On 6 Dec 1854 when Orrin Nelson was 23, he married
Julia Ann Petteys, daughter of
Ari Petteys (ca 1817-11 Feb 1891) &
Laurancy Wakefield, in Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio.
Born in Oct 1838 in Ohio. Julia Ann died in Crawford County, Ohio on 1 Feb 1907. Buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk.