Today's fun Roy Orbison fact

[lblanchard]

Roy Orbison is the great-great-great grandson of Thomas E. Orbison, for whom the town of Orbisonia PA (pop. 425) is named. Yesterday I was having lunch with a woman who said she and her husband had a small farm in Pennsylvania as a summer retreat. I asked her where and she said "Orbisonia," which got me to wondering if there was a connection. Google on Orbisonia and then on the town's namesake, and I had the answer. That Thomas E. sure had a lot of kids...

Better yet, Orbisonia isn't all that far from Lees Crossroads and Shippensburg, from which two of my own family lines come. Could Roy Orbison be a distant cousin? That would be too cool!

Orbisonia is also the home of the East Broad Top tourist railroad, meaning it has a steam train. I think Roy would be very happy living in Orbisonia.

EDIT: zOMG!!! On August 14/15 they're having a Civil War weekend. With steam trains. In Orbisonia. On my birthday. Fangirls and fanboys will both be delighted!

Comments

[karenkay.livejournal.com]

:) It's fate! Destiny!

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

And there's this dear little house on four acres facing a mountain...

[karenkay.livejournal.com]

Even better! Looking forward to your report.:)

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

I didn't actually count the generations between Thomas E. and Roy K., so there may be some addition or subtraction of "greats."

EDIT: Generations counted. Roy Orbison is the great grandson of Thomas E. Orbison. Next quest: when did the Texas Orbisons leave Orbisonia?

[clindau.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a perfect storm of interests/passions/etc.

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

Steam trains for Roy!

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

AND this FanGirl will be happy for you, but wishing she could be there!

[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

There are many degrees of separation between Roy Orbison and the Orbisons of Orbisonia, I think. (It that's any consolation.)