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Robert heiratete Nightingale, Elizabeth geschätzt 1565. Elizabeth wurde geboren geschätzt 1542; und gestorben. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Ralph Prescott was the son of Robert Prescott and Elizabeth Nightingale, and baptized on 16 June 1569 at Shevington, Standish Parish, Lancashire, England.
Ralph married Ellen (?).
Ralph Prescott left a will on 7 November 1608 at Shevington, Standish Parish, Lancashire, England.
He died on Saturday, 24 January 1609 at Shevington, Standish Parish, Lancashire, England, at age 39 years, 7 months and 8 days. Ralph's will was proved on 24 January 1608/9 at Lancashire, England.
Children of Ralph Prescott and Ellen (?):
Margaret Prescott b. 20 Apr 1588
Hellen Prescott b. Oct 1593
Rodger Prescott b. 2 Dec 1594
Alice Prescott b. 7 Feb 1597/98
Cecelia Prescott b. 16 Oct 1602
John Prescott+ b. 1604/5, d. 20 Dec 1681

Ralph heiratete Shaw, Ellen geschätzt 1888. Ellen wurde geboren in 1571 in ,, England, Großbritannien; gestorben am 17 Nov 1643 in ,, England, Großbritannien. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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John Prescott, Sr. was born about 1605 in England and died in Lancaster, MA in 1683. He married Mary Gawkroger (alias Platt) (1607-1718) on April 11, 1629 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England. The first 5 of their children were born in England except for the fifth child Hannah who was probably born in Barbados, West Indies in 1639. Their children included: Mary (Thomas Sawyer), Martha (John Rugg), John, Jr. (Sarah), Sarah (1 Richard Wheeler, 2 Joseph Rice), Hannah (John Rugg widower of Martha), Lydia (1 Jonas Fairbanks, 2 Elias Barron, Jr.), Capt. Jonathan (1 Dorothy Heald, 2 Elizabeth Hoar, 3 Rebecca Wheeler, 4 Ruth Brown), Joseph (probable that there was no son Joseph and that his existence at all is due to a clerks error in an early history of Concord, MA), Capt. Jonas, Sr. (Mary Loker).
John and Mary were in Watertown, MA in 1640 and moved from there to the Nashaway Plantation in 1643 which was later to become Lancaster. Jonas was born here before Lancaster was incorporated so his birth was registered in Groton. There may have been two other children who died in infancy in England. Mary's alias "Platts" appears to come from English lands by that name that passed down through the Gawkroger family.

John heiratete Gawkroger-Platts, Mary am 11 Apr 1629 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, Großbritannien. Mary (Tochter von Gawkroger-Platts, Abraham und Riley, Martha) wurde geboren am 15 Mrz 1607 in Sowerby, North Yorkshire, England, Großbritannien; gestorben am 20 Okt 1688 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Old Settlers Burial Yard, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Born: Halifax, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England

Mary heiratete Sawyer, Thomas in 1648. Thomas wurde geboren in 1616 in , Lincolnshire, England, Großbritannien; gestorben am 12 Sep 1706 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Old Settlers Burial Yard, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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She died after Oct 7,1712, the date her second husband's will was proved.
She married, first, on May 28,1658 at Lancaster,MA, Jonas Fairbanks.
She married, second, as his second wife, about 1678, Ellis Barron Jr.
Children(by first marriage): Mary Fairbanks Adams, Joshua Fairbanks, Grace Fairbanks Bullen, Jonathan Fairbanks, Hadasah Fairbanks Moore, Jabez Fairbanks, and Jonas Fairbanks Jr.
Children(by second marriage): Mary Barron, Abigail Barron Houghton, Joshua Barron, and Joshua Barron.

