Orrin Albert Roller 
M, (5 November 1905 - 4 March 1975)
- Relationships
- 10th great-grandson of Hans Kiess
2nd great-grandson of Nickolas Stephen Marquardt
6th great-grandson of Hans Stäbler
5th great-grandson of Casper Ulmer
6th great-grandson of Hans Peter Walz
- Charts
- Eberlin Haim descendants (Württemberg)
Hans Kiess descendants (Württemberg)
Nickolas Stephen Marquardt descendants (likely Eßlingen or Möhringen, Württemberg)
Hans Stäbler descendants (Oberaichen, Württemberg)
Casper Ulmer descendants (Möhringen, Württemberg) (#1)
Casper Ulmer descendants (Möhringen, Württemberg) (#2)
Hans Peter Walz descendants (Walddorf, Württemberg)
Orrin Albert Roller was born on 5 November 1905 at Anthony Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.1,2,3 He was the son of John Jacob Roller and Elvira Elyira Marquardt.4 Orrin Albert Roller married Beatrice Salome Heim, daughter of Samuel J. Heim and Jennie M. Brehm, circa 1935 at Warrensville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.5,4 Orrin Albert Roller died on 4 March 1975 at Divine Providence Hospital, Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 69 years, 3 months and 27 days.1,2,4 He was buried on 7 March 1975 in the Montoursville Cemetery, located in Montoursville, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The funeral service was officiated by Reverend Daniel Wallace and Reverend Frank H. Schweitzer.4
Orrin Albert Roller Orrin attended Bottle Run No. 2, Old Lycoming Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania during the 1910 - 1911 school year. A. C. Paulhamus, was the teacher. Board of Education consisted of George W. Bennett, President; L. H. Pidcoe, Secretary; Amos Smith, Treasurer; Chris Bower; Daniel Berry; Clarence Sholder; and G. Bruce Milnor, County Superintendent.
Orrin's name is spelled as Orvin in the school pamphlet listed above.
The following students attended school together at Bottle Run School Number 2, Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, between 1910 and 1911: Orrin Albert Roller. Members of the school board during this time were: George Washington Bennett and Clarence M. Sholder, while the Superintendent for the school district during this time was G. Bruce Milnor. Orrin Albert Roller was the owner of a plumbing and heating business between 1943 and 1973.4 He retired in April 1973 from his plumbing and heating business.4 His obituary was published sometime in March 1975 in the local paper, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. His obituary stated:
The funeral will be Friday for Orrin A. Roller, 69, of 1132 Sheridan Street, who died Tuesday, March 4, 1975, in Divine Providence Hospital.
Mr. Roller was a plumbing and heating contractor in the city for 30 years before retiring in April 1973.
Born November 5, 1905 in Old Lycoming Township, he was the son of Jacob and Elvira Marquardt Roller.
He was a member of the East End Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, of which he was an elder for several terms, and was active in church organizations.
Mr. Roller was also a charter member of the local chapter of the Christian Businessmen's Alliance, a member of the board of directors of the Susquehanna Boys' Camp, Trout Run, and a member of the Hughesville Camp Meeting organization.
Surviving are his wife, the former Beatrice Heim; two sons, Mark A., of this city, and Calvin L., of Lancaster; a daughter, Mrs. Ferne Pennycoff, of Linden RD 1; a brother Harold, of Naugatuck, Conn; a sister, Mrs. Eva Weitzel, of Williamsport RD 2, and nine grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Spitler's, 733 Broad Street, Montoursville, with the Rev. Daniel Wallace, his former pastor, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Frank H. Schweitzer, a retired pastor of Faith Wesleyan Church. Burial will be in Montoursville Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.4
Orrin Albert Roller Orrin attended Bottle Run No. 2, Old Lycoming Twp., Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania during the 1910 - 1911 school year. A. C. Paulhamus, was the teacher. Board of Education consisted of George W. Bennett, President; L. H. Pidcoe, Secretary; Amos Smith, Treasurer; Chris Bower; Daniel Berry; Clarence Sholder; and G. Bruce Milnor, County Superintendent.
Orrin's name is spelled as Orvin in the school pamphlet listed above.
The following students attended school together at Bottle Run School Number 2, Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, between 1910 and 1911: Orrin Albert Roller. Members of the school board during this time were: George Washington Bennett and Clarence M. Sholder, while the Superintendent for the school district during this time was G. Bruce Milnor. Orrin Albert Roller was the owner of a plumbing and heating business between 1943 and 1973.4 He retired in April 1973 from his plumbing and heating business.4 His obituary was published sometime in March 1975 in the local paper, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. His obituary stated:
The funeral will be Friday for Orrin A. Roller, 69, of 1132 Sheridan Street, who died Tuesday, March 4, 1975, in Divine Providence Hospital.
Mr. Roller was a plumbing and heating contractor in the city for 30 years before retiring in April 1973.
Born November 5, 1905 in Old Lycoming Township, he was the son of Jacob and Elvira Marquardt Roller.
He was a member of the East End Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, of which he was an elder for several terms, and was active in church organizations.
Mr. Roller was also a charter member of the local chapter of the Christian Businessmen's Alliance, a member of the board of directors of the Susquehanna Boys' Camp, Trout Run, and a member of the Hughesville Camp Meeting organization.
Surviving are his wife, the former Beatrice Heim; two sons, Mark A., of this city, and Calvin L., of Lancaster; a daughter, Mrs. Ferne Pennycoff, of Linden RD 1; a brother Harold, of Naugatuck, Conn; a sister, Mrs. Eva Weitzel, of Williamsport RD 2, and nine grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Spitler's, 733 Broad Street, Montoursville, with the Rev. Daniel Wallace, his former pastor, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Frank H. Schweitzer, a retired pastor of Faith Wesleyan Church. Burial will be in Montoursville Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.4
Children of Orrin Albert Roller and Beatrice Salome Heim
Last Edited=8 Apr 2007
Citations
- [S6] Mark Arnold Roller, "Family Group Sheets," supplied 21 August 1998 (1329 Country Club Drive, Williamsport, Pennsylvania 17701, USA; (717) 322-3960).
- [S151] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at http://ssdi.rootsweb.com (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, January 2004 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. ORRIN ROLLER, birth listed as 05 Nov 1905, died listed as Mar 1975, issued in the State of Connecticut. Last residence Williamsport, Lycoming, PA, last benefit (none specified). Accessed 2 Jul 2004.
- [S967] Orrin A. Roller obituary, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, March 1975, lists his place of birth as Old Lycoming Township. The original article was from a scrapbook of personal memorabilia compiled by Johanna (Weiss) Edler (1915-1999) through out her life. Viewed in the home of her daughter Donna (Edler) Sayah on 1 June 1999, by Kevin Sholder. Donna Lee Edler, Montoursville, Pennsylvania, USA.
- [S967] Orrin A. Roller obituary, March 1975.
- [S21] Watson Kiess, History of the Kiess Family, Who Came From Germany and Settled In Pennsylvania In The Early 1800's (Lycoming County, Pennsylvania: n.pub., 1957), p. 28.