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James Arthur “Jim” Orvis

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Birth	:	7 Mar 1873 West Union, Fayette County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	15 Apr 1940 Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	St. Thomas & St. John with St. Philip Churchyard, Radcliffe, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
Coordinate	:	53.5625140, -2.3266770
Description	:	Son of John Ransom Orvis and Chaney Maranda "Christina" Sweet. James married Elvira E Hendrickson Aug. 16, 1891 at West Union, Custer County, Nebraska. They had two daughers, Clara Rosella (born June 30, 1891 at West Union, Custer County, Nebraska) and Georgia V. Orvis (born Dec. 21, 1895 at Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska). Elvira died Dec. 9, 1898 at Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska. James married Sarah J Carpenter (2nd wife) July 15, 1900 at Taylor, Loup County, Nebraska. They had one daughter, Viola Belle (born Feb. 12, 1901 at Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska). Sarah... Read More	Son of John Ransom Orvis and Chaney Maranda "Christina" Sweet. James married Elvira E Hendrickson Aug. 16, 1891 at West Union, Custer County, Nebraska. They had two daughers, Clara Rosella (born June 30, 1891 at West Union, Custer County, Nebraska) and Georgia V. Orvis (born Dec. 21, 1895 at Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska). Elvira died Dec. 9, 1898 at Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska. James married Sarah J Carpenter (2nd wife) July 15, 1900 at Taylor, Loup County, Nebraska. They had one daughter, Viola Belle (born Feb. 12, 1901 at Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska). Sarah died March 18, 1905 at Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska. James married Anna (Sturdevant) Freeman (3rd wife) July 1922 at Taylor, Loup County, Nebraska. They didn't have any children together. Anna had a daughter, Wave Valine Freeman, from her 1st marriage to Charles Freeman. James Obituary TAKEN FROM THE CUSTER COUNTY CHIEF APRIL 25, 1940 JAMES A. ORVIS PASSED AWAY AT THE HOME OF HIS DAUGHTER, MRS. EDGAR MASON, IN SARGENT ON MONDAY, APRIL 15. HE HAD BEEN IN VERY POOR HEALTH FOR NEARLY A YEAR. FUNERAL SERVICES WERE HELD IN THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 17, WITH REV. V. R. BELL IN CHARGE. HYMNS WERE SUNG BY A QUARTET COMPOSED OF MRS. BERT AMOS, MRS. FRED RUSH, IVAN SHIRES, AND G. E. LIVERMORE, WITH MRS. R. G. BROWN AS ACCOMPANIST. PALLBEARERS WERE: ELLWYN BRASS, LOUIS BITTER, ELTON ORVIS, WALTER HOLLEY, CARL METCALF, AND JOHN CLAY. INTERMENT WAS MADE IN THE WEST UNION CEMETERY. JAMES A. ORVIS, SON OF JOHN AND CHANEY ORVIS, WAS BORN AT WEST UNION, ILLINOIS, MARCH 7, 1873. WHEN FIVE YEARS OF AGE, HE CAME TO NEBRASKA WITH HIS PARENTS. THE FAMILY HOMESTEADED NEAR WEST UNION, JUST WEST OF SARGENT. 62 YEARS OF HIS LIFE WERE SPENT IN NEBRASKA AND CUSTER COUNTY. HE WAS ENGAGED IN THE CARPENTER TRADE AND FARMING. HE WAS MARRIED THREE TIMES, EACH WIFE HAVING PRECEDED HIM IN DEATH. HE WAS FIRST MARRIED TO ALVIRA HENDRICKSON, AND THEY WERE THE PARENTS OF TWO DAUGHTERS, BUT THE MOTHER PASSED AWAY WHEN THEY WERE QUITE SMALL. HE THEN MARRIED SARAH CARPENTER, AND THEY WERE THE PARENTS OF ONE DAUGHTER. SOME TIME FOLLOWING HER DEATH, HE WAS MARRIED TO MRS. ANNA FREEMAN, WHO PASSED AWAY IN 1938. THOSE LEFT TO MOURN HIS DEPARTURE ARE THREE DAUGHTERS, MRS. EDGAR MASON OF SARGENT, MRS. ERNEST BENEDICT OF WATSON, MISSOURI, MRS. VIOLA SCHMIDT OF LODGE POLE, NEBRASKA AND A STEP-DAUGHTER, MRS. WAVELINE PRICE OF GRAND ISLAND, EIGHTEEN GRANDCHILDREN AND EIGHT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. ALSO, TWO BPOTHERS, GEORGE V. AND BERT R, ORVIS OF SARGENT, BESIDES MANY OTHER RELATIVES AND FRIENDS

