Oren's mother is Huldah Hughes. Sometime after the likely death of her husband, Huldah married John Mason and relocated to Harrisburg, but the sequence of these events is not known. The family lived at 3 Lochiel Row at the time of John's death in 1896.
At the age of 17, Oren lost his right leg while trying to board a moving freight car. A group of young men, drinking disruptively, ran in all directions when a police officer arrived. The officer chased Oren, who attempted to escape by 'hopping' the moving train.
The next year, Oren married a Lochiel Row neighbor, Sylvia Rhiver. Oren and Sylvia remained in Harrisburg. They lived at several different addresses throughout the years including 1150 South Cameron Street, 109 Hanna Street, 121 1/2 Hanna Street, 1424 Naudain Street, 16 Argyle Street, and 2 Argyle Street. Oren, though handicapped, was a steelworker. The marriage produced eight children: John, Harry, May, Emma, Ivy, Margaret, Catherine, and Robert.
In 1915, Oren and Sylvia lost nearly all of their possessions in a fire at 1150 South Cameron. The fire started in a neighboring home and spread through two others. Oren's mother, who lived at 1148 South Cameron, also lost most of her personal property.
Oren died on March 20, 1964. The immediate cause of death was adenocarcinoma of the stomach with metastasis to the colon. He was buried at Blue Ridge Cemetery.
Oren and Sylvia Stoner
