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Henry C Orr 1813–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 August 1813

Birth Location: Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 17 March 1890

Death Location: Cooperstown, Brown County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: John Orr

Mother: Talitha Cotton

Spouse(s): Mary Emerick

Children(s): Stephen Orr, Nancy Orr, Abigail Orr, John Orr, Talitha Orr, Martin Orr, Arthur Orr, David Orr, Mary Orr, Sarah Oar

Henry C Orr was born in 1813 in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of John Orr And Talitha Letha Cotton. In 1840, Henry C Orr resided in Brown County, IL. Henry C Orr married Mary E Emerick, and had children including Abigail Orr, Arthur C Orr, David F Orr, John Henry Orr, Martin Orr, Mary Ann Orr, Nancy Jane Orr, Sarah Oar, Stephen Douglas Orr, Talitha Catherine Orr. Henry C Orr passed away in 1890 in Cooperstown, Brown County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Henry C Orr was born in 1813 in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of John Orr And Talitha Letha Cotton.
  • In 1840, Henry C Orr resided in Brown County, IL.
  • Henry C Orr married Mary E Emerick, and had children including Abigail Orr, Arthur C Orr, David F Orr, John Henry Orr, Martin Orr, Mary Ann Orr, Nancy Jane Orr, Sarah Oar, Stephen Douglas Orr, Talitha Catherine Orr.
  • Henry C Orr passed away in 1890 in Cooperstown, Brown County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Orr
1766–1845
Birth Location: North Carolina
JO
Talitha Cotton
1776–1841
Birth Location: Hertford (was Bertie) County, North Carolina
TC

Spouses(s)

Mary Emerick
1818–1863
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States of America
ME

Children(s)

Stephen Orr
1862–1924
Birth Location: Cooperstown, Brown, Illinois, USA
SO
Nancy Orr
1852–1922
Birth Location: Brown Co , Ill
NO
Abigail Orr
1849–
Birth Location: Illinois
AO
John Orr
1847–
Birth Location: Illinois
JO
Talitha Orr
1844–
Birth Location: Missouri
TO
Martin Orr
1842–1937
Birth Location: Illinois
MO
Arthur Orr
1838–1904
Birth Location: Brown Co., Illinois
AO
David Orr
1838–1914
Birth Location: Illinois
DO
Mary Orr
1835–
Birth Location: Illinois
MO
Sarah Oar
1842–1912
Birth Location: Illinois
SO

Henry Orr's Ancestors

Self
Henry Orr
1813–1890
Birth Place: Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
John Orr
1766–1845
North Carolina
Talitha ("Letha") Cotton
1776–1841
Hertford (was Bertie) County, North Carolina
Grandparents
John Orr
1740–1798
Frances
–1813
Thomas Cotton
1748–1795
Bertie County, North Carolina, USA
Priscilla (Jane) Knight
1748–1843
Edgecombe, Halifax County, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1718–1771
Patience Bridgers
1729–1795
James Knight
1730–1794
Priscilla Carter
1735–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cotton
1658–1728
Martha Godwin
1650–1732

