Edward Orton

Birth Name Edward Orton
Gender male
Age at Death 82 years, 9 months, 1 day

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth June 1840 Shilton Parish, Warwickshire, England   1a
Event Note

probably the index to his birth, at freebmd.org.uk
2nd Qtr 1840
Orton Edward Foleshill &c Vol 16 page 412

Census (Son) June 6, 1841 Shilton Parish, Warwickshire, England Barnacle Township 2a
Event Note

George Orton, 65, ribbon weaver, born Warwickshire
Selina Orton, 10, born Warwickshire

Edward Orton, 25, a ribbon weaver
Dinah Orton, 30
Maryann Orton, 3
Edward Orton, 11 months

all born in Warwickshire

https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10150-12447342/edward-orton-in-1841-england-wales-census?s=422936951

Census (Grandson) March 30, 1851 Shilton Parish, Warwickshire, England Shilton Village 1a
Event Note

George Orton, 77, head, widowed, handloom weaver, silk, born Shilton, Warwickshire
Edward Orton, son, 34, handloom weaver, silk, born Shilton, Warwickshire
Dinah Orton, son's wife, 40, born Bramcote?, Warwickshire
Mary Anne Orton, granddaughter, 14, born Shilton, Warwickshire
Edward Orton, grandson, 12, born Shilton, Warwickshire
John Orton, grandson, 9, born Shilton, Warwickshire
George Orton, grandson, 7, born Shilton, Warwickshire
Dinah Orton, granddaughter, 5, born Shilton, Warwickshire
Jemima Orton, granddaughter, 11 months, born Shilton, Warwickshire

https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10151-57615522/edward-orton-in-1851-england-wales-census?s=422936951

 

Census July 2, 1860 Elgin Township, Kane County, Illinois, United States   3a
Event Note

1860 Census, Elgin Township, Kane County, Illinois
July 2, 1860
in household of P G Gilbert, farmer

Edward Orton, 20, laborer on farm, born in England

 

Naturalization before 1870     4a
Census June 9, 1870 Minonk Township, Woodford County, Illinois, United States   4a
Event Note

1870 Census of Minonk Township, Woodford County, Illinois
June 9, 1870
in household of ?? and Anna Sharp

Ed Orton, 29, farm hand, born in England, parents foreign born, male citizen

Census June 9, 1880 Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, United States   5a
Event Note

1880 Census, Hastings, Nebraska
June 9, 1880

Edward Orton, 39, single, farmer, born in England, parents also

Census (Head) June 1, 1900 Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, United States 321 West C Street 6a
Event Note

1900 Census Ward 1, Hastings, Nebraska
1 June 1900
owns the house free of mortgage at 321 West C Street

Edward Orton, 55, born June 1844, married 16 years, born in England, parents also, arrived 1859, naturalization, pensioner
Amanda Orton, 37, born April 1863, married 16 years, 3 children, 2 alive, born in Illinois, father in Germany, mother in New York
Lottie Orton, 8, born June 1891, born in Nebraska
Clarence Orton, 3, born June 1896, born in Nebraska

Census (Head) April 19, 1910 Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, United States 321 West C Street 6b
Event Note

1910 Census, Ward 1, Hastings, Nebraska
April 19, 1910
at 321 West C Street

Edward Orton, 69, married 1x for 25 years, born in England, parents also, arrived 1859, naturalized, living on own income
Lillie Amanda Orton, 47, married 1x for 25 years, 3 children, 2 alive, born in Illinois, father in Germany, mother in New York
Lottie U Orton, 18, born in Nebraska, millinery
Clarence F Orton, 13, born in Nebraska

Census (Head) January 9, 1920 Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, United States 501 Kansas Avenue 7a
Event Note

1920 Census, Hastings Nebraska
January 9, 1920
owns the home free of mortgage at 501 Kansas Avenue

Edward Orton, 79, born in England, parents also, naturalization column says "1900 or ..."
Amanda Orton, 56, born in Illinois, father in US, mother in New York
Lloyd Dufford, son in law, 36, born in Iowa, parents in the US
Lottie Dufford, 28, born in Nebraska
Howard Dufford, 6, born in Nebraska

Death March 2, 1923   res: 501 South Kansas 8a
Event Note

Veterans Administration Pension Payment Card
Edward Orton
Certificate 530795, Service: P A 7 Illinois Infantry
payments began 17 July 1890
died March 2, 1923
payable to widow Lillie A Orton, 501 South Kansas Avenue, Hastings, Nebraska

Burial   Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, United States    
Event Note

Buried Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska
Private, Company A, 7 Illinois Infantry
Enlisted July 25, 1861
Discharged July 29, 1864
died March 2, 1923

"Nebraska, Grand Army of the Republic, Burial Records, 1861-1948," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGDV-BRKQ : 24 October 2018), Edward Orton, United States; citing Death, United States, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln.

