Samuel ORR^[1]

1831 - 1875  (44 years)

• Name	Samuel ORR
  Born	1831	Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Dec 1875	Clay Twsp, Jones County, IA
  Buried	Clay Cemetery, Clay Township, Jones County, Iowa
  Person ID	I4615	John Robert Coburn
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2004

  
  

  Father	Joseph ORR,   b. Ireland ,   d. Ireland
  Mother	Angnes ERSKINE,   b. Ireland ,   d. Ireland
  Family ID	F1645	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah ORR,   b. 19 Jul 1833, Belfast, County Antrim, No. Ireland ,   d. 4 Dec 1922, Jones Co., IA  (Age 89 years)
  Married	8 Nov 1855	Thompsonville, Connecticut
  Children	1. Joseph ORR II,   b. 29 Dec 1856, Connecticut ,   d. 26 Nov 1928  (Age 71 years)   2. William S. ORR,   b. Dec 1858, MA ,   d. 1916, Onslow, IA (Jones County, IA)  (Age 57 years)   3. Jane "Jennie" ORR,   b. 13 May 1861, Thompsonville, Connecticut ,   d. 12 Dec 1938  (Age 77 years)   4. Samuel ORR,   b. 2 Aug 1864, Mass. ,   d. 1 May 1944  (Age 79 years)   5. Harbison ORR,   b. 10 Mar 1867, Mass.   6. John ORR,   b. 1869,   d. 1869  (Age 0 years)   7. Sarah "Sadie" ORR,   b. 26 May 1871,   d. 14 Jul 1936  (Age 65 years)   8. James S. ORR,   b. 1873,   d. 1874  (Age 1 years)
  Last Modified	4 Jun 1999
  Family ID	F1644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Immigrated to U.S. from Ireland Member of Co. D, 37th Mass Volunteer Infantry, fought in Battle of Gettysburg Entered the Union Army on 5 Aug, 1862 at Longmeadow and mustered in on 2 Sep 1862 at Pittsfield, Mass for 3 years. He was discharged, due to disability, on 20 May, 1863 Personal Traits: Ht. - 6' 3", Complx. - Fair, Eyes - Blue, Hair - Brown Occupation - Carpender Biography from The History of Jones County, 1910 Samuel Orr, whose demise occurred December 27, 1875, was actively and successfully identified with agricultural interests in Clay township for a number of years. He was born in Ireland in 1831, his parents being Joseph and Agnes (Erskine) Orr, who spent their entire lives in that country. In the year 1853, when a young man of twenty-two, Samuel Orr crossed the Atlantic to the United States, taking up his abode in Connecticut. In that state he wedded Miss Sarah Orr, a native of Ireland, who made the ocean voyage to this country in company with her sister. At the time of the Civil war Mr. Orr enlisted for service in the union army as a member of the Thirty-seventh Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, participating in the battle of Gettysburg. The year 1867 witnessed his arrival in Clay township, Jones county, Iowa, and here he purchased land and followed farming throughout the remainder of his life. He, passed away December 27, 1875, in the faith of the Presbyterian church, and his loss was the occasion of deep and widespread regret, for he was recognized as a most upright, honorable and respected citizen. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Orr were born nine children, six of whom yet survive. The mother is still living and resides on the old home farm of one hundred and twenty acres in Clay township, which is now being operated by a renter. She is a valued and devoted member of the Presbyterian church, in the work of which she takes an active and helpful interest. She is widely known in Jones county, where she has now lived for more than forty years, and throughout this entire period she has enjoyed the respect and esteem of those with whom she has come in contact, while her good deeds have closely endeared her to many. From History of Jones County, Iowa, Past and Present, R. M. Corbitt, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910, pp. 27-28.

  
  

• Sources

  [S108] Scroggie: Jan 2010 Coburn GEDCOM, compiled by Mike Scroggie.