John Orr, Sr.

The Orrs of America

(21) John Orr Sr. (1775)

John Orr, of Scotch descent, was born in county Antrim, Ulster, Ireland on 3 August 1775, as extracted from "Historical Collections of Harrison County" by Charles A. Hanna, 1900. However, another source that contains a biography of John's grandson, Jefferson Orr, says that John Orr Sr. "was born in Scotland, but was reared in Ireland." - from "Biographical and Memorial Edition of the Historical Encyclopedia . . ." by Newton Batesman and Paul Selby, 1915. This may only indicate a Scottish heritage, vice birth. Others have indicated that John is related to the Orr family of Creavery, county Antrim, but I haven't seen any explanation of this.

John emigrated to America in the late 1790's, perhaps with a brother. The following doesn't appear to be our John, he was 6 years older than our man, but shows how members of the family fled Ireland after the failed rebellion.

   "Many from County Antrim contrived to flee to the USA by an escape route which was soon established with the connivance of at least two magistrates. John Orr of Creavery availed of this to flee to America on 15 July 1798. He was 29 years old." - from "Remembering All the Orrs" by R.H. Foy 

John married Elizabeth Geisler in 1799 in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth had been orphaned at the age of 8. She was of German descent, born in Lancaster county on 25 March 1782, the daughter of William Geisler.

There are John Orrs recorded in the censuses of 1790 and 1800 in Pennsylvania. In 1790, in Cumberland and Westmoreland counties. In 1800 in Northumberland, Philadelphia and Cumberland counties. None look right however.

The family later settled in Deersville, Harrison county, Ohio where they farmed.

There are John Orrs in Harrison county, Ohio in the 1820, 1830 and 1840 census, however, until we get to the 1840 census none of them is the right age to be our man. That is, those in German and Nottingham townships are too young.

In the 1840 census of Deersville, Harrison county, Ohio as John Orr Senr., 60-70 years old; John would hae been 65. There was one woman living with him, 50-60 years old; Elizabeth would have been 58.

John died in Harrison county, Ohio on 5 August 1845 at the age of 70.

   "John Orr, b. in County Antrim, Ireland; d. Aug. 5, 1845; 70y. 2d." - from "Historical Collections of Harrison County, in the State of Ohio" by Charles Augustus Hanna 

John was buried in the Deersville cemetery. http://shissem.com/Hissem_Orr_Family.html

Name: JOHN, SR. ORR Sex: M Birth: 3 AUG 1775 in COUNTY ANTRIM, IRELAND Death: 5 AUG 1845 in HARRISON COUNTY, OHIO Burial: DEERSVILLE, OHIO Occupation: FARMER Religion: METHODIST Note:

   Note: IMMIGRANT ANCESTOR---COUNTY ANTRIM, NORTHERN IRELAND.IMMIGRATION PROBABLY LATE 1790'S---MARRIAGE PROBABLY 1799?LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA?

So far I have not been able to find documentation from LancasterCounty, Pennsylvania verifying the residence of John ORR, Sr. orany GEISLER'S. Elizabeth GEISLER ORR was orphaned at 8 yearsold---siblings? She was PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH (German); devoutMETHODIST
Change Date: 17 JUN 2000

HintsAncestry Hints for JOHN, SR. ORR

   1 possible matches found on Ancestry.com	Ancestry.com

Marriage 1 ELIZABETH GEISLER b: 25 MAR 1782 in VERMONT?

   Married: 1799? in LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

   Note: NO DOCUMENTATION

Children

   Has No Children JOHN, JR. ORR b: 1809? in LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

   Has Children THOMAS N. ORR b: 4 NOV 1811 in LANCASTER CO, PENNSYLVANIA

   Has No Children WILLIAM ORR b: 180? in LANCASTER CO, PENNSYLVANIA

   Has No Children FEMALE ??? ORR

   Has No Children FEMALE 2 ??? ORR

Creavery township, parish and county of Antrim

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lzO9ipZZN8 Nine years war Ulster rebellion vid

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John Orr  in the U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project) Record Image View     Report issue

Name: John Orr Birth Place: Ireland Court District: Pennsylvania Date of Action: 8 Oct 1832 ___________

ohn Orr Sr. born August 3, 1775 in County Antrim, Ireland. He came to the US in the late 1790's and married Elizabeth Geisler about 1799 in Lancaster County, Pa. They later settled in Harrison County, Ohio where they farmed. He was buried in Deersville, Ohio

Name: JOHN, SR. ORR Sex: M Birth: 3 AUG 1775 in COUNTY ANTRIM, IRELAND Death: 5 AUG 1845 in HARRISON COUNTY, OHIO Burial: DEERSVILLE, OHIO Occupation: FARMER Religion: METHODIST Note:

   Note: IMMIGRANT ANCESTOR---COUNTY ANTRIM, NORTHERN IRELAND.IMMIGRATION PROBABLY LATE 1790'S---MARRIAGE PROBABLY 1799?LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Orr_(United_Irishman)

Hon. Jefferson Orr, a prominent member of the Pittsfield bar, who in the practice of his profession has made consecutive advancement until he occupies a position in the foremost rank among the leading lawyers of western Illinois, was born in the vicinity of Deersville, Harrison county, Ohio, on the 2Oth day of July, 1842, his parents being John and Ary (Moore) Orr, the latter a daughter of Alexander Moore, a resident of Ohio. John Orr was born in Pennsylvania in the year 1810 and was of Scotch descent, his father, John Orr, Sr., being a native of Scotland although reared in Ireland. All of the children of John Orr, Sr. were born after he immigrated to the U.S. The birth place of unknown female Orr, William Orr, Susannah Orr, John Orr Jr., and Thomas N. Orr is listed as Lancaster Co., PA.

1984 family record of John Orr and Ary Moore Orr [historians, Mary Ellen Orr, Arlene Orr Reese]. Published 1984 by M.E. Orr in [Sterling, Ill.] .

http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0702/84254682.html

14400(Orr) Family Record of John Orr and Ary Moore Orr Orr Family Reunion, 1984 105 pp, index, photos, 8.5" x 11", punched in folder, family in Pike Co IL, $20.00

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John married Elizabeth Geisler and had 4 children. John married Sarah Byers and had a child. He passed away on 1860 in Guernsey, Ohio, USA.

Birth: Aug. 3, 1775 County Antrim, Northern Ireland Note: born in County Antrim Ireland, Ref: Historical Collections of Harrison County; Charles A. Hanna; Published 1900; Pages 381-385

Death: Aug. 5, 1845 Harrison County Ohio, USA

John Orr Jr. (1810-1890) was the son of John Orr Sr. (1775-1845) and Elizabeth Geisler (1782-1883). John Orr Sr. came to America in the late 1700's from Ireland. He was of Scottish-Irish descent. He married Elizabeth Geisler in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. She was of German origin. They later traveled west to Harrison Co. Ohio, and settled near Deersville. In .

http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0702/84254682.html Table of contents for 1984 family record of John Orr and Ary Moore Orr / [historians, Mary Ellen Orr, Arlene Orr Reese].

Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog Note: Electronic data is machine generated. May be incomplete or contain other coding. Counter

Message From Historians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Coat-Of-Arms . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Description of Coat-Of-Arms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .. 3 John Orr, Sr. and Wife, Elizabeth (Geisler) Orr . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 John Orr, Sr. Tombstone in Ohio . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Elizabeth Orr Obituary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . 6 Orr Stones in Deersville, Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 John Orr, Jr. Obituary and Tombstone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Orr Five-generationPicture . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... . . . . 9 John Orr, Sr. Children and Spouses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 10 John Orr, Sr. Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Genealogical Data for D.A.R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . ... . . 12 Explanatory Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . ...... . 13 Family Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . .... . 14 John Orr, Sr. Children and Their Children . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .15 Section I - Sarah (Orr) Seaborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . .19 Section II - William Orr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . .27 Section III - Alexander M. Orr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . .45 Section IV - Jacob Geisler Orr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . .51 Section V - David Orr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . ...... . 57 Section VI - John Albert Orr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .68 Section VII - Jefferson Orr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . .70 Section VIII - Mariah Orr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . .73 Section IX - Martin Luther Orr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . .78 Section X - Franklin Orr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . .82 Orr Research Farm .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

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The Orrs of County Antrim, Ireland

The Hamilton & Montgomery Settlement: The counties of Antrim and Down, the two closest to Scotland, were not part of the later Plantation of Ulster. They were the focus of a privately funded settlement by two Ayrshire Scots, James Hamilton and Hugh Montgomery. They had received land in those counties as a reward for getting a pardon from James I for the local chieftain, Con O’Neill. Starting in May 1606 Hamilton and Montgomery settled over 10,000 lowland Scots in these areas offering cheap rents. The Orr's of county Antrim, which is north of Belfast, were noted members of the United Irishmen and were involved in the rebellion of 1798 against English rule. After the rebellion's failure, William Orr was transported to Australia while many other Orr's fled to America. I don't know if our John, below, was one of them, but the timing is fairly good. See "Remerbering All the Orrs".

Also as Oar, Oare, Ore, Orey, Orie, Orr, Orrand, Orren, Ory, and Orreby.

(21) John Orr Sr. (1775)

John Orr, of Scotch descent, was born in county Antrim, Ulster, Ireland on 3 August 1775 - from "Historical Collections of Harrison County" by Charles A. Hanna, 1900. He emigrated to America in the late 1790's, perhaps with a brother. The following doesn't appear to be our John, but shows how members of the family fled Ireland after the failed rebellion.

   "Many from County Antrim contrived to flee to the USA by an escape route which was soon established with the connivance of at least two magistrates. John Orr of Creavery availed of this to flee to America on 15 July 1798. He was 29 years old." - from "Remembering All the Orrs" by R.H. Foy 

He married Elizabeth Geisler in 1799 in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth had been orphaned at the age of 8. Elizabeth was of German descent, the daughter of William Geisler, born in Lancaster county on 25 March 1782.

They later settled in Harrison county, Ohio where they farmed. John died in Harrison county, Ohio on 5 August 1845 at the age of 70.

   "John Orr came to America in the late 1700's and was united in marriage with Elizabeth Geisler in Lancaster CO., Pa. in 1799. She was born in Lancaster Co. March 25, 1782. They later traveled west to Harrison Co., Ohio and settled near Deersville. They were the parents of five children. It was here that John Orr, Sr. passed Aug. 5, 1845 [in Monroe, Guernsey county, Ohio], and was buried in Deersville cemetery [in Harrison county, Ohio]." - from 1900 Harrison Co., Ohio Historical Collections of Charles A. Hanna

Elizabeth died on 25 February 1883 in Pike county, Illinois.

   In 1852, "Grandma Orr", as Elizabeth was familiarly known, accompanied her son, John Jr., and his wife, Ary Moore Orr, and their ten children to Pike Co., Illinois where they located in Fairmount township on the farm known as the Mart Orr place, now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Orr. Elizabeth Orr lived her with her son, John, moved to Mt. Sterling, she continued to live on the home place with her grandson, William Orr and family. It was here that she passed away, Feb. 23, 1883, at nearly 101 years of age. She was taken back to Deesville, Ohio and buried beside her husband." - from 1900 Harrison Co., Ohio Historical Collections of Charles A. Hanna

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"Died Sunday, February 25, at the home of William Orr, in Fairmount township, Elizabeth Orr, aged one hundred years and eleven months. Elizabeth Geisler was of German parentage, born in Lancaster Co., Penn., March 25, 1782, was united in marriage to John Orr in the year 1799. Five children were born unto them. Two of her sons, John and Thomas, survived their mother. She with her husband and young family removed to Harrison Co., Ohio and there she buried her husband in the cemetery at Deersville in the month of September 1846. (1845)
About twenty-six years ago she followed her children to the west, making her home with her sons and grandsons, the greater part of the time living in Pike County. John Orr and family will take her remains to Ohio and on Sunday, March 18, she will be laid beside her husband who preceeded her in the spirit world thirty-seven years.
An eventful like has gone out of our midst, and when we consider that she lost her eyesight in 1859 and remained blind until 1875 when her sight began to return, the remarkable activity and mental vigor the last decade are surprising. She died in possession of all her faculties. She was born while the colonies were still contending for American liberties, and as if the troublous times were not enough, her parents were taken from her and she was left an orphan of tender years. At the age of eight years she gave herself to the Lord and became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church only six years after its organization in America, and was baptized by Bishop Asbury, the first Bishop of American Methodism. In relating these circumstances to the writer only a short time before her death with a trembling voice, she told of the class of ten or more that were baptized at the same time. She stood at the end of the class, and when the Bishop came to her, she was so small that he asked her age. She answered "Eight years old and an orphan." The tears ran down the good Bishop's face as he took her in his arms, and while the congregation bowed he prayed for her and commended her to the orphan's God, and then sprinkled the waters of consecration on her brow. She said, "The prayer has been answered, and the promise is unto me for He has been a father to the orphan, and a husband to the widow."
Her Christian life extending over ninety-two years has been a bright joyous reality, and it is the testimony of those who have been with her most, that her faith was unwavering, that she found God a present help in time of need, and while the world seemed to recede from her, her love for Zion grew stronger. It was manifested by such eager questions as "How is the church prospering?" and "Are our lawmakers men of God?" As we stand in the presence of our dead, we realize that "God buries his workmen, but carries on his work." - from the March 8, 1883 issue of the Pike Co. Democrat, Pittsfield, Illinois
There is a John and Elizabeth Orr stone in the Deerville cemetery, but a photo of it has not made it to the internet.

Their children were (22) Eleanor Orr (1806) (22) William Orr (1808) (22) Susannah Orr (1809) (22) John Orr Jr. (1810)

(22) Thomas N. Orr (1811), born 4 November 1811 in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and married Caroline Judith [Sudduth]

(22) Eliza Orr (1812)

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John Orr, Sr. was born in 1775 in County Antrim, Ireland of Scotch descent. *The Scotch-Irish are not, nor have they ever been of Irish blood, but are purely Scottish. Their ancestors were people of unmixed Scotch descent who came to America from their Scottish communities in the north of Ireland. John Orr came to America in the late 1700's and was united in marriage with Elizabeth Geisler in Lancaster CO., Pa. in 1799. She was born in Lancaster Co. March 25, 1782. They later traveled west to Harrison Co., Ohio and settled near Deersville. They were the parents of five children. It was here that John Orr, Sr. passed Aug. 5, 1845, and was buried in Deersville cemetery.In 1852, "Grandma Orr", as Elizabeth was familiarly known, accompanied her son, John Jr., and his wife, Ary Moore Orr, and their ten children to Pike Co., Illinois where they located in Fairmount township on the farm known as the Mart Orr place, now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Orr. Elizabeth Orr lived her with her son, John, moved to Mt. Sterling, she continued to live on the home place with her grandson, William Orr and family. It was here that she passed away, Feb. 23, 1883, at nearly 101 years of age. She was taken back to Deesville, Ohio and buried beside her husband.*From 1900 Harrison Co., Ohio Historical Collections of Charles A. Hanna.

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 Elizabeth Geisler Orr (1782 - 1883)

Children:

 Thomas Orr (1811 - 1897)*

*Calculated relationship

Note: born in County Antrim Ireland, Ref: Historical Collections of Harrison County; Charles A. Hanna; Published 1900; Pages 381-385

Burial: Deersville Cemetery Deersville Harrison County Ohio, USA

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John Orr Sr. came to America in the late 1700's from Ireland. He was of Scottish-Irish descent. He married Elizabeth Geisler in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. She was of German origin. They later traveled west to Harrison Co. Ohio, and settled near Deersville. In 1852, after her husband's death, Elizabeth Orr accompanied her son John Jr. and his wife Ary Moore (1811- 1860) and their ten children to Pike Co., Illinois, where they located in Fairmount Twp. on the farm known as the Mart Orr place. Descendants live in Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma, Kansas and elsewhere.

http://books.google.com/books?id=o3qcmGbLHGQC&printsec=frontcover#v... Remembering All the Orrs

"Immigrant" John Orr = Elizabeth Geisler Birth: Aug 3 1775 - Antrim, Ireland Death: Aug 5 1845 - Monroe, Guernsey, Ohio, USA Father: Unknown Orr Children: Thomas N Orr, Susannah Orr, John Orr, William Orr

Birth: Aug. 3, 1775, Ireland Death: Aug. 5, 1845 Harrison County Ohio, USA

1984 family record of John Orr and Ary Moore Orr Author: Mary Ellen Orr; Arlene Orr Reese Publisher: [Illinois? : s.n., 1984]. Edition/Format: Print book : English View all editions and formats Database: WorldCat Summary: John Orr, son of John Orr (1775-1845) and Elizabeth Geisler, was born in 1810 in Pennsylvania. He married Ary Moore in Ohio. They had ten children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Ohio and Illinois. Rating:

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Joh n Orr, Sr. was born in 1775 in County Antrim, Ireland of Scots descent. *The Scots-Irish are not, nor have they ever been of Irish blood, but are purely Scottish. Their ancestors were people of unmixed Scotch descent who came to America from their Scottish communities in the north of Ireland. John Orr came to America in the late 1700's and was united in marriage with Elizabeth Geisler in Lancaster CO., Pa. in 1799. She was born in Lancaster Co. March 25, 1782. They later traveled west to Harrison Co., Ohio and settled near Deersville. They were the parents of five children. It was here that John Orr, Sr. passed Aug. 5, 1845, and was buried in Deersville cemetery.In 1852, "Grandma Orr", as Elizabeth was familiarly known, accompanied her son, John Jr., and his wife, Ary Moore Orr, and their ten children to Pike Co., Illinois where they located in Fairmount township on the farm known as the Mart Orr place, now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Orr. Elizabeth Orr lived her with her son, John, moved to Mt. Sterling, she continued to live on the home place with her grandson, William Orr and family. It was here that she passed away, Feb. 23, 1883, at nearly 101 years of age. She was taken back to Deersville, Ohio and buried beside her husband.*From 1900 Harrison Co., Ohio Historical Collections of Charles A. Hanna.

Family links:

Spouse:

 Elizabeth Geisler Orr (1782 - 1883)

Note: born in County Antrim Ireland, Ref: Historical Collections of Harrison County; Charles A. Hanna; Published 1900; Pages 381-385

John Orr Jr. (1810-1890) was the son of John Orr Sr. (1775-1845) and Elizabeth Geisler (1782-1883). John Orr Sr. came to America in the late 1700's from Ireland. He was of Scottish-Irish descent. He married Elizabeth Geisler in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. She was of German origin. They later traveled west to Harrison Co. Ohio, and settled near Deersville. In 1852, after her husband's death, Eliza- beth Orr accompanied her son John Jr. and his wife Ary Moore (1811- 1860) and their ten children to Pike Co., Illinois, where they loca- ted in Fairmount Twp. on the farm known as the Mart Orr place. Descendants live in Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma, Kansas and elsewhere.Includes related families of Six, Seaborn, Campbell, Forney, Noble, Likes, Oven, Ewing, Osborne, etc.

John Orr, Sr., born in County Antrim, Ireland August 3, 1775. Died August 5, 1845 in Harrison County, Ohio, aged 70 years and 2 days. A servant of the living God. Elizabeth (Geisler) Orr, wife of John Orr, Sr. Born in Lancaster County, Pa. March 25, 1782. Died in Pike Co., Illinois, Feb. 25, 1883. Source:1984 Family Record of John Orr and Ary Moore Orr The John and Elizabeth Orr stone in the cemetery in Deerville, Ohio, taken in 1975 when Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Orr of Griggsville, Illinois visited it.

John Orr Birth August 3, 1775 in Antrim County, Northern Ireland Death August 5,1845 in Monroe, Guerney, Ohio 1799 Age: 24 Marriage to Elizabeth GeislerLancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Elizabeth Geisler 1782 – 1883

   Eleanor Orr 1806 – 1846

   William Orr 1808 – 1887

   Susannah Orr 1809 – 1860

   John Orr 1810 – 1890

   Thomas N. Orr 1811 – 1897

   Eliza Orr 1812 – 1881 

Spouse & Children Sarah Byer 1798 – 1869

Elizabeth Geisler Birth March 25, 1782 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA Death February 25, 1883 in Pike, Illinois, United States Mother Birth in Vermont, USA William Geisler Birth 1762 in Vermont, USA 1799 Age: 24 Marriage to Elizabeth GeislerLancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

John Orr, Sr. was born in 1775 in County Antrim, Ireland of Scotch descent. *The Scotch-Irish are not, nor have they ever been of Irish blood, but are purely Scottish. Their ancestors were people of unmixed Scotch descent who came to America from their Scottish communities in the north of Ireland. John Orr came to America in the late 1700's and was united in marriage with Elizabeth Geisler in Lancaster CO., Pa. in 1799. She was born in Lancaster Co. March 25, 1782. They later traveled west to Harrison Co., Ohio and settled near Deersville. They were the parents of five children. It was here that John Orr, Sr. passed Aug. 5, 1845, and was buried in Deersville cemetery.In 1852, "Grandma Orr", as Elizabeth was familiarly known, accompanied her son, John Jr., and his wife, Ary Moore Orr, and their ten children to Pike Co., Illinois where they located in Fairmount township on the farm known as the Mart Orr place, now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Orr. Elizabeth Orr lived her with her son, John, moved to Mt. Sterling, she continued to live on the home place with her grandson, William Orr and family. It was here that she passed away, Feb. 23, 1883, at nearly 101 years of age. She was taken back to Deesville, Ohio and buried beside her husband.*From 1900 Harrison Co., Ohio Historical Collections of Charles A. Hanna.

Birth: Aug. 3, 1775, Ireland Death: Aug. 5, 1845 Harrison County Ohio, USA

John Orr, Sr. was born in 1775 in County Antrim, Ireland of Scotch descent. *The Scotch-Irish are not, nor have they ever been of Irish blood, but are purely Scottish. Their ancestors were people of unmixed Scotch descent who came to America from their Scottish communities in the north of Ireland. John Orr came to America in the late 1700's and was united in marriage with Elizabeth Geisler in Lancaster CO., Pa. in 1799. She was born in Lancaster Co. March 25, 1782. They later traveled west to Harrison Co., Ohio and settled near Deersville. They were the parents of five children. It was here that John Orr, Sr. passed Aug. 5, 1845, and was buried in Deersville cemetery.In 1852, "Grandma Orr", as Elizabeth was familiarly known, accompanied her son, John Jr., and his wife, Ary Moore Orr, and their ten children to Pike Co., Illinois where they located in Fairmount township on the farm known as the Mart Orr place, now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Orr. Elizabeth Orr lived her with her son, John, moved to Mt. Sterling, she continued to live on the home place with her grandson, William Orr and family. It was here that she passed away, Feb. 23, 1883, at nearly 101 years of age. She was taken back to Deesville, Ohio and buried beside her husband.*From 1900 Harrison Co., Ohio Historical Collections of Charles A. Hanna.

Family links:

Spouse:

 Elizabeth Geisler Orr (1782 - 1883)

probably unrrelated: Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," John Orr, 1775 Name: John Orr Gender: Male Baptism/Christening Date: 26 Aug 1775 Baptism/Christening Place: , DRYMEN, STIRLING, SCOTLAND Birth Date: 23 Aug 1775 Birthplace: Death Date: Father's Name: Andrew Orr Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: Janet Blair Mother's Birthplace: Mother's Age: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11477-2 System Origin: Scotland-VR Source Film Number: 1041941 Reference Number: 2:17TMMDG Source Citation "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTKY-ZHM : accessed 19 June 2012), John Orr, 1775.

I am searching for information on John Orr Sr. born August 3, 1775 in County Antrim, Ireland. He came to the US in the late 1790's and married Elizabeth Geisler about 1799 in Lancaster County, Pa. They later settled in Harrison County, Ohio where they farmed. He was buried in Deersville, Ohio August 5,1845. John and Elizabeth had 5 children: John Jr., Thomas N., William, and 2 girls names unknown. John and Elizabeth are my ggg?g grandparents. My grandmother was Amy Etta Orr (Spires) daughter of Charles Wesley Orr and Lillian May Stryker. Any information on any of these names would be greatly appreciated.

Birth: Aug. 3, 1775, Ireland Death: Aug. 5, 1845 Harrison County Ohio, USA

John Orr, Sr. was born in 1775 in County Antrim, Ireland of Scotch descent. *The Scotch-Irish are not, nor have they ever been of Irish blood, but are purely Scottish. Their ancestors were people of unmixed Scotch descent who came to America from their Scottish communities in the north of Ireland. John Orr came to America in the late 1700's and was united in marriage with Elizabeth Geisler in Lancaster CO., Pa. in 1799. She was born in Lancaster Co. March 25, 1782. They later traveled west to Harrison Co., Ohio and settled near Deersville. They were the parents of five children. It was here that John Orr, Sr. passed Aug. 5, 1845, and was buried in Deersville cemetery.In 1852, "Grandma Orr", as Elizabeth was familiarly known, accompanied her son, John Jr., and his wife, Ary Moore Orr, and their ten children to Pike Co., Illinois where they located in Fairmount township on the farm known as the Mart Orr place, now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Orr. Elizabeth Orr lived her with her son, John, moved to Mt. Sterling, she continued to live on the home place with her grandson, William Orr and family. It was here that she passed away, Feb. 23, 1883, at nearly 101 years of age. She was taken back to Deesville, Ohio and buried beside her husband.*From 1900 Harrison Co., Ohio Historical Collections of Charles A. Hanna.

Family links:

Spouse:

 Elizabeth Geisler Orr (1782 - 1883)

Note: born in County Antrim Ireland, Ref: Historical Collections of Harrison County; Charles A. Hanna; Published 1900; Pages 381-385

Burial: Deersville Cemetery Deersville Harrison County Ohio, USA

John Orr Sr. born August 3, 1775 in County Antrim, Ireland. He came to the US in the late 1790's and married Elizabeth Geisler about 1799 in Lancaster County, Pa. They later settled in Harrison County, Ohio where they farmed. He was buried in Deersville, Ohio August 5,1845. John and Elizabeth had 5 children: John Jr., Thomas N., William, and 2 girls

Name: JOHN, SR. ORR Sex: M Birth: 3 AUG 1775 in COUNTY ANTRIM, IRELAND Death: 5 AUG 1845 in HARRISON COUNTY, OHIO Burial: DEERSVILLE, OHIO Occupation: FARMER Religion: METHODIST Note:

   Note: IMMIGRANT ANCESTOR---COUNTY ANTRIM, NORTHERN IRELAND.IMMIGRATION PROBABLY LATE 1790'S---MARRIAGE PROBABLY 1799?LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA?

So far I have not been able to find documentation from LancasterCounty, Pennsylvania verifying the residence of John ORR, Sr. orany GEISLER'S. Elizabeth GEISLER ORR was orphaned at 8 yearsold---siblings? She was PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH (German); devout METHODIST
COLLATERAL line - JOHN ORR, was born in Lancaster co, PA., May 4, 1810, and removed with his parents to Harrison county, O., in boyhood.Here he was married to Miss Ary MOORE and soon afterward moved to a farm near Deerville, O., where they resided until 1853 and where ten children, two daughters and eight sons were born to them.All of the children survive except one son, who was killed at Jackson, Miss., during the war.His wife died October 15, 1860.Besides the children there are 33 grand, and 22 great grandchildren living.On coming to this state in 1853 Mr. Orr with his family settled upon a farm in Fairmount township, Pike county, where he resided until 1863, when he settled in Pittsfield, resided there with his son Jefferson till about seven years ago, when he came to this city and has since made his home with his son Frank.He died at the residence of his son, A.M. ORR in Lee township, on Tuesday , June 4, and on the following Thursday the remains were interred in the cemetery at Hinman Chapel, Pike coutny.Services were conducted at the house in the forenoon by Rev. Purdue.

SOURCE:Brown county Democrat-Message, Mt. Sterling, IL Saturday June 14, 1890 issue. (found at the Schuyler co,IL genealogical society on microfilm)

14400(Orr) Family Record of John Orr and Ary Moore Orr Orr Family Reunion, 1984 105 pp, index, photos, 8.5" x 11", punched in folder, family in Pike Co IL, $20.00 http://www.madigansbooks.com/fam_history.cshtml

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The Orr Family

In the genealogy that follows I can only be sure of the Orr family descent starting with John Orr Sr., who emigrated to America in about 1798. I do not know who his father or mother were, but most sources agree that he was born in Antrim county, Ireland in 1775.

The Orr family of Ireland is usually described as originating from a Scottish family that emigrated there from Beith, Ayrshre, Scotland. They settled in County Down and, presumably, migrated to County Antrim where they were found in the 18th century. Note that the name Orr is common in Ireland only in Ulster (Northern Ireland) and found mainly in county Antrim, Down, Londonderry and Tyrone.

   "The Orrs had their origin in Scotland as early as the fourteenth century, possibly the thirteenth and took their names as did Brackenrig, Blackwood, Forest and hundreds of other families from the lands on which they lived. They are largely to be found in Renfrewshire, where there are thirteen hundred bearing the name. They are chiefly of Presbyterian faith but some are Episcopalians and in the Cathedral at Glasgow there is a memorial window to William Orr.

The first recorded evidence of the Orrs in Ireland is of those who came from Scotland with Sir Hugh Montgomery in 1606, who crossed to Ireland for the purpose of settlement in North Down on lands ceded to him by one of the great O'Neill family. In Charles A. Hanna's History of the Scotch Irish, Vol. I, Page 496, is given the genealogy of James Orr, of Bullyblack, who died in 1627 and of Jane Clement, his wife, who died in 1636. From it I quote: The descendants, male and female, of this worthy couple were very numerous and as their intermarriages have been carefully recorded, we have thus fortunately a sort of index to the names of many other families of Scotch settlers in the Ards and Castlereagh.'" - from a paper read May 28, 1903 by John G. Orr of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania before the Kittochtinny Historical Society .
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"Immigrant" John Orr, Sr. = Elizabeth (Geisler) Orr 1775-1845 = 1782-1883 ELIZABETH ORR "Grandmother Orr" born Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, March 26, 1782; died Pike Co., Ill., February 25, 1883; married John Orr who died in 1846; both were buried in Methodist cemetery in Deersville, Ohio. John Orr Sr. born August 3, 1775 in County Antrim, Ireland. He came to the US in the late 1790's and married Elizabeth Geisler about 1799 in Lancaster County, Pa. They later settled in Harrison County, Ohio where they farmed. He was buried in Deersville, Ohio August 5,1845. John and Elizabeth had 5 children: John Jr., Thomas N., William, and 2 girls names unknown. John Orr Jr. (1810-1890) was the son of John Orr Sr. (1775-1845) and Elizabeth Geisler (1782-1883). John Orr Sr. came to America in the late 1700's from Ireland. He was of Scottish-Irish descent. He married Elizabeth Geisler in Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. She was of German origin. They later traveled west to Harrison Co. Ohio, and settled near Deersville. In 1852, after her husband's death, Eliza- beth Orr accompanied her son John Jr. and his wife Ary Moore (1811- 1860) and their ten children to Pike Co., Illinois, where they loca- ted in Fairmount Twp. on the farm known as the Mart Orr place. Descendants live in Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma, Kansas and elsewhere.Includes related families of Six, Seaborn, Campbell, Forney, Noble, Likes, Oven, Ewing, Osborne, etc.

John Orr, Sr. Birth August 3, 1775 in Antrim County, Northern Ireland Death August 5,1845 in Monroe, Guerney, Ohio 1799 Age: 24 Marriage to Elizabeth Geisler, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Elizabeth Geisler 1782 – 1883

   Eleanor Orr 1806 – 1846

   William Orr 1808 – 1887

   Susannah Orr 1809 – 1860

   John Orr, Jr. 1810 – 1890

   Thomas N. Orr 1811 – 1897

   Eliza Orr 1812 – 1881 

Spouse & Children Sarah Byer 1798 – 1869

Elizabeth Geisler Birth March 25, 1782 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA Death February 25, 1883 in Pike, Illinois, United States Mother Birth in Vermont, USA William Geisler Birth 1762 in Vermont, USA 1799 Age: 24 Marriage to Elizabeth Geisler, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Elizabeth Geisler married John Orr in 1799 in Lancaster Co., PA. Her parents were born in Vermont, she was an orphan at age 8.

   Died Sunday, February 25, at the home of William Orr, in Fairmount township, Elizabeth Orr, aged one hundred years and eleven months. Elizabeth Geisler was of German parentage, born in Lancaster Co., Penn., March 25, 1782, was united in marriage to John Orr in the year 1799. Five children were born unto them. Two of her sons, John and Thomas, survived their mother. She with her husband and young family removed to Harrison Co., Ohio and there she buried her husband in the cemetery at Deersville in the month of September 1846. (1845)    About twenty-six years ago she followed her children to the west, making her home with her sons and grandsons, the greater part of the time living in Pike County. John Orr and family will take her remains to Ohio and on Sunday, March 18, she will be laid beside her husband who preceeded her in the spirit world thirty-seven years.

               An eventful life has gone out of our midst, and when we consider that she lost her eyesight in 1859 and remained blind until 1875 when her sight began to return, the remarkable activity and mental vigor the last decade are surprising. She died in possession of all her faculties. She was born while the colonies were still contending for American liberties, and as if the troublous times were not enough, her parents were taken from her and she was left an orphan of tender years. At the age of eight years she gave herself to the Lord and became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church only six years after its organization in America, and was baptized by Bishop Asbury, the first Bishop of American Methodism. In relating these circumstances to the writer only a short time before her death with a trembling voice, she told of the class of ten or more that were baptized at the same time. She stood at the end of the class, and when the Bishop came to her, she was so small that he asked her age. She answered “Eight years old and an orphan.” The tears ran down the good Bishop’s face as he took her in his arms, and while the congregation bowed he prayed for her and commended her to the orphan’s God, and then sprinkled the waters of consecration on her brow. She said, “The prayer has been answered, and the promise is unto me for He has been a father to the orphan, and a husband to the widow.”

               Her Christian life extending over ninety-two years has been a bright joyous reality, and it is the testimony of those who have been with her most, that her faith was unwavering, that she found God a present help in time of need, and while the world seemed to recede from her, her love for Zion grew stronger. It was manifested by such eager questions as “How is the church prospering?” and “Are our lawmakers men of God?” As we stand in the presence of our dead, we realize that “God buries his workmen, but carries on his work.” [From the March 8, 1883 issue of the Pike Co. Democrat, Pittsfield, Illinois]

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In the genealogy that follows I can only be sure of the Orr family descent starting with John Orr Sr., who emigrated to America in about 1798. I do not know who his father or mother were, but most sources agree that he was born in Antrim county, Ireland in 1775.

The Orr family of Ireland is usually described as originating from a Scottish family that emigrated there from Beith, Ayrshre, Scotland. They settled in County Down and, presumably, migrated to County Antrim where they were found in the 18th century. Note that the name Orr is common in Ireland only in Ulster (Northern Ireland) and found mainly in county Antrim, Down, Londonderry and Tyrone.

   "The Orrs had their origin in Scotland as early as the fourteenth century, possibly the thirteenth and took their names as did Brackenrig, Blackwood, Forest and hundreds of other families from the lands on which they lived. They are largely to be found in Renfrewshire, where there are thirteen hundred bearing the name. They are chiefly of Presbyterian faith but some are Episcopalians and in the Cathedral at Glasgow there is a memorial window to William Orr.

The first recorded evidence of the Orrs in Ireland is of those who came from Scotland with Sir Hugh Montgomery in 1606, who crossed to Ireland for the purpose of settlement in North Down on lands ceded to him by one of the great O'Neill family. In Charles A. Hanna's History of the Scotch Irish, Vol. I, Page 496, is given the genealogy of James Orr, of Bullyblack, who died in 1627 and of Jane Clement, his wife, who died in 1636. From it I quote: The descendants, male and female, of this worthy couple were very numerous and as their intermarriages have been carefully recorded, we have thus fortunately a sort of index to the names of many other families of Scotch settlers in the Ards and Castlereagh.'" - from a paper read May 28, 1903 by John G. Orr of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania before the Kittochtinny Historical Society .
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John Orr + Sarah Byers 1 child

Louisa Orr Birth: about 1840 32 32 — , Knox, Ohio Death: — Woodbury, Sloan, Iowa

Parents Grandparents

John Orr Birth: about 1808 — Ohio

Sarah Byers Birth: about 1808 — Maryland Family group information Marriage February 4, 1830 , Guernsey, Ohio

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Name: Sarah Byers. Facts and ... Marriage status, John Orr — View family. MARRIED. Birth of a daughter #1, Louisa Orr about 1840 (Age 32).