 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Edward Ortonabout 18161902
Mother Diana Wesleyabout 18111882
    Sister     Mary Ann Orton about 1838
         Edward Orton June 1840 March 2, 1923
    Brother     John Orton 1841
    Brother     George E Orton November 17, 1845 November 30, 1910
    Sister     Dinah Orton about 1846
    Sister     Jemima Orton about April 1850
    Sister     Eliza Orton

Families

Family of Edward Orton and Lillie Amanda Smith
Married Wife Lillie Amanda Smith ( b. April 1863 d. ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage November 19, 1884 Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States   9a
Event Note

Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935
Name: Edward Orton
Spouse's Name: Lillie A. Smith
Event Date: 19 Nov 1884
Event Place: Ottawa, La Salle Co , Illinois
Father's Name: Edward Orton
Spouse's Father's Name: Henry R. Smith
Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Hopper

 

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Estella Ortonabout 1889May 17, 1890
Lottie U OrtonJune 18911982
Clarence OrtonJune 1896

Source References

  1. 1851 Census of England
      • Page: Shilton, Warwickshire, Series: HO107, Page: 500, Piece: 2066, Family: 10, Line: 6, Image: 3, Enum. District: 2
  2. 1841 Census of England
      • Page: Barnacle Township, Shilton Parish, Warwickshire
      • Citation:

        Barnacle Township, Shilton Parish, Warwickshire
        Superintendent registrar's district: Foleshill & Sowe, Registrar's district: Sowe
        Series: HO107, Page: 26\10, Piece: 1136, Family: 2619, Line: 3
        Image: 15
        Enum. District: 9

  3. National Archives and Records Administration: 1860 United States Census
      • Page: Elgin Twp, Kane Co, Illinois
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXCZ-7GZ : 13 December 2017), Edward Orton in entry for P G Gilbert, 1860.

  4. National Archives and Records Administration: 1870 United States Census
      • Page: Minonk Township, Woodford County, Illinois, p. 4, family 25
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64M-5H4 : 12 April 2016), Ed Orton in household of Sharp, Illinois, United States; citing p. 4, family 25, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,794.

  5. National Archives and Records Administration: 1880 United States Census
      • Page: Hastings, Nebraska, ED 63, sheet 109B
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8Y7-L9D : 16 August 2017), Edward Orton, Little Blue, Adams, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district ED 63, sheet 109B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0743; FHL microfilm 1,254,743.

  6. 1900 United States Federal Census
      • Page: Ward 1, Hastings, Nebraska, ED 8, sheet 6B, family 127
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3BN-KYT : accessed 8 January 2019), Lottie Orton in household of Edward Orton, Hastings city Ward 1, Adams, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 8, sheet 6B, family 127, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,916.

      • Page: Ward 1, Hastings, Nebraska, ED 7, sheet 7A, family 124
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLWL-4BW : accessed 8 January 2019), Lottie U Orton in household of Edward Orton, Hastings Ward 1, Adams, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 7A, family 124, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 838; FHL microfilm 1,374,851.

  7. National Archives and Records Administration: 1920 United States Census
      • Page: Hastings Nebraska, ED 7, sheet 7B, line 76
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCVH-D4B : accessed 8 January 2019), Edward Ortem, Hastings Ward 1, Adams, Nebraska, United States; citing ED 7, sheet 7B, line 76, family 168, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 979; FHL microfilm 1,820,979.

  8. images at familysearch: Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards
      • Page: Edward Orton, Certificate 530795
      • Citation:

        "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2M2L-5CB : 11 March 2018), Edward Orton, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,635,740.

  9. indexes at familysearch: Illinois Marriages
      • Page: Orton-Smith, 19 Nov 1884, Ottawa, LaSalle County