DAVID ORR - Key Persons
b. Apr. 17, 1936, Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas
d. May 19, 2010, North Little Rock, Arkansas
Benjamin W. Hathaway, Jr., age 74, of North Little Rock passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2010. He was born to the late Benjamin W. and Lelia Mae Orr Hathaway in Arkadelphia, AR. Ben was preceded in death by his parents; and two children, Kimberly Lynn and Todd McDonald Hathaway.
He was a member of Park Hill Baptist Church. Ben retired from the Army Corps of Engineers, was an Army Veteran and retired as a Colonel in the Army Reserves. He was a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather and friend. He will be missed by all that knew him.
He is survived by his wife, Marr Jean McDonald Hathaway; two sons, Randy Hathaway and wife, Karen of Maumelle and Bradley Wyatt Hathaway of North Little Rock; two grandchildren, Kristin and Caleb Hathaway.
Bertha Orr Gregory worked for a Houston department store. Bruce Gregory served in the army during World War I and worked as a civilian on the Alcan highway pipeline through Alaska and Canada during World War II. He worked in Houston as a carpenter.
Calvin Daily Gregory was born April 12, 1932, to Bruce Dennis Gregory and Bertha Orr Gregory in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. He attended Arkadelphia High School. In 1950, he graduated high school and he joined the Arkansas Army National Guard, 39th Infantry Division. On Jan. 2, 1951, he joined the United States Air Force. On Dec. 23, 1951, he married Martha Marilyn Bailey in Gurdon, Arkansas. Together, they raised four sons, and they shared 58 years of marriage.
During Calvin's over 26 years of military service in the USAF, he was stationed at various places, including Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas, Moody AFB in Valdosta, Ga., Kimpo AFB in Korea, Eaker AFB in Blytheville, Ark., Perrin AFB in Sherman, Texas, Hickam AFB in Honolulu, Hawaii, England AFB in Alexandria, La., Keflavik AFB in Iceland, Carswell AFB in Fort Worth, Texas, Dyess AFB in Abilene, Texas, Minot AFB in Minot, N.D., then back to Carswell AFB in Fort Worth, Texas. During his service time at Moody AFB, in late 1952, he was sent to Korea in the war zone, and he was stationed in Korea for one year. His occupation in the USAF was a Food Service Specialist, and later he became a Diet Therapy Supervisor. Through the years, he helped feed many hungry service men and women. Some of the military awards he earned include The Air Force Commendation Medal, The National Defense Service Medal, The Korean War Service Medal and The Air Force Longevity Service Award. He retired on Aug. 31, 1975, at the rank of Master Sergeant (MSGT). After retiring from the USAF, he worked for 17 years at the Fort Worth State School as their Nutrition Service Supervisor.
Calvin enjoyed outdoor activities, and he served as a scoutmaster for the Boy Scout Troop that his sons were scouts in. As a scoutmaster, he helped his sons and other young men to learn many life skills. His hobbies included: taking his family camping on weekends, cooking, fishing, deer hunting, motorcycle riding and marksmanship.
Calvin's nickname was "Buddy", as he was able to make friends wherever he went, due to his outgoing and friendly personality. His grandchildren and great-grandchildren affectionately called him Papaw, and he always enjoyed spending time with them.
Calvin joined Birchman Baptist Church of Fort Worth on July 24, 2011. After over three years of being a widower, on July 13, 2013, he married Sharon Rappa, whom he had met in their Sunday School class. In June of 2017, Calvin gave a public testimony of his faith in Jesus Christ, and was baptized.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Bruce and Bertha Gregory; and wife, Martha Marilyn Gregory. Survivors: Wife, Sharon Rappa Gregory; stepdaughter, Sherylyn Klair; four sons, Samuel Gregory and wife, Janis, Ronald Gregory and wife, Susan, Kevin Gregory and wife, Sara and Richard Gregory and wife, Susy; grandchildren, Joey and wife, Tanya, Samuel and wife, Morgan, Sean, Adam and wife, Dena, Daniel, Hannah and husband, Nathan, Benjamin, Matthew, Melinda, Andrew and Nathan; step-grandchildren, Sasha, Sophia, Summer, Gabriel and Michael; great-grandchildren, Kinsey, Carter, Carson, Tommy, Grant, Savannah, Natalie and Rebecca; and also a host of many other family and friends.
