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James Robinson Orr

Male 1818 - 1856  (37 years)

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  • Name James Robinson Orr  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Birth 5 Sep 1818  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Will 21 May 1849  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Mentioned in Father's Will; Inherited Lands Along Sugar Creek 
    Residence 1850  Back Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Burial 1856  Back Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    • Back Creek ARP Church Cemetery
    Death 16 Feb 1856  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 6] 
    Person ID I31222  MontyHistNotes_2014 | William Azmon Sample and Esther Garrison
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

    Father Nathan Franklin Orr, Sr,   b. 1771, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1849, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Catherine Orr,   b. Jan 1793, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Aug 1831, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1817  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8] 
    Family ID F5728  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Vianna Cochran,   b. 15 May 1822, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1879, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage 19 Nov 1841  Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 9] 
    Children 
     1. Nathan Charles Orr,   b. 23 Oct 1842, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1864 (Age 21 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Agnes E Orr,   b. 7 Oct 1844, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1879 (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Catherine E Orr,   b. 23 Dec 1847, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1882 (Age 34 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >4. Robert John Calvin Orr,   b. 19 Apr 1850, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Apr 1907, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >5. Radford Bailey Orr,   b. 20 Sep 1852, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1927, Crab Orchard, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Sarah Jane Orr,   b. 18 Aug 1855, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 1872 (Age 16 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F6408  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Sep 1818 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Nov 1841 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned in Father's Will; Inherited Lands Along Sugar Creek - 21 May 1849 - Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Back Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1856 - Back Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Feb 1856 - 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. [S554] Back Creek ARP Church Cemetery, (Name: Name: Findagrave; Location: Back Creek, Mecklenburg, North Carolina,USA;;), Listing of persons buried at Back Creek ARP Church Cemetery This website is interactive with further drill-down on each individual http://www.cmstory.org/cemetery/burialrecords.asp?id=20 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2241698&CScn=Back+Creek&CScntry=4&CSst=29&CScnty=1710&.
      1821 Back Creek Church Road
      Charlotte, NC


    2. [S650] Richter, Diane, Old Mecklenburg Genealogical Society Quarterly, (Name: Name: Old Mecklenurg Genealogical Society; Location: Charlotte,Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Date: 2002;;), Article Entitled Orr Family Records.

    3. [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: Back Creek, Mecklenburg,North Carolina; Roll: M432_637; Page: 66B; Image: .
      Record for Jas R Orr

    4. [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 Nancy B. Cochran

    5. [S3237] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1975, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Database online.
      Record for Radford Bailey Orr

    6. [S2967] Ancestry.com, Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Database online.
      Record for James R. Orr

    7. [S374] Godfrey Memorial Library, comp., American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:1999;;), Database online.
      Record for James R. Orr

    8. [S1838] Orr, Ernest Neal, Family Information of Ernest Neal Orr, Family informatioh prepared by Earnest Neal Orr.

    9. [S651] Simmons, Martina, transcriber, Marriage Bonds Involving Orr Family, (Name: Name: Old Mecklenburg Genealogical Society; Location: Charlotte,Mecklenburg, North Carolina; Date: 1998;;), Transcription of Orr family member marriages.



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