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Orrie's emigrating ancestor was Robert Ransom (b. 1598 Suffolk, Eng. - d. 1675 Plymouth, MA) who emigrated to the U.S. in 1654, as per ''Founders of Early American Families''. His first wife was Lucy Purefoy (b. 1590 Leicester, Eng. - d. 1657 Elizabeth City, VA). Their son Robert (b. 1636 Ipswich, [[England|Eng. - d. 1697 Plympton, Plymouth, MA) lived in Sandwich that first year (as per [as per Freeman's [https://archive.org/details/historyofcapecod01free History of Cape Cod] and was working as an apprentice to Thomas Dexter, Jr. in Plymouth, becoming a freeman in 1657. Subsequently he acquired a farm in Lakenham which merged in 1708 with Plympton. In spite of early troubles in Robert Jr.'s young adult years, as per [https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/48312/images/FamWestNY-007590-195 Families of Western New York], he is credited with rearing "a large family of sons and daughters who appear to have been respected people who intermarried with the best families of the colony". In 1675, he was appointed one of four surveyors of highways of Plymouth. The paternal grandparents of Orrie were Miner Ransom (b. 1813 Plymouth, Luzerne, PA - d. 1897 Lanark, Carroll, IL) & Elizabeth Shonk Ransom (b. 1817 Sussex Co., NJ - d. 1895 Lanark, IL). Elizabeth Ransom's paternal grandfather was Johann "John" Martin Shonk/Schenck/Schanck (b. 1741 Oberriexingen, Wurttemberg, Germany - d. 1815 Hope, Warren, NJ) who, with his wife Dorothea and three grown children were members in the latter days of the Moravian Church there before relocating to Illinois.

Hope was a Moravian settlement previously known as GreenlandThe paternal grandparents of Orrie were Miner Ransom (b. 1813 Plymouth, the latter as a tribute to Samuel Green whoLuzerne, with his wife AbigailPA - d. 1897 Lanark, "served as hosts for Moravian missionaries and Indians passing through n their way to the missions in New York and Connecticut"Carroll, as per [https://wwwIL) & Elizabeth Shonk Ransom (b.ancestry1817 Sussex Co.com/imageviewer/collections/11263/images/dvm_LocHist002256, NJ -00004-1 History of Hope 1769-1808] (by Vernon Hd. Nelson1895 Lanark, IL). It Elizabeth Ransom's paternal grandfather was sold to the Moravian Church in 1769, and renamed Johann "HopeJohn" in 1775Martin Shonk/Schenck/Schanck (b. The Revolutionary War broke out about this time1741 Oberriexingen, and the Moravians found themselves in an difficult position due to their pacifistic stance but enjoyed relative peaceWurttemberg, and even had opportunity to house George Washington for several hours on July 26, 1782 when he was enroute from Philadelphia to Newburgh, NY after spending the night in another Moravian settlement of BethlehemGermany - d. In 1946, area Moravians (Riverside1815 Hope, PalmyraWarren, Egg Harbor & UnionNJ) established [https://www.camphope.org/ Camp Hope]who, a youth camp on Little Silver Lakewith his wife Dorothea and three grown children were members in the latter days of the Moravian Church there before relocating to Illinois.

In 1830Hope was a Moravian settlement previously known as Greenland, the Beetle family (Orrie's maternal ancestry) resided in Bedford, PA until between 1848-1850 when they moved latter as a tribute to DublinSamuel Green who, OH. Then to Lee Co.with his wife Abigail, Illinois until 1855 when they resettled "served as hosts for Moravian missionaries and Indians passing through n their way to a farm near Leonithe missions in New York and Connecticut", Butler, IA. Orrie's maternal grandfather Andrew Beetle (b. 1813 PA - d. 1902 Clarksville, IA) was later a member of the as per [https://www.clarksvilleiowachurchofchristancestry.com/ Stoneimageviewer/collections/11263/images/dvm_LocHist002256-00004-1 History of Hope 1769-Campbell movement1808] (CoCby Vernon H. Nelson) . It was sold to the Moravian Church in 1769, and renamed "Hope" in Clarksville1775. Orrie's maternal grandmother The Revolutionary War broke out about this time, and the Moravians found themselves in an difficult position due to their pacifistic stance but enjoyed relative peace, and even had opportunity to house George Washington for several hours on July 26, 1782 when he was Susanna Willis Beetle enroute from Philadelphia to Newburgh, NY after spending the night in another Moravian settlement of Bethlehem. In 1946, area Moravians (b. 1820 PA - d. 1893 ClarksvilleRiverside, Palmyra, IAEgg Harbor & Union). Nothing further appears known in established [https://www.ancestrycamphope.comorg/ Ancestry.comCamp Hope] about Andrew or Susanna's ancestry, a youth camp on Little Silver Lake.

In 1830, the Beetle family (Orrie's maternal ancestry) resided in Bedford, PA until between 1848-1850 when they moved to Dublin, OH. Then to Lee Co., Illinois until 1855 when they resettled to a farm near Leoni, Butler, IA. Orrie's maternal grandfather Andrew Beetle (b. 1813 PA - d. 1902 Clarksville, IA) was later a member of the [https://www.clarksvilleiowachurchofchrist.com/ Stone-Campbell movement] (CoC) in Clarksville. Orrie's maternal grandmother was Susanna Willis Beetle (b. 1820 PA - d. 1893 Clarksville, IA). Nothing further appears known in [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] about Andrew or Susanna's ancestry. * Orvil "Orrie" Shonk Ransom (b. 1873 JacksonTwp., Butler, IA - d. 1951Allison, Butler, IA), son of Charles Miner Ransom (b. 1841 Plymouth, Luzerne, PA - d. 1921 Clarksville, IA) & Ruth Ellen Beetle Ransom (b. 1850 Dublin, Mercer, OH - d. 1891 Clarksville, IA). In 19171910, Orrie was farming near GaryHerrick, Deuel, [[South Dakota|SD]], and in 1917 nearby in Gary, SD. By 1920, he had returned home to Jackson Twp., Butler, IA where he remained. * Flora Mae Lore Ransom(b. 1875 Juda, Green, WI - d. 1931 Clarksville, IA), daughter of Henry James Lore (b. 1844 Centre, Berks/Perry, PA - d. 1930 Clarksville, IA) & Susan Jane Hoffman Lore (b. 1853 Monroe, Cumberland, PA - d. 1901 Dayton Twp., Butler, IA). Memorial at United CoC of Allison.** Bernice Floyd Lowell Ransom Miller(b. 1898 Jackson Twp., Butler, IA - d. 1919 St. Louis, MO). ** Floyd Cleopatra Bernice RansomMiller (b. 1899 Jackson Twp., Butler, IA - d. 1969 Waterloo, IA). Husband (1922 @ Mason City, IA): Charles James Joseph Miller (b. 1898 Chicago, IL - d. 1966 Allison, Butler, IA), son of who died when he was a child, he was raised by the Bert Hagerty family of Greene. Charles served as Secretary of the Butler County Fair for several years, and had a Catholic memorial in Allison.