DATE OF BIRTH: Census - June 1853; (Census in addition to marriage license ages, 1854). Death certificate - June 2, 1850.
NAME (AKA): J.A.; Arimathea (census); Joe Orendorf. (various spellings used: Arndoff; Orendorf, Orndorff, etc).
PARENTS: David Thomas Orndoff and Elizabeth 'Eliza' Ann Strowsnider
FOSTER PARENTS: Joseph A. and Susan Bedinger
MARRIAGE #1: Mary Elizabeth Munnett
DATE: August 7, 1876
LOCATION: Allegany County, Maryland
GROOMS NAME: Joseph Orendorf
AGE: 22
MARITAL STATUS: Bachelor
OCCUPATION: Laborer
BRIDES NAME: Mary Elizabeth Munnett
AGE: 16
RESIDENCE: Hampshire County, WV,
OCCUPATION: Maid
MINISTER: E.C. Raffensperger, Minister
(Source: Transcribed from Marriage License)
MARRIAGE #2: Mary Savage
DATE: September 15, 1884
LOCATION: Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
GROOMS NAME: Joseph Orndorff
AGE: 31
RESIDENCE: Allegany County, Maryland
MARITAL STATUS: Widower
OCCUPATION: Laborer
BRIDES NAME: Mary Savage
AGE: 21
RESIDENCE: Allegany County, Maryland
OCCUPATION: Maid
MINISTER: Married by R.N. Meade, Rector
(Source: Transcribed from Marriage License)
DEATH CERTIFICATE
FULL NAME: Joseph Orendorf
PLACE OF DEATH: Brule County, South Dakota
CITY: Chamberlain
DATE OF DEATH: May 12, 1917
DATE OF BIRTH: June 2, 1850
BIRTHPLACE: Virginia
NAME OF FATHER: David Orendorf
NAME OF MOTHER: Martha Strosnider
CAUSE OF DEATH: Cardiac Asthma
CONTRIBUTORY: Exhaustion
PLACE OF BURIAL: River View Cemetery
DATE OF BURIAL: May 14, 1917
INFORMANT: Mrs. D. F. Dominiack
(Source: Transcribed excerpts from Death Certificate. Many mistakes in information from informant! NAME OF MOTHER should be Elizabeth 'Eliza' Strosnider)
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BIOGRAPHY:
JOSEPH 'JOE' ARIMATHEA ORNDORFF was born June 02, 1854 to David Thomas Orndorff and Elizabeth (Eliza) Strowsnyder as their firstborn. Known siblings include: Hezekiah Claggett; Simon H.; Hannah Frances; twins Algernon 'Allen Jernon' Sidney and Lucille 'Lucy' Ann Orndoff. Ten half-brothers from David and Isabella (Racey) Orndorff (David's first marriage)
1860 census misenumerated Joseph's name as 'Arimathea Orndorff' a female. He was 4 years old (birth year about 1856). Birth place was recorded as 'Virginia' and his home in 1860 was District 1, Hardy, Virginia with the Post Office in Wardensville. Family members were father David Orndorff (71), mother Eliza A Orndorff (38), younger brothers Hezekiah Orndorff (2), and Simon H Orndorff (1).
In late 1869 - early 1870, Joseph's mother Eliza had died and his elderly father was unable to care for the children. All of the children were 'adopted' out. Joseph, 16, was taken in by Joseph A. and Susan Bedinger, Capon, Hardy, West Virginia. Living next door to Joseph is foster parents John and Nancy Bedinger with Joseph's brother and sister, Hezekiah and Lucy Orndorf. Simon went on to be in the care of the Overseer's of the Poor. Lucy's twin, Algernon 'Allen' was taken to Kansas where he grew up. Hannah was taken in by her half-brother Harrison.
In 1880, Joseph Orndorff was living in Mineral County, WV, next door to his brother Simon and near brother Hezekiah.
Joe moved across the border from West Virginia into Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland with his siblings Hezekiah and Hannah. Joe, as well as his brother Hezekiah, worked for the railroad.
Joe married the first time to Mary Elizabeth Munnett in 1876. Children from this marriage union: Jenny L. Orndorff; and George Walter Orndorff (George William / AKA: George Walter is the same). Mary Elizabeth Munnet Orndorff died sometime before 1884.
Joe, a widower, married a second time to Mary Savage in 1884. Children born to the marriage union of Joseph and Mary Savage: Nellie Catherine, Elizabeth E. 'Bessie', William Walter, Mathilda "Maggie", and John F.
