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About the Francis Belton Orchard Family:

Francis Belton and Augusta apparently divorced sometime between 1880 and 1888. Augusta married Theodore Tilton in March, 1888, and Belton was living alone in Atlanta in 1889.

This marriage ended in divorce.

About Francis Belton Orchard:

Listed as "Frank B. Orchard" on the 1850 and 1860 census as son of Wm. H. Orchard.
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Francis Belton Orchard was a Civil War veteran who served in the Confederate Army. It is unclear where he spent most of the war, or whether or not he saw any fighting. His service record states at one point that he was detached to the regimental band, and for several months he was sick in a hospital. The following is from information extracted from his Confederate service record:

He enlisted in Company G, 6th South Carolina Cavalry Regiment on June 28, 1862 in Columbia, SC, with a rank of 3rd Corporal. His company commander was Captain John R. Miot. The muster roll for Jan. and Feb., 1863 shows him present with a rank of 2nd Corporal. For May and June, 1863, the roll indicates he is a musician and "Detached in Regimental Band sick in Ladies Hospital Columbia". The roll for July and Aug., 1863 shows him as a Private and still "Sick in Ladies Hospital Columbia". The next roll in the record is for Nov. and Dec., 1863, and shows him present, so he obviously recovered from his illness by that time.

A letter authorizing furlough for F.B. Orchard covering the period of 18 Jan. to 8 Feb. 1864 to Columbia is in the service record, written in the hand of his company commander, Lt. E.R. Clinkscales. It contains this description of Belton: "aged 20 years, five feet 8 inches high, light complexion, light hair, gray eyes, by profession a merchant from Edgefield Dist SC...".

The rolls continue to show him present, rank Private, the last existing record being for the period of Sept. and Oct., 1864. It is unknown whether he served until the end of the war.

The 6th South Carolina Cavalry was know as Aiken's Partisan Rangers, and 1st Partisan Rangers, and was formed from a nucleus of men from the 16th Battalion South Carolina Partisan Rangers, which included F.B. Orchard. The record for this unit indicates that it participated in several major battles, including The Wilderness and Cold Harbor in Virginia. Whether or not Orchard was present at these battles is not known.
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Found in the 1870 Census, S.C., Richland Co., Columbia Ward 3, p. 135, img. 26.

Belton, 25; Augusta, 23; Pauline, 2. Occupation listed as "Dry Goods Clk".
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Found in 1880 Census, GA, Richmond Co., Augusta, ED 97, p. 36-37, img. 34-35.
Francis B. Orchard 35 (Occupation listed as "Book Agent".)
Augusta Orchard 28
Pauline Orchard 11
Annie Orchard 9
Helen Orchard 6
Wiley Orchard 4 (Daughter Wiley, age 4, is listed as a son, in error.)
Lottie Robertson 16 (Servant)
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Found in the Atlanta, GA City Directories of 1889 and 1890. Listed as "Frank B. Orchard", occupation, "Agent", living as a boarder at 91 Capitol Avenue, Atlanta.
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Found in 1900 Census, GA, Richmond Co., Augusta, ED 64, sh. 12A. Birth: Jan., 1843; shown as boarder; widower; occupation, salesman.
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An obituary of his brother Isaac E. Orchard lists F. B. Orchard of Washington D.C. as a surviving brother. It was undated but probably from around 1901, based on the age at death of Isaac.
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Found in 1920 Census, Washington D.C., Precinct 10, ED 271, sh. 2B, img. 4.
George T Munford 63
Pauline Munford 40 (daughter of Belton)
George T Munford 19
F Belton Orchard 75 Father-in-Law
Matilda Algir 38 Servant
Annie L Clark 26 Lodger
Helen V Odmands 26 Lodger
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Found in U.S. Veterans Cemeteries on Ancestry.com:

Name: Francis Belton Orchard
Last known address: C/O Director Arlington, VA 22111-0000
Death Date: 25 May 1920
Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery
Buried At: Section Confe Site 205-A
Cemetery URL: http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/default.htm
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About Helen May Orchard:

Helen was a nurse and served with the Navy Nurse Corps during WWI. She was working at the Naval Hospital at Charleston when she died.

Found her Death Certificate on Ancestry.com. It stated that she was single, and died of cancer.