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CATNUM: 1462
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NameFirst: Orebaugh ~Oscar W.
NameLast: Orebaugh
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BirthYear: 1874
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OriginalBirthCity: Camden (near)
OriginalBirthState: OH
OriginalBirthCounty: Preble
OriginalBirthNation: USA
DeathMonth: 11
DeathDay: 14
DeathYear: 1951
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OriginalDeathCity: Shelbyville
OriginalDeathState: IN
OriginalDeathCounty: Shelby
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Parents: James F. and Sarah (Gardner) Orebaugh
Children: Elizabeth Jane "Bebe"
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EducationCareer: In meantime he took up study of photography, under the direction of his father.
FamilyInPhotography: father, brothers
OriginalNotes: EDUCATION: received practical education in schools of Camden OH and KY, and after coming to Shelbyville pursued his studies for 3 yrs. under Prof. Harrison, one of most scholarly and accomplished educators in the state. In meantime he took up study of photography, under the direction of his father.

Chadwick's History of Shelby Co., Ind, 1909, p. 498-501, write-up on Orebaugh family, after learning photography from his father it was not long until his advancement and superior skill enabled him to do all kinds of work within the province of the science, though since becoming a partner in the business he has given attention principally to the operating and developing departments, operated a gallery in Frankfort, IN for 2 yrs, in 1906 took half interest in business at Shelbyville.

WPA Shelby County Marriage Records: marriage and birth information

March 15, 1998 phone conversation with Oscar W. Orebaugh's grandson, J. Lee McNeeley, Shelbyville lawyer, (317) 398-8927 home; (317) 835-2225 work: listed deathdate

1920 Shelbyville Census, 2nd ward:
Oscar, photographer, b. OH, age 45
Mary, b. IN, age 45
Elizabeth, 11, IN, daughter
Virginia, 6, IN, niece
James, 73, father, photographer, b. OH
Jennie, 68, mother, b. OH

Ancestry.com, McNeely Family Tree maintained by Jlmcneely (viewed 10 Sept. 2017)
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CATNUM: 1462
NameFirst: Orebaugh ~Oscar W.
NameLast: Orebaugh
LocationID: 5020
Address1: cor. Harrison & W. Hendricks sts.
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City: Shelbyville
State: IN
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StudioName: J. F. Orebaugh
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:58:46 PM
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Name: J. F. Orebaugh
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OriginalSource: PICTURESQUE SHELBYVILLE, (By Rev. Wm. J. H. Boetcker, 1902), p. 180 "where & by whom the photos were taken, developed, printed, toned, & finished" 2 photographs of gallery (interior & exterior), and of the Orebaughs: J. F., Oscar, Alfred, and Will. Corner of Harrison & W. Hendricks sts.
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NameFirst: Orebaugh ~Oscar W.
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City: Shelbyville
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StudioName: J. F. Orebaugh & Sons
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Name: J. F. Orebaugh & Sons
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OriginalSource: SHELBYVILLE SOUVENIR, 1895 (Young Men's Pan American Congress),
p. 57 1 exterior and interior photos of J. F. Orebaugh & Sons' Gallery (also called Electric Light Photographic Art Studio); sons involved at that time were Alpha, Oscar, Ono, and W. J.
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PersonID: 1349
CATNUM: 1462
NameFirst: Orebaugh ~Oscar W.
NameLast: Orebaugh
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Address1: 44 E. Jackson St.
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City: Shelbyville
State: IN
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OriginalSource: 1896-97 McCarty & Butler's Shelbyville CD, p. 141: J. F. Orebaugh (wife S. J.) photographer, 44 E. Jackson, h. 23 E. Franklin; also listed: C. A. and O. W. Orebaugh wks. Orebaugh's Gallery, Will Orebaugh, photographer; all sons h. 23 E. Franklin
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OriginalSource: St. Louis and Canadian Photographer, Jan. 1899, p. 40:
O. W. Orebaugh, a photographer, has decided to leave Frankfort, Ind. and will go to Shelbyville to assist his father until after the holidays, and will after that time locate permanently in Rushville, Ind.  He is a popular young man, and we trust will win success in his new field.
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OriginalSource: St. Louis and Canadian Photographer, Jan. 1899, p. 40:
O. W. Orebaugh, a photographer, has decided to leave Frankfort, Ind. and will go to Shelbyville to assist his father until after the holidays, and will after that time locate permanently in Rushville, Ind.  He is a popular young man, and we trust will win success in his new field.

Chadwick's History of Shelby Co., Ind., 1909, p. 498-501, write-up on Orebaugh family, Before succeeding his father he operated a gallery in Frankfort, Ind., for 2 yrs, where he achieved an enviable reputation as artist and successful business man, but at the expiration of that time disposed of his establishment and in 1906 took a half interest in the business at Shelbyville.
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OriginalSource: St. Louis and Canadian Photographer, Jan. 1899, p. 40:
O. W. Orebaugh, a photographer, has decided to leave Frankfort, Ind. and will go to Shelbyville to assist his father until after the holidays, and will after that time locate permanently in Rushville, Ind.  He is a popular young man, and we trust will win success in his new field.
[Perhaps he did not continue in photography since this refers to his new field.]
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PersonID: 1349
CATNUM: 1462
NameFirst: Orebaugh ~Oscar W.
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Address1: 67 S. Harrison St.
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City: Shelbyville
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OriginalSource: 1909-10 Shelbyville City and Rural Directory (Caldwell Directory Co., Marion), p. 227 Orebaugh Bros., 67 S. Harrison; p. 155 adv. For Orebaugh's Studio, with 2 interior and one exterior photos, portraits of Oscar W. & Wm. J., 67 S. Harrison; p. 154  J. Frank Orebaugh w/ Orebaugh Bros.; at 44 W. Hendricks: J. Frank (S. Jennie); Anna M., teacher; Ono N.; Wm. J.; Oscar W. (Mary A.) h. 66 W. Taylor
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PersonID: 1349
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NameFirst: Orebaugh ~Oscar W.
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Address1: 28-30 W. Broadway St.
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OriginalSource: 1917 Shelbyville CD, p. 192, 267: Orebaugh Bros (Oscar W. & Wm. J.) photographers, 28-30 W. Broadway; James F. (Jennie), photographer, Orebaugh Bros., res. 48 W. Hendricks;
Oscar W. (Mary W.), r. 212 W. Taylor; Wm. J. (Cora T.), r. 16 S. West

Shelbyville Republican, July 24, 1920, p. 3 - Ad for Orebaugh Studio, 28 W. Broadway
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