Felix Stephen Orth

Brief Life History of Felix Stephen

When Felix Stephen Orth was born on 18 July 1870, in Oak Harbor, Salem Township, Ottawa, Ohio, United States, his father, Joseph Felix Orth, was 29 and his mother, Maria Teresa Magrum, was 22. He married Ida May Haas on 16 June 1896, in Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Gibsonburg, Sandusky, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Madison Township, Sandusky, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. He died on 12 February 1948, in Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Gibsonburg, Sandusky, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Felix Stephen Orth
1870–1948
Ida May Haas
1875–1937
Marriage: 16 June 1896
Leroy Joseph Orth
1897–1967
Mary Juanita Orth
1899–1985
Joseph Anthony Orth
1901–1980
Laurencia C Orth
1902–1985
Isabelle Christina 'Dizzy Izzy' Orth
1906–1982
William Frederick Orth
1907–1998
Viola L Orth
1909–1981

Sources (26)

  • Felix Orth, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Felix Orth, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Felix Steven Orth, "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953"

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Name Meaning

German:

habitational name from Orth in Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, North Rhine-Westfalia, or Austria.

variant of Ort 1, 2. This surname is also found in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine).

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

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