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William Orr

Male 1771 - 1861  (89 years)

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  • Name William Orr  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Birth 22 Aug 1771  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence Between 1784 and 1914  Jackson County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military Service 22 Aug 1813  Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Entered service in Georgia Militia Major Frederick Freeman's Squadron - Capt. John Irwin's Volunteer Troop of Light Dragoons in War of 1812- Recorded in National Archive in Washington, DC 
    Military Service 2 Mar 1814  Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Discharged for Capt. John Irwin's company of the Georgia Calvary-Freeman's Squadron - War of 1812 - paid $107.53 for service pay. 
    Residence 1830  Jackson County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1850  Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1860  Talladega County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Northern Division 
    Burial 1861  Oak Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8, 9, 10] 
    Death 2 Jul 1861  Talladega County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10] 
    Person ID I10559  MontyHistNotes_III
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2025 

    Father James Whistling Orr, (Xfer),   b. 1743   d. 1839 (Age 96 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah McConnell, (Xfer),   b. 1747   d. 1783 (Age 36 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F5544  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Anderson, (Xfer),   b. 8 Mar 1784, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1859, Talladega County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 31 Dec 1805  South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Children 
    >1. Anderson Orr,   b. 8 Nov 1806, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1860, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Sarah Ann Orr,   b. 23 Nov 1808, Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 1895, Talladega County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. James Laird Orr,   b. 28 Jan 1811, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1863, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. William Craig Orr,   b. 7 Jul 1814, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jul 1859, Talladega County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. John Columbus Orr,   b. 24 May 1817, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1846, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >6. Carolyn Elizabeth Orr,   b. 9 Sep 1820, Anderson, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1897, Heidelberg, Jasper, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F5543  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 22 Aug 1771 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Between 1784 and 1914 - Jackson County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 31 Dec 1805 - South Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - Entered service in Georgia Militia Major Frederick Freeman's Squadron - Capt. John Irwin's Volunteer Troop of Light Dragoons in War of 1812- Recorded in National Archive in Washington, DC - 22 Aug 1813 - Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - Discharged for Capt. John Irwin's company of the Georgia Calvary-Freeman's Squadron - War of 1812 - paid $107.53 for service pay. - 2 Mar 1814 - Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1830 - Jackson County, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Northern Division - 1860 - Talladega County, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1861 - Oak Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Jul 1861 - Talladega County, Alabama, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S1018] Johnson, Donna J, Orr Family Website Information, (Name: Location: Rootsweb; Date: Ongoing;;), Website set up by Donna J Johnson which describes her relationship toJames 'Whistling' Orr http://tarheelborn.homestead.com/orrindex.html.

    2. [S1039] DAR Ancestor A084209, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), James Orr.

    3. [S57] Ancestry.com, SAR Application, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls;;), Database online.
      Record for William Craig Orr

    4. [S679] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Database online. Year: 1850; Census Place: Talladega, Talladega,Alabama; Roll: M432_15; Page: 455A; Image: .
      Record for William Orr

    5. [S237] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;;), Database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Northern Division,Talladega, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: 754; Image: 293.
      Record for W Orr

    6. [S900] Ancestry.com, Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1817-2011, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;), Database online.
      Record for William Orr

    7. [S260] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1830; Census Place: Jackson, Georgia; Series: M19; Roll: 18; Page: 326; Family History Library Film: 0007038.
      Record for William Orr
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8058&h=1845410&indiv=try

    8. [S4] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for James Laird Orr
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=9899104&indiv=try

    9. [S4] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for John Columbus Orr
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=9899114&indiv=try

    10. [S1038] Oak Hill Cemetery, (Name: Findagrave; Location: Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA;), Orr, William (1771-1861) Memorial #7174378 Accessed KRM 19 Dec 2021 7:39am https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7174378/william-orr.
      Oak Hill Cemetery
      Talladega, Talladega County, Alabama, USA
      https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/25060/oak-hill-cemetery
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7174378/william-orr



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