ORWEN

Buried at St. John's are: Orwen, Samuel  (1810-1892) and his wife, Catharine (1811-1900)                

Sam died 11 Jun 1892    82-2-20
          wf. Catharine  died           25 Nov 1900    89-8-18

I responded to the Rootsweb Message Board and provided the above info - here's the reply:

From: <kaye@theuw.net>
To: <asmullen@pa.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 6:07 PM
Subject: Orwan Family - Rootsweb Message Board

Hi Ann,

Thank you for your response about the Orwans from Markelsville. Marsha
Bard would actually be my Grand Aunt (her brother is my grandfather), so
it is indeed the same family we are researching!  Are you also related to
the Orwans in some way, or is it just that they are all from the same
town?  Thanks for the reply... nice to know people are out there reading
the boards and sharing information with each other!

Melanie e-mail address:kaye@theuw.net

William I. Foose (1840-1926) married Margaret Orwan, who was born in 1838. It is believed that the Orwan family also lived in Markelsville. They had three children, but their survival rate was not much better than his father's children! Their first child, Emma, was born in 1867 and died in 1871 at the age of four. Their second child, Harry A. was born in 1872. Their last child, Howard was born in 1875 and died at the age of three. Harry died in 1900 at the age of twenty-eight. William Foose was a cabinet maker.

Note: Marsha Bard told me her grandfather was an Orwin/Orwen/Orwan who was orphaned and raised in Markelsville b Rev. Long.

NOW - Was Margaret Orwan the daughter of Samuel Orwen ??