lead-orpha-effie-hill-1886
Possible relative
Two Wood County birth-register sources for Paul Edward Armstrong name his mother by maiden name as Effie Hill, with possible alternate readings of Epha or Alpha. A WCDPL newspaper license notice identifies Thomas Armstrong's 1906 bride candidate as Orpha Hill, a 1939 death notice names Thomas's wife as Orpha and son as Paul, and a 1941 Shroyer obituary identifies Mrs. Orpha Armstrong as a foster daughter of Mrs. Marie Shroyer. Orpha Hill and the birth-register Effie/Epha/Alpha Hill may be the same person, but the given-name reading and canonical relationship still require user review and preferably the original Wood County marriage record, census images, and death or cemetery evidence.
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Obituary
Page 1 of the 20 February 1941 Bradner Advocate carries an obituary for Mrs. Marie Shroyer, born 21 September 1855 and died 14 February 1941, and states that surviving foster daughter Mrs. Orpha Armstrong of South Maple Street was the person with whom she was living at the time of death.
Online Summary
Public HTML family page for Thomas Armstrong and Orpha Hill Armstrong. The page states that Thomas was born on 1 March 1875, died in 1939, married Orpha Hill who was fostered by Schroyer, and had children including Paul Edward Armstrong.
Newspaper Notice
Page 12 of the 21 September 1906 Wood County Democrat includes a "Licenses" notice listing Thomas Armstrong, age 28, oil worker, Portage, and Orpha Hill, age 20, Liberty township.
Obituary
Page 1 of the 26 October 1939 Wood County Republican carries a death notice for Thomas Armstrong, age 65, stating that he died at his late residence in Center Township, was buried in Oak Grove cemetery, and was survived by wife Orpha, sons Paul and Carl, and five daughters.
Timeline
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Bradner Advocate Obituary for Mrs Marie Shroyer Naming Orpha Armstrong, 1941
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Bradner Advocate Obituary for Mrs Marie Shroyer Naming Orpha Armstrong, 1941
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Public Family Page for Thomas and Orpha Armstrong
Wood County Democrat Marriage-License Notice for Thomas Armstrong and Orpha Hill, 1906
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Wood County Democrat Marriage-License Notice for Thomas Armstrong and Orpha Hill, 1906
Wood County Republican Death Notice for Thomas Armstrong
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Wood County Republican Death Notice for Thomas Armstrong