James Laird Orr

1811 - 1863  (52 years)

• Name	James Laird Orr  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	28 Jan 1811	South Carolina, USA   [1, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Gin Maker  [4]
  Occupation	Mechanic  [7]
  Residence	1840	Jackson County, Georgia, USA   [3]
  Residence	1850	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA   [4]
  Residence	1860	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA   [7]
  	Northern Division
  Burial	1863	Oak Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA   [1, 5, 6]
  Probate	25 May 1863	Talladega County, Alabama, USA   [11]
  Death	4 Jun 1863	Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA   [1, 5, 6, 11]
  Person ID	I10563	MontyHistNotes_III
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Orr,   b. 22 Aug 1771, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 2 Jul 1861, Talladega County, Alabama, USA (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Anderson, (Xfer),   b. 8 Mar 1784, South Carolina, USA d. 26 Sep 1859, Talladega County, Alabama, USA (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	31 Dec 1805	South Carolina, USA   [12, 13]
  Family ID	F5543	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elmira Helen McLester,   b. 26 Dec 1813, Georgia, USA d. 8 Dec 1899, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	14 Mar 1838	Jackson County, Georgia, USA   [2, 8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F5547	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 28 Jan 1811 - South Carolina, USA Marriage - 14 Mar 1838 - Jackson County, Georgia, USA Residence - 1840 - Jackson County, Georgia, USA Residence - 1850 - Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA Residence - Northern Division - 1860 - Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA Burial - 1863 - Oak Hill Cemetery, Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA Probate - 25 May 1863 - Talladega County, Alabama, USA Death - 4 Jun 1863 - Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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