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William J Orr 1923–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Dec 1923

Birth Location: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 16 November 2005

Death Location: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA

Father: Jerome Orr

Mother: Cleta Knoch

Spouse(s): Caroline Siebecker, Bonnie Orr

Children(s): William Orr

William J Orr was born in 1923 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA, the child of Jerome William Orr And Cleta Marie Knoch. In 1950, William J Orr resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA. William J Orr married Barbara Deras, Bonnie L Orr, Caroline Siebecker, Suzanne I Lee, and had children including Donna Hale, Heather Marie Orr, Jason Orr, Jennifer L Orr, Justin Orr, William Orr. William J Orr passed away in 2005 in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA.

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Biography

  • William J Orr was born in 1923 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA, the child of Jerome William Orr And Cleta Marie Knoch.
  • In 1950, William J Orr resided in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
  • William J Orr married Barbara Deras, Bonnie L Orr, Caroline Siebecker, Suzanne I Lee, and had children including Donna Hale, Heather Marie Orr, Jason Orr, Jennifer L Orr, Justin Orr, William Orr.
  • William J Orr passed away in 2005 in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Orr's Ancestors

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William Orr
1923–2005
Birth Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Parents
Jerome William Orr
1896–1972
York, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
Cleta (Marie) Knoch
1898–1969
Clay, Auglaize, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Orr's Descendants

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William (J) Orr (29 Dec 1923–16 November 2005) m. Caroline Siebecker (abt 1924–3 Oct 2019) m. Bonnie (L) Orr (abt 1924–)
  1. 1. William Orr 1943–1988

William Orr's Timeline

3 Records

1923
29 Dec 1923
Birth of William J Orr in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 27
William J Orr resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
2005
16 November 2005
Age 82
Death of William J Orr in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
Oakland, Alameda, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1923
    Event Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] California, U.S., Marriage Index, 1960-1985
    [2] California, U.S., Marriage Index
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Oakland Tribune; Publication Date: 15 Jan 2006; Publication Place: Oakland, California, USA; ,0.097360924,0.98016614,0.36781803&xid=3355
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 2148; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 66-162

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 2148; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 66-162

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 1732 Webster St in Oakland Calif
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Alliance Daily Times-Herald; Publication Date: 4 Jun 1954; Publication Place: Alliance, Nebraska, USA; ,0.068066,0.6160307,0.23252891&xid=33

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 2148; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 66-162

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oakland
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Alliance Daily Times-Herald; Publication Date: 4 Jun 1954; Publication Place: Alliance, Nebraska, USA; ,0.068066,0.6160307,0.23252891&xid=33

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oakland Calif
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Alliance Daily Times-Herald; Publication Date: 4 Jun 1954; Publication Place: Alliance, Nebraska, USA; ,0.068066,0.6160307,0.23252891&xid=33

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 November 2005
    Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Oakland Tribune; Publication Date: 15 Jan 2006; Publication Place: Oakland, California, USA; ,0.097360924,0.98016614,0.36781803&xid=3355

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