |
| Orpha Heaton | 41 | F | New York | |
| Cyril Clark | 19 | M | Iowa | |
| James Clark | 17 | M | Iowa | |
| Suzanna Barber | 10 | F | Iowa | |
| Alvah Barber | 8 | M | Iowa | |
| Alice Barber | 6 | F | Iowa | |
| Mary Barber | 10/12 | F | Iowa | |
| Lucinda Heaton | 33 | F | New York |
| Name | Age | Sex | Occupation | Birthplace |
| Orpha Heaton | 51 | F | Keeping House | New York |
| Alvah Barber | 18 | M | Iowa | |
| Alice Barber | 16 | F | Iowa | |
| Oscar Barber | 8 | M | Iowa | |
| Ella (Clark) Hall | 2 | F | Iowa | |
| Cyril Clark | 29 | M | Carpenter | Iowa |
| Name | Sex | Age | Relationship | Occupation | Birthplace | Birthplace of Father | Birthplace Of Mother |
| Orpha Heaton | F | 61 | Head | Keeping House | New York | New York | Mass |
| Oscar Barber | M | 19 | Son | Farmer | Iowa | England | New York |
| Ella (Clark) Hall | F | 7 | Grand daughter | At school | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa |
| Name | Relation | Sex | Birth Month | Birth Year | Age | Marital Status | Birthplace | Father's Birthplace | Mother's Birthplace | Occupation |
| Orpha Heaton | Head | F | May | 1819 | 81 | WD | New York | Mass | Vermont |
| Name | Relation | Sex | Age | Marital Status | Years Married | Birthplace | Father Birthplace | Mother Birthplace | Occupation | Industry |
| Orpha Heaton | Head | F | 90 | WD | New York | Vermont | New Hampshire | Own Income |
Marriages
- Marriage 1
- Seymour Clark and Orpha married in May 1840 Dubuque, Iowa - Until his death in 1843
- Marriage 2
- Richard Barber and Orpha married on 27 May 1849 in Central City, Linn, Iowa [7]
Children
- Cyril Clark
- James Clark
- Suzanna M Barber
- Alvah Heaton Barber
- Alice Orpha Barber
- Martin L Barber
- Mary Ann Barber
- Oscar Richard Barber
Sources
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108110226/orpha-barber
- ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census Transcript Birth date: abt 1819 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1860 Residence place: Jackson, Linn, Iowa, United States Detail Year: 1860; Census Place: Jackson, Linn, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .
- ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census Transcript Birth date: abt 1819 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1870 Residence place: Maine, Linn, Iowa, United States Detail Year: 1870; Census Place: Maine, Linn, Iowa; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
- ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census, Database online. Transcript Birth date: abt 1819 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Maine, Linn, Iowa, United States Detail Year: 1880; Census Place: Maine, Linn, Iowa; Roll: 351; Family History Film: 1254351; Page: 268B; Enumeration District: 269; Image: 0539.
- ↑ Transcript Birth date: May 1819 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Maine, Linn, Iowa Detail Year: 1900; Census Place: Maine, Linn, Iowa; Roll: T623_443; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 79.
- ↑ Transcript Birth date: abt 1820 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Central, Linn, Iowa Detail Year: 1910; Census Place: Central, Linn, Iowa; Roll: T624_410; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 90; Image: 1329.
- ↑ Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Orpha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Orpha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Orpha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Orpha:
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