Edwin Price Rorman
(1863-1944)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Anna Bergseth

Edwin Price Rorman

  • Born: 7 Jul 1863, Faribault Co, Minnesota, United States
  • Marriage (1): Anna Bergseth on 24 Aug 1896 in Faribault Co, Minnesota, United States 10526
  • Died: 2 Mar 1944, Sacramento Co, California, United States at age 80
  • Buried: Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States

  Research Notes:


Note: I have completed a extensive document on Rorman and Tompkins family. See folder on MyPC .... Skaret's...
Heggeriset ... "Tompkins-Rorman document"
.. also 'Tompkins-Rorman-Bergseth' rough notes doc - same path location



The following is a Modified Descendant record of 2 generations of the "Rorman family":

George Daniel Rorman, b 19 Oct 1781 in PA; died 23 Jan 1849, at Belmont, Amity Twp, Allegany Co, NY. 10 Children
m. Eleanor/Elnor Price, b 15 Nov 1782 in England, died 7 Dec 1839, Allegany County, New York

Child # 5:

John Rorman, b 7 Mar 1812, Lancaster, Lancaster Co, PA; died 23 Aug 1886, Delevan Twp, Faribault Co, MN
m. about 1835, Alleghany Co, NY,
Nancy Ann Tompkins, b 19 Apr 1818, Steuben Co, NY; died 27 May 1904, Delevan Twp, Faribault Co. MN

Children:

1]. Electa Ann E, 29 Aug 1835 at Hornellsville, Steuben Co, NY; died 20 Jun 1912, Minneapolis, MN. 10 Children
m. 26 Sept 1850, Medville, PA; to Eleazer C Phelps, b 22 Mar 1827, Steuben Co, NY
2]. Mary Serepta, 17 Apr 1839, Howell, Livingston Co, MI; d. 27 Jul 1935, Danville, Ferry Co, WA. 3 Children, re; 2nd M. 1st married in 1861, Olmsted Co to Peter Radabough, 1837-1864 [died in the Civil War].
2nd married in 1869, Olmsted Co to Zelick Raymond, 1839-1888.
3]. John Delacy Lee, b 19 Mar 1841, Whirt, Alleghany County, NY; died 6 Feb 1938, Faribault Co. MN. 5 Children
Married, 1 Jul 1865, Westmoreland Co, PA; to Aurelia Lavilla Aurie Reynolds, 1848-1917
4]. Clementine Erphelia, 24 Feb 1844, Mead, Crawford, PA, died 30 Jul 1917, Owatonna, Steele Co, MN 3 Children
Married about 1861 in Olmsted, MN to Dr George Horatio Cole, 1832-1885, Blue Earth Co, MN
5]. George Eugene Delacey, 1 Apr 1848, Mead, Crawford C, PA; d. 3 Jan 1917, Blue Earth Co, MN. 4 Children
Married 25 May 1873, Faribault Co, MN; Sharah Olive Daby, 1844-1923
6]. Justina Urfelia, 6 Apr 1852, Mead, Crawford CO, PA; d. 9 Jun 1916, Delevan, Faribault Co, MN. No children
Married, 19 Nov 1868, Rochester, Olmsted Co, MN; to James Hill Kinney, 1843-1919
7]. Ema Adelia, 6 Feb 1855, Randolph, Crawford, PA; d. 24 Dec 1857, Marion, Olmsted, Co, MN
8]. William Henry, 12 Apr 1859, Marion, Olmsted Co, MN; died 5 Mar 1953, Faribault Co, MN 10 Children
Married 17 Jan 1887, Olmsted Co, MN [cert I113], Catharine/Kate Rogers, 1863 [WI];
died 6 Aug 1930, Blue Earth Co, MN
*9]. Edwin Price, 7 Jul 1863, Olmsted Co, MN; died 22 Mar 1944, Sacramento Co, CA 9 Children
Married 24 Aug 1896, Blue Earth, Faribault Co, MN
Anna Bergseth, b 6 Sep 1876, Ytre-Rendal, Hedmark, Norway; died 1 Nov 1950, Sacramento, California
** Anna is my 6th cousin 3 times removed
10]. Edson Howard, 7 Jul 1863, Olmsted Co, MN; died 2 Sep 1864, Olmsted Co, MN


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https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1058/images/mnsc_12-0518?pId=4082986
1875 MN State Census, Marion Twp, Olmstead Co, MN

fam 86 [line 7
Franklin Fellows age 29 b in OH [1846] ... likely no relation
wife Mary, age 25 b in NY; and son Jessie age 3 b in MI [1872] ... ... likely no relation
[ see Ancestry FT ... https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/89545779/person/48590112223/facts ]

then, line 10
John Rorman, age 63 b in PA *** Not: clear why the records notes Franklin Fellows as head of household, fam 86
wife Nancy, age 56 b in NY
son William age 15, b in MN [1860]
son Edwin , age 11 b in MN

line 14 fam 87 ... on George Rorman, age 25
wife, Olive age 18 b in Illnois [aka, Sarah Olive E Daby]; and daughter, age 1 b in MN
then in the same household as George,
line 17 ... Sophia Daby age 10 b in NY
**18 ... Abraham, age 13 b in MN**

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Rorman/Waldren FT [CynthiaVanBrunt52]; last accessed 14 Oct 2025
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/14037495/person/45098390/facts


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* See Anna's page for more information and a modified decendant .... as well as the 'Tompkins-Rorman- Bergseth' rough notes doc.


Edwin married Anna Bergseth, daughter of Semming Semmingsen Bergseth and Ingeborg Larsdatter, on 24 Aug 1896 in Faribault Co, Minnesota, United States.10526 (Anna Bergseth was born on 6 Sep 1876 in Lia, Ytre-Rendal, Hedmark, Norway,10527 died on 1 Nov 1950 in Sacramento Co, California, United States and was buried in Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States.)




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