Ohio Families

Herman's 1900 census said he was born in October 1866.
His 1910 census said about 1863.
His 1920 census said about 1868.
His 1940 census said about 1865.
His death record said he was born 7 February 1865.

1900 Census Ward 1, Cleveland, ED 9, sheet 9A, family 190
June 1, 1900
at 38 Hill Street

[note: Herman was not indexed on familysearch or ancestry.com, although he was head of this household. Find the family by looking for "Edward Orchak".]

Herman Orchak/Orschak, 33, October 1866, single, born in Germany, parents also, arrived 1872, teamster
Edward Orchak/Orschak, 19, August 1870, single, born in Ohio, parents in Germany, teamster
Bertie Orchak/Orschak, 14, January 1886, single, born in Ohio, parents in
Christine Marquardt, aunt, 60, May/March?/Nov? 1840, widowed, born in Germany, parents also, arrived 1875, no naturalization information

Edward's birth and age do not agree.

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMCT-8XR : accessed 2 December 2015), Edward Orchak, Precinct C Cleveland city Ward 1, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing , NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,252.

living at 38 Hill Street when the 1900 census was taken

1910 Census, Austinburg Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, ED 14, sheet 8A
April 28 1910

Herman Orschak, 47, head, single, born in Ohio, parents in Germany, farmer
Elizabeth Aley, 45, sister, widowed, 5 children 5 alive, born in Ohio, parents in Germany
Mertil M Aley, 18, single, born in Ohio

United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML8K-9RD : accessed 3 December 2015), Herman Orschak, Austinburg, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 8A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,165

1920 Census Ward 12, Cleveland, ED 221?, sheet 6B
January 7, 1920
at 2538 [East?] 23rd Street

Herman Orschak, head, 52, born in New York, parents in Germany, watchman, market house
Elizabeth Orschak, wife, 54, born in New York, parents in Germany,
Fred Orschak, brother, 46, married, born in Ohio, parents in Germany, laborer, market house
Daniel Orschak, nephew, 8, attending school, born in Ohio, parents also

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD53-N2C : accessed 30 November 2015), Daniel Orschak in household of Herman Orschak, Cleveland Ward 12, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 6B, family 111, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,363.

living at 2538 23rd Street when the 1920 census was taken

1940; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T627_3215; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 92-302
April 26, 1940
renting, at 2538 Rear, East 23rd
Herman Orrschak, 75, born in Ohio, widowed, 6 years of school, no occupation, lived in same house in 1935

his usual residence when he died was 2536 East 23rd

Ohio Deaths, File Number
Herman Orschack
died 1 November 1951, at Cleveland City Hospital
born 7 February 1865, Cleveland, Ohio
US Citizen
usual residence: 2536 East 23rd Street
white, male, retired
marital status: "widower" was typed in then scratched out and replaced by "never married"
father: William Orschack
mother: unknown
Infomant: Margaret Kyser
Burial: Highland Park, November 3, 1951

 

"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6GY-FQ7 : accessed 1 December 2015), Herman Orschak, 01 Nov 1951; citing , reference Certificate; FHL microfilm 2,372,875.

Name: Orschak, Herman
Date: Nov 2 1951
Source: Cleveland Press, Reel #127
Notes: Orschak, Herman, residence, 2536 E. 23. Friends may call at the Loree A. Wells Funeral Home, 8303 Hough Ave. Services Saturday, Nov. 3, at 2 p. m