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Joshua Orr

Joshua Orr

Male 1824 - 1910  (86 years)

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  • Name Joshua Orr  [1
    Born 28 Apr 1824  Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Group Davidson 001 Family of Immigrant John Davidson 
    • Descendants of immigrant John Davidson of DNA Family 001
    Group Davidson DNA Family 001 
    • Descendants of John, George, and Samuel Davidson of Beverley Manor, Virginia, and Iredell county, North Carolina
    Occupation Jun 1850 
    House Carpenter 
    1850 Census 28 Jul 1850 
    • ____, Henderson Co., NC, p. 220a, w/Rachel Posey, age 27, b. NC, as Joshua Orr
    1880 Census 1880 
    • Boyd, Transylvania Co., NC
    Died 1 May 1910 
    Buried Aft 1 May 1910  Davidson River Cemetery, Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Davidson River Cemetery
    Davidson River Cemetery, Transylvania County, NC
    Carolyn & John Lisle visited this cemetery on 18 September 2008
    Headstone for Joshua Orr and Jane Cagle
    Headstone for Joshua Orr and Jane Cagle
    Davidson River Cemetery.
    Person ID I8583  DNA Family 1 Genealogies
    Last Modified 4 May 2006 

    Father John Orr,   b. 15 Oct 1775, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1849, Henderson County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Jane Clayton,   b. 6 Nov 1783, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1873, Transylvania County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 9 Jan 1800  Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F3773  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Cagle,   b. 25 Feb 1828, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1909  (Age 80 years) 
    Married Between 1850 and 1859 
    Children 
     1. Ella T. Orr,   b. 2 Oct 1854, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1901  (Age 47 years)
     2. Caroline Orr,   b. Abt 1856,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Louisa "Lula" "Lou" Orr,   b. 11 Aug 1858, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1945  (Age 86 years)
     4. Mary Jane Orr,   b. 16 Mar 1859, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1914  (Age 54 years)
     5. Julia Anna "Annie" Orr,   b. 4 May 1864, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1891  (Age 27 years)
     6. Ninnie Lee "Nanna" Orr,   b. 13 Jul 1868, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1944  (Age 76 years)
    Last Modified 4 May 2006 
    Family ID F3850  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Apr 1824 - Buncombe County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 1 May 1910 - Davidson River Cemetery, Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County, NC Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • 1880
      Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
      Joshua ORR   Self   M   Male   W   56   NC   Carpenter   NC   NC
      Jane ORR   Wife   M   Female   W   52   NC   Keeping H.   NC   NC
      Lula ORR   Dau   S   Female   W   21   NC   At Home   NC   NC
      Anna ORR   Dau   S   Female   W   16   NC   At Home   NC   NC
      Nanna ORR   Dau   S   Female   W   11   NC   At Home   NC   NC
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      Source Information:
        Census Place Boyd, Transylvania, North Carolina
        NA Film Number   T9-0983
        Page Number   209A

  • Sources 
    1. [S20] Lambert Clayton, Mary Maxwell, (1927), p. 6 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S8] Davison/Davidson Family, Robert Stephens Hand, (2nd Ed., 1991), p. 150 (Reliability: 3).