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Birth: Apr. 14, 1827 Oswego Co, NY
Death: Dec. 1, 1912 Greene Co, IA
Orson was the son of Leonard Thorp & Ann Eliza Miller. He married Jane Ellen Welsh on 23 NOV 1854 in Kendall, Illinois. They were the parents of George, William, Clarence, Orson, & Etta.
Jane
Birth: Oct 23, 1837 Little Falls, NY
Death: Jan. 14, 1923 Iowa
Jane Emily Welch was born October 23, 1837, at Little Falls, Herkiman County, New York. When one year old her parents moved to Illinois, locating on a farm in Kendall county, which was her home until she united in marriage to Orson L. Thorp, Nov. 23, 1854. They lived in and around Plano, Illinois, until the fall of 1869, when they moved to Greene County, locating on a farm in Franklin Township. There they resided until the fall of 1894, when they sold the farm and moved to Cooper. Her husband Orson L. Thorp died December 1, 1912, and Mrs. Thorp made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Etta Winkelman, until the latter's death and since that time with her son, Willliam T. Thorp, of Baxter, Iowa. She died January 14 1923, at the age of 86 years 2 month and 23 days. Jane was the daughter of Thomas Welch & Margaret Smith.