Everett Harland Ormsbee

Brief Life History of Everett Harland

When Everett Harland Ormsbee was born on 25 October 1871, in Malden, Bureau, Illinois, United States, his father, David Story Ormsbee, was 28 and his mother, Betsey Gates, was 30. He married Edith May Hockett on 24 February 1897, in Harvard, Clay, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in United States in 1949 and Fruitvale, Mesa, Colorado, United States in 1950. He died on 19 November 1970, in Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States, at the age of 99, and was buried in Orchard Mesa, Mesa, Colorado, United States.

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Family Time Line

Everett Harland Ormsbee
1871–1970
Edith May Hockett
1875–1952
Marriage: 24 February 1897
Ervin Merle Ormsbee
1898–1990
Floyd Verner Ormsbee
1899–1918
Velma Eunice Ormsbee
1901–1985
Glen Leroy Ormsbee
1905–1908
Evelyn Margeriette Ormsbee
1909–1910
Oren David Ormsbee
1912–2005
Seth Oswald Ormsbee
1916–1995

Sources (52)

  • Everett H Ormsbee, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Decorative Marriage Certificate of Everett H Ormsbee & Edith May Hockett
  • Ormsbee, Seth O, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

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1882

Historical Boundaries: 1882: Gunnison, Colorado, United States 1883: Mesa, Colorado, United States

1898 · War with the Spanish

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Name Meaning

English: variant of Ormsby .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Hockett Family Reunion July 1925

Monitor, July 1925 HOCKETT FAMILY HOLDS REUNION A very pleasant reunion occurred last week when Mrs. M. A. Hockett met with her four sons and six daughters at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Hockett, w …

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