Henry Orr's Descendants

1.
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Henry (C) Orr (5 August 1813–17 March 1890) m. Mary (E) Emerick (20 January 1818–13 Apr 1863)
  1. 1. Stephen (Douglas) Orr 1862–1924 m. Margaret Eddey 1866–1939 m. Celia (A.) Moore 1862–1914
    1. 1. Tilitha ((Hattie)) Orr 1884–1980 m. Charles (C) Holler 1872–1939
      1. 1. James (Orville) Holler 1911–1993 m. Clara (Virginia) Hulvey 1916–1997
        1. 1. Betty (Susan) Holler 1936–1994
        2. 2. Bessie (M) Holler 1937–2009 m. Richard Weidhuner 1934–2018
      2. 2. Charles (Morley) Holler 1915–1988 m. Ethel (Mae) Wiseman 1913–2012
        1. 1. Kenneth (L) Holler 1941–1974
      3. 3. Doris (Eugenia) Holler 1923–2008
      4. 4. Donald (Ray) Holler 1925–1978
      5. 5. Neville (E) Holler 1918–1938
      6. 6. Margaret (L) Holler 1913–1934 m. Ernest (Emil) Jordan 1910–1979
        1. 1. Charles Jordan 1934–1976
      7. 7. Bennie (Oliver) Holler 1908–1970
      8. 8. Earl (Riley) Holler 1906–1975 m. Zula Gray 1905–2001
        1. 1. James Holler 1937–2003
    2. 2. Henry (Harlan) Orr 1889–1919 m. Lena (Louise) Wegehoft 1883–1957
  2. 2. Nancy (Jane) Orr 1852–1922 m. John (H) Ryan 1851–1919
    1. 1. Oscar (John) Ryan 1885–1951 m. Margaret 1891–
      1. 1. Helen (Mae) Ryan 1934–2016
      2. 2. John (W) Ryan 1919–
      3. 3. Margaret (L) Ryan 1922–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Ryan 1883–1951 m. Charles (David) Tucker 1869–1927
      1. 1. Donald Tucker 1921–
      2. 2. Mack Tucker 1923–
  3. 3. Abigail Orr 1849–
  4. 4. John (Henry) Orr 1847–
  5. 5. Talitha (Catherine) Orr 1844–
  6. 6. Martin Orr 1842–1937
  7. 7. Arthur (C) Orr 1838–1904 m. Nancy Brown 1841–1875 m. Matilda (Louisa) Hemphill 1846–1922
    1. 1. John (Henry) Orr 1866–1944
      1. 1. Roland (Gifford) Orr 1909–1978
    2. 2. Mary ('Lillian' Lillie) Orr 1869–1968
      1. 1. Vest (Arnold) Henry 1892–1954
        1. 1. Vesta (Wave) Henry 1921–2014
        2. 2. Harlan (Nicholas) Henry 1919–1976
  8. 8. David (F.) Orr 1838–1914 m. Elizabeth Carpenter 1844–
    1. 1. John (F) Orr 1868–
    2. 2. William Orr 1871–
    3. 3. Freddie Orr 1879– m. Jesse Dober 1886–1913
      1. 1. Kenneth Orr 1909–
      2. 2. Thelma (E) Orr 1912–1997 m. William (Seward) Grunder 1897–1967
        1. 1. Mary (Margaret) Grunder 1930–2014
        2. 2. James (J.) Grunder 1938–1990
        3. 3. Donald (William) Grunder 1936–2022
  9. 9. Mary (Ann) Orr 1835– m. Richard (A) Elam 1821–1888
    1. 1. Matthew (S) Elam 1863–1947
    2. 2. Joseph (Henry) Elam 1855–1935 m. Lucy Henry 1866–
      1. 1. James (B) Elam 1886–
      2. 2. Clara (M) Elam 1893–
      3. 3. James (Dwayne) Elam 1894–1959
        1. 1. Evelyn (Rae) Elam –1993
    3. 3. Joel (Jackson) Elam 1855–1914
    4. 4. James (Frank) Elam 1859–1912
    5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Elam 1860–
  10. 10. Sarah Oar 1842–1912 m. William Chesnut 1831–1917
    1. 1. William (David) Chesnutt 1865–1912 m. Mrs (Elizbeth E) Payne 1867–1948 m. Helen (May) Clark 1866–1949
      1. 1. Sarah (A) Chesnutt 1891–1977 m. Oliver (B) Briggs 1898–1937 m. Dwight (A) Simpson 1890–1969 m. Van (Lewis) Simmerman 1887–1946
        1. 1. Herschel (Wilbert) Simpson 1910–1978 m. Marian (Arline) Tripp 1915–1981
      2. 2. Sarah (A) Chesnutt 1892–1970 m. Frank (Merrion) Blair 1880–1952
        1. 1. Mary Blair 1926–1926
        2. 2. Everet (L) Blair 1920–1921
        3. 3. Vera (Mae) Blair 1922–1999
        4. 4. Iona (Maragret) Blair 1918–1995
        5. 5. Archie (Merrion) Blair 1918–1997
        6. 6. Inez (Bernetta) Blair 1924–1995 m. Paul (Edgar) Rouse 1923–1985
      3. 3. James (William) Chesnutt 1889–1942 m. Ada Ford 1892–
        1. 1. Maxine Chestnutt 1913–1996 m. William Martin 1905– m. Raymond (C) Sankey 1912–1996
      4. 4. John (Martin) Chesnutt 1888–1960 m. Mattie (May) Reische 1894–1976 m. Bessie (M) Chestnutt 1891–1971
        1. 1. 1914–1977 m. Mary (F) Foster 1917–1998 m. Hazel (Louise) Gustaveson 1916–1989
        2. 2. John (Henry) Chesnutt 1912–1992 m. Marion (Louise) Boyle 1913–1999
        3. 3. William (Lewis) Chestnut 1928–2021 m. Lorna (Lee) Stevenson 1929–2021
      5. 5. Casper (David) Chesnutt 1900–1958 m. Clara (Violet) Gooding 1913–1950
        1. 1. Casper (Donald) Chesnutt 1944–2013
        2. 2. Clara (Irene) Chesnutt 1948–2015
        3. 3. James (Henry) Chesnutt 1938–1943
        4. 4. Paul (Eugene) Chesnutt 1935–2005 m. Chantal (Y) Newberry 1937–2011
        5. 5. Loyd (David) Chesnutt 1933–2001 m. Elva R 1929–1991
      6. 6. Frank Chesnutt 1902–1983 m. Martha Chestnut 1916–1990
        1. 1. Roger (Eugene) Chestnutt 1949–1949
        2. 2. Leonard (Leroy) Chestnutt 1939–1939
        3. 3. Zoretta (Alberta) Chestnutt 1936–1938
        4. 4. Franklin (Henry) Chestnutt 1932–1932
        5. 5. William (L) Chestnutt 1934–2016 m. Goldie (Ann) Newberry 1936–2017
        6. 6. Howard (Vernon) Chestnutt 1941–1999 m. Wanettia (L.) Chestnutt 1933–1997
        7. 7. G. (F.) Chestnutt 1942–1989
        8. 8. Dewey (Calvin) Chestnutt 1950–2019
        9. 9. Martin (Leroy) Chestnutt 1946–1987
        10. 10. Helen (Lillian) Atwood 1930–2014 m. Finus (Fremont) Atwood 1934–1956 m. Dewey (Merton) Friday 1928–1951
        11. 11. Ronnie (Lee) Chestnutt 1940–2020

