Orbie
Lee
Orbison
Born in Olustee, Jackson, Oklahoma, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Samuel W. Orbison
and Serena Evaline (Hogue) Orbison
Brother of
William Augusta Orbison and Thomas Edward Orbison
Husband of
Nadine Vesta (Shultz) Orbison
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 71
in Hendersonville, Sumner, Tennessee, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Jun 2015
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Biography
Orbie was the father of famous singer Roy Orbison. Orbie was an oil well driller and car mechanic in Texas. Orbie and his wife, Nadine, were unemployed during the Great Depression. Searching for work, the family moved to Fort Worth during Roy's childhood. A polio scare prompted them to return to Vernon. Later, the family moved to Wink, Texas. Orbison would later describe the major components of life in Wink as "football, oil fields, oil, grease and sand" and in later years expressed relief that he was able to leave the desolate town. [1]
Orbie gave Roy his first guitar, on his 6th birthday.[2]
Sources
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- US Census, 1920
- US Census, 1940 occupation: attendant, gasoline filling station
- U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1984
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