Joe was a registered voter in 1890 for the Sixth Election District, Allegany County, Maryland. ("10-6-90 Orndroff, Joseph, white, sworn, age 31; place of birth Hardy County, West Virginia; residence Old Pike; in county 14 months; in Election District 9 months. Qualified voter surname Orndroff; christian name Joseph. Filed in the clerk's office of the Circuit Court for Allegany County October 21, 1890)
On July 22, 1901, Joe's daughter Jenny, 18, died of diptheria in Ekheart, Allegany, Maryland. Joe's second wife, Mary Savage Orndorff, died two years later on September 10, 1903 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.
On February 17, 1904, Joe's daughter Elizabeth 'Bessie', 17, married Hannah's brother-in-law (Michael Dominiack) in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland.
When Joe's sister Hannah (Orndorf) Dominiack, and his daughter Bessie (Orndorf) Dominiack, moved to Chamberlain, Brule County, South Dakota in January 1909 where their husbands obtained land, Joe also moved to South Dakota as a widower, where he worked as a laborer for the city until his death in May, 1917.
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OBITUARY: "Joe Orendorf, a familiar character about the streets of Chamberlain, died suddenly Sunday. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Monday, Reverand Hoyer officiating." (Chamberlain Register, Volume XXXV, Number 47, Chamberlain, Brule County, South Dakota, Thursday, May 17, 1917, Page 4)
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FUNERAL HOME: Hickey-Wevik Funeral Home, 215 S. Main Street, P.O. Box 207, Chamberlain, SD 57325: 'We have looked through our records and cannot find any information on Joseph. They have a death certificate for him at the courthouse, but we are not finding any information on his location of burial. There is no burial permit or anything. The records here are VERY sketchy prior to 1947. We are the only funeral home ever to have been here, so the records of most things would be here if they were recorded at the time." (Emails, phone conversation February 11, 2009, at cemetery office in person.)
DATE OF BURIAL: May 14, 1917 at Riverview Cemetery, according to Death Certificate. I was unable to locate a headstone upon searching the cemetery. Possibly buried next to his sister Hannah Frances Orndorff Dominiack in one of the two unmarked graves in her lot - Section B (actually is Section D), Block 46
(Source: Death Certificate - See Funeral Home above)
(NOTE: Researched by Linda Orendoff Voss and Clara Berry)
NAME (AKA): J.A.; Arimathea (census); Joe Orendorf. (various spellings used: Arndoff; Orendorf, Orndorff, etc).
PARENTS: David Thomas Orndoff and Elizabeth 'Eliza' Ann Strowsnider
FOSTER PARENTS: Joseph A. and Susan Bedinger
MARRIAGE #1: Mary Elizabeth Munnett
DATE: August 7, 1876
LOCATION: Allegany County, Maryland
GROOMS NAME: Joseph Orendorf
AGE: 22
MARITAL STATUS: Bachelor
OCCUPATION: Laborer
BRIDES NAME: Mary Elizabeth Munnett
AGE: 16
RESIDENCE: Hampshire County, WV,
OCCUPATION: Maid
MINISTER: E.C. Raffensperger, Minister
(Source: Transcribed from Marriage License)
MARRIAGE #2: Mary Savage
DATE: September 15, 1884
LOCATION: Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
GROOMS NAME: Joseph Orndorff
AGE: 31
RESIDENCE: Allegany County, Maryland
MARITAL STATUS: Widower
OCCUPATION: Laborer
BRIDES NAME: Mary Savage
AGE: 21
RESIDENCE: Allegany County, Maryland
OCCUPATION: Maid
MINISTER: Married by R.N. Meade, Rector
(Source: Transcribed from Marriage License)
DEATH CERTIFICATE
FULL NAME: Joseph Orendorf
PLACE OF DEATH: Brule County, South Dakota
CITY: Chamberlain
DATE OF DEATH: May 12, 1917
DATE OF BIRTH: June 2, 1850
BIRTHPLACE: Virginia
NAME OF FATHER: David Orendorf
NAME OF MOTHER: Martha Strosnider
CAUSE OF DEATH: Cardiac Asthma
CONTRIBUTORY: Exhaustion
PLACE OF BURIAL: River View Cemetery
DATE OF BURIAL: May 14, 1917
INFORMANT: Mrs. D. F. Dominiack
(Source: Transcribed excerpts from Death Certificate. Many mistakes in information from informant! NAME OF MOTHER should be Elizabeth 'Eliza' Strosnider)
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BIOGRAPHY:
JOSEPH 'JOE' ARIMATHEA ORNDORFF was born June 02, 1854 to David Thomas Orndorff and Elizabeth (Eliza) Strowsnyder as their firstborn. Known siblings include: Hezekiah Claggett; Simon H.; Hannah Frances; twins Algernon 'Allen Jernon' Sidney and Lucille 'Lucy' Ann Orndoff. Ten half-brothers from David and Isabella (Racey) Orndorff (David's first marriage)
1860 census misenumerated Joseph's name as 'Arimathea Orndorff' a female. He was 4 years old (birth year about 1856). Birth place was recorded as 'Virginia' and his home in 1860 was District 1, Hardy, Virginia with the Post Office in Wardensville. Family members were father David Orndorff (71), mother Eliza A Orndorff (38), younger brothers Hezekiah Orndorff (2), and Simon H Orndorff (1).