Lydia heiratete Fairbanks, Jonas am 28 Mai 1658 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. Jonas (Sohn von Fairbanks, Jonathan Sr. und Smith, Grace) wurde geboren am 8 Mrz 1625 in Sowerby, North Yorkshire, England, Großbritannien; gestorben am 10 Feb 1676 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Daughter of Thomas Sawyer and Mary Prescott Sawyer.
She died after Nov 5,1740 when her father's estate was settled, but before Jan 22,1740/1 when her son Ephraim was appointed adminstrator of her estate. SOURCE: The American Genealogist, Volume 30 (1954), p.74ff.
Children: Nathaniel Wilder, Ephraim Wilder, Mary Wilder, Elizabeth Wilder, Jonathan Wilder, Jonathan Wilder, Dorothy Wilder Carter, Nathaniel Wilder Jr, Eunice Wilder White, and Oliver Wilder.

Mary heiratete Wilder, Capt Nathaniel in 1674. Nathaniel (Sohn von Wilder, Thomas und Rose, Anna) wurde geboren am 3 Nov 1655 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; gestorben am 31 Jul 1704 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Jabez heiratete Wilder, Mary in 1693. Mary (Tochter von Wilder, Capt Thomas Jr. und Wilder, Mary - wife of) wurde geboren am 21 Feb 1676 in , Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; gestorben am 21 Feb 1718 in ,, Massachusetts, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Old Settlers Burial Yard, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Daughter of Nathaniel Wilder and Mary Sawyer Wilder.
She married Samuel Carter Jr in March,1701.
Children: Samuel Carter III, Eunice Carter Osgood, Nathaniel Carter, Dorothy Carter Fairbank, Anna Carter Knight, Jonathan Carter, Ephraim Carter, Oliver Carter, Mary Carter Whitcomb, Elizabeth Carter Osgood, Prudence Carter Buss, and Josiah Carter.

Dorothy heiratete Carter, Samuel Jr. in Mrz 1701. Samuel (Sohn von Carter, Samuel und Brooks, Eunice) wurde geboren am 7 Jan 1678 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; gestorben am 22 Aug 1738 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Old Settlers Burial Yard, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Eunice heiratete White, John in 1710. John (Sohn von White, Josiah und Rice, Mary) wurde geboren am 20 Sep 1684 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; gestorben am 12 Sep 1725 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Old Settlers Burial Yard, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Thomas heiratete Carter, Dorothy geschätzt 1730. Dorothy (Tochter von Carter, Samuel Jr. und Wilder, Dorothy) wurde geboren am 4 Feb 1710 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; gestorben am 13 Sep 1784 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Fairbank Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Dorothy heiratete Fairbank, Thomas geschätzt 1730. Thomas (Sohn von Fairbank, Jabez und Wilder, Mary) wurde geboren am 29 Aug 1707 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; gestorben am 10 Feb 1791 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Fairbank Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Dorothy heiratete Whitcomb, Benjamin geschätzt 1734. Benjamin wurde geboren am 26 Okt 1710 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; gestorben in Okt 1778 in Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Mary heiratete Kendall, Heman Sr. geschätzt 1765. Heman (Sohn von Kendall, Josiah und Wyman, Tabitha) wurde geboren am 20 Mai 1740 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; gestorben am 9 Jun 1800 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Legg Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Mary heiratete Kendall, Heman Sr. geschätzt 1765. Heman (Sohn von Kendall, Josiah und Wyman, Tabitha) wurde geboren am 20 Mai 1740 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; gestorben am 9 Jun 1800 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Legg Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Tamar was the oldest child/daughter of Benjamin and Dorothy (White) Whitcomb of Lancaster, Worcester Co., Mass.
Her parents lived in that part of Lancaster, which was set off as the town of Leominster in 1740, when she married Asa Johnson, Feb. 22, 1753 in Leominster, Worcester Co., Mass. and had 14 children.
Tamar was living on the "Sewell-Tyler place" when she died.
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From the New England Palladium and Commercial Advertiser - March 31st. 1815
"Death Notice Only"
"Died" - "In Leominster, Widow Tamar Johnson, aged 80. She was the first child born in Leominster and is the mother of 14 children, all now living."

