William Gillespie Orr

Male 1797 - 1857  (60 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Gillespie Orr was born in 1797 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; died in 1857 in Avinger, Cass, Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relocated: Bef 1820, Greene, Georgia, USA; From North Carolina
    • Relocated: 1849, Texas, USA

    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

    William married Jane M Harris on 10 Feb 1820 in Greene, Georgia, USA. Jane was born on 17 May 1800 in Greene, Georgia, USA; died in 1868 in Cass, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. James Hillhouse Orr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Nov 1827 in Tennessee, USA; died in 1914 in Hughes Springs, Cass, Texas, USA; was buried in 1914 in Hughes Springs, Cass, Texas, USA.
    2. 3. William Alexander Orr  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1836.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Hillhouse Orr Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 28 Nov 1827 in Tennessee, USA; died in 1914 in Hughes Springs, Cass, Texas, USA; was buried in 1914 in Hughes Springs, Cass, Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact 1: Cass, Texas, USA; CSA Pension App: Orr, James H. 12300 Cass Co, TX
    • Relocated: 1849, Texas, USA; From Alabama
    • Residence: 1860, Marion, Texas, USA; Beat 2
    • Residence: 1870, Marion, Texas, USA; Beat 2
    • Residence: 1880, Marion, Texas, USA; Precinct 2
    • Residence: 1900, Marion, Texas, USA; Justice Precinct 2

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Hughes Springs Cemetery

    James married Susan Ann Oldman in 1850 in Georgia, USA. Susan was born on 2 Apr 1832 in Georgia, USA; died on 24 Dec 1909 in Cass, Texas, USA; was buried in 1909 in Hughes Springs, Cass, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  William Alexander Orr Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1836.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relocated: 1849, Texas, USA; From Alabama
    • Occupation: Between 1882 and 1894, Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas County Commissioner