I think I am looking for a William ORR and Catherine NIXON who married
1844 in
Indiana. If my memory serves me correct, I think William was listed as
being
born in Kentucky and Caroline in Alabama.They then went to Illinois,
Iowa,
Illinois, and finally Texas. They had the following children:
Elizabeth, born 1846 in Indiana
Charles, born 1849 in Illinois
John, born 1852 in Illinois
JASPER, BORN October 2, 1855 in IOWA
Ruth, born 1865 in Illinois
A copy of Jasper Winfield ORR's (my ggrandfather) death certificate has
his
birth place listed as IOWA. on the death certificate. Some family said
he was
from Iowa but most said Illinois.
This line descended from 3 brothers who came to America from Scotland.
Some
of this family was supposed to have been found on the Coles County,
Illinois
1850 Census, Clay County Illinois 1860 census. The1870 Effingham County
Illinois census is supposed to list Jasper as being born in Iowa and
living
with a family named WRIGHT as a farmer. His father William and sister
Ruth
are listed on
the 1870 Effingham County Illinois census. Caroline his wife is not
listed -
? may have died.
In every census record after 1870 I am told that Jasper Winfield ORR
lists his
birth place as Illinois. My mother, his grandaughter, always said he
was from
Illinois.
I have been unable to obtain definite proof this is my Jasper Winfield
ORR's
family, but I strongly suspect it is. I do not have actual copies of the
census records only the information I have been told about them. One
think
that makes it difficult is that some of the Texas descendants of this
family,
named Jasper Henry ORR, his children Wesley Nevill ORR, and Elsie Mae
ORR, all
legally changed their surname to ORE and their obituary notices reflect
that
change. All others are still ORR.
Any help would be gratefully appreciated.
Lee
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