Elijah D. Ormsby

1812

Father: Elijah Ormsby, Jr
Mother: Susanna Dewey
Date of Birth: Dec. 20, 1812
Place of Birth: Beckett, MA
First Marrige: Marietta
Date of Death:
Place of Death:

Children:

1. Newton F. Ormsby, born Feb. 25, 1848, Lorain Co., OH
2. Minnie May Ormsby

Additional Facts:

The only possible reason for putting this Elijah here is the assumption that Elijah Ormsby Jr. come to Lorain County, Ohio where his brother Caleb is known to have come from Beckett, Mass. And also, from a biographical sketch in, "History of Linn County, Mo." (1882) where it says;
"Mr. Newton Ormsby, is the son of Elijah and Marietta Ormsby, and was born in Lorain Co., Ohio, Feb. 25, 1848"

Photo of Elijah Dewey Ormsby. The photo was provided by Marie Haskins <mandm_89@hotmail.com>. Elijah is her great great great grandfather.

e-mail received from Cheryl Crow (IMCVC@aol.com), 27 Feb 2003

I found your email address at Ormsby.org. I am also trying to do research on the Ormsby family. My mother was an Ormsby. Her great grandfather was Elijah D. Ormsby. In the information found at Ormsby.org, several of Elijah's younger children were omitted. According to what I have been able to find, he had 5 children. Newton was the oldest-born in 1849.
There was another brother named Major S. Ormsby born in 1854. I haven't been able to find any information on him. My great grandfather, Royal Jonathan Ormsby, was next. He was born 7/24/1856. Martha M. Ormsby was next--born in 1862. I believe she is the Minnie Ormsby that married Vorce. Jinnie Ormsby born in 1866 was next. I found her name on a census list and am not sure if it is correctly spelled. I found the information above in the 1860 and 1870 Census reports for Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan. I would love to share some of this with other Ormsby's.

I have recently come across pictures, postcards, newpaper clippings etc, that my grandmother, Zoa Ormsby, collected. In trying to sort through them and determine who everyone is I have come accross many postcards from who I believe to be Newt Ormsby. Some are simply signed N.O.

Cheryl Crow
Springfield, MO

Newton F. Ormsby

1848

Father: Elijah Ormsby, Jr
Mother: Marietta
Date of Birth: Feb. 25, 1848
Place of Birth: Lorain Co., OH
First Marriage: Oct. 27, 1869, Ella Longwell
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Occupation: Locomotive Engineer

Children:

1. Charles E. Ormsby, born 1869, MI
2. Fred E. Ormsby

Additional Facts:

American Civil War

"History of Linn County, Mo." (1882) where it says;
"Mr. Newton Ormsby, is the son of Elijah and Marietta Ormsby, and was born in Lorain Co., Ohio, Feb. 25, 1848"

In 1852, his parents moved to Decatur, Mich. Where he lived till 1864. He enlisted in the Civil War in Co. B 10th Mich. Vols. Cavalry as chief dispatcher for Adj. Gen. W.H. Porter. Discharged Nov. 1865.

Michigan 1870 Census, Paw Paw Village, Van Buren Co., Aug. 29, 1870

Ormsby, Newton  24 M W Works in Hubfactory Ohio
      , Ella    18 F W Keeping House       Mich
      , Charles  1 M W                     Mich

He moved to Brookfield, Linn Co., Mo. in 1877 and at the time the History was written, he was a locomotive engineer. He had 2 sons; Charles E. Ormsby and Fred E. Ormsby

Photo of Newton Ormsby. The photo was provided by Marie Haskins <mandm_89@hotmail.com>. Newton is her great great Uncle.

E-mail
Fri, 22 Mar 2002
From: "M. Haskins" <mandm_89@hotmail.com>

My great great grandmothers maiden name was Minnie Mae Ormsby she married a Vorce.
Her brother was Newton on your site. Their father was Elijah Dewey Ormsby.

I have a little more information for you. But I'm still researching.

Thanks,
Marie

Charles E. Ormsby

1869

Father: Newton Ormsby
Mother: Ella Longwell
Date of Birth: About 1869
Place of Birth: Mich.
Date of Death:
Place of Death:

Additional Facts:

Michigan 1870 Census, Paw Paw Village, Van Buren Co., Aug. 29, 1870

Ormsby, Newton  24 M W Works in Hubfactory Ohio
      , Ella    18 F W Keeping House       Mich
      , Charles  1 M W                     Mich

Fred E. Ormsby

Unknown

Father: Newton Ormsby
Mother: Ella Longwell
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth: MI
Date of Death:
Place of Death:

Additional Facts:

Fred S. Ormsby: First Marriage: Jan. 16, 1883, Francis Caywood, Linn, MO. Records located in County courthouse in Linneus, Missouri

Fred E. Ormsby's family had moved to Brookfield, Linn Co., Mo. in 1877. But Fred E was not reported in the 1870 census and his father had only married in 1869.