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James Jefferson Orr

Male 1813 - 1883  (70 years)

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  • Name James Jefferson Orr  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Birth 9 Mar 1813  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1850  Sardis, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Will 26 Aug 1853  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Mentioned in Father's Will 
    Residence 1870  Morning Star, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death 23 Oct 1883  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I13736  MontyHistNotes_2014
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

    Father John Orr,   b. 26 Sep 1776, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1854, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Kerr,   b. 29 Jul 1778   d. 11 Nov 1838, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 18 Feb 1802  North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Family ID F5744  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sophia Alexander,   b. 30 Oct 1810, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Aug 1851, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 2 Apr 1834  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Children 
    >1. Nancy C Orr,   b. 18 Dec 1834, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. John N Orr,   b. 11 Jun 1836, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1863, Brandy Station, Culpeper, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. David Karr Orr,   b. 9 Apr 1838, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1883 and 1900 (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. James Ira Orr,   b. 20 Mar 1840, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Aug 1863, Brandy Station, Culpeper, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >5. Jane E Orr,   b. 12 Sep 1841, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >6. Louisa K Orr,   b. 14 Jun 1844, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1850, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 6 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Sophia Laura Orr,   b. 23 Oct 1846, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >8. Samuel Jefferson Orr,   b. 30 Mar 1849, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1910, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F10063  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

    Family 2 Elmina Jane McCall,   b. 29 Oct 1819, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Oct 1901, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 1 Mar 1852  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
    >1. Mary M Orr,   b. 28 Jun 1853, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jun 1920, Clear Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Thomas Jefferson Orr,   b. 9 Oct 1855, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 1927, Morning Star, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Margaret B Orr,   b. 1 Jul 1857, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Sep 1892 (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Caroline Virginia Orr,   b. 20 Jul 1861, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1936, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F10064  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Mar 1813 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Apr 1834 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 Mar 1852 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned in Father's Will - 26 Aug 1853 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1870 - Morning Star, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Oct 1883 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S671] Ferguson, Herman White, Will Abstracts 1791-1868, (Name: Ferguson, Herman White; Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Date: 1993;), "Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, *Will Abstracts 1791-1868 BooksA-J, *Tax Lists, 17978, 1798, 1799, 1806 & 1807" book located at Charlotte Public Library, ISBN 0-9620770-2-X.
      After son James died in 1833, Joseph added a codicil to his will

    2. [S11] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Database online. Year: 1850; Census Place: Sardis, Mecklenburg, NorthCarolina; Roll: M432_637; Page: 88B; Image: .
      Record for James J Orr

    3. [S334] Ancestry.com, North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2007;;), Database online. Data Source: County Court Records - FHL #0546461-0546466.
      Record for James J. Orr

    4. [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: Morning Star, Mecklenburg,North Carolina; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
      Record for James J Orr

    5. [S3088] Smith, Mrs Roy, Records of the Families of Orr, Black, McCall, and Stewart, (Name: Olde Mecklenburg Genealogical Society; Location: Charlote, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA; Date: 2013;), Volume 31 Number 4.



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