Dr. Orville Louis Polly

Dr. Orville Louis Polly[1]

Male 1906 - 1971  (64 years)

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  • Name Orville Louis Polly  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Title Dr. 
    Born 10 Sep 1906  Clay Center, Clay, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1910  Fairfield, Clay, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1920  Scottsbluff Ward 3, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1930  Provo, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Died 9 May 1971  Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    • Name: Orville L Polly
      Social Security #:xxx
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 10 Sep 1906
      Birth Place: Nebraska
      Death Date: 9 May 1971
      Death Place: Los Angeles
      State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics
    Buried Provo City Cemetery, Provo Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Burial:
      Provo City Cemetery
      Provo
      Utah County
      Utah, USA
      Find A Grave Memorial# 89501970
    Person ID I3  Polly-Scorup
    Last Modified 22 Jun 2015 

    Father Rollo Edward Polly,   b. 2 Aug 1883, Amboy, Webster, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1941, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Elsie Myrtle Angeline Schaefer,   b. 10 Jan 1887, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1964, Lomita, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F22  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Caroline Scorup,   b. 4 Apr 1908, Salina, Sevier, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 2005, Orem, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Married 29 Aug 1934  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Name: Orville Louis Polly
      Gender: Male
      Age: 27
      Birth Date: 1907
      Marriage Date: 27 Aug 1934
      Marriage Place: Utah, Utah, United States
      Father: Rollo E Polly
      Mother: Elsie Schaefer
      Spouse: Caroline Scorup
      FHL Film Number: 0482951
    Children 
    +1. Living
    +2. Living
     3. Kenneth Edward Polly,   b. 7 Jun 1946, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1991, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
    Last Modified 22 Jun 2015 
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Sep 1906 - Clay Center, Clay, Nebraska, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1910 - Fairfield, Clay, Nebraska, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1930 - Provo, Utah, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Aug 1934 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 May 1971 - Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Provo City Cemetery, Provo Utah, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Dr. Orville Louis Polly 1906 - 1971
    Dr. Orville Louis Polly 1906 - 1971
    As a youth on a swing
    Dr. Orville Louis Polly 1906 - 1957
    Dr. Orville Louis Polly 1906 - 1957
    With his banjo
    Dr. Orville Louis Polly 1906 - 1971
    Dr. Orville Louis Polly 1906 - 1971
    Playing in his band
    Dr. Orville Louis Polly 1906 - 1971
    Dr. Orville Louis Polly 1906 - 1971
    Portrait
    Dr. Orville Louis Polly with his brother Kenneth Romain
    Dr. Orville Louis Polly with his brother Kenneth Romain
    Dr. Orville Louis Polly with his father Rollo Edward Polly and brother Kenneth Romain Polly
    Dr. Orville Louis Polly with his father Rollo Edward Polly and brother Kenneth Romain Polly
    Dr. Orville Louis Polly 1906 - 1971
    Dr. Orville Louis Polly 1906 - 1971
    Older years

