Generation One

Generation Two

Generation Three

Generation Four

Generation Five

Richard Ormsby

Thomas Ormsby

Ezra Ormsbee

John Ormsbee

John Ormsbee

Generation Six

Generation Seven

John M. Ormsbee

John M. Ormsbee Jr

John Mason Ormsbee, Jr.

1829 - 1900


Father: John Mason Ormsbee
Mother: Mary (Polly) Willson
Date of Birth: Oct. 16, 1829
Place of Birth: Shoreham, Vt.
First Marriage: June 6, 1872, Etta Ginrich
Date of Death: Mar. 19, 1900
Place of Death: Erie, Pa.

Children:

  1. Agnes Etta Ormsbee , born Apr. 25, 1873, Erie, Pa.
  2. Gertrude Mary Ormsbee, born Nov. 1, 1875, Erie, Pa.
  3. Lois Marguerite Ormsbee, born Sept. 4, 1877, Erie, Pa.
  4. John Mason Ormsbee, III, born Mar. 25, 1882, Erie, Pa.

Additional Facts:

Etta Ginrich of Erie, Pa.
She b. June 6, 1852

American Civil War

Ref. For this family: Mrs. Agnes Hutchinson, Glens Falls, N.Y. who has the Family Bible; and from Dr. Millie Chapman, Springboro, Pa., Genealogist. Both are descendants.

The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 149
Mrs. Marguerite Ormsbee Simon.
DAR ID Number: 148281
Born in Erie, Pa.
Wife of Guy Wallace Simon.
Descendant of John Ormsbee, as follows:
1. John Mason Ormsbee (1829-1900) m. 1872 Etta Gingrich (b. 1852).
2. John M. Ormsbee (1804-67) m. 1829 Mary Wilson (1807-91).
3. John Ormsbee, Jr. (1765-1849), m. 1792 Lydia Goodell (1765-1833).
4. John Ormsbee m. 1762 Sarah Jolls (1745-1819).
John Ormsbee (1733-1819) was lieutenant of train band under Capt. Amos Haile, Rhode Island troops; also a seaman on the privateer "Marquis de Lafayette." He was born in Warren, R. I.; died in Shoreham, Vt.


Generation One

Generation Two

Generation Three

Generation Four

Generation Five

Richard Ormsby

Thomas Ormsby

Ezra Ormsbee

John Ormsbee

John Ormsbee

Generation Six

Generation Seven

Generation Eight

John M. Ormsbee

John M. Ormsbee Jr

Agnes Etta Ormsbee

Agnes Etta Ormsbee

1873


Father: John Mason Ormsbee, Jr.
Mother: Etta Ginrich
Date of Birth: Apr. 25, 1873
Place of Birth: Erie, Pa.
First Marriage: Feb. 22, 1898 Herbert H. Smith, Dunkirk, N.Y
Date of Death:
Place of Death:

Spouse: Herbert H. Smith,
Date of Birth: Apr. 21, 1871

Children:

  1. Helen Margaret Smith, born May 17, 1899, Erie, Pa.
  2. Walter Wilson Smith, born Sept. 7, 1904, Erie, Pa.
  3. Marian Ormsbee Smith, born May 15, 1908, N. Girard, Pa.
  4. Mildred Elizabeth Smith, born July 10, 1910, Bakersfield, CA


Generation One

Generation Two

Generation Three

Generation Four

Generation Five

Richard Ormsby

Thomas Ormsby

Ezra Ormsbee

John Ormsbee

John Ormsbee

Generation Six

Generation Seven

Generation Eight

John M. Ormsbee

John M. Ormsbee Jr

Gertrude M. Ormsbee

Gertrude Mary Ormsbee

1875


Father: John Mason Ormsbee, Jr.
Mother: Etta Ginrich
Date of Birth: Nov. 1, 1875
Place of Birth: Erie, Pa.
First Marriage: Aug. 30, 1898 Wm. Reed Densmore, Erie, Pa.
Date of Death:
Place of Death:

Children:

  1. Wm. Richard Densmore, born Mar. 19, 1899, Erie, Pa.
  2. Ruth Henrietta Densmore, born Nov. 12, 1900, Erie, Pa.
  3. Harriett Elizabeth (twin) Densmore, born Nov. 12, 1900, Erie, Pa.


