Oroville Pentico born Iowa died in Chico, CA area.

Is your family on the hunt? Some of ours are whacking at the bushes and startling the bees.

I recently received a phone call from northern California regarding a name that provoked my
husband to say, " I remember that name and they went to Chico, CA."

Knowing my husband is not big into genealogy and family I was a  bit surprised by his comment.
Waiting until Sis was free and we could talk, I finally called her last night.

The man in question is a son of Oroville Pentico who was born 10 Jun 1886, County of Palo Alto, Iowa. Taken from WW1 draft card on Ancestry.com.
Oroville Pentico received his last SS Benefit Feb 1979.  He did live in Chico, Butte Co. CA.  It reverifies that  he was born as stated.

Orville(spelling change) is in the 1900 census with his parents and siblings, at least some of them.

Name Age Emanuel Pentico 41 Mary A Pentico 41 Frank A Pentico 19 Luella R Pentico 17 Orville E Pentico 12 Etta B Pentico 11 Laura M Pentico 6

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They were in Des Moines, Jasper, Iowa. Emmanuel was born in PA(which we knew)

Mary A is (Rolland) born in PA also.   (Emanuel is a twin).

Emanuel is gone by 1910 She is in Peoples, Boone Co. IA as:

Mary A Pentico 51 Oville Pentico 23 Myrtle Pentico 16

 Orville is in Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, IA 1920 married to Tessie Belle Finnestead Tessies Father is from PA also.

Orville Pentico                     33 Tessie Pentico    26 Dorothy Irene Pentico        8 Ina Pentico 7 Clarence A Pentico 5 Leone M Pentico 3 [3 1/12]  Harold P Pentico 0 [11/12]  Joe Mandros  43

1930 Census  Chico, Butte Co. CA.  Luella is his sister.  Name Age Orville Pentico 45 Belle Pentico 37 Ina Pentico 17 Clarance Pentico 16 Leone Pentico 13 Harold Pentico 11 Luella Burkhart 47 1940 census  Chico, Butte, CA He owned his home was a laborer, worked for the government. Orville Pentico 53 Tessie B Pentico 46 Harold P Pentico 21 Harold is listed on FindAGrave and BillionGraves.com Harold was born 1919 in Iowa, enlisted 3 mar 1942 Chico, CA Infantry ,Private,National Guard, 4 years of High School, semi skilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck and tractor. 67 tall and 168 weight. Not yet married. He died May 1966. SSIndex taken. FindAGrave says 28 May 1966. Chico, Butte, CA Though our family knew of him, we did not know him.  Sis did visit family once and I used to write to someone in this family. On older computer. So interesting to see more family interlinks in these lines . Emanuel was the father of both Frank and Orville, Fred, Mary, Jim and Shirley's Great Grandfather. Orville was a Great Uncle. We would love to find a picture of Frank A Pentico. Does anyone have pictures of any of these people???