Name John Orr Birth August 3, 1775 - Antrim, Northern Ireland Death August 5, 1845 - Harrison County, Ohio, USA

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Birth, Marriage & Death Name John Orr Sr Spouse Elizabeth Orr Birth 3 08 1775 - County Antrim, Northern Ireland Death 5 08 1845 - Harrison County, Ohio, USA

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Birth, Marriage & Death Name John Orr Spouse Elizabeth Birth 1775 - Ir Spouse Birth Year 1782 Spouse

Birth Place 	PA Marriage 	1800 - PA

England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Birth, Marriage & Death Name John Orr Spouse Elizabeth Children Elizabeth Catherine Orr

U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Immigration & Emigration Name John Orr Arrival 1726-1825 - America Review Ignore

Pennsylvania, Federal Naturalization Records, 1795-1931 Immigration & Emigration Name John Orr Birth Ireland

Name John Orr Sex Male Birth 03 Aug 1775 Antrim County, IRELAND Christening Add Death 05 Aug 1845 Harrison Township, Stark, Ohio, United States Burial Add Other Information Open Details | Add Alternate Name Birth Name John Orr Family Members Spouses and Children John Orr 1775–1845  •  KZSQ-9Q1 ​ Elizabeth Geisler 1782–1883  •  KH23-QLC ​

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Susannah Orr 1808–1860 • LHZM-MSF ​ John Orr 1810–1890 • L24B-XC5 ​ Thomas N Orr 1811–1897 • LF5H-KX8 ​

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We can only be sure of the Orr family descent starting with John Orr Sr., who emigrated to America in about 1798. I do not know who his father or mother were, but most sources agree that he was born in Antrim county, Ireland in 1775.

The Orr family of Ireland is usually described as originating from a Scottish family that emigrated there from Beith, Ayrshre, Scotland. They settled in County Down and, presumably, migrated to County Antrim where they were found in the 18th century. Note that the name Orr is common in Ireland only in Ulster (Northern Ireland) and found mainly in county Antrim, Down, Londonderry and Tyrone.

   "The Orrs had their origin in Scotland as early as the fourteenth century, possibly the thirteenth and took their names as did Brackenrig, Blackwood, Forest and hundreds of other families from the lands on which they lived. They are largely to be found in Renfrewshire, where there are thirteen hundred bearing the name. They are chiefly of Presbyterian faith but some are Episcopalians and in the Cathedral at Glasgow there is a memorial window to William Orr.

The first recorded evidence of the Orrs in Ireland is of those who came from Scotland with Sir Hugh Montgomery in 1606, who crossed to Ireland for the purpose of settlement in North Down on lands ceded to him by one of the great O'Neill family. In Charles A. Hanna's History of the Scotch Irish, Vol. I, Page 496, is given the genealogy of James Orr, of Bullyblack, who died in 1627 and of Jane Clement, his wife, who died in 1636. From it I quote: The descendants, male and female, of this worthy couple were very numerous and as their intermarriages have been carefully recorded, we have thus fortunately a sort of index to the names of many other families of Scotch settlers in the Ards and Castlereagh.'" - from a paper read May 28, 1903 by John G. Orr of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania before the Kittochtinny Historical Society . http://shissem.com/Hissem_Orr_Family.html
John Orr, Sr. Immigrant Antrim, Ireland County Antrim (named after its county town, Antrim) is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. It is also one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland, lying within the historical province of Ulster. The majority of the capital city of Northern Ireland, Belfast, is also in County Antrim, with the remainder being in County Down. During the Tudor era, numerous adventurers from Britain attempted to colonize the region; many Scots settled in Antrim around this time. [ 7 ] (some of them were my relatives) In 1588 the Antrim coast was the scene of one of the 24 wrecks of the Spanish Armada in Ireland. The Spanish vessel La Girona was wrecked off Lacana Point, Giant's Causeway in 1588 with the loss of nearly 1,300 lives.[8] Antrim, (from Irish: Aontroim meaning "solitary dwelling") is a town in County Antrim in the northeast of Northern Ireland, on the banks of the Six Mile Water, half a mile north-east of Lough Neagh. It had a population of 20,001 people in the 2001 Census. The district is Antrim Borough, The county is Antrim, the country is Northern Ireland, & the sovereign state is Great Britain. The name Orr in Ireland is derived from Scottish settlers who arrived into the Province of Ulster in the seventeenth century. The main settlement points were Counties Down and Antrim where the majority of descendants can still be found.

Name John Orr, Sr.

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Birth 3 Aug 1775 Antrim County, Northern Ireland

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Marriage 1799 (Age: 24) Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States to Elizabeth Geisler

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Marriage 1800 (Age: 25) PA

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Death View event 5 Aug 1845 (Age: 70) Monroe, Guernsey, Ohio, United States

Immigrant John Orr, Sr. was born in 1775 in County Antrim, Ireland of Scotch descent. *The Scotch-Irish are not, nor have they ever been of Irish blood, but are purely Scottish. Their ancestors were people of unmixed Scotch descent who came to America from their Scottish communities in the north of Ireland. John Orr came to America in the late 1700's and was united in marriage with Elizabeth Geisler in Lancaster CO., Pa. in 1799. She was born in Lancaster Co. March 25, 1782. They later traveled west to Harrison Co., Ohio and settled near Deersville. They were the parents of five children. It was here that John Orr, Sr. passed Aug. 5, 1845, and was buried in Deersville cemetery.In 1852, "Grandma Orr", as Elizabeth was familiarly known, accompanied her son, John Jr., and his wife, Ary Moore Orr, and their ten children to Pike Co., Illinois where they located in Fairmount township on the farm known as the Mart Orr place, now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Orr. Elizabeth Orr lived her with her son, John, moved to Mt. Sterling, she continued to live on the home place with her grandson, William Orr and family. It was here that she passed away, Feb. 23, 1883, at nearly 101 years of age. She was taken back to Deesville, Ohio and buried beside her husband.*From 1900 Harrison Co., Ohio Historical Collections of Charles A. Hanna. http://herebedragons.weebly.com/orr-lore.html

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What the experts say.

Edward MacLysaght states that the name derives from the parish of Orr ( Urr ) in Kirkcudbrightshire. It is also the name of an old Renfrewshire family and is most common in the west of Renfrewshire and in particular in the parish of Lochwinnoch.

Mac Giolla Domhnaigh claims that the name was also used as an anglicisation of Scots Gaelic Mac Iomhair, 'son of Ivar', a name also made Maclver, Maclvor, MacUre and Ure

Some others derive the name from the Gaelic odbar donn, odbar, meaning 'sallow (of complexion) and donn, meaning 'brown'. I am not too sure about sallow, all the Orrs I have ever met, or seen in photographs and paintings have generally been of a healthy, ruddy, complexion, or weather beaten and tanned.

In Ireland this name is common only in the Province of Ulster, where it is chiefly found in counties Antrim, Down, Londonderry and Tyrone. Although in Ulster for four hundred years, and probably longer because of the closeness of the West coast of Scotland, the roots of the family lie squarely in Scotland The Ures or Orrs are an acknowledged sept (a family giving allegiance to another more powerful family) of Clan Campbell.

Sorry folks - some myths rejected.

I have seen several claims that the Orr name is derived from McGregor which is inconsistent with the facts. It is not a diminutive form of McGregor, the Orr name had been been in existence in its own right for over 300 years before the McGregor name was banned in 1603. It is just possible that a MacGregor might have taken the Orr name when the clan was forced to give up his own - in the same way that Rob Roy MacGregor took Campbell as his new surname - but that is an entirely different thing. The chances of this having happened is probably small, not least because Orr is essentially a Lowland name. But on the other hand, if you are certain to be transported or lawfully killed on sight, it might not be such a bad idea to take a name of a southern Scottish family. Neither is the Orr name a derivative from the French dOr (meaning gold) from the Huguenots or from the name of Spanish sailors washed ashore from wrecked ships of the Spanish Armada.

Existence of the name since at least 1296

A reference book from Inveraray Castle, the home of the Duke of Argyll and Chief of Clan Campbell lists the names associated with the clan and includes Orr:

" ORR .Old Renfrewshire name, originally either from extinct placename or from Gaelic odhar, of sallow complexion. The numerous occurence of Orrs in Campbelltown, Kintyre since c. 1640 likely due to movement from Renfrewshire. John Or in Moy listed as Campbell of Cawdor family, 1578. Alexander Over, alias Robertson, in Connoch mentioned for receiving stolen goods belonging to Clan Gregor, 1613"

Andro Craefurd (Crawford) author of "The Cairn of Lochwinnoch " ca 1836 deeply researched the history of the Lochwinnoch area and in his notes observes that

" the Orrs, the Montgomeries, the Brydines , the Kirkwoods, the Glens, the Sempiles have charters from five hundred years." [ from the Abbott of Paisley].

This indicates that the Orrs had been leasing land since then and is consistent with the record that a Hew Orr or Urr swore allegiance to King Edward I (the Ragman Rolls ) in 1296. This is also consistent with the use of a surname from the 13th century onwards which could be derived from Hew or Hugo of Urr becoming Hew Urr / Orr.

There are many variations in spelling as a result of officials in the past writing the name as it sounded and it was not until the mid nineteenth century that a consistent form appeared. You might try to imagine a stereotype Scotsman with a broad accent pronouncing Orr as Urr, Ure, Oorr, Oare, Owr, Owar, Ower, Oar, Or, Oarr, Oayre, Oure, Our, - maybe he was just .. err ... clearing his throat or reluctant to admit he was a MacGregor !

The Irish connection

The Irish connection came about primarily through the acquisition of land in Co Antrim and Co Down by two Scottish landlords, Hugh Montgomery and Sir James Hamilton, both from Ayrshire. They purchased a  great deal of land between 1603 and 1607 and took with them tenants from Scotland to settle on  their new estates.