Tamar heiratete Johnson, Asa in 1753. Asa wurde geboren am 16 Feb 1729 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; gestorben am 28 Okt 1801 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Chocksett Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

Molly heiratete Burpee, Jeremiah Jr. geschätzt 1790. Jeremiah wurde geboren in Jun 1759; gestorben am 7 Okt 1822 in ,, Massachusetts, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Chocksett Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

Molly heiratete Burpee, Jeremiah Jr. geschätzt 1790. Jeremiah wurde geboren in Jun 1759; gestorben am 7 Okt 1822 in ,, Massachusetts, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Chocksett Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Tamar heiratete Ross, William in 1774. William wurde geboren am 14 Sep 1749 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; gestorben am 1 Mai 1815 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Chocksett Burial Ground, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Polly Kendall Burpee, dark-eyed and beautiful in form and feature, was of French descent, belonging to the family of which W. Atlee Burpee, the great American seedsman, is a descendant.

Polly heiratete Ross, Peter in 1811. Peter (Sohn von Ross, William und Johnson, Tamar) wurde geboren am 23 Sep 1783 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; gestorben am 22 Jul 1870 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Oak Hill Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Polly Kendall Burpee, dark-eyed and beautiful in form and feature, was of French descent, belonging to the family of which W. Atlee Burpee, the great American seedsman, is a descendant.

Polly heiratete Ross, Peter in 1811. Peter (Sohn von Ross, William und Johnson, Tamar) wurde geboren am 23 Sep 1783 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; gestorben am 22 Jul 1870 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Oak Hill Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Peter Ross, blue-eyed and slight build, was of Scotch blood. Peter Ross, although a cabinet maker by trade, was by nature a horticulturist, and was the originator of several new grapes. He was best known at the time by the superior fruits and vegetables produced on his place. He was a rather frail man, suffering all his life from attacks of heart disease, yet he lived to the advanced age of 87 years, retaining his ambition and enthusiasm to the last. He was clearing the brush from a very steep rocky hillside in order to set it with grapevines when he was called by death. He was found one bright summer day sitting on a big rock, apparently resting, as so often he had done, but life had quietly gone out.

Peter heiratete Burpee, Polly Kendall in 1811. Polly (Tochter von Burpee, Jeremiah Jr. und Kendall, Molly) wurde geboren am 18 Mrz 1791 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; gestorben am 10 Dez 1865 in Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Oak Hill Cemetery, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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The Daily Telegram (Long Beach, California) Tuesday, September 4, 1906, Page 4:
Mrs. Harriet F. Van Ornam, who had been a resident of Long Beach for thirteen years, died at 12:10 o'clock this afternoon at the family home, 832 East Sixth street, from a stroke of paralysis which she suffered last Saturday. Mrs. Van Ornam would have been 95 years old had she lived until December 19. Before coming to this city she lived in Lewis, Iowa. She was a native of Sterling, Mass. She had been a member of the Methodist church since she was a young girl.
Two sons, both of whom live here, survive her, Edward C. and Ferris B. Van Ornam. Three grandsons and seven granddaughters also live here, another grandson at Huntington Beach and another granddaughter in Iowa.
Funeral services will be held Friday. The exact hour has not been set, as yet. Burial will be at Wilmington, where one of Mrs. Van Ornam's grandsons is buried.

From the Lewis Standard (Lewis, Iowa) September 13 & 16, 1906:
Grandma Van Orman, as she was formerly known here, died at the home of her son, E.C.D. Van Ornam at Long Beach, Cal., Friday, September 7th, and was buried the Sunday following. She moved from here with her son to Long Beach several years ago. She was quite well known among the older people of this vicinity. She was aged almost a century.

