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Robert Lewis Orr 1893–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 APR 1893

Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 14 OCT 1974

Death Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

Father: Robert Orr

Mother: Rosannah Cole

Spouse(s): Ida Lyday

Children(s): Daisy Orr, James Orr, Dorothy Orr, Ernest Orr, Mary Orr, Robert Orr

Robert Lewis Orr was born in 1893 in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA, the child of Robert B Orr And Rosannah Cole. Robert Lewis Orr married Ida Rebecca Lyday, and had children including Daisy Emogene Orr, Dorothy Ann Orr, Ernest Clyde Orr, Faye Rebecca Orr, James Lewis Orr, Louise Ida Orr, Mary Opal Orr, Robert Emerlyn Orr. Robert Lewis Orr passed away in 1974 in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Lewis Orr was born in 1893 in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA, the child of Robert B Orr And Rosannah Cole.
  • Robert Lewis Orr married Ida Rebecca Lyday, and had children including Daisy Emogene Orr, Dorothy Ann Orr, Ernest Clyde Orr, Faye Rebecca Orr, James Lewis Orr, Louise Ida Orr, Mary Opal Orr, Robert Emerlyn Orr.
  • Robert Lewis Orr passed away in 1974 in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA.

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Robert Orr's Ancestors

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Robert Orr
1893–1974
Birth Place: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Robert B. Orr
1861–1936
Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Rosannah Cole
1868–1937
Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Jeremiah (Perry) Orr
1833–1887
Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Euranie) Cantrell
1835–1905
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Cantrell
1785–1873
Mary Giles
1793–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reuben Cantrell
1756–1789
Martha Savage
1761–1830
John Giles
1770–1850
Anna Trent
1773–

Robert Orr's Descendants

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Robert (Lewis) Orr (12 APR 1893–14 OCT 1974) m. Ida (Rebecca) Lyday (4 APR 1906–4 JUN 1970)
  1. 1. Daisy (Emogene) Orr 1932–1983
  2. 2. James (Lewis) Orr 1926–1993 m. Margaret (Betty Ann) Baxter 1929–2016
  3. 3. Dorothy (Ann) Orr 1939–1940
  4. 4. Ernest (Clyde) Orr 1924–2006 m. Virginia (Jane) Spence 1923–2006
  5. 5. Mary (Opal) Orr 1930–2008
  6. 6. Robert (Emerlyn) Orr 1932–2000 m. Mildred (Marie) Chappell 1936–2003

Robert Orr's Timeline

2 Records

1893
12 APR 1893
Birth of Robert Lewis Orr in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
1974
14 OCT 1974
Age 81
Death of Robert Lewis Orr in Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 APR 1893
    Event Place: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Davidson River Cemetery, , Transyvania, NC

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 OCT 1974
    Event Place: Transylvania, North Carolina, USA

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