    Documents
    Orville Louis Polly 1906 - 1971
    Orville Louis Polly 1906 - 1971
    OBITUARY
    Polly, Dr. Orville L. age 64 of 2701 Oregon Ave. Survived by wife Caroline; son Kenneth; daughters Mrs. Karen Sandberg, Miss Julie Ann Polly; brother Kenneth; sisters Mrs. Ruth Bee, Mrs. Cleofa Stanley; 4 Grandchildren; Service Tuesday, 4:30 pm Long Beach 4th Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Spongberg Mortuary directing
    Orville Louis Polly 1906 - 1971
    Orville Louis Polly 1906 - 1971
    UTAH OBITUARY - Daily Herald, May 12, 1971
    Long Beach, Calif. Graveside services for Dr. Orville L. Polly, former resident of Utah who died Sunday in Long Beach, will be held Thursday at 11:00 am in the Provo City Cemetery.
    Dr. Polly was born 10 September 1906 to Rollo Edward and Elsie Schaefer Polly in Clay Center, Nebraska. He came to Provo in 1931 to study at Brigham Young University where he met his wife, Caroline Scorup. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple on August 29, 1934.
    Dr. Polly received his B.A. and M.A. at BYU, and after marriage lived in Baltimore, Md where he received his Phd from Johns Hopkins University. In 1936 They moved to Long Beach. At the Union Oil Company in California, Dr. Polly developed several patents in chemistry, geophysics and acoustics. He pioneered in noise control in oil drilling. He was active in various service clubs and scientific societies.
    A member of the LDS Church, he most recently served as counselor in the bishopric of the Long Beach 4th Ward.
    Survivors include his widow in Long Beach, three children, Mrs. Howard E. Sandberg, Pullman, Washington; Julie Ann Polly and Kenneth E. Polly of Long Beach; two sisters and one brother, Mrs. Cal (Ruth) Bee, Orem; Mrs. Glen W. Stanley, Lomita, Calif; Kenneth R. Polly, Lafayette, Calif and 4 grandchildren.
    Rollo Edward Polly 1883 - 1941 : 1910 U.S. Census, Fairfield Township, Clay County Nebraska
    Rollo Edward Polly 1883 - 1941 : 1910 U.S. Census, Fairfield Township, Clay County Nebraska
    Head of Household: R. E. Polly
    Age: 26
    Birth Year: abt. 1884
    Birthplace: Nebraska
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Status: Married
    Years married: 4
    Father's Birthplace: United States
    Mother's Birthplace: United States
    Language: English
    Occupation: Tinner, Hardware Store
    Can read and Write: yes
    Rent or Own: Rent Home
    WIFE: Elsie
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Age: 23
    Status: Married 4 years
    Number of children: 2
    Number Living: 2
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Father's Birthplace: Germany
    Mother's Birthplace: Holland
    Language Spoken: English
    SON: Orville L.
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Age: 3
    Birthplace: Nebraska
    DAU: Ruth
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Age: 2
    Birthplace: Nebraska
    Rollo Edward Polly 1883 - 1941 : 1920 U. S. Census, Scotts Bluf City, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, January 5, 1920
    Rollo Edward Polly 1883 - 1941 : 1920 U. S. Census, Scotts Bluf City, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, January 5, 1920
    Head of Household: Rollo E. Polly
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Age: 36
    Status: Married
    Birthplace: Nebraska
    Father's Birthplace: Ohio
    Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
    Occupation: None
    WIFE: Elsie M.
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Age: 32:
    Status: Married
    Birthplace: Nebraska
    Father's Birthplace: Germany
    Mother's Birthplace: Holland
    SON: Orville L.
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Age: 13
    Birthplace: Nebraska
    DAU: Ruth F.
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Age: 12
    SON: Kenneth R.
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Age: 7
    Birthplace: Nebraska
    Birthplace: Nebraska
    Rollo Edward Polly 1883 - 1941 : 1930 U. S. Census, Provo, Utah County, Utah, April 8, 1930
    Rollo Edward Polly 1883 - 1941 : 1930 U. S. Census, Provo, Utah County, Utah, April 8, 1930
    Head of Household: Rollo E.
    Rent or Own: Rent / $33.00 Per Month
    Race: White:
    Gender: Male
    Age: 45
    Status: Married
    How Long: 21 years
    Attend School or College: No
    Can Read & Write: Yes
    Birthplace: Nebraska
    Parents Birthplace: United States
    Occupation: Tin Smith, Tunray Heat Company
    WIFE: Elsie S.
    Race: White
    Gender: Female:
    Age: 43
    Status: Married
    Schooling: No
    Read & Write: Yes
    Birthplace: Illinois
    Father's Birthplace: Germany
    Mother's Birthplace: Holland
    SON: Orville L
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Age: 23
    Status: Single
    Birthplace: Nebraska
    Occupation: None
    College: Yes
    DAU: Ruth F.
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Age: 22
    Status: Single
    Birthplace: Nebraska
    Occupation: Hair Dresser, Beauty Shop
    College: No
    SON: Kenneth
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Age: 17
    Birthplace: Nebraska
    Status: Single
    Schooling: Yes
    DAU: Cleofa
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Age 15
    Birthplace: Nebraska
    Status: Single
    Schooling: Yes
    Rollo Edward Polly 1883 - 1941 : Scottsbluff Nebraska City Directory, 1926
    Rollo Edward Polly 1883 - 1941 : Scottsbluff Nebraska City Directory, 1926
    Polly, Orville, Student, b. 1801 Ave. A
    POLLY, R. EDW. (Elsie M.) Polly's Roofing & Metal Works, r. 1801 Ave A
    POLLY'S ROOFING & METAL WORKS (R. Edw. Polly)
    General tin and repair work, furnaces and furnace work, Automobile fender and body works, Automobile radiator repairs. 13 W 18th, Tel.277 (See right side lines)
    Polly, Ruth b. 1801 Ave A
    Polly, Wm. L, res Ave 1, 1 S of 19

    Headstones
    Orville Scott Polly 1906 - 1971 and Caroline Scorup Polly 1908 - 2005
    Orville Scott Polly 1906 - 1971 and Caroline Scorup Polly 1908 - 2005
    HEADSTONE

  • Sources 
    1. [S20] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees.
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=10431800&pid=3

    2. [S21] Utah County, Utah Cemetery Index.
      Birth date: 10 September 1906 Birth place: Death date: 09 May 1971 Death place: Utah, Utah
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=utah&h=64078&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    3. [S19] Utah Cemetery Inventory.
      Birth date: 10 September 1906 Birth place: Clay Center, Nebraska Death date: 9 May 1971 Death place: Long Beach, California
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=utahburials&h=149210&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    4. [S13] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fairfield, Clay, Nebraska; Roll: T624_840; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 1352.
      Birth date: abt 1907 Birth place: Nebraska Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Fairfield, Clay, Nebraska
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1910uscenindex&h=160773024&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    5. [S18] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Scottsbluff Ward 3, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska; Roll: T625_1001; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 227; Image: 864.
      Birth date: abt 1907 Birth place: Nebraska Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Scottsbluff Ward 3, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1920usfedcen&h=18461071&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    6. [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Provo, Utah, Utah; Roll: 2423; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 46; Image: 762.0.
      Birth date: abt 1907 Birth place: Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Provo, Utah, Utah
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1930usfedcen&h=5634104&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt