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Thomas Finley Orr

Thomas Finley Orr

Male 1861 - 1930  (68 years)

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  • Name Thomas Finley Orr  [1
    Born 17 Jul 1861  Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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
    1910 Census 27 Apr 1910  Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ward 4, ED 13, sheet 10B
      Depot Street
      Orr, Thomas L             Head   M W 48 M1 8          NC NC NC    Merchant - Confections
      ---, Minnie L.                Wife    F W 35 M1  8 4 3    NC NC NC
      ---, Marshal                 Son     M W  7  S                NC NC NC
      ---, Rubie                     Dau     F W  5  S                NC NC NC
      ---, Beatrice                Dau     F W   1  S                NC NC NC
    Died 15 Jun 1930  Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Lobar pneumonia 
    • Thomas F. Orr died at his home at 426 Depot Street, Asheville. His parents were Marshall Orr and Tillie Hunter. The attending physician was Dr. P. B. Orr, M. D.
    Death Certificate of Thomas F. Orr
    Death Certificate of Thomas F. Orr
    Person ID I8607  DNA Family 1 Genealogies
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2007 

    Father Ephraim Marshall Orr,   b. Abt 1834, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1863, Sandusky County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 29 years) 
    Mother 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.
    Family ID F3854  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Minnie Lee West,   b. Abt 1875, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown 
    Married 6 Jun 1901  Marshall, Madison County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Marshall West Orr,   b. 13 May 1902, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1950, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     2. Rubie "Ruay" Orr,   b. 21 Mar 1905, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1980, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     3. Blanche Orr,   b. 20 Nov 1907, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1908, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     4. Beatrice "Beatrace" "Bee" Orr,   b. 6 Apr 1909, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1993, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2007 
    Family ID F3864  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Jul 1861 - Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Jun 1901 - Marshall, Madison County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1910 Census - 27 Apr 1910 - Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Lobar pneumonia - 15 Jun 1930 - Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • From: Marshaleigh Bahan
      Subject: Children of Thomas Finley and Minnie Lee West Orr m. 6 June 1901 in Marshall, Madison Co., NC
      Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:04:18 -0600

      All born and died in Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC and buried at Riverside as was Margaret Matilda Hunter Taylor Orr.

      1. Marshall West Orr born 13 May 1902; died 14 November 1950: m. 30 January 1930 in Asheville, Buncombe Co.,NC to Pearl Novie Whitmire of Transylvania Co., NC (four daughters: Diane Teresa Orr born 16 February (probably 1931 in Wilmington, DE but no record found), Marshaleigh Orr born 2 April 1939 in Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC, Mary Emma Orr born 19 July 1940 in Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC and Margaret Carroll Orr born 29 March 1946 in Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC)

      2. Rubie Orr born 21 March 1905; died 12 April 1980: m. 6 March 1943 in Asheville, Buncombe Co., NC to William B. Anderson of Uniontown, PA
      (no children, probably divorced)

      3. Blanche Orr born 20 November 1907; died 20 July 1908

      4. Beatrace Orr born 6 April 1909' died 16 March 1993

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