Orris, or" O.P.," as he was sometimes known, followed his father and three older brothers into a sea-faring life on the Great Lakes. At age 16, he served in the US Navy on the USS North Carolina. In 1851, O.P. served on the USS Princeton, which had been launched in October of that year. Another ship O.P. served on was the USS J.C. Kuhn, which was a capacious bark acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a stores ship in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.
Orris Napier was a Civil War veteran, who officially enlisted in Buffalo, New York at a Naval Enlistment Rendezvous on 25 JUL 1861, for a term of one year. He was 29 years old and listed his previous sea service as 15 years.
Orris also served in Co. I, 41st Regiment, Ohio Infantry from 24 FEB 1864 until 27 NOV 1865.
Orris married Ellen "Ella" Poskile on 18 APR 1867 in Ottawa County, Ohio, and they had the following children: Erepta Napier 1869, named after his mother; Benjamin Napier 1870, named after his father; George O Napier 1875, who died when he was 9; and Charles Arthur Napier 1880, who died in an accident in 1920.
O.P. and Ella lived in Ottawa County, Ohio, for their entire married life, in the cities of Port Clinton, Marblehead, and Lakeside. In March of 1907, Orris began drawing a pension as a US Navy invalid. He died on 17 JUN 1907, and is buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Port Clinton.
Orris, or" O.P.," as he was sometimes known, followed his father and three older brothers into a sea-faring life on the Great Lakes. At age 16, he served in the US Navy on the USS North Carolina. In 1851, O.P. served on the USS Princeton, which had been launched in October of that year. Another ship O.P. served on was the USS J.C. Kuhn, which was a capacious bark acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Union Navy as a stores ship in support of the Union Navy blockade of Confederate waterways.
Orris Napier was a Civil War veteran, who officially enlisted in Buffalo, New York at a Naval Enlistment Rendezvous on 25 JUL 1861, for a term of one year. He was 29 years old and listed his previous sea service as 15 years.
Orris also served in Co. I, 41st Regiment, Ohio Infantry from 24 FEB 1864 until 27 NOV 1865.
Orris married Ellen "Ella" Poskile on 18 APR 1867 in Ottawa County, Ohio, and they had the following children: Erepta Napier 1869, named after his mother; Benjamin Napier 1870, named after his father; George O Napier 1875, who died when he was 9; and Charles Arthur Napier 1880, who died in an accident in 1920.
O.P. and Ella lived in Ottawa County, Ohio, for their entire married life, in the cities of Port Clinton, Marblehead, and Lakeside. In March of 1907, Orris began drawing a pension as a US Navy invalid. He died on 17 JUN 1907, and is buried in Lakeview Cemetery in Port Clinton.
Family Members
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Capt. Nelson William "Nels" Napier
1816–1880
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Amelia Ann Napier Borden
1819–1909
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Adeline Matilda "Addy" Napier Clemons
1824–1903
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Capt. Joseph A. Napier
1826–1914
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Capt. Andrew Jackson "Jack" Napier
1831–1859
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Olive Louise Napier Benschoter
1838–1915
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Nancy Ann Napier Mitchell
1840–1923
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Elizabeth Henrietta "Etta" Napier Reed
1846–1923
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