Charles Crawford Orendorff (1869 - 1933)

Born 5 Oct 1869 in Ritchie, West Virginia, United States

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Died 13 Feb 1933 at age 63 in Albion, Boone, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

Born 5 Oct 1869 in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States.^[1]

1869/1870 Charles' family moves from Virginia to Nebraska probably sometime between the end of 1869 and the beginning of 1870. His mother's obituary mentions them moving to Saunders County, Nebraska in 1871, but they were already in Cass County, Nebraska Jul 1970^[2]

27 Jul 1870 Charles is listed as a farm laborer's son, living with his parents and four siblings in Eight Mile Grove, Cass County, Nebraska.^[3] His family dosen't own real estate yet and they share their home with two young men (probably brothers, 18 and 12 years old) from Ohio, who are also farm laborers.

• Orendorf Benjamin (32 years, male, farm laborer, 400$ personal estate, born in Virginia)
• Orendorf Amanda (30? years, female, keeping house, born in Virginia)
• Orendorf William (10 years, male, born in Virginia, attends school)
• Orendorf Mary (8 years, female, born in Virginia, attends school)
• Orendorf Morgan (6? years, male, born in Virginia)
• Orendorf Crawford (4? years, male, born in Virginia)
• Orendorf Emily (1 year, female, born in Virginia)
• Colwin James (18 years, male, farm laborer, 300$ personal estate, born in Ohio, attends school)
• Colwin Homer (12 years, male, farm laborer, born in Ohio, attends school)

1 Jun 1880 Charles is listed living with his parents and seven siblings on a farm in Newman Township, Saunders County, Nebraska.^[4]

• Orndorff Benj. F. (white, male, 43 years, married, farmer, born in Virginia, both parents also born in Virginia)
• Orndorff Amanda (wife, white, female, 37? years, married, keeping house, born in Virginia, both parents also born in Virginia)
• Orndorff William (son, white, male, 20 years, single, farmer, born in West Virginia, both parents born in Virginia)
• Orndorff Morgan (son, white, male, 14 years, single, farm assistant, attends school, born in West Virginia, both parents born in Virginia)
• Orndorff Crawford (son, white, male, 12? years, single, attends school, born in West Virginia, both parents born in Virginia)
• Orndorff Emma (daughter, white, female, 10 years, single, attends school, born in West Virginia, both parents born in Virginia)
• Orndorff John (son, white, male, 7 years, single, attends school, born in Nebraska, both parents born in Virginia)
• Orndorff Rose E. (daughter, white, female, 5 years, single, born in Nebraska, both parents born in Virginia)
• Orndorff Mattie (daughter, white, female, 3? years, single, born in Nebraska, both parents born in Virginia)
• Orndorff Francis (son, white, male, 1 year, single, born in Nebraska, both parents born in Virginia)

6 Jun 1885 Charles is still living with his parents and seven of his siblings. They live in Oakland precinct, Boone County, Nebraska now.^[5] I believe, that the third oldest child "M. L." should actually be Emma/Emily and not a boy

• Ordorf R.? F. (white, male, 49 years, married, farmer, born in Virginia, both parents also born in Virginia)
• Ordorf Amanda (wife, white, female, 42 years, married, keeping house, born in Virginia, both parents also born in Virginia)
• Ordorf Isaac M. (son, white, male, 21 years, single, born in Virginia, both parents also born in Virginia)
• Ordorf Crawford (son, white, male, 18 years, single, born in West Virginia, both parents born in Virginia)
• Ordorf M. L. (son, white, male, 14 years, single, attends school, born in West Virginia, both parents born in Virginia)
• Ordorf John (son, white, male, 12 years, single, attends school, born in Nebraska, both parents born in Virginia)
• Ordorf Rosellen (daughter, white, female, 9 years, single, attends school, born in Nebraska, both parents born in Virginia)
• Ordorf Mattie (daughter, white, female, 6? years, single, attends school, born in Nebraska, both parents born in Virginia)
• Ordorf Francis M. (son, white, male, 5 years, single, born in Nebraska, both parents born in Virginia)
• Ordorf Benjamin (son, white, male, 4 years, single, born in Nebraska, both parents born in Virginia)

7 Jun 1900 Charles is listed as a boarder in the house of the druggist Mark Wilson in Oakdale Village, Antelope County, Nebraska.^[6] He is working as a farm laborer.

• Orendoff Charles C. (boarder, white, male, born Apr. 1872?, single, born in West Virginia, both parents also born in West? Virginia, farm laborer, can read, write and speak English)

30 Apr 1910 Charles is listed with his sister Emma's family living on their farm in Oakland Precinct, Boone Couty, Nebraska.^[7] He is still working as a farm laborer.

