Ornbaun - John
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 23 Nov 1900 p 11
Darlington Echo – John Ornbaun, of Ornbaun, Calif came this week to see his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell. She had not seen him for 47 years. Mr. Ornbaun went to California t the time of the discovery of gold in 1849. He went by way of NY and across the Isthmus of Panama and on to San Francisco. He has 3,000 acres of land a fine lot of stock. Mr. Ornbaun and sister went to Crawfordsville Saturday evening to visit their brother, Benjamin Ornbaun, who is in very feeble health. The meeting between brother and sister after so many years was a most enjoyable one.
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 23 Nov 1900 p 3
John Ornbaun, of California is the guest of his brother, B.L. Ornbaun whom he had not seen for 47 years until a few days ago. Mr. Ornbaun has become quite prosperous since he went to California. He owns 4,000 acres in the southern part of the state and it has lately been rapidly developed by the construction of a railroad. Besides running a big cattle ranch Mr. Ornbaun operates a saw mill with a capacity of 40,000 feet of lumber a day. He also has a gold mine and a copper mine on his place partially developed. There is a post office on his land called Ornbaun and altogether there is every prospect that Mr. Ornbaun will in a few years become a very rich man.