Orson D. Seymour and Lorraine A. Morrill

Husband

Orson D. Seymour

Married: 04 OCT 1871^[1] at Harrison, Iowa

Wife

Lorraine A. Morrill

Born: ^[2] at Vt.
Resided: ^[3] at Little Sioux, Harrison, Iowa
Died: 20 JAN 1923^[4] at Logan, Harrison, Iowa
Father: Joseph Ames Morrill
Mother: Julia A. Everett

Needs independent verification: the place of Lorraine A. Morrill in this family rests on her 1923 Iowa death record and the 1860 census, both indexed transcriptions (secondary information); no original image has been read.^[5]

Children

Nina M. Seymour1878

Born: 04 AUG 1878^[7] · Little Sioux, Harrison, Iowa

NOTE: Needs independent verification: the birth of Nina M. Seymour rests on Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1944 (secondary information) alone and has not yet been confirmed by a second source.

Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, Entry for Orson D. Seymor and Lorain Morrell, Harrison, Iowa, source details it3 p162 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC46-VVR). Orson D. Seymor. Sex: Male. Event Type: Marriage. Event Date: 1871. Event Place: Harrison, Iowa, United States. Source Details: it3 p162. Spouse: Lorain Morrell, Wife, F. Event Date: 1871. Event Place: Harrison, Iowa, United States. Cite This Record: Orson D. Seymor and Lorain Morrell, 04 Oct 1871.
United States, Census, 1880, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZXS-F8S (accessed 2026-07-28), Little Sioux, ED 80, Harrison, Iowa, sheet 13C, household 7804567; NARA T9 film 0343 vol. 2 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2J-93S). Orson Seymore. Sex: Male. Age: 32 years. Birth Year (Estimated): 1848. Birthplace: Ohio, United States. Marital Status: Married. Occupation: Farmer. Relationship to Head: Self. Father’s Birthplace: Connecticut. Mother’s Birthplace: New York. Event Type: Census. Event Date: 1880. Event Place: Little Sioux, ED 80, Harrison, IA, United States. Household: Mary L. Seymore, Daughter, F, 6 years, Iowa; Nina Seymore, Daughter, F, 2 years, Iowa; Lorane Seymore, Wife, F, 29 years, Vermont; Earl Seymore, Son, M, 7 years, Iowa.
United States, Census, 1880, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZXS-F8S (accessed 2026-07-28), Little Sioux, ED 80, Harrison, Iowa, sheet 13C, household 7804567; NARA T9 film 0343 vol. 2 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2J-93S). Orson Seymore. Sex: Male. Age: 32 years. Birth Year (Estimated): 1848. Birthplace: Ohio, United States. Marital Status: Married. Occupation: Farmer. Relationship to Head: Self. Father’s Birthplace: Connecticut. Mother’s Birthplace: New York. Event Type: Census. Event Date: 1880. Event Place: Little Sioux, ED 80, Harrison, IA, United States. Household: Mary L. Seymore, Daughter, F, 6 years, Iowa; Nina Seymore, Daughter, F, 2 years, Iowa; Lorane Seymore, Wife, F, 29 years, Vermont; Earl Seymore, Son, M, 7 years, Iowa.
Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992, Entry for Lorraine A Seymour, certificate 276, page 23, Logan, Harrison, Iowa (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVMN-WJ16). Joseph Morrell, Mentioned in the Record of Lorraine A Seymour (Joseph Morrell’s Daughter). Joseph Morrell, M. Daughter: Lorraine A Seymour, F, age 72, Birth Year (Estimated) 1851, Event Type: Death, Event Date: 20 Jan 1923, Event Place: Logan, Harrison, Iowa, United States, Certificate Number 276, Page Number 23. Wife: Julia Everett.
United States, Census, 1860, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LL-G28 (accessed 2026-08-31), Jackson Township, Harrison, Iowa, page 36, NARA M653 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M822-SQW). Joseph Morrell. Sex Male. Age 48. Birth Year (Estimated) 1812. Birthplace Vermont. Event Type Census. Event Date 1860. Event Place Jackson Township, Harrison, Iowa, United States. Page Number 36. NARA M653. Other People on This Record: Julia Morrell F 44 Vermont; Curtis Morrell M 20 Vermont; Charles O Morrell M 16 Vermont; Lorany Morrell F 9 Vermont; Alando Morrell M 8 Vermont; Minny Morrell F 5 Iowa; Joseph Sinclear M 60 Vermont; Sarah Sinclear F 54 Vermont. See also United States, Census, 1880, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZXS-F8S (accessed 2026-07-28), Little Sioux, ED 80, Harrison, Iowa, sheet 13C, household 7804567; NARA T9 film 0343 vol. 2 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2J-93S). Orson Seymore. Sex: Male. Age: 32 years. Birth Year (Estimated): 1848. Birthplace: Ohio, United States. Marital Status: Married. Occupation: Farmer. Relationship to Head: Self. Father’s Birthplace: Connecticut. Mother’s Birthplace: New York. Event Type: Census. Event Date: 1880. Event Place: Little Sioux, ED 80, Harrison, IA, United States. Household: Mary L. Seymore, Daughter, F, 6 years, Iowa; Nina Seymore, Daughter, F, 2 years, Iowa; Lorane Seymore, Wife, F, 29 years, Vermont; Earl Seymore, Son, M, 7 years, Iowa.
Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1944, Entry for Nina M Seymour Huff, birth 4 Aug 1878, Little Sioux, Harrison, Iowa, source details 109886; Lorraine A Morrill mentioned as mother (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q246-QLTZ). Lorraine A Morrill, Mentioned in the Record of Nina M Seymour Huff (Lorraine A Morrill’s Daughter). Vital, Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1944. Sex: F. Spouses and Children: Nina M Seymour Huff, Daughter, F, Event Type: Birth, Event Date: 4 Aug 1878, Event Place: Little Sioux, Harrison, Iowa, United States, Source Details: 109886. Orson D Seymour, Husband, M.