Charles Alonzo Orvis

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Charles Alonzo Orvis

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Moro, Illinois, United States
Death: December 15, 1948 (78)
Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Place of Burial: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Charles William Orvis; Sarah Orvis and Susannah Orvis
Husband of Mary Ellen "Molly" Orvis and Clemmie Orvis
Father of Ocia Mae Ponder; Setta Bufa Harris; Otis Evert Orvis; Sarah Nova McAfee; Charles Russell "Russ" Orvis and 2 others
Brother of William Orvis; Ida May Tucker; Vina Buffa Johnson; Elza Newton Orvis and Jasper "Uncle Jap" Clayton Orvis

Occupation: Blacksmith
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About Charles Alonzo Orvis

CHARLES ALONZO ORVIS ~

He was an expert Blacksmith & maintained a shop at Ponder, Ripley County, Missouri for 12 years. He moved to Arkansas in 1916 & about 10 years later he moved to Dawson, Tulsa County, Oklahoma for about 7 years & maintained a Blacksmith Shop there. He next traded his place at Dawson for property at Vera, Oklahoma. He platted a residential sub-division in Red Fork, Tulsa County, Oklahoma. It is named the "Orvis Addition". He gave lots to each of his children. By Joseph Asel Orvis, son

Quote by "Jr." (John Audrey Ponder, Jr.) on 7/17/2001

Even tho he was married 6-9 times, (no one really knows for sure), he was a very talented man. He played the Organ & traveled to small country communities to give lessons. He was also a very avid Blacksmith.

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Charles Alonzo Orvis's Timeline

1870
March 24, 1870
Moro, Illinois, United States
1894
July 10, 1894
Tucker, Ripley, Missouri, United States
1896
May 4, 1896
Tucker, Ripley, Missouri, United States
1898
February 2, 1898
Tucker, Ripley, Missouri, United States
1900
November 6, 1900
Tucker, Ripley, Missouri, United States
1903
June 18, 1903
Tucker, Ripley, Missouri, United States
1906
November 22, 1906
Ponder, Ripley, Missouri, United States
1909
March 9, 1909
Ponder, Ripley, Missouri, United States
1948
December 15, 1948
Age 78
Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States