Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameJohn R. ORVIS
Birth21 Dec 1888, Clare County, Michigan8397
Death15 May 1966, Kalamazoo County, Michigan8397
BurialMount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South, Kalamazoo, Michigan8397
OccupationAutomotive inspector; transmission gear inspector
Education4th grade
Spouses
Birth11 Nov 1886, New York8394,8380,8395
Death6 Jul 1945, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan8396,8395
Burial9 Jul 1945, Riverside Cemetery, Kalmazoo, Michigan8396,8395
FatherHenry D. ADAMS (1851-1913)
MotherAlice Sarah O’BOYLE (1859-1936)
Marriage23 Jun 1917, Kent County, Michigan1709
Census notes for John R. ORVIS
1920 Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo, ward 3, precinct 16, E.D. 161, sheet 7B (taken 10 Jan 1920)
933 Austin St., dwelling 164, family 172
Orvis, John R., head, rents, male, white, age 31, married, born Michigan, parents born Michigan, inspector, Faller? & Sons
——-, Ethel L., wife, female, white, age 31, married, born New York, parents born New York

1930 Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo city, ward 5, E.D. 39-33, sheet 8B (taken 9 Apr 1930)
411 Fisher Street, dwelling 182, family 236
Orvis, John R., head, rents, $25, male, white, age 41, married at age 28, born Michigan, parents born Michigan, gear inspector, transmission factory
——-, Ethel L., wife, female, white, age 41, married at age 28, born New York, parents born New York

1940 Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo City, 2nd ward, E.D. 39-20, sheet 9A, stamped page unreadable (taken 10-11 Apr 1940)
1520 Park, household 164, rents, $23
Orvis, John, head, male, white, age 51, married, 4th grade, born Michigan, lived in same place in 1935, automotive inspector
——-, Ethel, wife, female, white, age 51, married, 5th grade, born New York, lived in same place in 1935
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