Brief Life History of Orville Beardsley "O.B."
When Orville Beardsley "O.B." Runyan was born in January 1849, in Painesville, Lake, Ohio, United States, his father, Jeremiah Runyan, was 39 and his mother, Jane S. Cutting, was 28. He married Sarah Rebecca VanSickle on 3 May 1880. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Paw Paw Township, Van Buren, Michigan, United States in 1870 and Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska, United States in 1885. He died on 1 March 1893, in Eagle, Cass, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 44.
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Sources (7)
- Beardsley Runion in household of Edgar Crane, "United States Census, 1870"
- O B Runyon, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
- Orval Runyan in entry for C O Runyan and Florence Ecklund, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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World Events (8)
1854 · Creation of the Republican Party
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: Pierce, Nebraska Territory, United States 1855: Otoe, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Otoe, Nebraska, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Possibly also Irish: variant of Runyon 2. This surname is virtually non-existing in Ireland and Britain.
Variant of Runyon 1, a surname of French origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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