Oren was the son of Hillard Earl and Irene Herbison. He and Recca Steacy were married September 7 1926 in Kingston. They had one child, Pauline Henson, wife of Walter.
He served in the first world war, and spent his career working for Corrections Canada. He retired as the first warden of Joyceville penitentiary, although he spent most of his career at the now closed Kingston penitentiary. His time in the service had many colorful moments, one of which is mentioned in in the history of Red Ryan, available on Amazon.
The Earl family generally stayed around Kingston and Lansdowne county. The picture below shows the family cohesion that exists in 1931, taken by an unknown photographer. The four people on the bottom row are Irene Earl, Cousin Loree, Aunt Erma and Erma’s daughter Yvonne. On the top row the first person on the right is unknown. The next is a sister of Hillard Earl. Aunt Mabel and Uncle Harold are next. The man on the right is Ron Lemaitre, the husband of Irma.
1931 Earl Family get together