The earliest Orr recorded in Ireland is James Orr, b ca 1580 in Scotland who with his wife Janet McClement settled in Ballyblack, Co. Down in 1607. We know of James and Janet and their descendents through the work of Gawin Orr of Castlereagh, who researched and documented some 2,900 relatives in his epic Ulster Pedigree. This has been added to and published by Ray A Jones in 1977 under the title of " Ulster Pedigrees Descendants, in Many Lines, of James ORR and Janet McCLEMENT who Emigrated from Scotland to Northern Ireland ca 1607 " This book is in the Latter Day Saints Library in Salt Lake City, Call no 929.2415 Or7j; and on fiche #6036613.

A long title but it is the most comprehensive record of Orrs in Ulster there is. This has been loaded into my database and I am happy to search it for specific links. I regret that it is 154 pages long and still in copyright, I cannot therefore do blanket searches as that would mean copying the whole book.  A list of names of people who married Orrs, and are mentioned in the Ulster Pedigree is also available.

More Orrs came to Ireland to settle in especially Counties Londonderry, Tyrone, Fermanagh, and Monaghan as tenants of Scottish landlords, during the Plantation of Ireland between 1610 and 1630.

The Hearth Money Rolls and Poll Tax records for County Antrim (1660-9) give details of further Orrs .

How, why and when the Orrs migrated round the world is a separate and complex story. http://orrnamestudy.com/nameweb.htm

John Orr Sr. born August 3, 1775 in County Antrim, Ireland. He came to the US in the late 1790's and married Elizabeth Geisler about 1799 in Lancaster County, Pa. They later settled in Harrison County, Ohio where they farmed. He was buried in Deersville, Ohio August 5,1845. John and Elizabeth had 5 children: John Jr., Thomas N., William, and 2 girls names unknown. Joh

John Orr United States Census, 1840 Name John Orr Event Type Census Event Date 1840 Event Place Guernsey, Ohio, United States Page 385 Citing this Record

"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRN-SVC : 24 August 2015), John Orr, Guernsey, Ohio, United States; citing p. 385, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 396; FHL microfilm 20,165.

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The Orrs of America

(21) John Orr Sr. (1775)

John Orr, of Scotch descent, was born in county Antrim, Ulster, Ireland on 3 August 1775 - from "Historical Collections of Harrison County" by Charles A. Hanna, 1900. He emigrated to America in the late 1790's, perhaps with a brother. The following doesn't appear to be our John, but shows how members of the family fled Ireland after the failed rebellion.

   "Many from County Antrim contrived to flee to the USA by an escape route which was soon established with the connivance of at least two magistrates. John Orr of Creavery availed of this to flee to America on 15 July 1798. He was 29 years old." - from "Remembering All the Orrs" by R.H. Foy 

He married Elizabeth Geisler in 1799 in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth had been orphaned at the age of 8. Elizabeth was of German descent, the daughter of William Geisler, born in Lancaster county on 25 March 1782.

They later settled in Harrison county, Ohio where they farmed. John died in Harrison county, Ohio on 5 August 1845 at the age of 70.

   "John Orr came to America in the late 1700's and was united in marriage with Elizabeth Geisler in Lancaster CO., Pa. in 1799. She was born in Lancaster Co. March 25, 1782. They later traveled west to Harrison Co., Ohio and settled near Deersville. They were the parents of five children. It was here that John Orr, Sr. passed Aug. 5, 1845 [in Monroe, Guernsey county, Ohio], and was buried in Deersville cemetery [in Harrison county, Ohio]." - from 1900 Harrison Co., Ohio Historical Collections of Charles A. Hanna

Elizabeth died on 25 February 1883 in Pike county, Illinois.

   In 1852, "Grandma Orr", as Elizabeth was familiarly known, accompanied her son, John Jr., and his wife, Ary Moore Orr, and their ten children to Pike Co., Illinois where they located in Fairmount township on the farm known as the Mart Orr place, now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Orr. Elizabeth Orr lived her with her son, John, moved to Mt. Sterling, she continued to live on the home place with her grandson, William Orr and family. It was here that she passed away, Feb. 23, 1883, at nearly 101 years of age. She was taken back to Deesville, Ohio and buried beside her husband." - from 1900 Harrison Co., Ohio Historical Collections of Charles A. Hanna

   . . .

"Died Sunday, February 25, at the home of William Orr, in Fairmount township, Elizabeth Orr, aged one hundred years and eleven months. Elizabeth Geisler was of German parentage, born in Lancaster Co., Penn., March 25, 1782, was united in marriage to John Orr in the year 1799. Five children were born unto them. Two of her sons, John and Thomas, survived their mother. She with her husband and young family removed to Harrison Co., Ohio and there she buried her husband in the cemetery at Deersville in the month of September 1846. (1845)
About twenty-six years ago she followed her children to the west, making her home with her sons and grandsons, the greater part of the time living in Pike County. John Orr and family will take her remains to Ohio and on Sunday, March 18, she will be laid beside her husband who preceeded her in the spirit world thirty-seven years.
An eventful like has gone out of our midst, and when we consider that she lost her eyesight in 1859 and remained blind until 1875 when her sight began to return, the remarkable activity and mental vigor the last decade are surprising. She died in possession of all her faculties. She was born while the colonies were still contending for American liberties, and as if the troublous times were not enough, her parents were taken from her and she was left an orphan of tender years. At the age of eight years she gave herself to the Lord and became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church only six years after its organization in America, and was baptized by Bishop Asbury, the first Bishop of American Methodism. In relating these circumstances to the writer only a short time before her death with a trembling voice, she told of the class of ten or more that were baptized at the same time. She stood at the end of the class, and when the Bishop came to her, she was so small that he asked her age. She answered "Eight years old and an orphan." The tears ran down the good Bishop's face as he took her in his arms, and while the congregation bowed he prayed for her and commended her to the orphan's God, and then sprinkled the waters of consecration on her brow. She said, "The prayer has been answered, and the promise is unto me for He has been a father to the orphan, and a husband to the widow."
Her Christian life extending over ninety-two years has been a bright joyous reality, and it is the testimony of those who have been with her most, that her faith was unwavering, that she found God a present help in time of need, and while the world seemed to recede from her, her love for Zion grew stronger. It was manifested by such eager questions as "How is the church prospering?" and "Are our lawmakers men of God?" As we stand in the presence of our dead, we realize that "God buries his workmen, but carries on his work." - from the March 8, 1883 issue of the Pike Co. Democrat, Pittsfield, Illinois
There is a John and Elizabeth Orr stone in the Deerville cemetery, but a photo of it has not made it to the internet.

Their children were (22) Eleanor Orr (1806) (22) William Orr (1808) (22) Susannah Orr (1809) (22) John Orr Jr. (1810) (22) Thomas N. Orr (1811), born 4 November 1811 in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and married Caroline Judith [Sudduth] (22) Eliza Orr (1812) http://shissem.com/Hissem_Orr_Family.html

Born in Ulster, Ireland on 1790. John married Elizabeth Geisler and had 4 children. John married Sarah Byers and had a child. He passed away on 1860 in Guernsey, Ohio, USA. Family Members

Parents Unavailable Unavailable

Spouse(s) Elizabeth Geisler 1782-1883 Sarah Byers 1798-1869

Children William Orr 1818-70 Susannah Orr 1808-1850 John Orr 1809-1831 Thomas N Orr 1811-1897

       Birth:  dd mm 1775 - Antrim County (Antrim), Northern Ireland

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       Death:  date - Monroe, Ohio, USA

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Orr, John (1775-1845) 3rd great-grandfather 1840 United States Federal Census Census & Voter Lists Name 	John Orr Residence 	township, Guernsey, Ohio Review U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 Court, Land, Wills & Financial Name 	John Orr Civil 	dd mm year Guernsey, Ohio Review 1840 United States Federal Census Census & Voter Lists Name 	John Orr Residence 	township, Guernsey, Ohio Review U.S., Indexed Early Land Ownership and Township Plats, 1785-1898 Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers Name 	John Orr Residence 	1805 Ohio Review 1830 United States Federal Census Census & Voter Lists Name 	John Cot Residence 	city, Guernsey, Ohio Review U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 Census & Voter Lists Name 	John Orr Residence 	dd mm 1860 city, Guernsey, Ohio, USA Other 	year

(21) John Orr Sr. (1775)

John Orr, of Scotch descent, was born in county Antrim, Ulster, Ireland on 3 August 1775, as extracted from "Historical Collections of Harrison County" by Charles A. Hanna, 1900. Another source that contains a biography of John's grandson, Jefferson Orr, says that John Orr Sr. "was born in Scotland, but was reared in Ireland." - from "Biographical and Memorial Edition of the Historical Encyclopedia . . ." by Newton Batesman and Paul Selby, 1915. This may only indicate a Scottish heritage, vice birth.

John emigrated to America in the late 1790's, perhaps with a brother. The following doesn't appear to be our John, he was 6 years older than our man, but shows how members of the family fled Ireland after the failed rebellion.

   "Many from County Antrim contrived to flee to the USA by an escape route which was soon established with the connivance of at least two magistrates. John Orr of Creavery availed of this to flee to America on 15 July 1798. He was 29 years old." - from "Remembering All the Orrs" by R.H. Foy 

John married Elizabeth Geisler in 1799 in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth had been orphaned at the age of 8. She was of German descent, born in Lancaster county on 25 March 1782, the daughter of William Geisler.

There are John Orrs recorded in the censuses of 1790 and 1800 in Pennsylvania. In 1790, in Cumberland and Westmoreland counties. In 1800 in Northumberland, Philadelphia and Cumberland counties. None look right however.

