Orlando A. Himebaugh

Orlando A. Himebaugh

Born: 30 OCT 1825 at Erie County, Penn
Died: 14 SEP 1902
Buried: Hooper Cemetery; Hooper, Dodge County, Nebraska

Married Elsina Canaga on 5 FEB 1859 at Dodge County, Nebraska

Born: 5 NOV 1837 at Harrison County, Ohio
Died: 5 MAR 1922
Buried: Hooper Cemetery

Children:
Nettie E., b. 8 NOV 1863, d. 12 APR 1870, bur. Hooper Cemetery
Charles, b. unknown, d. unknown
Orlando, b. 27 DEC 1866, d. 1 JAN 1948, bur. Hooper Cemetery; m. Julia M., b. 27 APR 1869, d. 26 OCT 1956, bur. Hooper Cemetery.
Ella, b. 1870, d. 1961, bur. Hooper Cemetery; m. Fred H. Maryott, b. 1866, d. 1943, bur. Hooper Cemetery.
Etta B., b. 2 JAN 1873, d. 3 MAY 1875, bur. Hooper Cemetery

Born: Harrison County Ohio
Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska, pub. 1882:
O. A. HIMEBAUGH, retired, Hooper, was born in Erie County, Penn., October 30, 1825, living there until 1849, when he moved to Kane County, Ill., where he resided three years. He then went to De Kalb County, residing there until June, 1856, when he removed to Nebraska, locating on the north side of Maple Creek, on Section 5, Town 18, Range 8, Dodge County. He lived on that farm fourteen years. He then moved to Hooper, building the first elevator at that point. He engaged in the grain business, and for four years he had no opposition, doing during a portion of the time a business of $20,000 per month. He continued in the grain business seven years, and during this time he built the elevator now owned by Morse & Ritter. At the same time, he farmed 700 acres of land with hired help. During the last five years, he has rented his land and is not now engaged in any active business, further than overseeing and improving his farms. He married in Dodge County, Neb., Feb. 5, 1859, Miss Elsina Canaga, who was born in Harrison County, Ohio. They have three children living--Charles, Orlando and Ella.
Mrs O A Himebaugh

Miss Elsina Canaga was born in Scio, Harrison County Ohio, Nov 5, 1837. She came to Nebraska with her parents in 1857, locating on a homestead near Fontanelle.

She was married Feb 5, 1859 to Mr O A Himebaugh. They went to housekeeping on a homestead that Mr Himebaugh bought and proved up on. The farm was located 3 ½ miles from here on Maple Creek. In 1870 they built a home at the end of the railroad at that time just north of Nickerson.

Mr Himebaugh was engaged in the grain and lumber business there for a short time. The same fall on Thanksgiving Day they moved their house to our city where Mr Himebaugh was engaged in the same business being the first to engage in the grain and lumber business in this place for many years. He passed to the Great Beyond Sep 14, 1902.

Mrs Himebaugh is the mother of six children, three of whom are living. They are Mrs Fred Maryott, O Himebaugh of our vicinity and Chas Himebaugh of Yakima Wash.

It has been 56 years since Mrs Himebaugh came to our vicinity and about 43 since moving into Hooper.

She has seen many great changes in our village and people during all these years.

Noted: Hooper NE Sentinel 27 Nov 1913 8:5

Source: Ruth Moss, Washington County Genealogical Society