Generation One

Generation Two

Generation Three

Generation Four

Generation Five

Richard Ormsby

Thomas Ormsby

Ezra Ormsbee

John Ormsbee

John Ormsbee

Generation Six

Generation Seven

Generation Eight

John M. Ormsbee

John M. Ormsbee Jr

Lois M. Ormsbee

Lois Marguerite Ormsbee

1873


Father: John Mason Ormsbee, Jr.
Mother: Etta Ginrich
Date of Birth: Sept. 4, 1877
Place of Birth: Erie, Pa.
First Marriage: June 20, 1901 Guy Wallace Simon at Erie, Pa
Date of Death: Sept. 2, 1947
Place of Death:

Children:

  1. Spencer Ormsbee Simon, born Mar. 23, 1902, Winamac, Ind.
  2. Richard Wallace Simon, born Apr. 20, 1904, Winamac, Ind.
  3. Robert Donald Simon, born Apr. 28, 1909, Jamestown, N.D.
  4. John Ormsbee Simonds, born Mar. 11, 1913, Jamestown, N.D.
  5. Phillip Douglas Simonds, born May 9, 1916, Jamestown, N.D.

Additional Facts:

Guy Wallace Simon. He b. Sept. 29, 1873

The last two now (1965) spell the name SIMONDS. They have the firm name of; "Simonds and Simonds Landscape Architects, 100 Ross St., Pittsburgh, Penn" Mr. John Ormsbee Simonds was President of the American Society of Landscape Architects (1965).

SIMONDS, JOHN ORMSBEE
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE-A MANUAL OF SITE PLANNING AND DESIGN MCGRAW-HILL BOOK CO.-1983-CAPA DURA340 PAG.

Landscape Architecture - The Shaping of Man's Natural Environment by John Ormsbee Simonds. McGraw-Hill, 1961

University of Florida
John Ormsbee Simonds
Collection
Manuscript Group 50
Currently held by the Special Collections Department of the Smathers Libraries, the collection consists of numerous books, publications, reference materials, published editions and manuscripts of his own works, and original plans from many of his projects donated by Mr. Simonds. The department is processing and adding materials to the collection as they are received. The printed materials and manuscripts are presently stored at the library's Limited Access Depository; requests for these materials must be made through the Special Collections Department at least one full business day ahead . The plans from many of his projects are currently stored at the Special Collections Department and are available for onsite perusal. Additionally, Mr. Simonds has provided a series of "Commentary's" that accompany the donated materials and give background information, his own perspectives on the field of landscape architecture and its changes, individual projects and the basis for the reference materials he used.
Lois M. (Ormsbee) Simon was D.A.R. No. 148281

The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 149
Mrs. Marguerite Ormsbee Simon.
DAR ID Number: 148281
Born in Erie, Pa.
Wife of Guy Wallace Simon.
Descendant of John Ormsbee, as follows:
1. John Mason Ormsbee (1829-1900) m. 1872 Etta Gingrich (b. 1852).
2. John M. Ormsbee (1804-67) m. 1829 Mary Wilson (1807-91).
3. John Ormsbee, Jr. (1765-1849), m. 1792 Lydia Goodell (1765-1833).
4. John Ormsbee m. 1762 Sarah Jolls (1745-1819).
John Ormsbee (1733-1819) was lieutenant of train band under Capt. Amos Haile, Rhode Island troops; also a seaman on the privateer "Marquis de Lafayette." He was born in Warren, R. I.; died in Shoreham, Vt.


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