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Ephraim Marshall Orr

Ephraim Marshall Orr

Male Abt 1834 - 1863  (~ 29 years)

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  • Name Ephraim Marshall Orr  [1
    Born Abt 1834  Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Name Marshall Orr 
    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
    1850 Census 16 Aug 1850  Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • p. 248
      Ephraim Clayton      46 M  Housebuilder and Carpenter  $3275  NC
      Nancy      "              49 F                                                               "
      Thos. L     "             15 M                                                               "
      Edwin M                  12 M                                                              GA
      Geo. W.                    9 M                                                               NC
      Rob. M                      5 M                                                                "
      J. R. Nail                  26 M   Carpenter                                            "
      J. Forster                23 M       "                                                       "
      E. M. Orr                 23 M        "                                                      "
      Abner Rhodes        22 M        "                                                      "
      Wm Whitaker           23 M       "                                                       "
      Henry Dixon             17 M       "                                                       "
      Chas Neill                 15 M    Apprentice                                         "
      Lydia Holly               10 F  B                                                            "
    1850 Census Dec 1850  Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • p. 191
      Ephraim Clayton      46 M  House Builder & Carpenter  $3275   NC
      Nancy      "              49 F                                                             "
      Thomas L    "          15 M                                                             "
      Ed. M          "           12 M                                                             GA
      George W    "           9 M                                                              NC
      Robert M      "           5 M                                                               "
      J. R. Neill                 26 M   Carpenter                                           NC
      J Forster                 23 M       "                                                        "
      E. M. Orr                 23 M        "                                                       "
      A. Rhodes              22 M         "                                                      "
      W. Whitaker            23 M         "                                                      "
      H. Dixon                  17 M          "                                                     "
      C. Neill                     15 M    Apprentice                                          "
      L. Holly                    10 F B                                                             "
    Occupation Jun 1860 
    Plasterer 
    1860 Census 22 Aug 1860  Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • pp. 490-491
      Ephraim Clayton        56 M  Master Carpenter  $16500  $50575   NCarolina
      Nancy       "               59 F                                                              SCarolina
      George     "               18 M  Cadet USMC                                            "            school
      Robert      "               15 M                                                                   "               "
      Thomas     "              25 M   Carpenter                                                "
      Emma        "              21 F                                                                    "
      Ephraim     "           7/12 M                                                                   "
      Lads Henderson       16 M   Apprentice                                              "           school
      C C Matthews          26 M   Printer                    $400     $200             "
      E M Orr                     --  M   Plasterer                                                ----
      --- Bright                   27 M   Carpenter                                            NCarolina
      -----  p. 491  -----
      O T Burnett               28 M   Journeyman Carpenter                       SCarolina
      Margaret McElroy     40 F                                                                NCarolina
      Moses Holley            18 M M  Farm hand                                             "
      Lydia      "                 16 F  M  Domestic                                               "
      Elizabeth McElroy      38 F                                                                    "
    Died 20 Oct 1863  Sandusky County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • He died as a POW. He died at Johnson's Island, Sandusky, Ohio and is buried there. He lasted a little over a month in captivity and cause of death was given as Typhoid fever. He was surrendered at Cumberland Gap, transported to Louisville, KY and on to Ohio.
      http://thomaslegion.net/gap.htm
    Person ID I8588  DNA Family 1 Genealogies
    Last Modified 11 Dec 2007 

    Father Robert Perry Orr,   b. 31 Dec 1800, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1880  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Margaret "Polly" Henry,   b. Abt Jul 1806, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1879  (Age ~ 72 years) 
    Married 1820 
    Family ID F3841  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Matilda "Tillie" Hunter,   b. 5 Oct 1835, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1915, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 23 Jan 1861  Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ephraim Marshall Orr m. Margarett Taylor 23 January 1861 in Buncombe Co., NC. They were married by T. W. Atkins with R. B. Vance #664 and S. M. Parker as witnesses.
    Children 
     1. Thomas Finley Orr,   b. 17 Jul 1861, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1930, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     2. Ephraim Marshall Orr,   b. 23 May 1863, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1948, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2007 
    Family ID F3854  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1834 - Buncombe County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1850 Census - 16 Aug 1850 - Buncombe County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1850 Census - Dec 1850 - Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1860 Census - 22 Aug 1860 - Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Jan 1861 - Buncombe County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Ephraim Marshall Orr (c.1839-1863)
    Ephraim Marshall Orr (c.1839-1863)
    Supplied by Marshaleigh (Orr) Bahan

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