Thanks! --- On Sat, 9/25/10, jroguetech@gmail.com <jroguetech@gmail.com> wrote: From: jroguetech@gmail.com <jroguetech@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [VANNORMAN] Mary Ann VanOrnum (1799-1893) obituary To: vannorman@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, September 25, 2010, 12:51 PM Harry VO, b. 2 Sep 1804, New York (probably St Lawrence Co.), d. 11 Nov 1896, buried in Balsam Cemetery, Russell, St Lawrence, New York, married Mary O. Knox c. 1837. Mary O., b. 18 Aug 1815, d. 17 Jan 1876, also buried in Balsam Cemetery. That's all the info I have on them, and most of it from third-hand sources. On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 12:27 PM, Laurie Cigan <lcigan@yahoo.com> wrote: > I'm descended from a Henry Van Arman b. ca 1803 possibly in Vermont. The > last name of course has been spelt many different ways including Van Ornum. > Is it possible that my Henry is the same person as your Harry? I have not > been able to find a death record or burial location for him. I do show him > in Ellenburg, Clinton, New York in the 1840-1870 censuses. He was married to > a Martia (also spelt Marcia, Marsha, Martha), children James, Lewis, Nelson, > Ira, Hiram, Horace, Betsey, Hannah, John, George, Elsey. > > Laurie C. > > --- On Fri, 9/24/10, jroguetech@gmail.com <jroguetech@gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: jroguetech@gmail.com <jroguetech@gmail.com> > Subject: [VANNORMAN] Mary Ann VanOrnum (1799-1893) obituary > To: vannorman@rootsweb.com > Date: Friday, September 24, 2010, 8:42 PM > > > Mary Ann Van Ornum's (1799-1893), d/o Abraham Van Ornum and Sarah > Pratt, obit. > > On monday April 20, Mrs. Mary Ann Knox passed away to her heavenly reward > at > the ripe age of 92.She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Van Ornum > who came to this county from Essex County in the early days of 1813.At that > time the townships of Russell and Hermon were unbroken forest save here and > there small clearings made by the axe of early settlers.Mrs. Knox descended > from a family noted for longevity-both her father and mother lived to be > over 80 years old.One of her brothers died at the age of 87 another at the > age of 92. She was married to Mr. Eri Knox December 25,1832. Four children > were born to them: Chauncy,Henry,Lewis,and Ellen (Mrs. E.A. Conant).Mr. and > Mrs. Knox settled in the town of Russell,which even in that date,was > largely > timberland.Through their enterprise and forethought they soon accumulated > property by which they were enabled to give bountifully to the poor.Mr.Knox > died in August 1874 at the age of 64 years.Mrs. Knox united with the > Baptist > Church at the early age of 17 years and for 75 years she lived a consistant > Christian life.What a testimony is such a life to the power of > Christianity. > The funeral services were conducted by her pastor,Rev. E.A.Hooper at her > home on Washington Street wednesday afternoon at one-o-clock. > (unknown source; Hermon, New York; unknown date) > > It mentions a brother dieing age 92. This would be Harry van Ornum > (1804-1896). I don't know who is the brother d. age 87. Also, as stated, I > don't know the original source (and it's unedited from my source; I assume > the original has correct spaces). > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VANNORMAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VANNORMAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VANNORMAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message