Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameJohn McQuaid ORMSBY [8378]
Birthabt 1851, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania [4582, place only], [4608, date & state only]
Death22 Apr 1922, Riverbank, Stanislaus, California [8, p G6] Age: 71
NicknameBuzzy [5777, p 2]
OccupationCashier of a bank in Tucson, Arizona [5777, p 2]
FatherDr. John S. ORMSBY (1806-1876)
MotherJane HINDMAN (1815-1898)
Individual Notes
• Both John Ormsby and his wife, Ella, were witnesses at the Christening of Harriet Louise Eckart, 16 Mar 1912. [366]
Census
• 1860 Census: Healdsburg, Sonoma, California. Age 9, b PA. [4608]
• 1870 Census: Marysville, Yuba, California. Age 18, Mess. W. F. & Co., b PA. [1692]
• 1880 Census: Chico, Butte, California. Age 27, b PA. Stationery Dealer. Parents b PA. [1714]
• 1910 Census: Tucson, Pima, Arizona. Age 57, b PA. Cashier, Bank. Parents b PA. [5574]
• 1920 Census: Glendora, Los Angeles, California. Age 68, b PA. Banker, Glendora Bank. Parents b PA. [4095]
Spouses
Birth1 Mar 1853, New London, New London, Connecticut [8, p G1], [13, Vol. 11, p 602], [38, p 2]
Removal1866, California [3910] Age: 12
Memowith her mother and sisters
Death6 Mar 1933, San Francisco, San Francisco, California [8, p G1] Age: 80
BurialColma, San Mateo, California [8378]
Residenceabt 1912, Tucson, AZ [210]
FlagsMayflower Descendant
FatherHon. Charles Miner GORHAM (1831-1912)
MotherSarah Stoddard HOLT , 575 (1828-1867)
Individual Notes
• Witness to Baptism of Harriet Louise Eckart. [366]
Census
• 1860 Census: Marysville, Yuba, California. Age 7, b CT. [1672]
• 1870 Census: Marysville, Yuba, California. Age 17, b CT. [1696]
• 1880 Census: Chico, Butte, California. Age 26, b CT. [1714]
• 1910 Census: Tucson, Pima, Arizona. Age 37, b CT. Parents b CT. Mother of 2 children, none living. [5574]
• 1920 Census: Glendora, Los Angeles, California. Age 66, b CT. Parents b CT. [4095]
• 1930 Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Age 77, b CT. Age 21 at last marriage. Parents b CT. Living near her sister, Jeannie Morgan. [4096]
Marriage16 Sep 1874, Marysville, Yuba, California [8, p G6], [4585, date only], [8378]
ChildrenCharles Gorham (Died as Child) (1876-1888)
 Gerald Belcher (Died as Infant) (1879-1880)
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