Henry Orr's Timeline

8 Records

1803
5 Aug 1803
Birth of Henry C Orr in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America
Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America
1813
5 August 1813
Birth of Henry C Orr in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America
Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America
1840
1840
Age 27
Henry C Orr resided here in Brown County, IL
Brown County, IL
1850
1850
Age 37
Henry C Orr resided here in Woodbury, Cumberland, Illinois
Woodbury, Cumberland, Illinois
1860
1860
Age 47
Henry C Orr resided here in Cooperstown, Brown, Illinois
Cooperstown, Brown, Illinois
1870
1870
Age 57
Henry C Orr resided here in Cooperstown, Brown, Illinois
Cooperstown, Brown, Illinois
1880
1880
Age 67
Henry C Orr resided here in Cooperstown, Brown, Illinois, United States
Cooperstown, Brown, Illinois, United States
1890
17 March 1890
Age 77
Death of Henry C Orr in Cooperstown, Brown County, Illinois, United States of America
Cooperstown, Brown County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1803
    Event Place: Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cooperstown, Brown, Illinois; Roll: T9_176; Family History Film: 1254176; Page: 474.2000; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 0591.
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Cooperstown, Brown, Illinois; Roll: M653_157; Page: 743; Image: 378.
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Woodbury, Cumberland, Illinois; Roll: M432_104; Page: 270; Image: 210.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 August 1813
    Event Place: Sumner County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Brown County, IL
    Record Source:
    [1] Illinois Census, 1810-90
    [2] 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Brown, Illinois; Page: 164; Family History Library Film: 0007641

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Woodbury, Cumberland, Illinois
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Woodbury, Cumberland, Illinois; Roll: M432_104; Page: 270; Image: 210.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Cooperstown, Brown, Illinois
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Cooperstown, Brown, Illinois; Roll: M653_157; Page: 743; Image: 378.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Cooperstown, Brown, Illinois
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cooperstown, Brown, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cooperstown, Brown, Illinois; Roll: T9_176; Family History Film: 1254176; Page: 474.2000; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 0591.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 March 1890
    Event Place: Cooperstown, Brown County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cooperstown, Brown County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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