Orinda H. Church

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Orinda H. Church is not in my direct ancestry. Her relationship to known members of my family is currently a matter of active research. The assertion has been made that she is a sibling of Erastus Church and a daughter of Samuel Church, but that connection has not been firmly established yet. This page was made to help collect information about this person for use in the research.

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	1804	Orange Co., VT
Death	20 Aug 1884	Knightstown, Henry Co., IN
Burial

Children

(children with ?)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Orange Co., VT	1804-1825
Liberty, Union Co., IN	1825-1835
West Liberty, Henry Co., IN	1835-~1836
Knightstown, Henry Co., IN	~1836-1884
Cumberland, IN
Greenfield, IN

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1880 U.S. Federal Census, Knightstown, Henry CO., IN, district 13, page 7. Lines 26-27: Orinda Church, 76, never married, living with her sister Luvina S. Gephart, 65, widowed. Luvina's occupation is listed as "visiting." Both were born in VT, their fathers were born in NH, their mothers in ME.
1	Obituary for Orinda H. Church, born in Orange Co., VT, in 1804, to father Samuel Church and mother Elizabeth Church. Moved to IN in 1825 to become a school teacher in Liberty, Union Co., IN. Moved to West Liberty, Henry Co., IN, in 1835. Moved to Knightstown, IN, in ~1836, and lived there until her death. Also lived in Greenfield and Cumberland, IN, at some point, where she worked in the mercantile business. Died 30 Aug 1884, funeral was at the M.E. Church, Knightstown, IN, 1 Sep 1884. The assertion is that Orinda was a sibling of Erastus Church. The connections are the parents names, the birth location, and the timing of moving to IN from VT. Samuel, Elizabeth, and children are said in [3] to have moved from Orange Co., VT, to Brooksville [sic, there is no Brooksville. Probably Brookville], IN, in 1827. Orinda is said to have moved to IN in 1825 to begin teaching in Liberty, IN, which is about 15 miles away from Brooksville. These two moves from VT to IN are likely one and the same. The Church Family History by Chester R. Church mentions that the daughters of Samuel Church, when they came to IN, took up their father's profession of teaching, so Orinda's life as a schoolteacher fits this as well. Based on this text, the link between Orinda and Samuel Church seems very strong. Some researchers have raised questions about the validity of this text, however, as this version was typed by a man using it as justification for his Sons of the American Revolution application. The original obituary is being sought. If this transcription proves to be accurate, the case for Orinda being a sibling of Erastus Church is good.	Click for full transcript.