Orson Pratt Wheaton Jr

Brief Life History of Orson Pratt

When Orson Pratt Wheaton Jr was born in September 1887, in New York, United States, his father, Orson Pratt Wheaton Sr, was 29 and his mother, Abigail Eliza "Abbie" Austin, was 22. He married Mary E Caywood on 28 July 1915, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States in 1920 and Horseheads, Horseheads, Chemung, New York, United States in 1930. He died in 1931, at the age of 44, and was buried in Breesport, Chemung, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Orson Pratt Wheaton Jr
1887–1931
Mary E Caywood
1878–
Marriage: 28 July 1915
Ida May Thomas
1906–1972
Dorothy Thomas
1909–
Lester A Thomas
1910–1993
Richard Pratt Wheaton
1916–1961
Harley L Wheaton
1918–1919
Mary Abbie Wheaton
1920–1978

Sources (14)

  • Orson Wheaton in household of Tryphena Beckhorn, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Orson P Wheaton, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
  • Orson P Wheaton, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1890 · Woman's Suffrage

An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

English (Devon): variant of Whiddon .

History: Robert Wheaton came from England to Rehoboth, MA, c. 1636.

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

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