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About the William Henry Orchard Family:

DAR applications filed by grandaughters gives 1838 as wedding date.

About William Henry Orchard:

This could be the subject William Orchard, unproven:

New York, 1820-1850 Passenger and Immigration Lists Record (Ancestry.com)
Name: William Orchard
Arrival Date: Nov 29, 1831
Age: 22
Gender: M
Port of Arrival: New York
Place of Origin: England
Occupation: Upholterer
Destination: United States of America
Ship: Ship Andes
Microfilm Serial Number: M237
Microfilm Roll Number: 15
List Number: 431
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William H. Orchard taught music to the young ladies of South Carolina. He is listed as being on the faculty of Limestone Springs (SC) Female High School at it's founding in October, 1845, his position being "Instructor in Music-Piano, Guitar, Organ, and Harp". By the time of the 1850 Census, he and his family were living in Columbia, SC, where his occupation was shown as " Professor of Music-Female Institute". He was a co-founder in 1854 of Columbia Female College, a private college for women which is still in operation today as Columbia College.
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DAR applications filed by his grandaughters Pauline Munford (in 1924) and Helen Hamilton (in 1931) state that Helen Zubley Williams was the second wife of William Henry Orchard. I have no information on the first wife.
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Found in the 1850 Census, South Carolina, Richland Co., p. 85, img. 92 & 93.:

Orchard, William H. 39; Prof. Music, Female Inst.; England
Orchard, Helen 30; South Carolina
Orchard, Elizabeth 9; South Carolina
Orchard, William E. 7; South Carolina
Orchard, Frank B. 6; South Carolina
Orchard, Elliot F. 5; South Carolina
Orchard, Sophia 3; South Carolina
Orchard, Eugenia 2; South Carolina
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Found in the 1860 Census, South Carolina, Richland Co., p. 82, img. 84 & 85.:

Orchard, William H. 49 Prof. of Music England
Orchard, Helen 40; South Carolina
Orchard, Henry M. 21; Carriage Maker; South Carolina
Orchard, Frank B. 18; South Carolina
Orchard, William E. 15; South Carolina
Orchard, Thomas C. 14; South Carolina
Orchard, Sophia H. 12; South Carolina
Orchard, Eugenia 10; South Carolina
Orchard, Eddie J. 7; South Carolina
Orchard, James J. 4; South Carolina

Henry M. and Thomas C. Orchard did not appear on 1850 Census. I believe that "Elliot F." in the 1850 census is the same person as "Thomas C." in the 1860 census. The ages track correctly. I think "Thomas Elliot" is the correct name, with mistakes being made in the initials in both census. Also, Elizabeth is not shown on this census.
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From Ancestry.com, South Carolina Obituaries:

Record of Deaths in Columbia South Carolina

Miss Frances C. Lewis, died at the residence of Mr. Wm. Orchard, in Col'a. So. Mar. 12, 1862. Consumption.

In the will of Elihu Williams, father of W.H. Orchard's wife Helen, a granddaughter Frances Cornelia Virginia Lewis is mentioned, and I assume this is the person referred to in the death record. She would have been a niece of Helen Orchard.
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Found in the 1870 Census, South Carolina, Richland Co., Columbia Ward 4, img. 16.

Orchard, H. 55
Orchard, Helen 40
Orchard, Linny 25 (note: may be Elizabeth, or "Lizzie" as she was called)
Orchard, Willie 22; Merchant
Orchard, Elliot 21; RR Agent
Orchard, Sophia 19
Orchard, Gennie 17
Orchard, Eddie 16
Orchard, Jeromie 14
McNeil, Henry 12
McNeil, James 10

All born in SC except William Henry. The names don't all track from the 1860 Census. Linny may be Elizabeth (or Lizzie, as she was apparently nicknamed), Jeromie may be James J. Don't know who the McNeil children are. Helen remained the same age.
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Found in the 1880 Census, South Carolina, Richland Co., Columbia Ward 4, Dist. 166, img. 6.
W.H., 63, music prof; Helen Z., 52; Wm. E., 28, clerk in store; Sophia H., 25; Eugenia, 24; I. Edw., 23, journalist.

Note: The ages do not always track from one census to the next. Also, some names come and go, some may not actually be children of William Orchard.
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DAR applications filed by two grandaughters give Wm. Henry's death date as 1880. A record for his wife Helen from 1889 shows her as a widow.
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About Helen Zubley Williams:

One source gives her middle name as "Zubby", another as "Zubley".
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Found listings for Helen Orchard in the 1889 and 1890 Atlanta, GA Directories:

Listed as widow of W. H. Orchard; Location: 91 Capitol Avenue, Atlanta. Same data for 1889 and 1890.
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Found in 1900 Census, GA, Fulton Co., Atlanta, Peachtree St., ED 80, sh. 11B. Birth: Dec. 1830 (must have meant 1820); age 69 (she must have really been 79); widow. Living with son, William E. Orchard, 43, dau. Eugenia Stovall, 34, a widow, and a granddaughter Helen Gleason, 15.

Eugenia's age could not have been correct, since she was in the 1850 Census, age 2.
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About Henry M. Orchard:

During the Civil War, Henry M. Orchard served in Company A, 15th South Carolina Infantry Regiment. This regiment has an illustrious record and was engaged in most of the major battles of the eastern war, but it is unknown what role Henry Orchard played. His Confederate service record has few details. It states that he enlisted as a private on September 5, 1861 at Lightwood Knot Springs, near Columbia, SC. Company A was known as the Columbia Rifles, and was commanded by Thomas W. Radcliffe. He is listed as present with this unit as a private through August, 1864, when the record ends. On August 8, 1864, he was sick in Jackson Hospital in Richmond, VA, and on August 12th was furloughed for 30 days to Columbia, SC. He was apparently sent home to recuperate from his illness. It is assumed that he returned to his unit, but it is unknown how he spent the remainder of the war.