Harriet heiratete van Ornam, Daniel Dudley geschätzt 1833. Daniel wurde geboren am 20 Sep 1808 in , Essex County, New York, USA; gestorben am 9 Okt 1866 in Durant, Cedar County, Iowa, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Oakdale Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Mrs. Harriet F. Van Ornam, who had been a resident of Long Beach for thirteen years, died at 12:10 o'clock this afternoon at the family home, 832 East Sixth street, from a stroke of paralysis which she suffered last Saturday. Mrs. Van Ornam would have been 95 years old had she lived until December 19. Before coming to this city she lived in Lewis, Iowa. She was a native of Sterling, Mass. She had been a member of the Methodist church since she was a young girl.
Two sons, both of whom live here, survive her, Edward C. and Ferris B. Van Ornam. Three grandsons and seven granddaughters also live here, another grandson at Huntington Beach and another granddaughter in Iowa.
Funeral services will be held Friday. The exact hour has not been set, as yet. Burial will be at Wilmington, where one of Mrs. Van Ornam's grandsons is buried.

From the Lewis Standard (Lewis, Iowa) September 13 & 16, 1906:
Grandma Van Orman, as she was formerly known here, died at the home of her son, E.C.D. Van Ornam at Long Beach, Cal., Friday, September 7th, and was buried the Sunday following. She moved from here with her son to Long Beach several years ago. She was quite well known among the older people of this vicinity. She was aged almost a century.

Harriet heiratete van Ornam, Daniel Dudley geschätzt 1833. Daniel wurde geboren am 20 Sep 1808 in , Essex County, New York, USA; gestorben am 9 Okt 1866 in Durant, Cedar County, Iowa, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Oakdale Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Edward's full name is Edward Charles DeLavan Van Ornam. A pretty long name so sometimes he just shortened it to Edward C.D. Van Ornam, Edward Charles Van Ornam or E. C. Van Ornam. C.D. is not a nickname.
From The Long Beach Press (Long Beach, California) Monday, January 12, 1914, Page 12:
E. C. VanOrnam, resident of Long Beach for more than twenty years, passed away Saturday night at 9:40 at his home in Forty-eighth street, Los Angeles. The body is at the undertaking parlor of Edgar McFadyen, in East Third street, where the funeral will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. He leaves three sons, Chester of Long Beach, Ralph of San Luis Obispo and William of Hemet, Riverside County and two daughters, Mrs. Steen of this city and Mrs. Snell of Riverside County.
From History of the State of California and an extended history of its southern coast counties - Call Number from CA State Library: [Alcove] 979.4 G9 -- 2 -- Book NC, Page 1132:
EDWARD C.D. VAN ORNAM. The first representative of the Van Ornam family in the United States was Great-grandfather Van Ornam, who, as may be surmised from the surname, was a native of Holland. Bringing with him all the sturdy qualities for which the Dutch as a nation are noted, he settled in New York state and reared his family amid the trying conditions which always prevail in a new country.
A grandson of this immigrant and the father of our subject, Daniel D. Van Ornam, was born in Willsboro, N.Y., where in his early manhood years he followed his trade of mason and builder. From there he later went to Buffalo, that state, and still later to Massachusetts, in both of which places he continued to work at his trade. Some time before his death he removed to the middle west, settling in Davenport, Iowa, and later in Cedar county, that state, where he died when in his fifty-seventh year.
As his wife he had chosen Harriet F. Ross, who was born in Massachusetts, the daughter of Peter Ross, the latter born in New York state of English descent. In the latter's family was another daughter, Olive, who became the wife of Mr. Burbank, by whom she has one son, Luther Burbank, who is known the world over as the Wizard of Horticulture. Mrs. Van Ornam survived her husband many years, and passed away at the home of her son Edward in Long Beach September 4, 1906, where she was in her ninety-fifth year. For many years she had been a member of the Methodist Church, and throughout her life she exemplified the teachings of the Christian religion.
Of the ten children born to Daniel D. and Harriet F. (Ross) Van Ornam, only two are now living, Edward C.D. and Ferris B., both of Long Beach.
Edward C.D. was born in Champlain, N.Y., August 8, 1836 and was reared in Buffalo until six years old, when the family removed to Massachusetts, settling in Worcester. He attended the public schools of that city for a time, but later returned to Buffalo, where he was a pupil in the public schools. By the time he had reached his sixteenth year, he had settled upon definite plans for his future career in the business world. From his father he learned the brick mason's and builder's trade, and in 1854, when the family removed to Davenport, Iowa, he worked side by side with his father in the execution of the many and important contracts which came to them. Among them may be mentioned the Cook & Sargent's marble block, the Episcopal Church of Davenport, besides numerous fine residences.
After he followed his trade continuously for about twenty years, he made a change in both occupation and location, in 1870 removing to Cass county, Iowa, where he purchased wild land and started out as a farmer and stock-raiser. His specialty, however, was the raising of fine stock, consisting principally of high-grade Short-horn Durham cattle. During the eleven years which he carried on stock-raising in Cass county, he was fairly successful, but a desire to resume his trade caused him to dispose of his interests there and remove to Lewis, that county. In that city and Omaha, Neb., whither he later removed, he carried on contracting until 1887, during the winter of that year coming to California and visiting many cities in various parts of the state, Long Beach being among the number.
He returned to Iowa in the following spring and again took up his trade but the middle states seemed less attractive than formerly and he determined to transfer his interests to the west. Coming to Long Beach in 1893 he at once began to take contracts for building and during the twelve years following erected many of the finest buildings in this city. He has erected a number of residences on his own account and later sold them. Since 1905 he has not been in active business and is now living retired in the enjoyment of the competency accumulated through many years of continued activity.
In Durant, Cedar county, Iowa, Mr. Van Ornam married Ann M. Doolittle, born in Wallingford, Conn., her father being Chester Doolittle, well known in that state, where his death occurred. Mrs. Van Ornam died in 1890 in Lewis, Iowa. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Van Ornam, as follows: Hattie M., the wife of Fred W. Snell, of Buena Park, Cal.; Luther L., who died in early childhood; Bertha F., Mrs. John B. Steen, of Long Beach; William W., also of this city; Edward E., who died when in his twenty-fourth year; Chester D., manager of the San Pedro Lumber Company at Huntington Beach; and Ralph R., who is in the employ of the Nofzinger Lumber Company, Los Angeles. In his church affiliations Mr. Van Ornam is a Presbyterian and politically he is a Republican.

