Orville Ashelman

b. 1 March 1889, d. October 1965
  • Orville Ashelman was born on 1 March 1889 in Pennsylvania.
  • He married Florence Eyeington, daughter of George Eyeington and Mary A. (?), circa 1913.
  • Orville Ashelman registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 in Erie County, New York, while living with his wife and child at 2012 Tillman in Buffalo, and employed there as an auto mechanic by Pierce Arrow Motor Company on Elmwood Avenue.
  • Orville Ashelman and Florence Eyeington appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, at 16 Van Gorder Street. Other members of the household included Kenneth O. Ashelman, Harlow D. Ashelman and Florence (?)
  • He was employed as a roll turner by Pierce Arrow, according to the 1920 census.
  • Orville Ashelman and Florence Eyeington appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Buffalo, New York, at 16 Van Gorder Street. Other members of the household included Kenneth O. Ashelman, Pearl F. Ashelman, Harlow D. Ashelman and Florence (?)
  • He was employed by the government as a mechanic, according to the 1930 census.
  • Florence Eyeington became a widow at his death.
  • Orville Ashelman died in October 1965 at age 76.
  • Last Edited: 5 Feb 2010

Family: Florence Eyeington b. 11 May 1886, d. July 1977