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Grandville submitted by Steve Ornburn Aug 30 1997 My great grandfather, Ome Ornburn, was the blacksmith in Grandville around the turn of the century. My grandfather, Benedict Joseph Ornburn, was born there in 1900. His mother was Tina Durbin Ornburn. One story: my grandfather showed mathematical gifts early. As a small child, his father would take him down to the general store and set him on the counter where he would take on all comers, solving difficult arithmetic problems in his head.. They moved to Moberly shortly before Ben started high school. Another: Ben would talk of riding his pony to a one room school house....