• Barnes Bert (male, white, 39 years, married for 6 years, born in Iowa, both parents born in Ohio, farmer, owns a mortgaged farm, can read, write and speak English)
• Barnes Emma (wife, female, white, 39 years, married for 6 years, born in West Virginia, both parents also born in West? Virginia, can read, write and speak English)
• Barnes Lucy (adopted daughter, female, white, 4 years, single, born in Nebraska, parents bithplace not listed)
• Orndorff Charles (brother-in-law, male, white, 41 years, single, born in West Virginia, both parents also born in West? Virginia, farm laborer, can read, write and speak English)

Feb 1920 Charles is listed as a loadger in the house of the farmer Anthony Ruddy in Albion City, Manchester Precinct, Boone, Nebraska.^[8] He is listed as working as a trapper.

• Orendorff Charles (lodger, male, white, 48 years, born in Virginia, both parents also born in Virginia, trapper, can read, write and speak English)

Apr 1930 Charles is listed as the fairground caretaker in Manchester Precinct, Boone, Nebraska.^[9] There is a lot of false information about Charles in this census and I almost didn't find him, but his name and job match the information of his obituary. So I am confident it is him.

• Orendorf Croff (rents his home, amount of monthy rent is not given, male, white, 50? years, single, born in Pennsylvania?, parents birthplace only stated as born in US, caretaker of fairgrounds, can read, write and speak English)

Died 13 Feb 1933 in Albion, Boone, Nebraska, United States.^[10]

Obituary on Page 1 of Albion Weekly News, published in Albion, Nebraska on Thursday, February 16th, 1933:

Croff Orndorf dies suddenly

Neighbor Calling at His Home Finds His Lifeless Body in Chair Monday

When Elmer Harder called at Crof Orndorff's home at the fairgrounds Monday afternoon he found Mr Orndorff's lifeless body seated in his chair. Mr. Orndorff had been at Mr. Harder's place in the forenoon and had told Mr. Harder that he would come over after dinner and help him unload some straw. When he did not come, Mr. Harder went over to the Orndorff home which is just a little distance away to see if he was coming over. A physician was summoned and it was found that life was extinct. He had apparently not eaten any dinner. Charles Crofford Orndorff was born October 5th, 1869 in Richie County, Virginia and departed this life February 13th, 1933, aged 63 years, 4 months and 10 days. He leaves to mourn his passing, two brothers and three sisters, Morgan of North Bend; John of Woodland, California; Mrs. O. W. Dixon of North Bend; Mrs. C. S. Crabtree of Grand Island and Mrs. A. R. Barnes of Loretto and other relatives. Mr. Orndorff had been employed for several years as caretaker at the fairgrounds, living in a little house on the grounds. Funeral services were held at the J. Hess Undertaking parlors, Wednesday afternoon, with Rev. Jos. Stopford in charge. Interment was made at Petersburg.

Sources

1. ↑ Charles' Obituary on Page 1 of Albion Weekly News, published in Albion, Nebraska on Thursday, February 16th, 1933
2. ↑ Amanda's obituary on Page 1 of The North Bend Eagle, published in North Bend, Nebraska on Thursday, May 19th, 1932
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6P93-JJY?cc=1438024&wc=922W-Y4Q%3A518652901%2C518703801%2C518725801 : 22 May 2014), Nebraska > Cass > Eight Mile Grove > image 4 of 12; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBH-QC3?cc=1417683&wc=QZ27-Y89%3A1589408354%2C1589408451%2C1589400496%2C1589394789 : 24 December 2015), Nebraska > Saunders > Newman > ED 174 > image 10 of 13; citing NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "Nebraska State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939J-T43M-5J?cc=1810728&wc=SKHJ-4Z1%3A1060109805%2C1060109815%2C1060108502 : 1 April 2016), Boone > Oakland > Population > image 9 of 18; citing NARA microfilm publication M352 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-67J9-1YY?cc=1325221&wc=9BWS-B8Q%3A1030896901%2C1033062201%2C1033068101 : 5 August 2014), Nebraska > Antelope > ED 4 Cedar & Oakdale Townships Oakdale village > image 11 of 33; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRJH-S65?cc=1727033&wc=QZZQ-K5G%3A133641701%2C133904501%2C133984301%2C1589088856 : 24 June 2017), Nebraska > Boone > Oakland > ED 22 > image 22 of 41; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRXT-C95?cc=1488411&wc=QZJR-LBM%3A1036473301%2C1036759101%2C1036685001%2C1589332627 : 14 December 2015), Nebraska > Boone > Manchester > ED 20 > image 17 of 18; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RHR-WJW?cc=1810731&wc=QZFQ-WYB%3A648805601%2C648951401%2C648924601%2C1589282329 : 10 December 2015), Nebraska > Boone > Manchester > ED 11 > image 16 of 16; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
10. ↑ Charles' Obituary on Page 1 of Albion Weekly News, published in Albion, Nebraska on Thursday, February 16th, 1933