William F. Orchard

    William F. Orchard, foreman tin department Ohio & Mississippi Shops, Cochran, is a native of New York, born in Clay County December 24, 1852, and received a common school education. His parents, James and Matilda (Barnes) Orchard, were born in England. They came to America in 1850, and located in New York, where he worked as a machinist. William came to Indiana in 1863, locating in Aurora, where he served a regular apprenticeship at this trade, beginning in December, 1864, with the Ohio & Mississippi Company.

    He was married April 27, 1871, to Miss Mary F. Ferrin, a native of Boston, Massachusetts. She was born October 11, 1853. They have been blessed with three children: Matilda, Mamie and Willie. Mr. Orchard is a sober, industrious man, and commands the respect of the community in which he resides.

Source: History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Indiana by F.E. Weakley & Co., 1885.