He is dearly loved and will be greatly missed!
Betsy Orr Fulmer studied at Ouachita Baptist University and Henderson State University, both in Arkadelphia, Arkansas; the University of Arkansas at Little Rock; and Union Institute and University, Montpelier, Vermont. She taught at Arkadelphia Public Schools and at the Art Department of Henderson State University.
Betty Lou Orr, 69, a teacher at Louisiana Tech University, died Saturday. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home chapel, Ruston [LA]. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery, Arkadelphia, Ark.
C.C. Orr's draft registration card for World War I lists his name as Carroll C. Orr. (7)
Calvin "Buddy" Dailey Gregory, 89, a loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away to his eternal heavenly home on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021.
Calvin Daily Gregory was born April 12, 1932, to Bruce Dennis Gregory and Bertha Orr Gregory in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. He attended Arkadelphia High School. In 1950, he graduated high school and he joined the Arkansas Army National Guard, 39th Infantry Division. On Jan. 2, 1951, he joined the United States Air Force. On Dec. 23, 1951, he married Martha Marilyn Bailey in Gurdon, Arkansas. Together, they raised four sons, and they shared 58 years of marriage.
During Calvin's over 26 years of military service in the USAF, he was stationed at various places, including Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas, Moody AFB in Valdosta, Ga., Kimpo AFB in Korea, Eaker AFB in Blytheville, Ark., Perrin AFB in Sherman, Texas, Hickam AFB in Honolulu, Hawaii, England AFB in Alexandria, La., Keflavik AFB in Iceland, Carswell AFB in Fort Worth, Texas, Dyess AFB in Abilene, Texas, Minot AFB in Minot, N.D., then back to Carswell AFB in Fort Worth, Texas. During his service time at Moody AFB, in late 1952, he was sent to Korea in the war zone, and he was stationed in Korea for one year. His occupation in the USAF was a Food Service Specialist, and later he became a Diet Therapy Supervisor. Through the years, he helped feed many hungry service men and women. Some of the military awards he earned include The Air Force Commendation Medal, The National Defense Service Medal, The Korean War Service Medal and The Air Force Longevity Service Award. He retired on Aug. 31, 1975, at the rank of Master Sergeant (MSGT). After retiring from the USAF, he worked for 17 years at the Fort Worth State School as their Nutrition Service Supervisor.
Calvin enjoyed outdoor activities, and he served as a scoutmaster for the Boy Scout Troop that his sons were scouts in. As a scoutmaster, he helped his sons and other young men to learn many life skills. His hobbies included: taking his family camping on weekends, cooking, fishing, deer hunting, motorcycle riding and marksmanship.
Carolyn Thompson on her 82nd birthday, photo by Rebecca Thompson
Charles Orr, 68, of Arkadelphia died Thursday, March 31, 2005, at Baptist Health Medical Center-Arkadelphia. He was born July 6, 1936, in Arkadelphia, the son of the late Lacy and Lillian Cash Orr. He and his family owned and operated Orr's Grocery in Arkadelphia for many years. He was an employee of the Ouachita Marine Boat Sales, a salesman for Shepherd Auto Sales and a rural mail carrier in Gurdon. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of First Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Betty L. Orr and Sue Erwin.
Survivors include: His childhood sweetheart and wife of 48 years, Laverne Cox Orr; one son, Steve Orr of Arkadelphia; one daughter, Jan Parsons, and her husband, Odas, of Arkadelphia; two grandchildren, Reagan and Taylor Parsons of Arkadelphia; and one step-granddaughter, Heather Parsons of Searcy.
Job Titles:
- Head, Male, 42, B. Arkansas
Elizabeth Orr, b. abt. 1831, John A. Orr's household of 1840 and 1850; she could be a daughter of John A. Orr or, more likely, his granddaughter.
Elizabeth Orr was known as Betty. She is listed as Betty Carter, mother of Robert W. Orr, in his death certificate.
Elsie Orr Bartram was manager of the C. W. Vogus Department Store in Houston. Her hobbies have focused on ceramics and arts and crafts. She was an instructor for several years at the Bellfort Ceramics Shop in Houston.
Emma Jean Orr, 83 of Hot Springs, passed on to the Lord July 25, 2015. She was born October 5, 1931 to Dewey and Helen Almond. Emma was a devoted mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by a husband John H. Orr, a son, John B. Orr both of Bismarck and two brothers, Bruce and Willie Almond.
Survivors include two daughters, Carolyn Ashley of Hot Springs and Kelly House of Point Cedar; one son Dewey Paul Orr of Hot Springs, three grandchildren Angella Ashley, Melinda Allison and Andrea Ashley and one great grandson, Colton Sligh.
Frances "Sue" Erwin, 71, of Hot Springs died June 14, 2002. She was born Feb. 24, 1931 in Arkadelphia, daughter of the late Lacy Orr and Lillian Cash Orr. She was a retired educator and a member of Richard Street Church of Christ. She was the widow of Edward F. Erwin.
Survivors include: Two sons, Mike Erwin of Magnet Cove and Jeff Erwin of Hot Springs; a brother Charles Orr of Arkadelphia; and five grandchildren. Funeral was today in Gross Funeral Home of Hot Springs with Joe Thompson officiating. Burial was in Crestview Cemetery.
Frank Edward Orr has worked in oral surgery in Gadsden, Alabama.
b. Feb. 12, 1885, DeRoche, Hot Spring Coounty, Arkansas (age 36, 1920 census; age 47, 1930 census)
d. Jun. 2, 1940, DeRoche, Hot Spring County, Arkansas
C. C. Orr was a farmer who raised cattle, corn, cotton, and hay. C.C. Orr was married to Jenettie Nichols at the DeRoche Church, DeRoche, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, by Pastor Sam Houston. In about 1925 C. C. Orr moved his family to Arkadephia, Clark County, Arkansas - in part so his family could live in a town with electricity. He purchased the Ham Brothers Grocery, which became known as Orr Grocery.
Herman Carroll Orr's personal papers indicate that he served in the U.S. Army as a 1st Lieutenant during World War II with Company F, 180th Infantry Battalion, 45th Infantry Division. Herman participated in campaigns from Anzio to Rome and was in the first wave of the invasion of Southern France. He received the Purple Heart on Sep. 7, 1944, near Baum Les Danes, France.
Hezekiah Alexander signed what is called the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, May 15, 1775. Five of Hezekiah's brothers - Abraham Alexander (signed as chairman), John McKnitt Alexander (signed as secretary), Charles Alexander, Adam Alexander, and Ezra Alexander - also signed this document, as well as two cousins from the McNitt family.
Hugh Edwin Phelan, 93, of Donaldson, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2012, at Hot Spring County Medical Center in Malvern. He was born March 30, 1918, to Thomas and Maude Phelan in Malvern. He was a Christian and worshipped at Donaldson Missionary Baptist Church where he was a member. He taught Sunday School and was active in the construction of the current church building.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Hazel McKenzie, two brothers, Calvin and Harold Phelan and daughter-in-law Frances E. Phelan.
He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Evelyn Orr Phelan, two sons Dr. Jim Phelan and wife Paula of Little Rock and Dr. Dick Phelan and wife Anna of Benton, five grandchildren Kristi Pierce and husband Brad of Dallas, TX, Dr. Tom Phelan and wife Wendy of Little Rock, Patrick Phelan and wife Neely of Little Rock, Dr. Todd Phelan and wife Sarah of Rogers and Brad Phelan of Washington D.C., and eleven great grandchildren. He is also survived by one brother Neil Phelan of Donaldson and two sisters Nettie Jackson of Magnet Cove and Ruth Young of Hot Springs Village.
He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a B-17 bombardier during World War II. He completed 25 combat missions over Germany and occupied France from January 1943 to October 1943 with the 306th Bombardment Group of the mighty Eighth Air Force. He was involved in the first daylight bombing raids over Germany in January 1943. For his heroic services during the war, he was awarded the Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. After completing his duty in the war he returned home to marry his sweetheart, Evelyn Orr, of Donaldson, on December 4, 1943.
He later served as the Arkansas Liaison Officer Coordinator for the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO, counseling Arkansas high school students who were interested in attending the Air Force Academy. In addition, he was elected Circuit Clerk of Hot Spring County before accepting an assignment at the United States Post Office as rural mail carrier at Donaldson where he served 30 years.
Services will be held at Donaldson Missionary Baptist Church on Wednesday, February 15, at 10:30 A.M. with visitation being held at the church, prior to the services, at 10:00 A.M. with Brothers Keith Rowton and Hollis McDermott officiating. Pallbearers will be Jim, Dick, Tom, Patrick, Todd and Brad Phelan.
J. Austin Orr served as a U.S. soldier in France during World War I. In 1918 he was on a train headed for the front as a replacement, when the train suddenly stopped. He and his fellow soldiers saw a big celebration going on. When they jumped off the train, they learned that the Armistice had been signed.
Jack Bartram served in the Army Air Corps as a Tech sergeant and Flight Engineer during World War II. Jack was assigned to England and participated in combat missions over the Rhineland and Central Europe. He retired from the Army Corps of Engineers (Federal civil service) in 1973.
James 'Jockey' Orr appeared in the tax rolls of Mecklenburg County in Capt. Wallis' Company in 1797. I believe he must have been a member of the line of Orrs that lived in the area of Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church."
The elder Mrs. Campbell and her youngest son James Berry Campbell moved from Tennessee to Washington Co AR, as memtioned in Goodspeed's Memoirs of Northwest Arkansas. This would have been after the death of Berriman Campbell.
Pioneer Families of Anderson Co TX states that Mrs. Campbell and additional children moved to Arkansas after 1850. They first settled in Pike County and later in Washington County.
"I am the great granddaughter of Jarret Campbell, born in 1828 in Jackson Co Ark. (Civil war record) He was the son of Ephraim Campbell and Naomi... I can go back no further than a sheriff's census in Arkansas in 1829. Ephraim was there with a William and Jarrett. Brothers? or Father and two sons? Ephraim... died in 1843 and Naomi married a Nelson and was 44 in 1850. If he was 20 in 1828, then he would have been around 35 when he died. That would make his birth date around 1808."
J. Austin Orr was a barber and had from six to eight barbers working for him. He had a small cattle farm outside Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
James "Jim" Edward Orr, 82, of Gadsden, AL died Tuesday October 11, 2011 at Gadsden Regional Medical Center. Cremation services provided by Collier-Butler Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
He was born August 8, 1929 in Arkadelphia, AR the son of the late J. Austin and Doris Killingsworth Orr. He graduated from Arkadelphia High School in 1947. He attended the University of Corpus Christi where he met the love of his life for the past 61 years, Virginia Caveness. They returned to Arkadelphia where they graduated from Ouachita Baptist University in 1952.
Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant through Army ROTC, he served as a platoon leader and company commander in the 7th Infantry Division in Korea. Returning to Arkadelphia, he spent 2 years with Elk Horn Bank, then began his long tenure with Ouachita Baptist University. He started as assistant business manager and eventually became Vice President for Finance. During his time he served two 5 years terms on the Arkadelphia School Board as secretary and president. He was an active cattle farmer for many years in Clark County. In 1975 he left OBU, and began working for Baptist Memorial Geriatric Center in San Angelo, TX.
In 1985, at age 56 he retired and lived out his dream in Angel Fire, NM. He worked 7 years as a ski instructor in winter and managed the trout fishing lake in the summer for Angel Fire Resort. While in New Mexico he was an avid golfer, hunter, fisherman, skier, and hiker. He was a long time member of Angel Fire Unity Church. He spent 6 years at Harbor Place in Corpus Chrisit, TX and recently moved to Regency Pointe in Gadsden where he thoroughly enjoyed the wonderful fellowship and good friends he made during his short stay there.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia Caveness Orr; one daughter, Rozanne Yancey (Don) of Pflugerville, TX; two sons, Dr. Frank E. Orr (Susie) of Gadsden, AL and Blake A. Orr (Ruth) of Marquette, KS; six grandchildren, Rebekah Brunton (Jason) Pflugerville, TX, Dr. Brian Orr, Tampa, FL, Scott Orr (Natalie) Birmingham, AL, Austin Orr, Corpus Christi, TX, Katie and Lisa Orr, Marquette, KS and two great-grandchildren, Carrington Orr and Jake Brunton.
James Franklin Orr age 72 of Bismarck died Thursday, November 25, 2010 in Hot Springs. He was born February 21, 1938 the son of James Woodrow and Ruthell Allen Orr... James was an avid fisherman and golfer. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Billy Carrol Orr. The family would like to offer a special thanks to Dr. Tom Hollis Sr., Dr. Tom Hollis Jr. and Tammy Parker for their excellent care and friendship during James' illness.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years Glenna Orr; two sons, Randy Orr and his fiancé Sandie Whisenant of Bismarck; Tony Orr and his wife Kelly of Little Rock; one daughter Leadra Orr of Hot Springs; one brother Wayman Orr and his wife Penne of Bismarck; five grandchildren, Amy Majors, Wesley Williams, Andrew Orr, Slade Yarbrough and Jillian Orr; two great grandchildren; Stone Majors and Rylee Orr.
Job Titles:
- Industrial Engineer for Shell Oil
Jan Orr Parsons studied sociology at Ouachita Baptist University and worked at Twin Rivers Health and Rehab, both in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Odas Parson studied at Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas. He was principal at Arkadelphia High School, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and Assoc. Director for special projects at the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs.
Janetta Evelyn Orr Phelan, age 99, of Donaldson, passed away Friday, November 2, 2018 at the Encore Healthcare and Rehab. She was born March 26, 1919 in Midway to James Madison and Ella Jane Nix Orr.
Evelyn was a homemaker, a Christian and worshiped at Donaldson Missionary Baptist Church where she was a member for more than ninety years. She was also a member of the Malvern Chapter #501 Order of the Eastern Star.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband of 68 years: Hugh Edwin Phelan, three sisters, Ethel Fowler, Katie Mae Garrett, and Fannie Bell Berry, two brothers, Eugene and Jack Orr, daughter-in-law, Frances Bass Phelan and nephew Charles Berry.
She is survived by her sons: Jim Phelan and wife Paula of Little Rock, Dick Phelan and wife Anna of Benton, five grandchildren, Kristi Pierce and husband, Brad of Dallas, Texas, Tom Phelan and wife Wendy of Little Rock, Patrick Phelan and wife Neely of Little Rock, Todd Phelan and wife Sarah of Bentonville and Brad Phelan and wife, Michelle of Dallas, Texas, thirteen great-grandchildren, one niece Carolyn Berry Cagle of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, two nephews, Jerry Garrett of Roanoke, Virginia and Mickey Garrett of Malvern.
John A. Orr settled near Nashville, Tennessee, between 1807 and 1810. John's listing in the 1810 census indicates that he had an established home, which was large enough to house temporarily a guest family with two adults and two children. It was to this home that John brought Jane Mitchell, after their marriage in 1811 in North Carolina. John's Tennessee household appears in census records through 1840. By 1845, however, he had relocated his household to Tippah County, Mississippi.
John H. Orr age 77, of Hot Springs, died Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at St Joseph's Hospital. He was born September 17, 1930, the son of Henry and Nettie Allen Orr. He retired from the Rehabilitation Center of Hot Springs and was a former employee of Bismarck School as a Coach and teacher. He lived in the Bismarck Community for many years where he is known by many relatives and friends. He is preceded in death by his son, John B. Orr.
Survivors include two daughters, Carolyn Ashley of Hot Springs and Kelly House of Point Cedar and one son, Paul Orr also of Hot Springs, three grandchildren, Angela Ashley and Andera Camp of Hot Springs and Mindy Ashley of Little Rock, one great grandson, Colton Sligh of Magnet Cove.
Kevin Conaty studied at Butler College, Indianapolis, Indiana, and the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Conaty worked at Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago.
