Orville was born in 1918. He was the son of Herbert Schmidt. He passed away in 1984.
Sources
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJHY-GQM : accessed 26 March 2020), Orville Schmidt in household of Herbert Schmidt, Red Bud, Randolph, Illinois, United States; citing ED 121, sheet 11B, line 64, family 290, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 396; FHL microfilm 1,820,396.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS1Y-2YK : accessed 26 March 2020), Orville Schmidt in household of Herbert Schmidt, Red Bud, Randolph, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 27, sheet 7B, line 70, family 203, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 551; FHL microfilm 2,340,286.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWZQ-R11 : 17 November 2019), Orville Schmidt, Red Bud, Red Bud Election Precinct, Randolph, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 79-27, sheet 10A, line 38, family 229, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 872.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRLK-PYX : 20 May 2014), Orville Schmidt, Sep 1984; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 25 March 2020), memorial page for Orville John Schmidt (19 Jul 1918–18 Sep 1984), Find a Grave Memorial no. 66181030, citing Saint John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Red Bud, Randolph County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Clara Gregson (contributor 47263143) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Orville by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Orville: