Mr. Orr was a native of this county, being born in December 1841 at Davidson River and never moved out of Transylvania county during the 90 years of his life. He was the son of George Orr and Jane Fletcher Orr. He joined the Davidson River Presbyterian church in 1854, and later was made deacon. When the Brevard church was organized, he was one of the elders. He was a Confederate veteran, leader of the band in Company K, 25th North Carolina regiment, under Colonel Henry Middleton Rutledge. He was a descendant of John and Rachel Orr of Scotland, who came to America in 1749; on his paternal side he was a descendant of the French Huguenot, Jean Brevard. An ancestress, Nancy Brevard Davidson, was a sister of Dr. Ephraim Brevard, who wrote the Mecklenburg declaration of Independence, May 1775.
Mr. Orr's first wife was Mary Jane Lyon, daughter of James Clifford and Matilda Glazener Lyon, and to them were born seven children as follows; Nettie Lee Orr, Hattie and Daisy Orr of Brevard, George Clifford Orr of Randall, Wash., G. Louaillier Orr and Louis Cain Orr, both of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Albert Orr of Glendale, Calif.
On December 28, 1905, Mr. Orr was married to Miss Mamie L. Kimsey of Mills River, who, with the six children, survive.
Active pallbearers were; Will Kimsey, Tabor Kimsey, Lewis Kimsey, Martin Kimsey, Tom Osborne and Dr. J. N. McLean.
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Thank you, Daniel Riker , for taking the time to take the photographs. I will share the pictures with other relatives and enter them into my records as well. People yet to be born will thank you for the pictures Dan.
Thank you Dan.
Mr. Orr's first wife was Mary Jane Lyon, daughter of James Clifford and Matilda Glazener Lyon, and to them were born seven children as follows; Nettie Lee Orr, Hattie and Daisy Orr of Brevard, George Clifford Orr of Randall, Wash., G. Louaillier Orr and Louis Cain Orr, both of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Albert Orr of Glendale, Calif.
On December 28, 1905, Mr. Orr was married to Miss Mamie L. Kimsey of Mills River, who, with the six children, survive.
Active pallbearers were; Will Kimsey, Tabor Kimsey, Lewis Kimsey, Martin Kimsey, Tom Osborne and Dr. J. N. McLean.
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Thank you, Daniel Riker , for taking the time to take the photographs. I will share the pictures with other relatives and enter them into my records as well. People yet to be born will thank you for the pictures Dan.
Thank you Dan.
Mr. Orr was a native of this county, being born in December 1841 at Davidson River and never moved out of Transylvania county during the 90 years of his life. He was the son of George Orr and Jane Fletcher Orr. He joined the Davidson River Presbyterian church in 1854, and later was made deacon. When the Brevard church was organized, he was one of the elders. He was a Confederate veteran, leader of the band in Company K, 25th North Carolina regiment, under Colonel Henry Middleton Rutledge. He was a descendant of John and Rachel Orr of Scotland, who came to America in 1749; on his paternal side he was a descendant of the French Huguenot, Jean Brevard. An ancestress, Nancy Brevard Davidson, was a sister of Dr. Ephraim Brevard, who wrote the Mecklenburg declaration of Independence, May 1775.
Mr. Orr's first wife was Mary Jane Lyon, daughter of James Clifford and Matilda Glazener Lyon, and to them were born seven children as follows; Nettie Lee Orr, Hattie and Daisy Orr of Brevard, George Clifford Orr of Randall, Wash., G. Louaillier Orr and Louis Cain Orr, both of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Albert Orr of Glendale, Calif.
On December 28, 1905, Mr. Orr was married to Miss Mamie L. Kimsey of Mills River, who, with the six children, survive.
Active pallbearers were; Will Kimsey, Tabor Kimsey, Lewis Kimsey, Martin Kimsey, Tom Osborne and Dr. J. N. McLean.
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Thank you, Daniel Riker , for taking the time to take the photographs. I will share the pictures with other relatives and enter them into my records as well. People yet to be born will thank you for the pictures Dan.
Thank you Dan.
Mr. Orr's first wife was Mary Jane Lyon, daughter of James Clifford and Matilda Glazener Lyon, and to them were born seven children as follows; Nettie Lee Orr, Hattie and Daisy Orr of Brevard, George Clifford Orr of Randall, Wash., G. Louaillier Orr and Louis Cain Orr, both of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Albert Orr of Glendale, Calif.
On December 28, 1905, Mr. Orr was married to Miss Mamie L. Kimsey of Mills River, who, with the six children, survive.
Active pallbearers were; Will Kimsey, Tabor Kimsey, Lewis Kimsey, Martin Kimsey, Tom Osborne and Dr. J. N. McLean.
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Thank you, Daniel Riker , for taking the time to take the photographs. I will share the pictures with other relatives and enter them into my records as well. People yet to be born will thank you for the pictures Dan.
Thank you Dan.
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