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Where is James Arthur “Jim” Orvis's memorial?
James Arthur “Jim” Orvis's memorial is located at: St. Thomas & St. John with St. Philip Churchyard, Radcliffe, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England.
When did James Arthur “Jim” Orvis death?
James Arthur “Jim” Orvis death on 15 Apr 1940 in Sargent, Custer County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 53.5625140
Longitude: -2.3266770

Family Members:

Parent

John Ransom Orvis

(1835 - 1910)

Chaney Maranda Sweet Orvis

(1842 - 1929)

Spouse

Elvira E Hendrickson Orvis

(1873 - 1898)

Sarah J “Sadie” Carpenter Orvis

(1882 - 1905)

Anna Sturdevant Orvis

(1880 - 1938)

Siblings

Clarinda Rozell “Clara” Orvis Pope

(1859 - 1927)

Laura Ellen Orvis Whaley

(1861 - 1931)

Lillie Belle Orvis Semler

(1868 - 1936)

Lucinda “Cinda” Orvis Zeller

(1871 - 1915)

George Victor Orvis

(1880 - 1950)

Burt Lenard Orvis

(1882 - 1942)

Children

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. St. Thomas & St. John with St. Philip Churchyard
Radcliffe, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
Coordinate: 53.5625140, -2.3266770

2. St. John Parish Churchyard
Radcliffe, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
Coordinate: 53.5571400, -2.3206700

3. Radcliffe Cemetery
Radcliffe, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
Coordinate: 53.5706240, -2.3294860

4. New Jerusalem Church Burial
Radcliffe, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
Coordinate: 53.5542680, -2.3174070

5. East Lancashire Crematorium
Radcliffe, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
Coordinate: 53.5726893, -2.3273050

6. St. Mary's Churchyard
Radcliffe, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
Coordinate: 53.5644410, -2.3081470

7. St. Andrew's Churchyard
Radcliffe, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
Coordinate: 53.5740731, -2.3377989

8. Stand United Reformed Church Burial Ground
Radcliffe, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
Coordinate: 53.5512300, -2.3140600

9. All Saints Churchyard Stand
Whitefield, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
Coordinate: 53.5501180, -2.2985570

10. Christ Church Churchyard
Little Lever, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, England
Coordinate: 53.5598101, -2.3692188

11. Wellington Barracks Memorial Garden
Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
Coordinate: 53.5882208, -2.3210890

12. St Paul Churchyard
Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
Coordinate: 53.5789815, -2.2925926

13. St Saviour churchyard
Ringley, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, England
Coordinate: 53.5439030, -2.3576830

14. King's Church Chapelyard
Little Lever, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, England
Coordinate: 53.5625122, -2.3716833

15. Bury Cemetery
Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
Coordinate: 53.5794850, -2.2904870

16. Manchester Reform Jewish Old Cemetery
Whitefield, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
Coordinate: 53.5442728, -2.2918894

17. St. Matthew Churchyard
Little Lever, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, England
Coordinate: 53.5626144, -2.3732190

18. St Georges Churchyard
Unsworth, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
Coordinate: 53.5668741, -2.2745340

19. Unsworth Weslyan Methodist Churchyard
Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
Coordinate: 53.5667900, -2.2745100

20. Christ Church Churchyard
Ainsworth, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
Coordinate: 53.5875690, -2.3589540

21. Ainsworth Unitarian Chapel Cemetery
Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
Coordinate: 53.5882700, -2.3590390

22. Ainsworth Methodist Churchyard
Ainsworth, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
Coordinate: 53.5877390, -2.3623810

23. Farnworth Cemetery
Farnworth, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, England
Coordinate: 53.5548590, -2.3843000

24. All Saints Churchyard
Elton, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, England
Coordinate: 53.5965000, -2.3118000