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BRYAN FAMILY HISTORY 8-245Myrna Madigan to Robert Casey, December, 1999 and September, 2003; 4) Email, JohnDorroh to Robert Casey, January, 2002WILLIAM E. ALTUM (2.10.2.8) is the son of Joseph Altum and Margaret M.(Orton) Altum. William was born in 1845 in Greene County, Illinois. OnNovember 9, 1870, William Altum married Mary E. Smith in Greene County,Illinois. Mary was born in 1845 in Tennessee. William and Mary Altum werethe parents of at least five children:. . . Laura M. Altum, b. 1872, Greene County, Illinois. . . Nora B. Altum, b. 1873, Greene County, Illinois. . . George L. Altum, b. 1875, Greene County, Illinois. . . Leroy Altum, b. 1877, Greene County, Illinois. . . Eddie S. Altum, b. 1879, Greene County, IllinoisIn 1880, William and Mary Altum were living in Greene County, Illinois.References: 1) 1880 Censuses, Greene County, Illinois; 2) Email, Myrna Madigan toRobert Casey, August, 2003WILLIAM H. ORTON (2.10.3) is the son of Joseph Orton and Mary (Bryan)Orton. William was born in 1815 in Tennessee. On June 28, 1849, WilliamOrton married Martha Ann Harber in Greene County, Illinois. Martha was bornin 1829 in Kentucky and is the daughter of William Harber and Frances(Brannan) Harber. Frances Brannan is the daughter of Dudley Brannon andMary “Polly” Brannan. Frances Brannon’s brother, Willis Brannan, married thesister of William Orton, Sarah Orton. Frances Brannon’s brother, ThomasBrannan, married the sister of William Orton, Nancy Orton. In 1850 and 1860,William and Martha Orton were living in Greene County, Illinois. William andMartha Orton were the parents of at least four children:. . . Mary V. Orton, b. 1851, Illinois. . . Josephus Orton, b. 1854, Illinois. . . Isaac Orton, b. 1855, Illinois. . . Rosetta Orton, b. 1860, IllinoisWilliam H. Orton died on November 12, 1881.References: 1) 1850 and 1860 Censuses, Greene County, Illinois; 2) Family GroupSheet, Helen Orton, ca. 1978; 3) Email, Myrna Madigan to Robert Casey, December,1999JAMES M. ORTON (2.10.4) is the son of Joseph Orton and Mary (Bryan)Orton. James was born in 1817 in Tennessee. In 1860, James M. Orton wasliving in the same household as James T. Starks in Greene County, Illinois. OnSeptemer 3, 1864, James Orton married Margaret A. Lakin in Macoupin County,Illinois. Margaret was born in 1838 in Illionois and is the daughter of AlexanderLakin (born 1813 in Ohio) and Maria Lakin (born 1813 in Kentucky). Jamesand Margaret Orton were the parents of at least two children: