Mary Johnson Orr

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Mary Johnson Orr (Cowan)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Death: December 24, 1880 (79)
Jackson County, Georgia, USA
Immediate Family:

Wife of James Orr
Mother of Josiah Cowan Orr; Anderson Mcconnell Orr; George Selman Orr, MD; Mary Jane Glenn; Marjory Evelina Orr and 1 other

Managed by: Linda Zimmerman
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About Mary Johnson Orr

  • Religion: The records of Thyatira Presbyterian Church, Jackson County (Georgia), shows:"Aug 15, 1830: James Orr and wife Mary were admitted""Oct 16, 1830: James Orr and William Cowan were chosen as Ruling Elders""Oct 17, 1830: Children of James and Mary Orr were baptized, viz: Caroline, Agnes, Adolphus James, Gustavus John, Sarah Ann, Josiah Cowan, Anderson McConnell""July 20, 1834 Mary Jane infant daughter of James and Mary Orr was baptized""May 17, 1849: Marjory Evelina, infant daughter of James and Mary Orr, was baptized""Oct. 1837: Samuel Presley, infant son of James and Mary J. Orr (note the J) was baptized at Sandy Creek" (Note: this seems to have been a case where the child or/and parents later became members at Thyatira).

[William B. Orr, research, 19 May 1998]

(Note: the census indicates that Margory Orr was born in 1841. DJJ) - Thyatira Presbyterian Church, Jackson County , Georgia

  • Census: 1850 United States Federal Census about Mary J Orr

Name: Mary J Orr
Age: 49
Birth Year: abt 1801
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1850: Subdivision 45, Jackson, Georgia
Gender: Female
Family Number: 756
Household Members:
Name Age
James Orr 76
Mary J Orr 49
Sarah A Orr 25
George Orr 19
Mary J Orr 15
Samuel P Orr 13
Marjary Orr 11 - 1850 - Subdivision 45, JacksonCounty, Georgia, USA

  • Census: 1860 United States Federal Census about Mary I Orr

Name: Mary I Orr
Age in 1860: 57
Birth Year: abt 1803
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1860: Harrisburg, Jackson, Georgia
Gender: Female
Post Office: Jefferson
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
James Orr 85
Mary I Orr 57
Sarah A Orr 36
Marjary Orr 19 - 1860 - Harrisburg, Jackson County, Georgia, USA

  • Census: 1870 United States Federal Census about Mary J Orr

Name: Mary J Orr
Age in 1870: 69
Birth Year: abt 1801
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1870: Subdivision 71, Jackson, Georgia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Jefferson
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Mary J Orr 69
George S Orr 39
Sam B Orr 33
Willm Cowan 76
Mary Orr 24
Sally Cooley 10 - 1870 - Subdivision 71, Jackson County, Georgia, USA

  • Census: 1880 United States Federal Census about Mary J. Orr

Name: Mary J. Orr
Age: 79
Birth Year: abt 1801
Birthplace: Georgia
Home in 1880: District 257, Jackson, Georgia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
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Occupation: Keeping House
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Household Members:
Name Age
Mary J. Orr 79
Samuel P. Orr 43
Charles L. Freeman 19
George S. Orr 49
Yet Sargent 18
Thomas Hunter 16
Franklin Hunter 14
George W. Wilson 11
Mary Brown 52
Elizabeth E. Brown 7 - 1880 - District 257, Jackson County, Georgia, USA

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Mary Johnson Orr's Timeline

1801
August 28, 1801
Jackson County, Georgia, USA
1827
1827
1829
1829
1831
1831
1834
April 7, 1834
Jackson County, Georgia, USA
1837
1837
1840
1840
Jackson County, Georgia, USA
1880
December 24, 1880
Age 79
Jackson County, Georgia, USA