The family later settled in Deersville, Harrison county, Ohio where they farmed.

There are John Orrs in Harrison county, Ohio in the 1820, 1830 and 1840 census, however, until we get to the 1840 census none of them is the right age to be our man. That is, those in German and Nottingham townships are too young.

In the 1840 census of Deersville, Harrison county, Ohio as John Orr Senr., 60-70 years old; John would hae been 65. There was one woman living with him, 50-60 years old; Elizabeth would have been 58.

John died in Harrison county, Ohio on 5 August 1845 at the age of 70.

   "John Orr, b. in County Antrim, Ireland; d. Aug. 5, 1845; 70y. 2d." - from "Historical Collections of Harrison County, in the State of Ohio" by Charles Augustus Hanna 

His biography,

   "John Orr came to America in the late 1700's and was united in marriage with Elizabeth Geisler in Lancaster CO., Pa. in 1799. She was born in Lancaster Co. March 25, 1782. They later traveled west to Harrison Co., Ohio and settled near Deersville. They were the parents of five children. It was here that John Orr, Sr. passed Aug. 5, 1845 [in Monroe, Guernsey county, Ohio], and was buried in Deersville cemetery." - from 1900 Harrison Co., Ohio Historical Collections of Charles A. Hanna

Elizabeth died on 25 February 1883 in Pike county, Illinois.

   "Elizabeth Orr, wife of John, b. March, 1782; d. Feb. 25 1883; 99y. 11m." - from "Historical Collections of Harrison County, in the State of Ohio" by Charles Augustus Hanna 

A more thorough biography,

   In 1852, "Grandma Orr", as Elizabeth was familiarly known, accompanied her son, John Jr., and his wife, Ary Moore Orr, and their ten children to Pike Co., Illinois where they located in Fairmount township on the farm known as the Mart Orr place, now owned and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Orr. Elizabeth Orr lived her with her son, John, moved to Mt. Sterling, she continued to live on the home place with her grandson, William Orr and family. It was here that she passed away, Feb. 23, 1883, at nearly 101 years of age. She was taken back to Deesville, Ohio and buried beside her husband." - from 1900 Harrison Co., Ohio Historical Collections of Charles A. Hanna

   . . .

"Died Sunday, February 25, at the home of William Orr, in Fairmount township, Elizabeth Orr, aged one hundred years and eleven months. Elizabeth Geisler was of German parentage, born in Lancaster Co., Penn., March 25, 1782, was united in marriage to John Orr in the year 1799. Five children were born unto them. Two of her sons, John and Thomas, survived their mother. She with her husband and young family removed to Harrison Co., Ohio and there she buried her husband in the cemetery at Deersville in the month of September 1846. (1845)
About twenty-six years ago she followed her children to the west, making her home with her sons and grandsons, the greater part of the time living in Pike County. John Orr and family will take her remains to Ohio and on Sunday, March 18, she will be laid beside her husband who preceeded her in the spirit world thirty-seven years.
An eventful life has gone out of our midst, and when we consider that she lost her eyesight in 1859 and remained blind until 1875 when her sight began to return, the remarkable activity and mental vigor the last decade are surprising. She died in possession of all her faculties. She was born while the colonies were still contending for American liberties, and as if the troublous times were not enough, her parents were taken from her and she was left an orphan of tender years. At the age of eight years she gave herself to the Lord and became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church only six years after its organization in America, and was baptized by Bishop Asbury, the first Bishop of American Methodism. In relating these circumstances to the writer only a short time before her death with a trembling voice, she told of the class of ten or more that were baptized at the same time. She stood at the end of the class, and when the Bishop came to her, she was so small that he asked her age. She answered "Eight years old and an orphan." The tears ran down the good Bishop's face as he took her in his arms, and while the congregation bowed he prayed for her and commended her to the orphan's God, and then sprinkled the waters of consecration on her brow. She said, "The prayer has been answered, and the promise is unto me for He has been a father to the orphan, and a husband to the widow."
Her Christian life extending over ninety-two years has been a bright joyous reality, and it is the testimony of those who have been with her most, that her faith was unwavering, that she found God a present help in time of need, and while the world seemed to recede from her, her love for Zion grew stronger. It was manifested by such eager questions as "How is the church prospering?" and "Are our lawmakers men of God?" As we stand in the presence of our dead, we realize that "God buries his workmen, but carries on his work." - from the March 8, 1883 issue of the Pike Co. Democrat, Pittsfield, Illinois
There is a John and Elizabeth Orr stone in the Deerville cemetery, a modern tribute.

Their children were, (22) Eleanor Orr (1806) (22) William Orr (1808) (22) Susannah Orr (1809)

   "He [Matthew Simpson, born in Harrison county, Ohio on 13 Nov. 1807] was first married April 19, 1827, to Susannah Orr, by whom he had 7 children,--Margaret J., Mary, Isabella, Thomas, John, James and Alexander, twins, and deceased. He married afterward Mrs. Susan Pryor, and they had 2 children." - from the "History of Pike County, Illinois" 

(22) John Orr Jr. (1810) (22) Thomas N. Orr (1811), born 4 November 1811 in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, and married Caroline Judith [Sudduth]

   "My missing relative was Thomas Orr. I descend from John Orr, Sr., born August 3, 1775, in County Antrim, Ireland and Elizabeth Geisler Orr, born March 25, 1782 in Lancaster Co., PA." - from "Heritiage Quest: HQ" Issues 20-22, page 51 

(22) Eliza Orr (1812)

(22) William Orr (1808) (21) John Orr Sr. (1775)

William was born on 6 April 1808 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He, like his brother John, below, moved to Harrison county, Ohio and bought land there.

   "William Orr, Harrison county, W1/2 NW 24.11.6, Nov. 1, 1830." - from "Historical Collections of Harrison County, in the state of Ohio" by Charles Augustus Hanna 

William married Anna Derrough [Darrough, Derrah, Darrah], of Ohio on 9 August 1832 in Harrison county, Ohio. Anne Darrah was born on 28 August 1815, the daughter of James Darrah and Nancy Ann Kent. Anne's older brother, John, married Elizabeth Orr, but this was not William's sister. Elizabeth was born in 1799 in Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, the daughter of James and Margaret Orr. Was this John's brother from Ireland?

William moved to Ohio circa 1832, where he married Anne Darrah. In 1839 he moved to Pike county, Illinois. No later than 1852 he was living in Griggsville, Illinois where his daughter Isabel was born.

In the 1840 census of Pike county, Illinois as William Orr, aged 20-30 years old [our William should have been 32]. Living with him was a woman of the same age [Anna should have been 24] and a number of children; one boy under 5, one boy 5-10, and 2 girls, under 5.

In the 1855 Illinois state census of township 5S, Pike county as William Orr.

In the 1860 census of Derry township, Pike county, Illinois as William Orr, 52, of Pennsylvania. Living with him were his wife, Ann, 44, of Ohio, and children, William Jr., 23, of Ohio, Mary, 14 [Mary M. Orr, 37, daughter of Wiliam Orr and Annie Derrough, married William Lippencott, 35, son of Edward Lippincott and Rachel Blackwell, on 4 November 1882 in Pike county; Mary M. Lippencott Orr, 38, daughter of William Orr and Anna Derrah, married J.M. Gilbert, 34, son of William Gilbert and Margaret Beathand, on 28 September 1889 in Pike county], Sarah, 12, Thomas, 10 [Thomas H. Orr born 7 April 1850, died 10 January 1910, buried in Griggsville], Isabel, 7, and Lydia [Lydia Adeline Orr, 35, the daughter of William Orr and Anna Darrough, married Lanson Tedrow, 38, the son of Lanson Tedrow and Hanah Hoskins, on 25 December 1889 in Pike county], 5, of Illinois.

He died on 21 June 1887 in Pike county, Illinois. Anna died died on 28 April 1896. Both were buried in the Griggsville cemetery, in Pike county. Their children were, (23) James B. Orr (1833)

   "J. B. Orr, farmer, sec. 26; was born in Harrison county, O., Sept. 26, 1833, and is a son of William Orr, of Derry tp., this county. He was brought to Pike county in 1839 by his parents; served 3 years in the late war, in Co. D., 99th Ill. Inf., and participated in the battles of Grand Gulf, Magnolia Hill (or Port Gibson), Champion Hills, Black River, siege and capture of Vicksburg, etc. He was united in marriage Aug. 31, 1854, to Lydia A. Pence, by whom he has had 5 children, namely: Mary A., Herbert S., Jerry J., deceased, Theresa B., Francis M." - from the "History of Pike County, Illinois" 

(23) William D. Orr (1836) (23) Nancy Orr (1837), of Ohio (23) Elizabeth J. Orr (1841), of Pike county, Illinois (23) Mary M. Orr (1846) (23) Sarah A. Orr (1848)

   "Oct. 20, 1869, he [Silvester McKee] married Sarah A., daughter of Wm. Orr, of Derry tp." - from the "History of Pike County, Illinois" 

(23) Thomas H. Orr (1850) (23) Belle Orr (1853) (23) Angelina Orr (1855)

(22) John Orr Jr. (1810) (21) John Orr Sr. (1775)

He was born in 1809 or 1810 in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. He moved to Harrison county, Ohio with his parents. In 1828 he bought a plot in Harrison county.

   "John Orr, Jr., Harrison county, E1/2 NW 24.11.6, April 17, 1828." - from "Historical Collections of Harrison County, in the state of Ohio" by Charles Augustus Hanna 

John Orr married Arey [Ary] Moore, the daughter of Alexander Moore, on 8 September 1831 by Joseph Johnson, J.P. - from "Historical Collections of Harrison County, in the state of Ohio" by Charles Augustus Hanna.

In 1852 the family moved to Pike county, Illinois. For the next 22 years they lived in Fairmont township. - from "Biographical and Memorial Edition of the Historical Encyclopedia" edited by Newton Bateman.

In the 1860 census of Fairmount, Pike county, Illinois as John Orr, 50, of Pennsylvania. Living with him was his wife, Ary, 47, and grandsons, David, 21, John A., 19, Jefferson, 17, MK, 16, MS, 15, and TS, 8, all of Ohio.

Ary died in 1860 and John remarried.

In the 1870 census of Pike county, Illinois as John Orr, 60, of Pennsylvania. Living with him were Margarette Orr, 44, of New York, Jefferson Orr, 27, Frank Orr, 18, and Jasper Orr, 21, all if Ohio, and his mother, Elizabeth, 86, of Pennsylvania.

In the 1880 census of Fairmount, Pike county, Illinois John Orr, 70, of Pennsylvania was living with his son, William, as was his mother, Elizabeth, 98, also of Pennsylvania. John was listed as divorced, pretty rare in those days, with a father no longer living who had been born in Ireland.

John later lived with his son, Frank, in Mr. Sterling.

John Orr died on 3 June 1890 in Mt. Sterling.

   "John Orr, was born in Lancaster county, Pa., May 4, 1810, and removed with his parents to Harrison county, O., in boyhood. Here he was married to Miss Ary (??) Moore and soon afterward moved to a farm near Deerville, O., where they resided until 1853 and where ten children, two daughters and eight sons were born to them.

   . . .

He came with his family to Pike county, Illinois, settling in Fairmount township, where he made his home for twenty-two years. Subsequently he took up his abode in Mount Sterling, where his death occurred on the 3d of June, 1890. His wife had died in October, 1860, and thus he survived her for almost a third of a century. They reared a family of ten children, of whom the subject of this review is the seventh in order of birth. One son, Albert, was killed at the battle of Jackson. Mississippi, while serving as a member of the Forty-first Illinois Infantry in defense of the Union. Most of the other members of the family are still residents of Illinois." - from Biographies of Pike county, Illinois
They had eight sons and two daughters, (23) Sarah Orr (1831), born 6 December 1831 in Harrison county, Ohio; married George Seaborn; died 17 May 1910 in Brown county, Illinois

   "Sara Orr, b. 6 December 1831 at Deerville, Harrison County, Ohio; d. 3:00 A.M. 17 May, 1910 in Buckhorn Township, Brown County, Illinois, following a stroke of paralysis; buried at Morrellville Cemetery (White Oak Springs), Brown County, Illinois; funeral services at the family home on 19 May, 1910; d/o John and Ary Moore Orr, their first child.

John and Ary Moore Orr brought their family to Fairmount Township, Pike County, Illinois in 1852; he died 3 June, 1890 and she died 15 October, 1860; both are buried in Hinman Cemetery, Pike County, Illinois; they were the parents of ten (10) children and the name of each child with date of birth is listed on the back of the tombstone; Elizabeth Geisler Orr, mother of John, also came to Illinois in 1852; she died in Brown County, Illinois in 1883 near the age of one hundred years." - from "The Seabourn Family" by D.S. Mink
(23) David Orr (1832), married Nancy Morrell, then Elmira Morrell; died on 5 April 1917 in Brown county, Illinois (23) William Orr (1833) (23) Alexander M. Orr (1835), born on 27 May 1835 in Harrison county, Ohio; married Nancy Arvilla Kimball; died on 29 March 1922 in Brown county, Illinois (23) Jacob Geisler Orr (1836), born on 12 November 1836 in Harrison county, Ohio; married Rebecca Jane Simpson; died on 16 September 1907 in Christian county, Illinois (23) Martin Luther Orr (1839), married Amanda Hedrick; died on 17 December 1937 in Brown county, Illinois (23) John Albert Orr (1840), born on 20 December 1840 in Harrison county, Ohio; killed on 12 July 1863 in Jackson, Mississippi while serving as a member of the 41st Illinois Volunteer Infantry. I have another reference that says he was in Company F, 99th Illinois Infantry and killed in the first charge at Vicksburg - from the "History of Pike County, Illinois." (23) Jefferson Orr (1842), born 20 July 1842 in Harrison county, Ohio; married Ellen Marie Yates; a lawyer and judge in Pike county, Illinois, mayor of Pittsfield; died on 4 December 1910 in Pike county, Illinois

   "Jefferson Orr. Mr. Orr is at present the State's Attorney. As a lawyer and as a man of integrity and ability he ranks high." - from the "History of Pike County, Illinois" 

(23) Mariah K. Orr (1844), born on 21 April 1844 in Harrison county, Ohio; married James Alexander Noble; died on 24 May 1935 in Pratt county, Kansas (23) Franklin Pierce Orr (1852), born 8 September 1852 in Harrison county, Ohio; married Sarah I. Rulon; circuit clerk of Brown county, Illinois; died on 23 March 1936 in Brown county, Illinois

   "Frank Orr, the present circuit clerk of Brown county, is a native of Ohio, and was born in Harrison county of that State, on the 8th of September, 1852. His father was named John Orr. The maiden name of his mother was Ary Moore. The subject of this sketch was the youngest of ten children. In 1853, when Mr. Orr was less than a year old, the family removed from Ohio to Pike county, in this State, and settled on a farm in the northern part of that county . . ." - from the "Combined History of Schuyler and Brown Counties, Illinois" 

(23) William Orr (1833) (21) John Orr Sr. (1775) (22) John Orr Jr. (1810)

William was born on 16 January 1833 in Harrison county, Ohio. In the 1850 census . . . p> In 1853 the family moved to Pike county, Illinois. In the 1860 census . . .

William married Nancy Adeline New, the daughter of Agnus McD New, on 28 February 1856 in Brown county, Illinois. She was born on 8 January 1838 in Missouri.

In the 1870 census of Pike county, Illinois as William Orr, 35, of Ohio. Living with him were his wife, Adeline, 30, and children Amy, 12, Jefferson, 10, Albert, 8, Lucy, 6, and Charles, 3, all of Illinois.

In the 1880 census of Fairmount, Pike county, Illinois as William Orr, 49, of Ohio. Living with him were his wife, Nancy, 48, of Missouri, and children, Jeff, 20, Albert, 18, Luise [Lucy], 15, Charles, 12, and William, 6, all of Illinois. Also living with William were his father, John, 70, of Pennsylvania, and his grandmother, Elizebeth, 98.

Willam died on 23 January 1915 in Brown county, Illinois. Nancy Adeline died on 28 September 1915 in Brown county. William and his wife were buried in the Buckhorn cemetery in Brown county, Illionois.

Their children were, (24) Ary Ann Orr (24) Jefferson Orr (1859), he was born on 24 November 1854 to William Orr and Adeline New, he homesteaded in Nebraska (24) Albert Orr (24) Lucy Orr (1864) (24) Ralph Orr (24) Charles Orr (24) William Orr (24) Angus New Orr (24) Lucy Orr (1864) (21) John Orr Sr. (1775) (22) John Orr Jr. (1810) (23) William Orr (1833)

My Great-Grandmother. Lucy Orr was born on 18 September 1864 in Brown county, Illinois. In the 1870 census of Brown county, Illinois as Lucy, aged 6, the daughter of William and Adeline Orr. She married (24) George Washington Six (1861), the son of James Six, on 20 June 1881 in Palmyra, Marion county, Missouri.

It appears that George and Lucy eloped. Palmyra is just over the state line about 50 miles west of Mt. Sterling, Illinois. According to family tradition, the Orr family wasn't overjoyed with the marriage - after all, they were a quite prominent family in Brown and Pike counties, and pretty young Lucy was only 16 years old and George 20.

   "Grandpa Jim owned about 160 acres in northern Pike county just south of Morrellville, where all of the children were raised and schooled. They were farmers and probably of the Methodist Episcopal faith and members of the White Oak Methodist Church in Morrellville. It was there that his son, George Washington Six, courted Lucy Orr prior to their marriage in 1881.

The Orrs were prosperous farmers and lived within a mile of the James Six family. James was also a successful farmer in the Morrellville area and a few years prior to his death in 1911 transferred his land to his children, retaining a life interest for himself and Rhoda. "He died March 29, 1911 at his home, one mile northeast of Morrellville, following a surgical operation for removal of the prostate gland. He was thought to be improving after the operation, but pneumonia developed, causing his death."
The house in which he and Rhoda lived and he underwent surgery and died is still occupied and in good repair in 1996. James Six is buried next to his second wife, Sarah Jane, and near Lucinda, Rhoda, and one son, John P. Six, in the Morrellville (formally known as White Oak) Cemetery in southwestern Brown county. Son George, his wife Lucy, and grandson George Loren Six, of Selma, Iowa, were among those attending the funeral. (Written by Richard E. Six, gt grandson, Lee's Summit, Missouri)." - from my cousin, Richard Six.
Their daughter, (25) Lena May Six (1894), married my grandfather, (25) Leo Worth Hissem (1891).

Steve Hissem San Diego, California http://shissem.com/Hissem_Orr_Family.html