Lacy Orr assumed administration of Orr's Grocery Store, established by C. C. Orr. In the 1960s Lacy relocated the store from Clay Street to a new building on a lot next to his residence on South 12th Street. He ran that business with his son Charles.
"Lillian Cash was the daughter of J.R. Cash and his first wife, Fannie A. Gilcrease or Gilchrist. Shortly after the birth of Lilian's brother, J.E. Cash, their mother died. Mr. Cash then married Nora Neighbors. I believe Lilian Cash and her siblings were cared for by Nora and J.R."
Laverne Cox Orr, age 76, of Arkadelphia, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 14, 1936 in the Hearn Community the daughter of the late Lawis Ward Cox and Lois West Cox. Laverne was a member of First Baptist Church of Arkadelphia where she was in the Friendship Sunday School class. She attended Henderson State University and graduated with a BSN, RN degree from UAMS with the school's 2nd class of nursing in June of 1958. Laverne worked at Clark County Memorial Hospital, Clark County Nursing Homes and retired from Clark County Health Department after twenty-one years as a clinic nurse. She married her high school sweetheart, Charles W. Orr on December 20, 1958.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles "Charlie" Orr; and one sister, Betty Ruth Cox.
Survivors are a son, Steve Orr and wife, Vickie of Malvern; a daughter, Jan Orr Parsons and husband, Odas; a acquired special daughter, Brenda Gills all of Arkadelphia; two precious granddaughters,, Reagan and Taylor Parsons; three step-grandchildren, Heather Parsons and husband, Andrew, Mary Lee Brown, Jason Dyer and wife, Amanda; two step-great-grandchildren, Adyson and Camryn Dyer.
James Franklin Orr and his wife Glenna owned and operated Orr's One Stop in Bismarck for many years and later Allen's TV and Appliance Center in Arkadelphia.
Lelia Mae Orr Hathaway worked as a clerk at Ben Franklin's and later at Dew-Orr Home Center, both in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
Marcus Eugene Avant, husband of Mary Tennessee Campbell, was the son of Mason Simpson Avant, b. Aug. 18, 1834, Lawrence County, Alabama. He was the son of Durham Avant, b. bef. 1808, Lawrence County, Alabama. It is not known how this Avant line relates to Avant lines documented elsewhere on this site.
"Dave Montgomery had been married before to Rhoda Hardage and had one son, Charles Hayden Montgomery, by her. Charles death certificate in CA gives his birth as 1870, but they did not marry until 1872. Later census makes him born around 1874, and I think that is more likely." (19)
Mrs. Floy Dew Orr, aged 57, of Arkadelphia, wife of Herman Orr, died Monday, May 5, at her home. She was born at Parkdale, a daugher of Mrs. Floy Pouncey Dew and the late H. L. Dew, and had lived most of her life in Clark County. She was co-owner of Dew-Orr Department Store and Dew-Orr Home Center. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Arkadelphia.
Survivors besides her husband include her mother, Mrs. H. L. Dew of Arkadelphia; one son, David Orr of Chicago, Ill; on daughter, Miss Betsy Orr of the home; and two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Searles of Princeton, N.J. and Mrs. Jewel Henderson of Logan, Ohio.
Care is needed in interpreting records for men named John Orr in Tippah County, Mississippi. Two men with that name were there then: John A. Orr b. 1783 NC and John Jehu Orr b. 1786 NC. Some records published online inaccurately list Jane Mitchel as the wife of John Jehu Orr; his wife was another woman named Jane. The following outline, supplied by David Webb,(20) for the line of John Jehu Orr may help to distinguish the two John Orrs.
Myrtle Orr Smith worked for the food service department at Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Lawrence Smith was employed at Cotton Oil Mills.
Backrow: Nancy Ann Carter, her husband William Johnson Crow, and his children by a prior marriage
Nathan Orr, b. abt. 1842, John A. Orr's household of 1850 - if he were the child of John and Jane Orr, then he would have been a late-in-life love child.