In late 1869 - early 1870, Joseph's mother Eliza had died and his elderly father was unable to care for the children. All of the children were 'adopted' out. Joseph, 16, was taken in by Joseph A. and Susan Bedinger, Capon, Hardy, West Virginia. Living next door to Joseph is foster parents John and Nancy Bedinger with Joseph's brother and sister, Hezekiah and Lucy Orndorf. Simon went on to be in the care of the Overseer's of the Poor. Lucy's twin, Algernon 'Allen' was taken to Kansas where he grew up. Hannah was taken in by her half-brother Harrison.
In 1880, Joseph Orndorff was living in Mineral County, WV, next door to his brother Simon and near brother Hezekiah.
Joe moved across the border from West Virginia into Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland with his siblings Hezekiah and Hannah. Joe, as well as his brother Hezekiah, worked for the railroad.
Joe married the first time to Mary Elizabeth Munnett in 1876. Children from this marriage union: Jenny L. Orndorff; and George Walter Orndorff (George William / AKA: George Walter is the same). Mary Elizabeth Munnet Orndorff died sometime before 1884.
Joe, a widower, married a second time to Mary Savage in 1884. Children born to the marriage union of Joseph and Mary Savage: Nellie Catherine, Elizabeth E. 'Bessie', William Walter, Mathilda "Maggie", and John F.
Joe was a registered voter in 1890 for the Sixth Election District, Allegany County, Maryland. ("10-6-90 Orndroff, Joseph, white, sworn, age 31; place of birth Hardy County, West Virginia; residence Old Pike; in county 14 months; in Election District 9 months. Qualified voter surname Orndroff; christian name Joseph. Filed in the clerk's office of the Circuit Court for Allegany County October 21, 1890)
On July 22, 1901, Joe's daughter Jenny, 18, died of diptheria in Ekheart, Allegany, Maryland. Joe's second wife, Mary Savage Orndorff, died two years later on September 10, 1903 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.
On February 17, 1904, Joe's daughter Elizabeth 'Bessie', 17, married Hannah's brother-in-law (Michael Dominiack) in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland.
When Joe's sister Hannah (Orndorf) Dominiack, and his daughter Bessie (Orndorf) Dominiack, moved to Chamberlain, Brule County, South Dakota in January 1909 where their husbands obtained land, Joe also moved to South Dakota as a widower, where he worked as a laborer for the city until his death in May, 1917.
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OBITUARY: "Joe Orendorf, a familiar character about the streets of Chamberlain, died suddenly Sunday. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Monday, Reverand Hoyer officiating." (Chamberlain Register, Volume XXXV, Number 47, Chamberlain, Brule County, South Dakota, Thursday, May 17, 1917, Page 4)
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FUNERAL HOME: Hickey-Wevik Funeral Home, 215 S. Main Street, P.O. Box 207, Chamberlain, SD 57325: 'We have looked through our records and cannot find any information on Joseph. They have a death certificate for him at the courthouse, but we are not finding any information on his location of burial. There is no burial permit or anything. The records here are VERY sketchy prior to 1947. We are the only funeral home ever to have been here, so the records of most things would be here if they were recorded at the time." (Emails, phone conversation February 11, 2009, at cemetery office in person.)
DATE OF BURIAL: May 14, 1917 at Riverview Cemetery, according to Death Certificate. I was unable to locate a headstone upon searching the cemetery. Possibly buried next to his sister Hannah Frances Orndorff Dominiack in one of the two unmarked graves in her lot - Section B (actually is Section D), Block 46
(Source: Death Certificate - See Funeral Home above)
(NOTE: Researched by Linda Orendoff Voss and Clara Berry)
DATE OF BIRTH: Census - June 1853; (Census in addition to marriage license ages, 1854). Death certificate - June 2, 1850.
