George Oram

Title

George Oram

Description

retired Gravesville; born in Susquehanna County, PA 11-29-1819 where he remained till 1850 when he came to Calumet County, Wis.and bought 100 acres in the town of Chilton on which part of the city is now laid out; he lived on this farm till 1878 when he sold it and removed to Gravesville where he now resides, having retired from active life; in 1839 he married Miss Jane Simpson of Pennsylvania; they had five children - Alvira, now Mrs White and Jennie, now Mrs Potter, are living; they lost three sons, John, George and William; Mr Oram has been chairman of the town of Chilton and has held other offices; they are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church

Source

1881 Hist North Wis Calumet Co The Calumet County portion of the History of Northern Wisconsin has been indexed.

Call number:  MTWC 977.5 H62 http://www.archive.org/details/historyofnorther00west

Date

1819-11-29

Name

George Oram

Date

1819-11-29

Notes

retired Gravesville; born in Susquehanna County, PA 11-29-1819 where he remained till 1850 when he came to Calumet County, Wis.and bought 100 acres in the town of Chilton on which part of the city is now laid out; he lived on this farm till 1878 when he sold it and removed to Gravesville where he now resides, having retired from active life; in 1839 he married Miss Jane Simpson of Pennsylvania; they had five children - Alvira, now Mrs White and Jennie, now Mrs Potter, are living; they lost three sons, John, George and William; Mr Oram has been chairman of the town of Chilton and has held other offices; they are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church

Source Title

1881 Hist North Wis Calumet Co

Source Description

The Calumet County portion of the History of Northern Wisconsin has been indexed.

Call number:  MTWC 977.5 H62

Citation

“George Oram,” Manitowoc Genealogy and Local History Database, accessed November 15, 2026, https://collections.manitowoclibrary.org/items/show/101327.

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