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Orpha was born 17 October 1820 in Cato, Cayuga, New York and married 15 February 1843, in , St. Joseph, Michigan, Ephraim SIXBY the son of John SIXBY and Elizabeth _______. He was born 5 June 1819, in , , New York and died 2 February 1884, in , LaGrange, Indiana. Orpha died Unknown.
1830 Census Ira, Cayuga, New York, Page 455
BARNS Amos
Under 5; 5 to 10; 15 to 20; 30 to 40
Males: ------- ------- 1 1
Females: 1 1 -------- 1
1840 Census White Pigeon, St. Joseph, Michigan Page 281
BARNES Amos
Under 5; 5 to 10; 10 to 15; 15 to 20; 40 to 50
Males: 1 1 -------- -------- 1
Females: ------- ------- 1 2 1
1850 Census White Pigeon, St. Joseph, Michigan. Pages 281
R Estate Birth
Name Age Sex Occupation Value Place
Amos BARNES 52 M Farmer $ 3,000 New York
Anna " 52 F ---------- -------- New York
David " 17 M ---------- -------- New York
Calvin " 16 M ---------- -------- New York
Orpha SIXBY 28 F ---------- -------- New York
Frank " 6 M ---------- -------- Michigan
John " 4 M ---------- -------- Michigan
Susan " 1 F ---------- -------- Michigan
1860 Census Van Buren Twsp., Lagrange, Indiana, Page 617
R Estate Personal Birth
Name Age Sex Occupation Value Value Place
Ephraim SIXBY 41 M Farmer $ 4,000 $ 0,400 New York
Orpha " 39 F ---------- -------- -------- New York
Frank " 16 M Farm Labor -------- -------- Michigan
John " 14 M ---------- -------- -------- Indiana
Catharine " 11 M ---------- -------- -------- Indiana
Charles " 2 M ---------- -------- -------- Indiana
1870 Census Van Buren Twsp., Lagrange, Indiana,
R Estate Personal Birth
Name Age Sex Occupation Value Value Place
Ephraim SIXBY 51 M Farmer $ 10,000 $ 1,314 New York
Orpha L. " 42 F Wife -------- -------- New York
Catharine S. " 21 F Teacher -------- -------- Indiana
Charles " 12 M At School -------- -------- Indiana
Orpha M. " 8 F At School -------- -------- Indiana
1880 Census Ephraim SIXBY Van Buren, LaGrange, Indiana, Page
Mar | Place of Birth |
Name Race Sex Age Relat Sta Occupation |Self Father Mother|
Ephraim SIXBY W M 61 Self M Farmer N. Y. N. Y. N. Y.
Orpha " W F 52 Wife M Keeping House N. Y. N. Y. N. Y.
Kate S. " W F 31 Dau S School Teacher Ind. ----- -----
Charles D. " W M 22 Son S Farming Ind. ----- -----
Orpha M. " W F 18 Dau S At Home Ind. ----- -----
Brides Grooms Volume Page Name Name A 219 Orpha L. Barnes to Ephraim Sixby F 118 Amos Junod to Ortha M. Sigsby E 65 Charlotte Goodenough to John Sixby F 8 Charles Sixby to Mary C. Moak
E. SIXEBY is the son of John and Elizabeth SIXEBY, natives of New York; the birth of the former occurring September 9, 1781, and that of the latter August 28, 1782. They were married in their native State in 1805, and in 1835 went to White Pigeon, Mich., remained until they came to Indiana, where she died in La Grange County, in May, 1852, and Mr. SIXEBY subsequently married, and died in 1855. The subject, one of thirteen children, was born in New York January 5, 1819; came here with his parents, and remained with them until the age of twenty-six. February 15, 1843, he was married to Orpha L. BARNES, a native of New York, born October 17, 1820. After farming two yeras on his father's place, Mr. SIXEBY moved to his land in Section 14, this township, where he is now living. In 1850, he went to California, where he was engaged in mining five years. He owns 150 acres of land and has a family of five children - Frank E., born February 24, 1844, now a stock-dealer of New Mexico; John, April 11, 1846, railroading; Catherine S., August 20, 1848, school-teacher; Charles, March 6, 1858, railroading; and Orpha M., April 6, 1862, a music-teacher. Mr. SIXEBY is a member of the Masonic Order, and has served his township two years as Trustee.
CHILDREN of Orpha Louisa BARNES and Ephraim SIXBY:
+ 1. FRANK E. b: 24 Feb 1844; , , .
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Mira HOOKER
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+ 2. JOHN b: 11 Apr 1846; , , .
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Charlotte GOODENOUGH
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3. CATHARINE (KATE) SUSAN b: 20 Aug 1848;
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+ 4. CHARLES D. b: 6 Mar 1858;
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Mary CORBET
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+ 5. ORPHA M. SIXBY b: 6 Apr 1862;
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Amos JUNOD
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