Brief Life History of Orvil
When Orvil Carman was born on 13 September 1869, in Johnson, Nebraska, United States, his father, Israel Carman, was 25 and his mother, Mary L Allen, was 21. He married Mary B Holmes on 27 September 1893, in Tecumseh, Johnson, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Nemaha Township, Johnson, Nebraska, United States for about 10 years and Tecumseh, Johnson, Nebraska, United States in 1940. He died on 16 August 1955, in Farson, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Tecumseh Cemetery, Tecumseh, Johnson, Nebraska, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Orville Carman, "United States Census, 1940"
- Orvil C. Carman, "Nebraska, Marriages, 1855-1995"
- Orvil C. Carman, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1869–1955 Male
1865–1935 Female
Children (2)
1897–1898 Male
1899–1989 Female
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 1
1870 · Giving all the right to vote
Age 1
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 27
Name Meaning
English: from Old Norse karmann, a variant of karlmann (nominative case karlmathr), composed of the elements karl ‘male, man’ + mathr ‘man, person’.
English: variant of Charman , either an occupational name for a carter, carrier, or coachman, or an occupational name for someone who did odd jobs.
Altered form of Dutch Karman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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