William Gillespie Orr
1797 - 1857 (60 years)-
Name William Gillespie Orr [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Birth 1797 Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA 
[2] Gender Male Relocated Bef 1820 Greene, Georgia, USA [2, 6] From North Carolina Relocated 1849 Texas, USA [4] Death 1857 Avinger, Cass, 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
Person ID I20973 MontyHistNotes_2014 Last Modified 27 Nov 2025
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 d. 1868, Cass, Texas, USA (Age 67 years) Marriage 10 Feb 1820 Greene, Georgia, USA [3, 5] Children > 1. James Hillhouse Orr, b. 28 Nov 1827, Tennessee, USA d. 1914, Hughes Springs, Cass, Texas, USA (Age 86 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. William Alexander Orr, b. 1836 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F3792 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Nov 2025
- I think he belongs to a different Sample Orr.
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Event Map 
Birth - 1797 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA 
Relocated - From North Carolina - Bef 1820 - Greene, Georgia, USA Marriage - 10 Feb 1820 - Greene, Georgia, USA 
Relocated - 1849 - Texas, USA 
Death - 1857 - Avinger, Cass, Texas, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [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.
- [S1104] Holman, Susan, Genforum posting from Susan Holman 10 Jun 2006, (Name: Name: Genforum; Date: 10 Jun 2006;;), Some discussion on William Alexander Orr.
- [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 - [S1108] Holman, Susan, Genforum posting from Susan Holman 3 May 2009, (Name: Date: 3 May 2009;;).
- [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 - [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.
- [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.
