John Orvis was born about 1839 in Canada West (now Ontario, Canada). He was the son of Isaac Orvis and Juliema A Orvis (43).[1]
In the 1850 US census, John Orvis (age 11) was living in Oakfield, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, with parents Isaac Orvis (40) and Juliema Orvis (43), and with siblings Henry (19), Loyd (16), George (14), Charles (13), Emily (7) and Francis (4), and with James Orvis (34).[1]
In the 1900 US census, John J Orvis (age 60) was living in Buffalo, New York, with daughter Mary L Orvis (22). He was widowed. He was the president of a loan company.[2]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1 "1850 United States Federal Census", The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Oakfield, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin; Roll: 997; Page: 292b; Line Number: 27, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #9232649 (accessed 15 June 2024), John Orvis in Oakfield, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, USA. Born in Canada West.
↑ "1900 United States Federal Census", Year: 1900; Census Place: Buffalo Ward 23, Erie, New York; Roll: 1031; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0195, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #32975389 (accessed 15 June 2024), John J Orvis (60), widowed, Pres Loan Co, head of household in Buffalo Ward 23, Erie, New York. Born in Canada.
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