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Virginia Johann "Vera" Campbell Evans Orr 1904–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1904

Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 6 May 1982

Death Location: Cold Springs, Kalkaska, Michigan, USA

Father:

Mother: Elizabeth Campbell

Spouse(s): Kenneth Tarbet, William Berkshire

Children(s): William II

Virginia Johann "Vera" Campbell Evans Orr was born in 1904 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of George Evans And Elizabeth Bessy Campbell. In 1930, Virginia Johann "Vera" Campbell Evans Orr resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. Virginia Johann "Vera" Campbell Evans Orr married Kenneth Preston Tarbet, William James Berkshire, and had children including Douglas Gordon Berkshire, William James Berkshire Ii. Virginia Johann "Vera" Campbell Evans Orr passed away in 1982 in Cold Springs, Kalkaska, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Virginia Johann "Vera" Campbell Evans Orr was born in 1904 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of George Evans And Elizabeth Bessy Campbell.
  • In 1930, Virginia Johann "Vera" Campbell Evans Orr resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
  • Virginia Johann "Vera" Campbell Evans Orr married Kenneth Preston Tarbet, William James Berkshire, and had children including Douglas Gordon Berkshire, William James Berkshire Ii.
  • Virginia Johann "Vera" Campbell Evans Orr passed away in 1982 in Cold Springs, Kalkaska, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elizabeth Campbell
1879–1951
Birth Location: Kelvin, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Kenneth Tarbet
1908–1970
Birth Location: Wisconsin, USA
KT
William Berkshire
1904–1934
Birth Location: Spencer Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
WB

Children(s)

William II
1935–2013
Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
WI

Virginia Orr's Ancestors

Self
Virginia Orr
1904–1982
Birth Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Elizabeth ("Bessy") Campbell
1879–1951
Kelvin, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Campbell
1846–1920
Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Joan Swanson
1849–1926
Watten, Caithness, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Gavin Campbell
1817–1896
Elizabeth Caldwell
1818–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Caldwell
1783–1843
Elizabeth Jamieson
1786–1874

Virginia Orr's Descendants

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Virginia (Johann "Vera" Campbell Evans) Orr (16 Jan 1904–6 May 1982) m. Kenneth (Preston) Tarbet (13 Jun 1908–22 Dec 1970) m. William (James) Berkshire (13 Oct 1904–19 Oct 1934)
  1. 1. William (James Berkshire) II 1935–2013

Virginia Orr's Timeline

6 Records

1904
16 Jan 1904
Birth of Virginia Johann "Vera" Campbell Evans Orr in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
1930
1930
Age 26
Virginia Johann "Vera" Campbell Evans Orr resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 31
Virginia Johann "Vera" Campbell Evans Orr resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1940
1940
Age 36
Virginia Johann "Vera" Campbell Evans Orr resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1953
1953
Age 49
Virginia Johann "Vera" Campbell Evans Orr resided here in Royal Oak; Ferndale, Michigan, USA
Royal Oak; Ferndale, Michigan, USA
1982
6 May 1982
Age 78
Death of Virginia Johann "Vera" Campbell Evans Orr in Kalkaska, Kalkaska, Michigan, USA
Kalkaska, Kalkaska, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1904
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1927
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 47B; Enumeration District: 0844; FHL microfilm: 2340803

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 47B; Enumeration District: 0844; FHL microfilm: 2340803

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01884; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 84-1480A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01884; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 84-1480A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Royal Oak; Ferndale, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cold Springs, Kalkaska, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 304; Film Title: 82 Wayne 240060-243299; Film Description: Wayne (Dates TBD)

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S., Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Index Cards to Naturalization Petitions for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, Detroit, 1907-1995; Microfilm Serial: M1917; Microfilm Roll:

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1982
    Event Place: Kalkaska, Kalkaska, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cold Springs, Kalkaska, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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