NAME (AKA): J.A.; Arimathea (census); Joe Orendorf. (various spellings used: Arndoff; Orendorf, Orndorff, etc).
PARENTS: David Thomas Orndoff and Elizabeth 'Eliza' Ann Strowsnider
FOSTER PARENTS: Joseph A. and Susan Bedinger
MARRIAGE #1: Mary Elizabeth Munnett
DATE: August 7, 1876
LOCATION: Allegany County, Maryland
GROOMS NAME: Joseph Orendorf
AGE: 22
MARITAL STATUS: Bachelor
OCCUPATION: Laborer
BRIDES NAME: Mary Elizabeth Munnett
AGE: 16
RESIDENCE: Hampshire County, WV,
OCCUPATION: Maid
MINISTER: E.C. Raffensperger, Minister
(Source: Transcribed from Marriage License)
MARRIAGE #2: Mary Savage
DATE: September 15, 1884
LOCATION: Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
GROOMS NAME: Joseph Orndorff
AGE: 31
RESIDENCE: Allegany County, Maryland
MARITAL STATUS: Widower
OCCUPATION: Laborer
BRIDES NAME: Mary Savage
AGE: 21
RESIDENCE: Allegany County, Maryland
OCCUPATION: Maid
MINISTER: Married by R.N. Meade, Rector
(Source: Transcribed from Marriage License)
DEATH CERTIFICATE
FULL NAME: Joseph Orendorf
PLACE OF DEATH: Brule County, South Dakota
CITY: Chamberlain
DATE OF DEATH: May 12, 1917
DATE OF BIRTH: June 2, 1850
BIRTHPLACE: Virginia
NAME OF FATHER: David Orendorf
NAME OF MOTHER: Martha Strosnider
CAUSE OF DEATH: Cardiac Asthma
CONTRIBUTORY: Exhaustion
PLACE OF BURIAL: River View Cemetery
DATE OF BURIAL: May 14, 1917
INFORMANT: Mrs. D. F. Dominiack
(Source: Transcribed excerpts from Death Certificate. Many mistakes in information from informant! NAME OF MOTHER should be Elizabeth 'Eliza' Strosnider)
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BIOGRAPHY:
JOSEPH 'JOE' ARIMATHEA ORNDORFF was born June 02, 1854 to David Thomas Orndorff and Elizabeth (Eliza) Strowsnyder as their firstborn. Known siblings include: Hezekiah Claggett; Simon H.; Hannah Frances; twins Algernon 'Allen Jernon' Sidney and Lucille 'Lucy' Ann Orndoff. Ten half-brothers from David and Isabella (Racey) Orndorff (David's first marriage)
1860 census misenumerated Joseph's name as 'Arimathea Orndorff' a female. He was 4 years old (birth year about 1856). Birth place was recorded as 'Virginia' and his home in 1860 was District 1, Hardy, Virginia with the Post Office in Wardensville. Family members were father David Orndorff (71), mother Eliza A Orndorff (38), younger brothers Hezekiah Orndorff (2), and Simon H Orndorff (1).
In late 1869 - early 1870, Joseph's mother Eliza had died and his elderly father was unable to care for the children. All of the children were 'adopted' out. Joseph, 16, was taken in by Joseph A. and Susan Bedinger, Capon, Hardy, West Virginia. Living next door to Joseph is foster parents John and Nancy Bedinger with Joseph's brother and sister, Hezekiah and Lucy Orndorf. Simon went on to be in the care of the Overseer's of the Poor. Lucy's twin, Algernon 'Allen' was taken to Kansas where he grew up. Hannah was taken in by her half-brother Harrison.
In 1880, Joseph Orndorff was living in Mineral County, WV, next door to his brother Simon and near brother Hezekiah.
Joe moved across the border from West Virginia into Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland with his siblings Hezekiah and Hannah. Joe, as well as his brother Hezekiah, worked for the railroad.
Joe married the first time to Mary Elizabeth Munnett in 1876. Children from this marriage union: Jenny L. Orndorff; and George Walter Orndorff (George William / AKA: George Walter is the same). Mary Elizabeth Munnet Orndorff died sometime before 1884.
Joe, a widower, married a second time to Mary Savage in 1884. Children born to the marriage union of Joseph and Mary Savage: Nellie Catherine, Elizabeth E. 'Bessie', William Walter, Mathilda "Maggie", and John F.
