William Gillespie Orr

Male 1797 - 1857  (60 years)


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  • Name William Gillespie Orr  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Birth 1797  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Relocated Bef 1820  Greene, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6
    From North Carolina 
    Relocated 1849  Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death 1857  Avinger, Cass, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • I think he belongs to a different Sample Orr.
      Sample Orr, son of Nathan Orr d. 1779, not mentioned in mother's will 1792, probably died before then.
      Sample Orr, father to William Gillespie Orr would be different dates
    Person ID I20973  MontyHistNotes_2014
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2023 

    Father Sample Orr   d. Bef 1792 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F188  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane M Harris,   b. 17 May 1800, Greene, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1868, Cass, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 10 Feb 1820  Greene, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Children 
     1. James Hillhouse Orr,   b. 28 Nov 1827, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1914, Hughes Springs, Cass, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. William Alexander Orr,   b. 1836  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F3792  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1797 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRelocated - From North Carolina - Bef 1820 - Greene, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Feb 1820 - Greene, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRelocated - 1849 - Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1857 - Avinger, Cass, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S390] Holman, Susan, Email from Susan Holman Re: Sample Orr, (Name: Name: genealogy.com; Location: www.genealogy.com; Date: 8 May 2010;;), Response from Susan on Genealogy surname forum.

    2. [S1104] Holman, Susan, Genforum posting from Susan Holman 10 Jun 2006, (Name: Name: Genforum; Date: 10 Jun 2006;;), Some discussion on William Alexander Orr.

    3. [S421] Dodd, Jordan, Georgia Marriages to 1850, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:1997;;), Database online.
      Record for William Orr

    4. [S1108] Holman, Susan, Genforum posting from Susan Holman 3 May 2009, (Name: Date: 3 May 2009;;).

    5. [S805] Hunting For Bears, comp., Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Database online.
      Record for William Orr

    6. [S547] Orr, Mildredge, Will of Mildredge Orr, (Name: Name: Genforum; Location: Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Date: 29 Dec2009;;), Courtesy of Susan Holman, abstracrts wills of Nathan and Mildredge Orr.