Edward heiratete Doolittle, Anna Maria geschätzt 1862. Anna wurde geboren in 1841 in ,, Connecticut, USA; gestorben am 3 Mrz 1890 in Lewis, Cass County, Iowa, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Oakwood Cemetery, Lewis, Cass County, Iowa, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Edward's full name is Edward Charles DeLavan Van Ornam. A pretty long name so sometimes he just shortened it to Edward C.D. Van Ornam, Edward Charles Van Ornam or E. C. Van Ornam. C.D. is not a nickname.
From The Long Beach Press (Long Beach, California) Monday, January 12, 1914, Page 12:
E. C. VanOrnam, resident of Long Beach for more than twenty years, passed away Saturday night at 9:40 at his home in Forty-eighth street, Los Angeles. The body is at the undertaking parlor of Edgar McFadyen, in East Third street, where the funeral will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. He leaves three sons, Chester of Long Beach, Ralph of San Luis Obispo and William of Hemet, Riverside County and two daughters, Mrs. Steen of this city and Mrs. Snell of Riverside County.
From History of the State of California and an extended history of its southern coast counties - Call Number from CA State Library: [Alcove] 979.4 G9 -- 2 -- Book NC, Page 1132:
EDWARD C.D. VAN ORNAM. The first representative of the Van Ornam family in the United States was Great-grandfather Van Ornam, who, as may be surmised from the surname, was a native of Holland. Bringing with him all the sturdy qualities for which the Dutch as a nation are noted, he settled in New York state and reared his family amid the trying conditions which always prevail in a new country.
A grandson of this immigrant and the father of our subject, Daniel D. Van Ornam, was born in Willsboro, N.Y., where in his early manhood years he followed his trade of mason and builder. From there he later went to Buffalo, that state, and still later to Massachusetts, in both of which places he continued to work at his trade. Some time before his death he removed to the middle west, settling in Davenport, Iowa, and later in Cedar county, that state, where he died when in his fifty-seventh year.
As his wife he had chosen Harriet F. Ross, who was born in Massachusetts, the daughter of Peter Ross, the latter born in New York state of English descent. In the latter's family was another daughter, Olive, who became the wife of Mr. Burbank, by whom she has one son, Luther Burbank, who is known the world over as the Wizard of Horticulture. Mrs. Van Ornam survived her husband many years, and passed away at the home of her son Edward in Long Beach September 4, 1906, where she was in her ninety-fifth year. For many years she had been a member of the Methodist Church, and throughout her life she exemplified the teachings of the Christian religion.
Of the ten children born to Daniel D. and Harriet F. (Ross) Van Ornam, only two are now living, Edward C.D. and Ferris B., both of Long Beach.
Edward C.D. was born in Champlain, N.Y., August 8, 1836 and was reared in Buffalo until six years old, when the family removed to Massachusetts, settling in Worcester. He attended the public schools of that city for a time, but later returned to Buffalo, where he was a pupil in the public schools. By the time he had reached his sixteenth year, he had settled upon definite plans for his future career in the business world. From his father he learned the brick mason's and builder's trade, and in 1854, when the family removed to Davenport, Iowa, he worked side by side with his father in the execution of the many and important contracts which came to them. Among them may be mentioned the Cook & Sargent's marble block, the Episcopal Church of Davenport, besides numerous fine residences.
After he followed his trade continuously for about twenty years, he made a change in both occupation and location, in 1870 removing to Cass county, Iowa, where he purchased wild land and started out as a farmer and stock-raiser. His specialty, however, was the raising of fine stock, consisting principally of high-grade Short-horn Durham cattle. During the eleven years which he carried on stock-raising in Cass county, he was fairly successful, but a desire to resume his trade caused him to dispose of his interests there and remove to Lewis, that county. In that city and Omaha, Neb., whither he later removed, he carried on contracting until 1887, during the winter of that year coming to California and visiting many cities in various parts of the state, Long Beach being among the number.
He returned to Iowa in the following spring and again took up his trade but the middle states seemed less attractive than formerly and he determined to transfer his interests to the west. Coming to Long Beach in 1893 he at once began to take contracts for building and during the twelve years following erected many of the finest buildings in this city. He has erected a number of residences on his own account and later sold them. Since 1905 he has not been in active business and is now living retired in the enjoyment of the competency accumulated through many years of continued activity.
In Durant, Cedar county, Iowa, Mr. Van Ornam married Ann M. Doolittle, born in Wallingford, Conn., her father being Chester Doolittle, well known in that state, where his death occurred. Mrs. Van Ornam died in 1890 in Lewis, Iowa. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Van Ornam, as follows: Hattie M., the wife of Fred W. Snell, of Buena Park, Cal.; Luther L., who died in early childhood; Bertha F., Mrs. John B. Steen, of Long Beach; William W., also of this city; Edward E., who died when in his twenty-fourth year; Chester D., manager of the San Pedro Lumber Company at Huntington Beach; and Ralph R., who is in the employ of the Nofzinger Lumber Company, Los Angeles. In his church affiliations Mr. Van Ornam is a Presbyterian and politically he is a Republican.

Edward heiratete Doolittle, Anna Maria geschätzt 1862. Anna wurde geboren in 1841 in ,, Connecticut, USA; gestorben am 3 Mrz 1890 in Lewis, Cass County, Iowa, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Oakwood Cemetery, Lewis, Cass County, Iowa, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Died of bronchial pneumonia. Mortuary was Christensen-Pino in Long Beach, CA. Burial was March 3, 1955. Person signing paperwork for burial was Vera Sherf.

Bertha heiratete Steen, John Benjamin in 1889. John wurde geboren am 14 Nov 1860 in , Knox County, Missouri, USA; gestorben am 7 Sep 1945 in Bellflower, Los Angeles County, California, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Little Lake Cemetery, Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles County, California, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]