Husband: John Poston Orr
Born: Apr-14-1820 in Virginia 1 (see note 1)
Died: Dec-23-1899 2
Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 2,3
Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 4,5
Father:
Mother:
Wife: Louisa Powell 6
Married: Dec- 5-1847 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 7
Born: May-13-1831 1
Died: Apr-24-1885 2
Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 2,3
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: Reuben Powell (1790 - 1827)
Mother: Eleanor Bailey (1798 - 1860)
Notes
M Child 1: Robert Meredith Orr Born: ca 1848 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 4,8 Died: bef Jul 1953 9 Resided: 1902 in Harrison Co, WV 10 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Virginia Burns b. ca 1850 d. bef Mar 1902 Married: Sep-28-1871 in Harrison Co, WV 11 Wife: Nancy Ann "Nannie" Squires b. Nov-16-1874 d. Jul-21-1953 Married: Mar-17-1902 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12,13,8
M Child 2: Festus A. Orr Born: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 14,4,15 Died: Oct-20-1913 in Salem, WV 16,14 Buried: in Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 17 Resided: in Salem, WV 17 Resided: 1886 in Harrison Co, WV 18 Resided: 1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: merchant 18 Wife: Frances M. Davis b. Oct- 4-1851 d. 1885 Married: Jun-22-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 15 Wife: Jennie B. Davis b. ca 1862 Married: Dec-19-1886 in Harrison Co, WV 18
F Child 3: Julia Emaline Orr Census name: Julie E. Orr Born: Oct- 8-1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 19,20,14 Died: Jan-26-1954 14 Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1900, 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 19 Husband: Hiram L. Heaton b. Mar-27-1854 d. Nov-30-1940 Census name: Hyram H. Heaton 20 Married: Dec- 7-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 19,20 (see note 2)
F Child 4: Birneda Orr Census name: Bermeda Orr Born: Aug-26-1863 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 21,22,20,5 Died: May- 9-1922 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Cause of death: gangrene 21 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 22 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: William Turner Heaton b. Jun- 4-1860 d. Mar-22-1922 Married: Aug-16-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 22
F Child 5: Iris Orr Born: ca 1879 5 Census: 1880 in Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (2) Headstone. (3) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (4) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (5) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (6) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 218. (7) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (8) Joy Gregoire Gilchrist Stalnaker, Squires Genealogy, Hackers Creek Pioneers Descendants, Jane Lew, WV (www.hackerscreek.com) (9) Obituary of wife. (10) Harrison County WV Marriages 1895-1912, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Feb 2001) (11) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (12) Harrison County WV Marriages 1895-1912, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Feb 2001), Identified as Robert M. Orr, widowed, 53, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co, son of John P. & Louisa; and Nannie A. Squires, 28, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of Virgil. Married Mar 17 1902. (13) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR Bk 12, 40. (14) Headstone (year only) (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (16) Obituary - At home. (17) Obituary. (18) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790399&Type=Marriage. (20) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (21) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1038472&Type=Death. (22) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790257&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) Both parents born in Ireland, per 1880 Census. Note (2) At J. P. Orr's.