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Surnames: ORAN, OREN, ORREN, ORAND, ORRAND
Classification: Query
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Message Board Post:
John Cleveland Oran that drowned in the Ohio River in 1936 is my great Uncle. His brother
Robert was with him when he fell from the boat on the river, not Harry.
There is no known Harry Oran in this family. John's parents are James Matthew Oran
and Serena
Eller Oran. Serena was known as Ella. James Matthew and Serena Eller were cousins, have
not proven if they are first, 2nd or 3rd cousins. The name Oran is also spelled Oren,
Orren, Orand, Orrand. The family is from Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, Wesbster and Caldwell
Co., KY, Cannon and Wilson Co., Tennessee and Rockingham Co., N. C. John Oran was
married to Nellie Fredrick at the time of his death.
John had been married twice before and had children with the other wives. John Oran is
buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Evansville, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana.
There is also cousins of John's by the name of John Oran living in Evansville,
Indiana.