Joe was a registered voter in 1890 for the Sixth Election District, Allegany County, Maryland. ("10-6-90 Orndroff, Joseph, white, sworn, age 31; place of birth Hardy County, West Virginia; residence Old Pike; in county 14 months; in Election District 9 months. Qualified voter surname Orndroff; christian name Joseph. Filed in the clerk's office of the Circuit Court for Allegany County October 21, 1890)
On July 22, 1901, Joe's daughter Jenny, 18, died of diptheria in Ekheart, Allegany, Maryland. Joe's second wife, Mary Savage Orndorff, died two years later on September 10, 1903 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.
On February 17, 1904, Joe's daughter Elizabeth 'Bessie', 17, married Hannah's brother-in-law (Michael Dominiack) in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland.
When Joe's sister Hannah (Orndorf) Dominiack, and his daughter Bessie (Orndorf) Dominiack, moved to Chamberlain, Brule County, South Dakota in January 1909 where their husbands obtained land, Joe also moved to South Dakota as a widower, where he worked as a laborer for the city until his death in May, 1917.
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OBITUARY: "Joe Orendorf, a familiar character about the streets of Chamberlain, died suddenly Sunday. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Monday, Reverand Hoyer officiating." (Chamberlain Register, Volume XXXV, Number 47, Chamberlain, Brule County, South Dakota, Thursday, May 17, 1917, Page 4)
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FUNERAL HOME: Hickey-Wevik Funeral Home, 215 S. Main Street, P.O. Box 207, Chamberlain, SD 57325: 'We have looked through our records and cannot find any information on Joseph. They have a death certificate for him at the courthouse, but we are not finding any information on his location of burial. There is no burial permit or anything. The records here are VERY sketchy prior to 1947. We are the only funeral home ever to have been here, so the records of most things would be here if they were recorded at the time." (Emails, phone conversation February 11, 2009, at cemetery office in person.)
DATE OF BURIAL: May 14, 1917 at Riverview Cemetery, according to Death Certificate. I was unable to locate a headstone upon searching the cemetery. Possibly buried next to his sister Hannah Frances Orndorff Dominiack in one of the two unmarked graves in her lot - Section B (actually is Section D), Block 46
(Source: Death Certificate - See Funeral Home above)
(NOTE: Researched by Linda Orendoff Voss and Clara Berry)
NAME (AKA): J.A.; Arimathea (census); Joe Orendorf. (various spellings used: Arndoff; Orendorf, Orndorff, etc).
PARENTS: David Thomas Orndoff and Elizabeth 'Eliza' Ann Strowsnider
FOSTER PARENTS: Joseph A. and Susan Bedinger
MARRIAGE #1: Mary Elizabeth Munnett
DATE: August 7, 1876
LOCATION: Allegany County, Maryland
GROOMS NAME: Joseph Orendorf
AGE: 22
MARITAL STATUS: Bachelor
OCCUPATION: Laborer
BRIDES NAME: Mary Elizabeth Munnett
AGE: 16
RESIDENCE: Hampshire County, WV,
OCCUPATION: Maid
MINISTER: E.C. Raffensperger, Minister
(Source: Transcribed from Marriage License)
MARRIAGE #2: Mary Savage
DATE: September 15, 1884
LOCATION: Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
GROOMS NAME: Joseph Orndorff
AGE: 31
RESIDENCE: Allegany County, Maryland
MARITAL STATUS: Widower
OCCUPATION: Laborer
BRIDES NAME: Mary Savage
AGE: 21
RESIDENCE: Allegany County, Maryland
OCCUPATION: Maid
MINISTER: Married by R.N. Meade, Rector
(Source: Transcribed from Marriage License)
DEATH CERTIFICATE
FULL NAME: Joseph Orendorf
PLACE OF DEATH: Brule County, South Dakota
CITY: Chamberlain
DATE OF DEATH: May 12, 1917
DATE OF BIRTH: June 2, 1850
BIRTHPLACE: Virginia
NAME OF FATHER: David Orendorf
NAME OF MOTHER: Martha Strosnider
CAUSE OF DEATH: Cardiac Asthma
CONTRIBUTORY: Exhaustion
PLACE OF BURIAL: River View Cemetery
DATE OF BURIAL: May 14, 1917
INFORMANT: Mrs. D. F. Dominiack
(Source: Transcribed excerpts from Death Certificate. Many mistakes in information from informant! NAME OF MOTHER should be Elizabeth 'Eliza' Strosnider)
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BIOGRAPHY:
JOSEPH 'JOE' ARIMATHEA ORNDORFF was born June 02, 1854 to David Thomas Orndorff and Elizabeth (Eliza) Strowsnyder as their firstborn. Known siblings include: Hezekiah Claggett; Simon H.; Hannah Frances; twins Algernon 'Allen Jernon' Sidney and Lucille 'Lucy' Ann Orndoff. Ten half-brothers from David and Isabella (Racey) Orndorff (David's first marriage)
1860 census misenumerated Joseph's name as 'Arimathea Orndorff' a female. He was 4 years old (birth year about 1856). Birth place was recorded as 'Virginia' and his home in 1860 was District 1, Hardy, Virginia with the Post Office in Wardensville. Family members were father David Orndorff (71), mother Eliza A Orndorff (38), younger brothers Hezekiah Orndorff (2), and Simon H Orndorff (1).
