Alexander Orr, Sr

1786 - 1858  (72 years)

• Name	Alexander Orr  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	1786	North Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Relocated	Bef Oct 1811	Maury County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Occupation	Farmer  [6]
  Residence	1830	Edwards County, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Residence	1840	Edwards County, Illinois, USA   [5]
  Residence	1850	Edwards County, Illinois, USA   [3, 6]
  Death	12 Jul 1858	Edwards County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I8582	MontyHistNotes_2014
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	David Orr, Sr,   b. 1753, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA d. Between 1820 and 1830, Tennessee, USA (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Catherine Sample,   b. 1757   d. Bef 1850, Tennessee, USA (Age < 92 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F6323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucy Collins,   b. 1785, North Carolina, USA d. 1 Nov 1853, Fairfield, Wayne, Illinois, USA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	1806	North Carolina, USA   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Alexander Orr, Jr,   b. 1807, North Carolina, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Emanuel Orr,   b. 4 Sep 1812, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA d. 30 Jul 1888, Wayne County, Illinois, USA (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Sample Orr,   b. 1819, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Aug 1863, Shelby, Missouri, USA (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Cunningham Orr,   b. 1823, Tennessee, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Alfred Orr,   b. 1829, Tennessee, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1786 - North Carolina, USA Marriage - 1806 - North Carolina, USA Relocated - Bef Oct 1811 - Maury County, Tennessee, USA Residence - 1830 - Edwards County, Illinois, USA Residence - 1840 - Edwards County, Illinois, USA Residence - 1850 - Edwards County, Illinois, USA Death - 12 Jul 1858 - Edwards County, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1106] Dodd, H L Dutch, Bio Information on David Orr, (Name: Date: 4 Jan 2001;;). [S18] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Database online. Source number: 2641.001; Source type: Family groupsheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: . Record for Alexander Orr [S1314] Ancestry.com, U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2008;;), Database online. Record for Alexander Orr [S3044] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1830; Census Place: Edwards, Illinois; Series: M19; Roll: 25; Page: 48; Family History Library Film: 0007650. Record for Alexander Orr https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8058&h=980300&indiv=try [S3947] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1840; Census Place: Edwards, Illinois; Roll: 58; Page: 111; Family History Library Film: 0007642. Record for Alexander Orr https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8057&h=1941109&indiv=try [S4485] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Edwards, Illinois; Roll: 105; Page: 262a. Record for Alexander Orr https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8054&h=16182580&indiv=try