The 15th S. C. Infantry Regiment was formed near Columbia, SC in Sept., 1861 with soldiers from Richland, Union, Lexington, Kershaw, Fairfield, and Williamsburg counties. The regiment participated in the campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia from Second Manassas to Gettysburg, then fought with Longstreet at Chickamauga and Knoxville. It returned to Virginia, saw action at The Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor, and later was involved in Early's Shenandoah Valley operations and the North Carolina Campaign.
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A Henry Orchard, age 27, was found in the 1870 Census, SC, Lexington Co., p. 79, img. 100, living with three other men (Fred, Thomas, and Jonathan Kaigler), no women, occupations listed as farmers. Lexington Co. is adjacent to Richland Co., his former home. This is probably the same Henry Orchard, and indicates that he did survive the Civil War. Jonathan Kaigler served in the same Confederate company as Henry Orchard.
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No records found for Henry Orchard after the 1870 Census.
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Picture of Henry M. Orchard and Friend

About Thomas Elliot Orchard:

There is a T. E. Orchard listed in Civil War records:

T. E. Orchard Co. A, 5 Battalion South Carolina Reserves. (Brown's Batt'n.); private

Unproven if this record is for Thomas Elliot Orchard, but it most likely is, since there is also a W.E. Orchard in the same company, probably his brother William.
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From Ancestry.com - South Carolina Obituaries:

Record of Deaths in Columbia South Carolina, page 157

"T. Elliott Orchard, son of W. H. Orchard Esq'r of Col'a So. Ca. was killed near the Lightwood Knot Springs near that City, on the morning of Sept'r 17th 1873, by a collision of a Passenger and Freight train on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail Road. The deceased was one of the Pay Masters on the said Road, was a promising energetic and faithful officer. He was highly esteemed by his acquaintance and friends, was an affectionate son and brother."
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About William E. Orchard:

There is a W. E. Orchard listed in Civil War records:

W. E. Orchard Co. A, 5 Battalion South Carolina Reserves. (Brown's Batt'n.); Private

Unproven if this record is for William E. Orchard, but it most likely is, since there is also a T.E. Orchard in the same company, probably his brother Thomas Elliot Orchard.
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Found in the Atlanta GA City Directories of 1889 and 1890. Listed as "W E Orchard"; business name: Chamberlin, Johnson & Co (in 1889), and D H Dougherty & Co (in 1890); occupation, "Clerk", living as a boarder at 91 Capitol Avenue, Atlanta.
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Found in 1900 Census, GA, Fulton Co., Atlanta, Peachtree St., ED 80, sh. 11B. Age 43; single. Living with mother, Helen Orchard, 70, sister Eugenia Stovall, 34, a widow, and a niece, Helen Gleason, 15.
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Found in the 1910 Census, SC, Greenwood Co., Ninety-Six TS, ED 92, p. 5A, img. 8.
Living with nephew William O. Lipscomb (son of his sister Elizabeth), age 61; single; occupation: clerk, office.
Apparently he never married.
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From South Carolina Death Records, Ancestry.com:
Name: William E Orchard
Birth Date: 1853
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Date: 11 Nov 1915
Age at Death: 62
Death Place: Greenwood, South Carolina
Certificate Number: 021827
Volume Number: 40
His death certificate states that his father was William H. Orchard; single; insurance salesman.
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About Isaac Edward (Eddie) Orchard:

Isaac Edward Orchard was a notable chess player, and competed in tournaments in the South Carolina region. There are several mentions of him as a player and as a writer on the subject in several chess-related publications, such as this article from "Spartanchess", a publication of the Spartanburg (SC) Chess Club:

"Club History

Organized chess in Spartanburg goes back to at least 1881 when both a major and a minor tournament were held at the Merchants' Inn. Records of these events are sketchy, but evidently the proceedings opened with the mayor participating in a consultation game and the major tournament continuing for a week. Chess historian, Robert John McCrary, found an announcement of this tournament in the "Philadelphia Times" and very possibly a game from this event won by Isaac E. Orchard, a Columbia native."
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The following is an obituary which was part of an early genealogy research done by an unknown relative. The source of the obituary is unknown.

"Isaac E Orchard, distinguished owner and editor of musical magazine "TONE", and editorial writer for the Atlanta Constitution. Mrs. H. Z. Orchard, His mother, lived at 232 West Peachtree Street in Atlanta. He died in New York, at his home suddenly at the age of 48. He was survived by his mother, two sisters and three brothers. Genie Orchard Stovall, Mrs. Thomas C. Lipscomb, W.C. Orchard, J.J Orchard in Dallas, Texas, and F. B. Orchard in Washington, D.C. Buried in Columbia, South Carolina."
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Found listings for Isaac Orchard in the 1889 and 1890 Atlanta, GA Directories:

Edward I. Orchard - Business Name: Sunny South; Occupation: Editor; Location: boards 91 Capitol Avenue; City: Atlanta, GA; Year: 1889.

I. E. Orchard - Location: boards 91 Capitol Avenue; City: Atlanta, GA; Year: 1890 .
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