Willard Orwig's Family Album

Gottfried Orwig was the beginning of the Orwig History in America. Born in Germany, Gottfried Orwig and wife Clara settled at a place called Maiden Creek, near Reading, Penna. in 1743, on lands purchased from the Iroquois Indians but afterwards removed to Sculp Hill, one mile south of the present town of Orwigsburg in Schuylkill County.
His son, Peter, assisted his father to found the town of Orwigsburg in 1796.

Another son, George, about the year 1812 moved from Berks County, to Union County, Pennsylvania and settled near Mifflinburg, Pa. His son John followed his brother George to Ohio.

Willard Orwig and his wife Helen continue to reside in Bellevue, Ohio. A son, John, lives near Columbus and is actively adding to an extensive Orwig genealogy.

Family Tree Maker Reports and Trees

• John W Orwig - InterneTree


• User Home Page Genealogy Report: Descendants of Willard Alton Orwig


• User Home Page Genealogy Report: Descendants of Willard Alton Orwig