Adam Henry Orth and Elizabeth Cox

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Husband Adam Henry Orth ^{1 2 3 4}

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           Born: 1798 - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA 1 2 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Oct 1833 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: Christian Henry Orth (1773-1816) 5 6 7 8
         Mother: Rebecca Rahm (1773-1842/1843) 5 9

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       Marriage: 3 May 1832 2

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Wife Elizabeth Cox ^{1 10 11}

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           Born: 4 Jun 1813 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Jan 1836 11
         Buried: 

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         Father: John Bowes Cox, Sr. (1780-1831) 12 13
         Mother: Matilda Willis McAllister (1787/1788-1858) 12 14

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Children

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1 M Adam Cox Orth ⁴

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           Born: 1833 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Jan 1839 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Adam Henry Orth

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He studied law, and was admitted to the Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, bar at the November term, 1822. He held the office of district attorney for Dauphin County in 1827 and 1828, and for several years, in addition to the duties of his profession, he was transcribing clerk of the House of Representatives.

1 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Lebanon in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 249.

2 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 523.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 371.

4 Mary Catherine McAllister, Descendants of Archibald McAllister (Harrisburg, PA: Scheffer's Printing & Bookbinding House, 1898), Pg 73.

5 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Lebanon in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 248.

6 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 523, 530.

7 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 200, 370.

8 William Henry Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1894), Pg 384.

9 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 200, 371.

10 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 239, 371.

11 Mary Catherine McAllister, Descendants of Archibald McAllister (Harrisburg, PA: Scheffer's Printing & Bookbinding House, 1898), Pg 72.

12 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 239.

13 Mary Catherine McAllister, Descendants of Archibald McAllister (Harrisburg, PA: Scheffer's Printing & Bookbinding House, 1898), Pg 71.

14 Mary Catherine McAllister, Descendants of Archibald McAllister (Harrisburg, PA: Scheffer's Printing & Bookbinding House, 1898), Pg 17.