Carroll County IN Archives Biographies.....Orahood, Calvin C. 1857 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com March 21, 2006, 3:39 am Author: John C. Odell (1916) CALVIN C. ORAHOOD. Calvin C. Orahood, the subject of the following biographical sketch, followed educational work for a number of years, and after a thorough investigation of the merits of the insurance business, decided upon that line for his vocational work, and is duly entitled to his successful achievement. Calvin C. Orahood, general insurance man, Camden, Indiana, was born on January 17, 1857, in Logan county, Ohio, and is a son of Walter and Rebecca J. Orahood. His early youth was spent on his father's farm in Ohio, and he came with his parents to Camden in 1872, where he obtained his elementary education in the public schools, afterward attending Indiana State University. After completing his education, Mr. Orahood taught for seven years in the public schools of Carroll county, which work he discontinued in order that he might engage in the insurance business, in which he saw great possibilities. The present successful, business, which Mr. Orahood has built from the ground up, is a witness to the fact that he made no mistake in his judgment. Politically, Mr. Orahood is a strong believer in Republican policies, while his religious belief lies with the Lutheran church, in which he officiates as one of the deacons, and has been superintendent of the Sunday school for the past twenty years, contributing liberally to both church and Sunday school work. Fraternally, he belongs to Mt. Zion Lodge No. 211, Free and Accepted Masons. His present insurance business covers fire, live stock and general insurance. Walter Orahood, father of the subject of this sketch, was born, reared, educated and married in Logan county, Ohio. His wife was Rebecca (Skid-more) Orahood. They came to Indiana in 1864, locating in Rock Creek township, this county, moving later to Jackson township. Mr. Orahood was connected with the Vandalia railroad for over twenty years, but gave this employment up in order that he might follow agricultural pursuits. He moved to a farm in Deer Creek township, and later to Jefferson township, Carroll county, where he and his wife spent the remainder of their lives. Mr. Orahood earned all he owned through his own efforts. Politically, he was a loyal Democrat, and both he and his wife were members of the Baptist church. They were the parents of four children, two of whom are deceased. The two living in 1915 are Ira D. Orahood, who resides at Chicago, and Calvin C. Calvin C. Orahood was united in marriage on March 6, 1879, with Anna E. Baker, daughter of Peter Baker. She was born in Pennsylvania and moved to Sterling, Illinois, from where she moved to Camden, Indiana, in 1870, with her parents. This union has been blest with three children, Edwin W., born on March 6, 1881, and was graduated from the Camden high school, after which he was graduated in pharmacy at Purdue University, and is now a successful druggist at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was married to Maude Fowler. The other two children were Marie and Floyd D., both of whom died in infancy. Having spent so many years of his life in Carroll county, Mr. Orahood has so interwoven his life and business with the citizenship of Camden and the surrounding territory that he has become a leading and prominent factor. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Biographical Section of HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY INDIANA ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS BY JOHN C ODELL With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families ILLUSTRATED 1916 B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/carroll/bios/orahood167nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/infiles/ File size: 4.2 Kb