William Penn Orbison and Lydia Rebecca Allison

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Husband William Penn Orbison ^{1 2}

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           Born: 4 Nov 1814 - Huntingdon, Huntingdon Co, PA 2
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         Father: William Orbison (1777-1857) 3 4 5
         Mother: Eleanor Elliott (1788-1865) 3 5 6

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       Marriage: 16 Sep 1841 7

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Wife Lydia Rebecca Allison ^{1 8}

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           Born: 2 Aug 1816 8
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           Died: 1 Apr 1891 9
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         Father: Robert Allison (1777-1840) 4 10 11
         Mother: Mary Elliott (1781-1857) 3 4 11

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Children

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1 M William Allison Orbison ⁷

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           Born: 29 Aug 1842 7
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           Died: 26 Jun 1893 - Philadelphia, PA 7
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         Spouse: Mary W. Hurd (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 24 Nov 1864 7

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2 F Mary Elliott Orbison ⁷

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3 F Ellen Harris Orbison ⁷

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4 M Robert Allison Orbison ⁷

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           Born: 31 Jan 1849 7
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         Spouse: J. Estella Gregory (1862-      ) 7
           Marr: 14 Jun 1894 7

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General Notes: Husband - William Penn Orbison

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He graduated at Jefferson College in 1832, read law with John G. Miles, Esq., at Huntingdon, graduated at Carlisle Law School in November, 1835, was admitted to the bar at Huntingdon, November 12, 1835. In the spring of 1836, entered into partnership with James M. Bell, Esq., and continued with him until 1845. He was ordained a ruling elder in the Presbyterian church, October 31, 1855; was president of the First National Bank of Huntingdon from 1871 to 1878; later was practising law with his son, Robert A. The house located at Third and Penn streets, Huntingdon, in which he lived, was built by his father in 1815.

1 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 438.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 15.

3 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 437.

4 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 4.

5 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 111.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 2.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 19.

8 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 11.

9 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Co., 1897), Pg 12.

10 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 73, 437.

11 —, Book of Biographies of Leading Citizens of Berks County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1898), Pg 14.