William Eynon Orr

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William Eynon Orr

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Frankfort, OH, United States
Death: January 17, 1916 (77)
Old Soldier's Home, Sandusky, OH, United States
Place of Burial: Columbus, OH, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Oliver Orr and Mrs. Oliver Orr Orr
Husband of Annie Elizabeth Orr
Father of Alice "Allie" Moore Frankenburg and James Neville Orr

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About William Eynon Orr

-Served in Company B, 114th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the American Civil War.

-Enlisted August 7, 1862, in Circleville, OH. Served as a private.

-In December of 1862, his regiment joined Gen. Sherman's army which was at that time fighting the Battle of Vicksburg.

-On December 27th and 28th was severely engaged in battle at Chickasaw Bayou, losing several in killed and wounded.

-Was honorably discharged February 24th, 1863 in Columbus, OH on surgeon's certificate of disability.

-Entered the Ohio Veterans Home on October 31st, 1913, in Sandusky OH.

-Admitted to the hospital on July, 23, 1915 for "disease of heart and edema of lungs and legs".

-He died on January 18th, 1916 at 12:50PM with the cause of death being "organic disease of the heart".



            
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William Eynon Orr's Timeline

1838
December 12, 1838
Frankfort, OH, United States
1870
November 22, 1870
Briggsdale, OH, United States
1873
January 21, 1873
Columbus, OH, United States
1916
January 17, 1916
Age 77
Old Soldier's Home, Sandusky, OH, United States
January 20, 1916
Age 77
Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus, OH, United States