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CURRAN ORR, an enterprising farmer, was born in Johnson township, Clinton
county, Ind., December 13, 1843, and here he still resides. His grand-father,
Matthew Orr, came from Scotland and settled in the state of New York. He was
a stone-cutter by trade, and became quite wealthy. He married Mary Eagles,
and the two passed a great portion of their lives in Coshocton county, Ohio.
Matthew Orr, father of our subject, and son of the above, was born in
Coshocton county, Ohio, and at eleven years began the life of a drover, which
he followed till grown. Later he engaged in canal boating. He came to
Clinton county, Ind., in 1839, when this was a wilderness, and accumulated
considerable property, owning, at his death, 1,245 acres of Johnson township
land. He could have purchased La Fayette and all it included, when he first
came, for $300. He was a Jackson democrat, and held the first trusteeship of
Johnson township. He married Armina Shaw, daughter of Elijah Shaw, and to
this union were born the following children: Jerry, Nathan, Thomas, James,
Matthew, Curran, Alford, George, Catherine E., Julia A., Mary J., William H.
and John S. The death of the father took place March 20, 1870, but the mother
is still living on the old home farm at the age of nearly eighty years
Curran Orr has been a farmer all his life and now owns 100 acres of very
fertile land. He is democratic in his political proclivities, and he and wife
are members of the Methodist church. He married Caroline Scircle, daughter of
George A. and Malinda (Ryan) Scircle. Her father was one of the first to
settle on Indian Prairie in Johnson township, and was a large land owner and
prominent citizen, after whom Scirdeville was named. James Ryan, Mrs. Orr's
maternal grandfather, was a soldier in the war of 1812. The children of
Curran Orr and wife were born in the following order: James M., Della, Minnie
C., Jennie, Adam C. and Eve S.; of these, James has taught school five years
in Johnson township, Della has taught three winter schools and a number of
summer schools, and both hold high rank in the profession. Both the Orr and
Scirde families have always held high positions in the social circles of
Johnson and surrounding townships, and the younger generation gives fair
promise of upholding the credit of the family name.
JOHN S ORR, a progressive farmer, was born in Johnson township, Clincounty,
md., March 8, 1857, is a son of Matthew arid Armina (Shaw) Orr,
and a brother of Curran Orr, whose biography, which appears in immediate
proximity to this, contains further genealogical facts. John S. Orr married
Miss Jennie McKenney, September 17, 1879. This lady is a daughter of David
and Mary E. (Chrostwhait) McKenney. Edward McKenney, the father of David, was
a native of Virginia and among the earliest settlers of Shelby county, md.,
was a substantial farmer, and was a member of the Christian church. When
first marned, David located on a farm in Shelby county, Ind., but in 1871 came
to Clinton county and purchased a farm. In politics he was a democrat. He
died April I 3, 1894; his widow still resides on the old home farm. Mr. and
Mrs. John S. Orr, when first married, settled on their present farm of eighty
acres, and this farm will compare favorably with any other farm of its size in
the township. The children born to the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Orr are four
in number, and are named, in order of birth, as follows: Donnie J., Robert
G., Ellen L. and Dale. Mrs. Orr is a devout member of the Christian church.
pp 819-820 of:
A Portrait and Biographical Record of Boone and Clinton Counties, Ind.,
Containing Biographical Sketches of Many Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies and Portraits of all the Presidents of the
United States, and Biographies of the Governors of Indiana.
Published by A.W. Bowen & Co. in Chicago 1895. 908 pages.