These four children may have originally been known by the surname of their father, but were listed in 1850 Federal census records for Tippah County, Mississippi, with the Orr surname simply due to their presence in the John Orr household. That argument, however, is weak, as John A. Orr's Tippah County household then includes John's grandchild with a Carter surname. A stronger argument may be that the four children were born outside of a marriage and assumed their mother's Orr surname.
Carolyng Beth Gregory Thompson was a pioneering woman in the field of antiques sales. She was the owner of Carolyn Thompson's Antique Center of Texas in Houston.
An extensive DNA study involving numerous testers confirms that Robert Orr's father was Shannon from the line of John Alexander Shannon. The exact identity of Robert's father will never be known with 100% confidence. John Alexander Shannon is the most likely candidate based on a body of circumstantial evidence. His fate after 1860 is unknown.
Robert Orr was an orphan initially raised in the household of his Orr grandparents in Mississippi. He grew up as a boarder/laborer in two different Arkansas households - the first headed by John L. Thornton, the second by Edward C. Hughes. Orr was later married to the widow of Edward Hughes. A farmer all of his life, Orr lived the last years of his life in the household of his son, Henry W. Orr.
Robert Orr's death certificate lists his father as unknown, his mother as Betty (Orr) Carter, and his cause of death as old age insanity.
H. W. Orr's household included Robert W. Orr (age 79, born AR, his father born AR, his mother born AR).
Robert W. Orr, head of household, age 69, born MS, his father born MS, his mother born MS
Per 19th Century protocol, Robert Orr, as a child born outside of a marriage, took the surname of his mother.
Sally C. Orr, b. 1826, John A. Orr's household of 1840 and 1850. Sally does not correspond perfectly to a census age bracket in John's 1830 household; she may have been one of two daughters listed in the next older age bracket (a disparity of only a few years).
Sample Orr, b. 1793, who married Susan Parrott, moved several times. Destinations included Pendelton County, South Carolina (1820); Lafayette County Alabama (1830-40); Pontotoc County, Miss., and finally Hunt/Hopkins Counties, Texas. This Sample Orr appears in the 1850 census for Pontotoc Co MS, as follows:
Sarah Bartram James studied at the University of Houston and worked at Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas. Paul James worked as an electrician at St Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas.
Another model works with William Levi Carter's presence in 1836 in Jackson County, Tennessee. This model suggests that he may have been the son of William Carter, who appears in the 1820 census of Jackson County, Tennessee, with three sons under the age of 10. In addition, William Levi Carter may have been part of the Shannon/Carter horse theft consortioum, which, per Orr family legend, operated between Jackson County, Tennessee, and the Arkansas-Texas border.
Virginia C. "Jina" Orr, 79, of Gadsden, AL died Monday, October 17, 2011 at McGuffey Health and Rehab Facility in Gadsden. Cremation services provided by Collier-Butler Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
She was born November 9, 1931 in San Marco, TX, the daughter of the late Dr. Raymond m. Cavness and Maureen Sweeten Cavness. Growing up she lived in several locations in Texas, Florida and New York following her father's Navy assignments during WWII. She graduated from Uvalde High School in Texas in 1948. She began her college years at the University of Corpus Christi the following year. This is where she met her soul mate of 61 years, James (Jim) Orr, who passed away last week. They transferred to Jim's hometown of Arkadelphia, Ark. to attend Ouachita Baptist University. She graduated magna cum laude in 1952 and received a Masters degree from OBU in 1967. She began her teaching career in a one-room school house in Curtis Junction, Ark. In 1968 she became Director of Social Work Services at the newly opened Arkadelphia Unit of the Arkansas Childrens Colony for developmentally delayed children.
In 1975, the family moved to San Angelo, TX where she taught school there until she and Jim moved to Angel Fire, NM in 1985. While in Angel Fire she thoroughly enjoyed living the mountain lifestyle. She worked as a concierge for the Angel Fire Resort Hotel and spend a couple of seasons working in the Kids Ski School. She was a long time member of Angel Fire Unity Church. For the last 10 years of her life, her husband Jim was constantly by her side as her primary caretaker as she battles Alzheimer's disease. After 6 years at Harbor Place in Corpus Christi, they moved to Regency Pointe in Gadsden, AL to be closer to family.