In late 1869 - early 1870, Joseph's mother Eliza had died and his elderly father was unable to care for the children. All of the children were 'adopted' out. Joseph, 16, was taken in by Joseph A. and Susan Bedinger, Capon, Hardy, West Virginia. Living next door to Joseph is foster parents John and Nancy Bedinger with Joseph's brother and sister, Hezekiah and Lucy Orndorf. Simon went on to be in the care of the Overseer's of the Poor. Lucy's twin, Algernon 'Allen' was taken to Kansas where he grew up. Hannah was taken in by her half-brother Harrison.
In 1880, Joseph Orndorff was living in Mineral County, WV, next door to his brother Simon and near brother Hezekiah.
Joe moved across the border from West Virginia into Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland with his siblings Hezekiah and Hannah. Joe, as well as his brother Hezekiah, worked for the railroad.
Joe married the first time to Mary Elizabeth Munnett in 1876. Children from this marriage union: Jenny L. Orndorff; and George Walter Orndorff (George William / AKA: George Walter is the same). Mary Elizabeth Munnet Orndorff died sometime before 1884.
Joe, a widower, married a second time to Mary Savage in 1884. Children born to the marriage union of Joseph and Mary Savage: Nellie Catherine, Elizabeth E. 'Bessie', William Walter, Mathilda "Maggie", and John F.
Joe was a registered voter in 1890 for the Sixth Election District, Allegany County, Maryland. ("10-6-90 Orndroff, Joseph, white, sworn, age 31; place of birth Hardy County, West Virginia; residence Old Pike; in county 14 months; in Election District 9 months. Qualified voter surname Orndroff; christian name Joseph. Filed in the clerk's office of the Circuit Court for Allegany County October 21, 1890)
On July 22, 1901, Joe's daughter Jenny, 18, died of diptheria in Ekheart, Allegany, Maryland. Joe's second wife, Mary Savage Orndorff, died two years later on September 10, 1903 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.
On February 17, 1904, Joe's daughter Elizabeth 'Bessie', 17, married Hannah's brother-in-law (Michael Dominiack) in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland.
When Joe's sister Hannah (Orndorf) Dominiack, and his daughter Bessie (Orndorf) Dominiack, moved to Chamberlain, Brule County, South Dakota in January 1909 where their husbands obtained land, Joe also moved to South Dakota as a widower, where he worked as a laborer for the city until his death in May, 1917.
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OBITUARY: "Joe Orendorf, a familiar character about the streets of Chamberlain, died suddenly Sunday. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Monday, Reverand Hoyer officiating." (Chamberlain Register, Volume XXXV, Number 47, Chamberlain, Brule County, South Dakota, Thursday, May 17, 1917, Page 4)
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FUNERAL HOME: Hickey-Wevik Funeral Home, 215 S. Main Street, P.O. Box 207, Chamberlain, SD 57325: 'We have looked through our records and cannot find any information on Joseph. They have a death certificate for him at the courthouse, but we are not finding any information on his location of burial. There is no burial permit or anything. The records here are VERY sketchy prior to 1947. We are the only funeral home ever to have been here, so the records of most things would be here if they were recorded at the time." (Emails, phone conversation February 11, 2009, at cemetery office in person.)
DATE OF BURIAL: May 14, 1917 at Riverview Cemetery, according to Death Certificate. I was unable to locate a headstone upon searching the cemetery. Possibly buried next to his sister Hannah Frances Orndorff Dominiack in one of the two unmarked graves in her lot - Section B (actually is Section D), Block 46
(Source: Death Certificate - See Funeral Home above)
(NOTE: Researched by Linda Orendoff Voss and Clara Berry)
