Orange W. Church

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Orange W. Church is not in my direct ancestry. He is 1 step removed in the following ways: Brother of Carolyn R. Church Son of Erastus Church and Lucy H. Whitten

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	29 Sep 1850	Greenfield, IN
Marriage	24 Sep 1876		to Martha A. Clark
Death	9 Apr 1935
Burial		Alton Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox Co., IN

Children

(children with Martha A. Clark)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Lee O. Church	M	Jun 1876	IN
Charley W. Church	M	Oct 1879	IN
Anna Church	F	Feb 1885	IN
Ella Church	F	Oct 1889	IN
Chester R. Church	M	Feb 1893	IN
unknown					birth order unknown (1900 census indicates 6 children 5 of whom still live)

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Terre Haute, Sugar Creek Twp., Vigo Co., IN	1860, 1870

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1860 United States Federal Census, Sugar Creek, Vigo Co., IN, page 11. Census dated 12 Jun 1860. There are three adjacent houses with members of the Church family represented here. In the center is the family of Erastus Church, and on either side of him are the families of two of his sons, Langdon Church and Erastus Warren Church. Lines 14-15: Langdon Church, 25, and his wife Jane Church, 26. They are both carpenters. Langdon was born in Indiana, Jane in Vermont Lines 16-27, is Erastus Church, 52, living with his wife Lucy, 52; Uzziel Church, 23; Oscar Church, 20; Melville A. Church, 19; Arminta Church, 17; Chester Church, 15; George Church, 14; Ann Church, 12; Orange Church, 9; Rebecca Church, 7; and Elizabeth Church, 89. Erastus, Lucy, Uzzeil, Oscar, Mellvile, Arminta, and Chester all work on the farm. Erastus was born in Vermont, Elizabeth and Lucy in New Hampshire, all others in Indiana. Lines 28-32: Warren Church, 24; July Church, 25; Laura Church, 5; Harriet Augustus, 16; and Henry Church, 3. Warren and July work on the farm, Harriet is a domestic. Warren was born in VT, July in NY, Harriet in KY, Laura and Henry in IN.
2	1870 United States Federal Census, Vigo County, Sugar Creek, IN, Page 22 lines 1-10, lists Erastus Church, 62, living with Lucy Church, 57, Geo Church, 24, Lucy A. Church, 22, Orange Church, 20, Caroline Murphy, 38, Marion Murphy, 13, Willie Murphy, 10, Oscar Church, 30, and Martha Church, 22. Oscar and Martha are listed as being a separate family but living in the same dwelling; they were married the previous November. Geo, Lucy A., Orange, Marion, and Oscar were born in Indiana. Erastus, Lucy, and Caroline were born in Vermont. Willie was born in Illinois. No one had parents of foreign birth. Marion and Willie were in school. Everyone is either a farmer or a house keeper, except for Caroline who is a seamstress. The previous house in the census (on the previous page of the census) is that belonging to Erastus' son, Erastus Warren Church.
3	1880 United States Federal Census,
4	1900 United States Federal Census, Palmyra Twp., Knox Co., IN, dated 4-5 Jun 1900. Lines 57-64: Orange W. Church, 50, born Sep 1849, married 24 years, and his wife Martha A. Church, 41, born Jan 1859, married 24 years, born 6 children 5 of whom still live. They live with five children: son Leeo Church, 23, born Jun 1876; son Charley W. Church, 20, born Oct 1879; daughter Anna Church, 15, born Feb 1885; daughter Ella Church, 10, born Oct 1889; and son Chester R. Church, 7, born Feb 1893. Also present is a servant, Frank McFearson. Orange was born in VT, his father in NH, his mother in Scotland. Martha was born in IL, her father in IL, her mother in IN. The children were all born in IN. Orange is a farmer.
5	1910 United States Federal Census, Palmyra Twp., Knox Co., IN, dated 28 Apr 1910. Lines 97-99: Orange W. Church, 59, married 34 years, lives with his wife Martha A. Church, 52, married 34 years, born 7 children 5 of whom still live, and their son Chester R. Church, 17. Orange was born in VT, his parents in Scotland. Martha and her parents were born in IL. Chester was born in IN. Orange is a farmer.
6	1920 United States Federal Census, Palmyra Twp., Knox Co., IN, dated 19 Jan 1920 [NB: enumerator left off the month, but neighboring pages infer January]. Lines 75-76: Orange W. Church, 70, lives with his wife Martha Church, 62. They were born in IN. His father was born in VT and his mother in IN. Her father was born in IN and her mother in IL. He is a farmer on his own farm.
7	1930 United States Federal Census, Pelahatchie Twp., Rankin Co., MS, dated 7 Apr 1930. Lines 55-58: Lee O. Church, 53, married first at 25, and his wife Millie S. Church, 49, married first at 21, live with their son Clarence Church, 21, and Lee's father, Orang W. Church, 81, married first at 27. Lee was born in IN, and his parents in IL. Millie and her parents were born in IN. Orang was born in IL, his parents in VT. Clarence was born in IN. Lee is a general practice physician. Clarence works in a shoe shop.
8	Church family bible records contain birth, marriage, and death dates and locations for numerous members of the Church family. Relevant to this page, Orange W. Church was born at Greenfield, IN, on 29 Sep 1850.
9	Obituary in the 10 Apr 1935 edition of the Terre Haute Tribune, page 2, for Orange W. Church, age 85.	Original available from Vigo. Co. Public Library. [1]
10	City directory for Vincennes, IN, 1930, lists Orange W. Church 17.73a, $1600, Palmyra twp, Vincennes (2)
11	Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941, lists O. W. Church marrying M. Clark on 24 Sep 1876 in Knox Co., IN.
12	Gravestone for Orange W. Church and Martha Church at Alton Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox Co., IN. Martha was born 7 Jan 1858 and died 15 Aug 1924. Orange was born 29 Sep 1850 and died 9 Apr 1935.