Ransom H. Van Orden and Edna McFadden

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Husband Ransom H. Van Orden ¹

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           Died: 16 Jun 1937 1
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       Marriage: 27 Sep 1919 1

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Wife Edna McFadden ¹

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         Father: Charles A. McFadden (1859-1940) 1 2
         Mother: Amelia Straw (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M Al Mack Van Orden ³

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           Born: 16 Jan 1921 3
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           Died: 6 Jun 2003 - ? Derrick City, McKean Co, PA
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General Notes: Husband - Ransom H. Van Orden

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He worked in the steel mills at Youngstown, Ohio, as a young man and later became a drilling contractor. In this ca­pacity he was very active throughout the Bradford field and neighboring fields, building up a large business which he carried on until his death. He was affili­ated with Northern Star Lodge, No. 555, Free and Ac­cepted Masons, and was prominent in the higher bodies of the order, including Bradford Royal Arch Chapter; Bradford Council, Royal and Select Masters; Trinity Commandery, Knights Templar; and Coudersport Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite.

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General Notes: Wife - Edna McFadden

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A keen business woman and able administrator, she was executrix of her father's estate and operator of the oil properties comprising it. In civic and association affairs, she also evidenced her gift of leadership and was a member of the Pennsylvania State Board of the Daughters of the American Revolu­tion and the State Board of the Parent-Teacher Asso­ciation. At Derrick City she was secretary of the Sunday school of her church and second vice-president of the Current Events Club. She was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and of the Pennhills Country Club.

Possible SSDI: VANORDEN, EDNA 06 Aug 1885 Feb 1970 84 16727 (Derrick City, Mckean, PA) (none specified) Pennsylvania 176-28-1967

1 Joseph Riesenman, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., 1943), Pg 103.

2 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 967.

3 Joseph Riesenman, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., 1943), Pg 104.