Martha Jane Orr
1812 - 1892 (80 years)-
Name Martha Jane Orr [1, 2, 3] Birth 3 May 1812 Tennessee, USA 
[1, 3] Gender Female Residence 1820 Maury County, Tennessee, USA Listed as a "Free White Female - under 10" in the home of her father, James Orr Residence 1830 Maury County, Tennessee, USA Listed as a "Free White Female - 15 thru 19" in the home of her father, James Orr Residence 1840 Giles County, Tennessee, USA Listed as a"Free White Female, 20 thru 29" with her husband, B.B. Kerr Residence 1850 Giles County, Tennessee, USA [3] District 15 Residence 1860 Tishomingo County, Mississippi, USA Residence 1870 Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA [1] Township 2 Range 6 Residence 1880 Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA Burial 1892 Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA - Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Death 12 Jun 1892 Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA Person ID I20207 MontyHistNotes_2014 Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
Father James Orr, b. 5 Nov 1787, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA d. 13 Oct 1876, Lewisburg, Marshall, Tennessee, USA (Age 88 years) Relationship natural Mother Elizabeth Lawrence, b. 20 Nov 1789, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA d. 22 Feb 1863, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA (Age 73 years) Relationship natural Marriage 10 Aug 1809 Maury County, Tennessee, USA [4] Family ID F6034 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Benjamin Brown Kerr, b. 12 May 1806, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 28 Jul 1879, Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA (Age 73 years) Marriage 27 May 1832 Maury County, Tennessee, USA [2] Children > 1. Mary Emily Kerr, b. 14 Jul 1839, Giles County, Tennessee, USA d. 30 Jul 1893, Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA (Age 54 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F5864 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Jul 2025
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Birth - 3 May 1812 - Tennessee, USA 
Residence - Listed as a "Free White Female - under 10" in the home of her father, James Orr - 1820 - Maury County, Tennessee, USA Residence - Listed as a "Free White Female - 15 thru 19" in the home of her father, James Orr - 1830 - Maury County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 27 May 1832 - Maury County, Tennessee, USA 
Residence - Listed as a"Free White Female, 20 thru 29" with her husband, B.B. Kerr - 1840 - Giles County, Tennessee, USA Residence - District 15 - 1850 - Giles County, Tennessee, USA 
Residence - 1860 - Tishomingo County, Mississippi, USA 
Residence - Township 2 Range 6 - 1870 - Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA Residence - 1880 - Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA Burial - 1892 - Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA Death - 12 Jun 1892 - Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S2937] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 2 Range 6, Alcorn,Mississippi; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
Record for Jane Kew - [S79] Ancestry.com, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2008;;).
Record for Benjamin B Kerri
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=tnstatemarriages&h=2726478&indiv=try - [S4485] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 15, Giles, Tennessee; Roll: 879; Page: 423b.
Record for Benj B Kerr
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8054&h=6138534&indiv=try - [S1100] DAR Ancestor A084271, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), William Orr.
- [S2937] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online. Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 2 Range 6, Alcorn,Mississippi; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .