James Orr

1774 - 1867  (92 years)

• Name	James Orr  [1, 2]
  Birth	26 Sep 1774	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 May 1867	Jackson County, Georgia, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I14151	MontyHistNotes_2014
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	James Whistling Orr,   b. 24 Jun 1743, Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 17 Mar 1829, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah McConnell,   b. 1747, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 29 Mar 1783, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA (Age 36 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	5 Sep 1770	Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA   [2]
  Family ID	F3529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anne Anderson,   b. 20 Aug 1792, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA d. 1822 (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	6 Jul 1813	South Carolina, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F5743	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Johnston Cowan,   b. 28 Aug 1801, Jackson County, Georgia, USA d. 24 Dec 1880, Jackson County, Georgia, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	20 Apr 1826	Jackson County, Georgia, USA   [2]
  Children	> 1. Mary Jane Orr,   b. 7 Apr 1834, Jackson County, Georgia, USA d. 19 Jul 1917, Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Sep 1774 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Marriage - 6 Jul 1813 - South Carolina, USA Marriage - 20 Apr 1826 - Jackson County, Georgia, USA Death - 15 May 1867 - Jackson County, Georgia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S552] 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. [S1101] DAR Ancestor A084209, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), James Orr.