Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Ross ORMSBY
Birth30 Apr 1853, Sonoma County, California4582
Death4 Apr 1928, San Francisco, San Francisco, California4582 Age: 74
FatherDr. John S. ORMSBY (1806-1876)
MotherJane HINDMAN (1815-1898)
Individual Notes
• [He] was once a pageboy in the California Legislature. He was also a purchasing agent for the Southern Pacific railroad for many years. He served as Director of the California State Department of Motor Vehicles.5777, p 2
Census Data
• 1860 Census: Healdsburg, Sonoma, California. Age 6, b CA.4608
• 1870 Census: Marysville, Yuba, California. Age 16, Clerk W. F. & Co., b CA.1692
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