Orbison, Thomas W.

1854 - Abt 1937  (82 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Orbison, Thomas W.
  Born	11 Nov 1854	Plover, Portage, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  1900 Census	1900	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Thomas W Irbenson44 Irene B Irbenson40 Thos E Irbenson5 Nellie I Irbenson7 Mary C Irbenson2 Anna O'Donel24
  1910 Census	1910	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Thomas W Orbison55 Irene Orbison49 Eugene T Orbison21 Nellie Orbison16 Mary Orbison12
  Biography	Abt 1911
  THOMAS W. ORBISON, a member of the O'Keefe-Orbison Engineering & Construction Company, of Appleton, Wisconsin, whose reputation as a consulting engineer is country wide, was born in Plover, Wisconsin, in 1854, and is a son of Thomas and Susan S. (Kellogg) Orbison. Thomas Orbison was a native of Ireland, from whence he came to the United States in 1849, and located in Wisconsin. He was a minister of the Methodist faith, and had various charges throughout the State until 1869, when he came to Appleton to reside. His death occurred in Appleton in 1872. Mrs. Orbison, who was born in Pennsylvania, and is now living in Appleton, is a descendant of the old New England family of Kellogg. She and her husband had a family of three children: Mary, who is married and resides in New York City; Kate, living in Appleton, and Thomas W. Thomas W. Orbison's early education was secured in the public schools. Attended Lawrence College, Appleton, for three years and graduated from the civil engineering department of Union College in 1876. Shortly thereafter he went to the State of Colorado, where he was engaged in railroad work, and on his return to Wisconsin continued to engage in this line until 1881. From this time his chief work has been that of consulting hydraulic engineer, and opened an office in Appleton in partnership with Capt. Nathaniel M. Edwards in 1884, and subsequently the O'Keefe-Orbison Engineering and Construction Company was established by Mr. Orbison and Ed O'Keefe, a connection that has continued to the present time. Civil engineering covers so wide a field that of late years it has been necessary to specialize in the several individual branches, but in this connection it may be stated that both Mr. Orbison and the firm he represents have gained a reputation that extends from coast to coast as paper mill and hydraulic engineers. In 1880 Mr. Orbison was married to Irene Ballard, daughter of Anson and Harriet (Story) Ballard, and to this union there were born three children: Eugene, a graduate of Cornell University, who is now connected with the General Electric Company, Schenectady, New York,, and Nellie and Mary, who are living at home. The family are members of the Congregational Church. Mr. Orbison is a Republican in political matters, and is fraternally connected with the Elks. He is a director of the Riverside Paper Mills, and is a member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Western Society of Civil Engineers and the Wisconsin Society of Civil Engineers. He is best known as a consulting engineer on hydraulic work.
  	Orbison, Thomas W. Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
  Died	Abt 1937	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I166329	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Orbison, Reverend Thomas,   b. 9 Mar 1813, , County Down, Ireland ,   d. 10 Nov 1872, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Kellogg, Sarah,   b. 25 Jun 1829, Smithfield, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 25 Dec 1914, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F61335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ballard, Irene "Rena",   b. 27 Sep 1858,   d. 25 Dec 1933  (Age 75 years)
  Married	22 Dec 1880	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	+ 1. Orbison, Thomas Eugene,   b. 24 May 1888, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 4 Oct 1963, Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 75 years)   2. Orbison, Nellie Irene,   b. 23 May 1893, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 25 Apr 1951, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA  (Age 57 years)   3. Orbison, Mary Cook,   b. 7 Jan 1898, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 10 Sep 1980, Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2014
  Family ID	F54706	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 11 Nov 1854 - Plover, Portage, Wisconsin, USA Married - 22 Dec 1880 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1900 Census - 1900 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1910 Census - 1910 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - Abt 1937 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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