Person:Mathew Orrell (1)

From: A letter to Marie Pemberton, 3 Jan 1991 re: marriage of Mathew Orrell and Ann Huffer

There is no marriage bond on file in Augusta County for Matthew Orrell and Ann Offord [Huffer)]. The only record we have is the minister's return that gives the date of 16 November 1826.

I have enclosed with this a copy of the original minister's return by Benjamin Denton, who was a Methodist minister in Rockingham County.

Index to 1830 Census of Virginia,,by R.V. Jackson Orel: Mathew, in Augusta County, northern part.

«i»To Erastus Stribling, County Clerk of Augusta, I do hear in present to you a list of marriages which you will please record as follows: 1. Charles Taylor and Elizabeth Burgess 4 May 1826 2. William Black and nancy Tankersley 21 September 1826 3. Matthew Orrell and ann offord November 16, 1826 Benjamin Denton Minister of the Gospel«/i»

1840 Greene Co. IN Census has Mathew Orrell family as

1 male under 5 (born between 1835-1840) 1 male 5-10 (born between 1830-1835) 1 male 30-40 (born between 1800-1810) 2 females under 5 (born between 1800-1810) 1 female 5-10 (born between 1830-1835) 1 female 20-30 (born between 1810-1820)

1850 Tazewell Co. ILL census 15th Oct 1850 Dwelling #1259, family #1259 Mathew Orrell, age 42, male, blacksmith born Va Amy, age 30, female, born PA William, age 21, male born PA Mary Jane, age 18 female, born PA Asdalinre, age 16, female born PA John, age 12, male, born PA Henry, age 8, male, born ILL Alonzo, age 3, male, born ILL

Where was Anna in 1850? Were Anna and Mathew Orrell divorced? Mrs. Anna Orrell married William Hill in 1859. Did Mathew Orrell go back to Pennsylvania before 1834 and then back to Illinois by 1842? Are all of these children born to Anna or some of them born to Amy? Who is amy?

1850 United States Federal Census

Name: Mathew Orrell Age: 42 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1808 Birth Place: Virginia Gender: Male Home in 1850: Tazewell, Illinois

Household Members: Adaline Orrell 16 Alonzo Orrell 3 Amy Orrell 30 Eli William Orrell 21 Henry Orrell 8 John Orrell 12 Mary Jane Orrell 18 Mathew Orrell 42

Source Citation: Year: «i»1850«/i»; Census Place: «i»Tazewell, Illinois«/i»; Roll: «i»M432--129;«/i» Page:«i» 92«/i»; Image: «i»570.

«/i»U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1650-1900

Name: Mathew Orrell Gender: Male Birth Place: VA Birth Year: 1808 Spouse Name: Ann Bigford [Huffer] Spouse Birth Place: VA Marriage Year: 1826 Marriage State: VA Number Pages: 1

Source Citation: Source Number: «i»8931.019;«/i» Source Type: «i»Family Group sheet, FGSE; listed as parents«/i»; Number of Pages: «i»1«/i»; Submitter Code.

Source Information: Yates Publishing. «i»U.S. and International Marriage Records,«/i» «i»1560-1900«/i» [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA; The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original Data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.