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 1880 United States Federal Census
 Name: Mary Van Orman
 Home in 1880: Decatur, Macon, Illinois
 Age: 75
 Estimated birth year: abt 1805
 Birthplace: New York
 Relation to Head of Household: Mother-in-law
 Father's birthplace: New York
 Mother's birthplace: New York
 Neighbors: View others on page
 Marital Status: Widowed
 Race: White
 Gender: Female
 Blind: Yes
 Household Members: Name Age
 R. Nelson Stafford 45
 Sarah Stafford 43
 Mary L. Stafford 20
 William N. Stafford 17
 Ribbon C. Stafford 14
 Arthur C. Stafford 11
 Mary Van Orman 75
 
 Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois; Roll  T9_229; Family History Film: 1254229; Page: 355.2000; Enumeration District: 149; Image: 0177.
 
 Source Information:
 Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls.
 
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 This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents’ place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.
 
 
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 1900 United States Federal Census
 Name: Mary VanOrman
 Home in 1900: Decatur, Macon, Illinois
 Age: 99
 Birth Date: Sep 1800
 Birthplace: New York
 Race: White
 Gender: Female
 Relationship to Head of House: Mother-in-law
 Father's Birthplace: Germany
 Mother's Birthplace: Germany
 Marital Status: Widowed
 Residence : Decatur Township (Excl. Decatur City), Macon, Illinois
 Occupation: View on Image
 Household Members: Name Age
 Rodney Stafford 69
 Sarah Stafford 66
 Mary VanOrman 99
 
 Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois; Roll  T623_323; Page: 35B; Enumeration District: 46.
 
 Source Information:
 Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
 
 Description:
 This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.
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 Information from Findagrave.com
 Mary VanOrman
 Birth:  Sep., 1800
 Death:  Jan. 9, 1901
 Decatur
 Macon County
 Illinois, USA
 
 Mary was 99 years old on the June 19, 1900 Census and living with her daughter Sarah, who was still married to Rodney Nelson Stafford
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 Decatur Herald
 SEMI-WEEKLY HERALD
 FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1901
 OBIT
 
 VAN ORNAM
 Mrs Mary VAn Ornam, age 98 years, died Wednesday morning at the home of her daughter Mrs. N. M. Stafford, two miles west of Decatur.
 Her death was due to the weakness of age. For the past 20 years the deceased had been blind and during all of that she lived with Mrs. Stafford, who is the only surviovor of live children, The deceased was a native of Lewis County, New York, and the greatest part of her life was spent in Illinois.
 The Funeral will be held this afternoon at the Stafford residence and the interment will be at Greenwood.
 
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 Rodney Nelson Stafford her son inlaw died a week after Mary.
 
 Family links:
 Children:
 Sarah M VanOrman Stafford (1837 - 1927)*
 
 
 
 Burial:
 Greenwood Cemetery
 Decatur
 Macon County
 Illinois, USA
 Plot: Lot 182 Block 17
 
 Created by: Shirley
 Record added: Jun 14, 2007
 Find A Grave Memorial# 19889287
 Buried:
 
 
Decatur HeraldSEMI-WEEKLY HERALD
 FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1901
 OBIT
 
 VAN ORNAM
 Mrs Mary VAn Ornam, age 98 years, died Wednesday morning at the home of her daughter Mrs. N. M. Stafford, two miles west of Decatur.
 Her death was due to the weakness of age. For the past 20 years the deceased had been blind and during all of that she lived with Mrs. Stafford, who is the only surviovor of live children, The deceased was a native of Lewis County, New York, and the greatest part of her life was spent in Illinois.
 The Funeral will be held this afternoon at the Stafford residence and the interment will be at Greenwood.
 Rodney Nelson Stafford her son inlaw died a week after Mary.
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