When Orin Alexander Alme was born on 10 October 1884, his father, Herman O Alme, was 36 and his mother, Bertha Andersdotter, was 18. He married Bertina Johnson on 25 February 1914, in Dane, Dane, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Rutland, Dane, Wisconsin Territory, United States in 1900 and Wisconsin, United States in 1963. He died on 20 December 1963, at the age of 79.