Survivors include one daughter, Rozanne Yancey (Don) of Pflugerville, TX; two sons, Dr. Frank E. Orr (Susie) of Gadsden, AL and Blake A. Orr (Ruth) of Marquette, KS; six grandchildren, Rebekah Brunton (Jason) Pflugerville, TX; Dr. Brian Orr, Tampa, FL; Scott Orr (Natalie), Birmingham, AL; Austin Orr, Corpus Christi, TX; Katie and Lisa Orr, Marquette, KS; and 2 great-grandchildren, Carrington Orr and Jake Brunton; two sisters, Ramona Cavness Quirey (Jack), East Bernard, TX; Rosalind Cavness Rambie (Johnny), Uvalde, TX; one brother, Dr. Lattie Cavness (Lynn), Piney Flats, TN.
A joint memorial service for both Jim and Gina Orr was held October 25, 2011, at Rose Hill Cemetery, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, by Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home in Arkadelphia.
Job Titles:
- Head, Male, 47, B.Georgia
- Head, Male, 54, B. Georgia
Some researchers hold that William Levi Carter was the son of Henry Newton Carter and the grandson of Thomas Alexander Carter - in a storied Carter line that goes back to the 1100s in England. Instances of given name Newton in the more recent portion of this line support the placement of William Levi Carter in this model. However, documentation needs to be found for William Levi Carter as son of Henry Newton Carter.
William Levi Carter seems to have had two younger brothers. One of those brothers seems to have taken an Orr bride, first name unknown. When that brother died, William Levi Carter seems to have married his brother's widow. Her two children, one son and one daughter, each aged 5 to 10 in William's 1840 household, may be by William or by his younger brother.
By 1840 William Levi Carter's household was listed in the census for Marshall County, Tennessee; William's household then was adjacent to the household of his future father-in-law, John A.
William Levi Carter seems to have located in Arkansas initially without Elizabeth and her three children. Hughes/Orr family legend states that Elizabeth walked from Mississippi to Arkansas to find the father of her three children. Another family legend indicates that William and Elizabeth were not married until their time in Arkansas.
"My mother-in-law who died recently always told me that Elizabeth was walking to town one day with the Carter person, when the preacher drove by, and they hopped on the back of his wagon and he married them."
William Newton Carter enlisted 17 July 1861 Co. C, 11th Arkansas Infantry, Confederate States Army. He was discharged at Shreveport, Louisiana. Confederate veteran pension application number 15689, for W. N. Carter, was dated and approved Aug. 2, 1909, in Henderson County, Texas. The application states that W. N. Carter lived in the town of Baxter in Henderson County. A witness to his pension application was William R. Thornton.
After return to the U.S. from service in the European front in World War II, Herman Orr established Dew-Orr Department Store in his hometown in partnership with his father-in-law, Harry Lee Dew. More than a war hero, businessman or community servant, Herman was a man who loved his family, friends, and country.
Zelda Orr, age 85 of Nashville, Arkansas passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2017 in Texarkana, Texas. She was born on December 11, 1932 in Nashville, Arkansas the daughter of the late Ellis and Bertha Chesshir Campbell.
Mrs. Orr was a member of the Sunset Church of Christ. She was a volunteer for the Howard County Home Extension.
She was preceded in death by her first husband Dr. John Henry Wesson; her second husband Herman C. Orr; and a brother Howard E. Campbell.
Survivors include one son John H. Wesson and wife Lisa of Nashville, AR; one stepson David Orr of Chicago, IL; one stepdaughter Betsy Fulmer and husband Earl of Arkadelphia, AR; grandchildren Holly White and husband Andy of Conway, AR; Jake Wesson and wife Rachel of Conway, AR; Richard Morrison and wife Rachel of Van Buren, AR; Nicky Morrison and wife Amber of Arkadelphia, AR; Jonathan Morrison and wife Amy of Arkadelphia, AR; and nine great-grandchildren; one sister Linda Trapp and husband Jim of Texarkana, TX; a sister-in-law Ann Campbell of Russellville, AR; as well as four nephews.